Nesting With Grace

When we bought this 1970's home in Utah back in November 2020, I wasn’t sure we were going to add a second floor. I originally liked the idea of adding faux dormers to give the front a little more curb appeal. We decided to do the second floor addition, which is where the girls bedrooms and bathroom are, they love it!! I linked everything I could at the end of this post! Lola helped me pick most everything for her room. She basically likes what I like. I could have done it all without her knowing and she would have been thrilled. But I kept her in the loop, mostly for fun and for us to ... Read More

I pulled everything off my kitchen shelves and gave them a good cleaning. It's nice to start with a blank space, a fresh start. I had found some really cute kitchen items at Target and couldn't wait to get to work styling them...but want to make my new items look collected. Sharing my tips! While shopping I noticed a lot of copper, ceramics and greens trending. I'll show you how I bought some new items and mixed them with things I already have. PS- find all the paint colors in our home and cabinet colors HERE. Our dark counters are soapstone and our Island is marble. Target Home Decor ... Read More

We have a nook for a washer and dryer in the hall connected to our primary bedroom. Ideally it would be nice to have a washer and dryer in our closet, or a large laundry room on the main floor. But this little laundry nook works great, we can quickly start a load of laundry from one of the most central places in our home. After doing laundry for seven years, all the way in the dark unfinished basement, in our Connecticut home, I knew a washer and dryer in convenient spots was priority over extra closet space or anything else. When we remodeled we made sure to add a washer and dryer on each ... Read More

My sister brought all the supplies to make Charm Necklaces to our family vacation in Yellowstone, it was a huge hit! She left all the supplies out on a table so anyone could make when they wanted, but we all sat and made them together one night, a few were made later and charm bracelets. Hard to do the exact math since many of the items come in multiples, but comes out to about $2 a necklace!! You can get a pack of the cutest charms for about $7, and then once you have the other supplies it is all very affordable. All the supplies would make for such a fun gift! Charm DIY Kit! Ella's ... Read More

Finn's bedroom has been the room that has basically stayed exactly how I styled it when we moved in after our remodel 3 years ago. Still love it all! We call it the "green grass room" because it had green carpet when we bought this 1970's home. We kept the rug green as a sweet reminder to what it was and his comment. Finn Bedroom Before- You can tell they had major style when this room was designed! Bold and full of color, which I love. But it hadn’t been changed since 1970, it was time. We picked this room for Finn because it is a good size (about 13’x11′), has great lighting, and is ... Read More

Have you experienced decision fatigue? Decision fatigue is basically the mental strain from making choices. We make hundreds of choices everyday from what to eat, to larger decisions with finances, health and more. I hear from a lot of you who say you just can't make a decision with home decor, so you do nothing. I have a simple tip for you to make it easy and help you create a cozy home! Thank you Homerilla for sponsoring this post My biggest tip to eliminate decision fatigue, and eliminate nothing being done to our homes, is to repeat a really good choice. In our home we repeated the ... Read More