I shared on my Instagram stories the other day that I am wanting to paint my piano. I mentioned it here too. Right now it is painted in Paris Gray Chalk Paint. It has been this color for maybe 6 years. I am ready for a change! Since we are in the process of switching up the furniture in our front room right now, it is the perfect time. So I was originally thinking white, but it just didn't feel right. I had the can of white paint sitting on the piano ready to go. But I wasn't feeling it. I already have two pieces painted white in the room not to mention our wall of built-in bookcases are ... Read More
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Friday Favorites starts with my Home Tour
This week has flown by, with kids getting out early and today being a day off from school. I have been kind of in a funk lately. I think we are all our worst critics, it really is sad. Lately I want to change everything in our house. Then I self reflect and think do I just feel that way because I am a designer/blogger who is exposed to too much? I went to someones house last week and oh man it was BEYOND cute. Like I would move right in and be happy. It was big, new, white, on the beach, lots of ship lap, lots of charm. It put me in a mood after seeing it. I finally snapped out of it- but it ... Read More
Trendy Home Decor- That Will Last
I am a big supporter of putting things in your home that YOU love. Sometimes we need some inspiration to know what we DO love. We look to what is trending either online, magazines or shops. I get most my inspiration from Instagram and catalogs. But if you are like me whenever you buy something new you think "I will love this forever...or I hope I do!" I recently came across this an article on "Ten so called Trendy home decor ideas you will never get tired of." I agreed with most of it. Their list included- 1- Mason Jars 2- Chalkboard Paint 3- Subway Tile 4- Open Shelving 5- ... Read More
Connecticut Home Tour
Hello! This is our home in Fairfield, Connecticut. We lived here for 6 years and loved it! We picked this home because of the location, and knew we could make it better than before, and investment! Half a mile to the beach, or take a short walk into town, then hop on a train and in an hour you would be in New York City watching a play or eating somewhere yummy! The home was 1100 square feet, with an unfinished basement, that had all our storage, and laundry (basement couldn't ever be finished due to living in a flood zone). We remodeled and added on about 300 square feet (you can see our floor ... Read More
Holiday House Walk 2016 from our Connecticut Cape
I am so excited to be joining Jennifer Rizzo for her annual Holiday House Walk with 30 talented bloggers. I have already been so inspired since the start of the tour on Monday....more like blown away! You can start the tour HERE. Hopefully you walk away with a little excitement to decorate your home if you haven't already. Aren't home tours the best? They make you want to just move things around and look at your home in a new light. If you are taking the walk and came over from Shades of Blue Interiors welcome, she is the DIY Queen, I am so impressed with everything she makes ... Read More
Summer Home Tour and Seasonal Decor Changes
I am so excited to be sharing our home for Simply Summer Home Tour hosted by Nina Hendrick along with Country Living and Birch Lane. This week 29 other bloggers have been inviting us into their homes to show us some fresh summer updates. I love seeing where people live and how they make their environment comfortable and inspiring to them. If you are new to my blog, welcome! We have been working on our 1950's 1100 square foot Cape for the past year and half. We moved from Utah to Connecticut and have really been enjoying our life on the East coast, being 800 meters from the beach helps! We ... Read More
X-Back Dining Chairs
I get a lot of questions on my X-back dining chairs. I have used them in both of my homes. I love how light they are and easy for my kids to move around and get into. They are very comfortable too for all of us. Here are pictures of them in my dining room and some sources on where you can get some of your own! This was in my Utah home on Cadbury you can see more photos HERE This is my Connecticut home you can see more images of my kitchen remodel HERE I pulled one up to my painted piano in my Connecticut home you can see more images of my living room HERE and how I have ... Read More
Lamp Love- All our Favorite Lamps
I read a quote a long time ago, I love it, “An overhead light should only be turned on when you are searching for a lost earring.” Overhead lights can sometimes feel too harsh, a big reason we have a dimmer switch on all our overhead lights! Lamps are one of my favorite pieces of decor. If I had to choose only one item to go on a side table, console, entry table, piano, nightstand, I will always pick a statement lamp! They not only look great, but add such a cozy feeling that can’t be created any other way. I rounded up some of my personal favorite lamps below! Bonus, you can see ... Read More
10 Fall Favorites from Front Porch to Fall Hosting
Does it feel like fall where you live? We have had days of cooler weather, but also still warm enough to still do all the summer activities. Thought I would put all my favorite fall finds so far in one post. From our fall porch, shoes we can't stop wearing, delicious cookies we want for every meal, a smell we can't quit, and more! Fall Porch- More Fall Favorite Things- #1 Fall Favorite Thing- Glowing Pumpkin #2 Fall Favorite Thing- Cedar Garland #3 Fall Favorite Thing- String Lights #4 Fall Favorite Thing- The Smell of Orange and Diffuser Mist #5 Fall ... Read More
Basement Family Room- Utah Ranch Home
Our basement family room has gotten a lot of use already after only living here for 6 months. We especially love this large space to gather around the holidays and for winter birthdays! This basement space is a really long narrow room, basically a bowling ally! I was concerned with how narrow it was that we wouldn't be able to get a lot of seating in here. I was wrong! With the right furniture placement we pulled it off! We have easily gathered with 20+ people and could squeeze in way more if needed! The biggest things we did in this room was make the windows larger, moved the stairs to ... Read More