I am excited to share some Holiday Entertaining Ideas with you! You are in luck because today for our Seasons of Home Holiday Series (hosted by Ella Claire Inspired) there are 15 other bloggers with some amazing ideas for Tablescapes, Holiday Table Settings and Entertaining! I almost backed out of joining the group for all of those reasons- #1- We have a smaller scale home #2- Our kitchen is about 10x13 #3- There is NO dining room to be scene or heard of in this 1100 square foot tiny cape But I thought REALLY Brooke! I don't think EVERYONE as the ideal home to entertain in ... Read More
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Friday Favorites starts with Most asked Questions Lately
I thought it would be fun to answer some of the most asked questions today on my Friday Favorites. I get asked a lot of the same questions over on Instagram, because that is where I share the most "behind the scenes" on Instagram Stories. I have to say the that Instagram Stories is one of my new favorite things. But I have learned a big lesson. If something scares you that means you should do it! I really don't know if that goes for everything in life. I guess if it is "good" then it does. At first I was like "nope" not going to use it. I didn't like the idea of another social media ... Read More
Good Day, Good Night- A Day in The Life of a Blogger with a 19 month Old!
I was excited when my partner HarperCollins the publishers of Goodnight Moon of asked me to share their previously unpublished book release from Margaret Wise Brown, Good Day, Good Night because we enjoyed Goodnight Moon so much. You all know our family loves to read and this new book is so sweet. This book release created the perfect opportunity for me to share "A Day in The Life of a Blogger with a 19 month old!" I often get asked how my schedule works or if I have a sitter for Finn while the girls are at school and I need to get my work done. The answer is no, ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Where I go for Home Decor Inspiration
Where do you go for home decor inspiration? There are SO many places to be inspired in this world, we are truly blessed. I am kind-of a home body. I don't need to leave my home much. I leave to workout and occasionally grocery shop (I want to do Insta-cart so I don't even have to do that!). My husband he likes to get out. He was off on Monday this week and he wanted to go out to lunch and kept asking if I needed to stop anywhere. So I said sure. Let's stop by Serena & Lily, one of my favorite shops and Trader Joe's. I am sure glad we stopped. It was just the inspiration I needed, ... Read More
Cushions for Banquette and Window Seat- Best Online Sources
I held off on ordering cushions for our banquette. Now that we have them I think... WHY?! I should have ordered the cushions as soon as we started building the banquette! Now that we have the cushions it is basically like we have another sofa in our home. Honestly in a small house we maximize every square inch and another place to hang out is gold to us! I shared some other options for cushions for banquettes and window seats below! Because every home needs more cozy spots to curl up! I shared all my tips on building our banquette on THIS post. If you are building a banquette and know ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series-Staircases, Small Entry, Cocktail Tables and More
I am back to answer your burning Design Questions! I love to offer this service to my Email Subscribers as a THANK YOU! It is so fun seeing into your homes and what you are wanting advice and help on! So let's get started, I am answering 7 Design Questions (8 including the one I answered in my email to my subscribers). At the end of this post you can see how you can submit one FREE design question. #1-Design Question- "We've lived in this home for 4 years and I am still struggling with what to put on the wall on the landing. Two staircases (a front and back) meet at this landing. The ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with Cutting Boards
Friends. Friends and Cutting Boards. That sounds like I am going to say all the ways friends are like cutting boards. No. Just my friends visited last week for one day, really like 6 hours. My friends appreciate the little details in my home and tell me! I do the same for them. It gave me a boost to have them visit and also left me missing them and a little sad. I do have friends in CT but I feel like the friends I have here already have their really good friends they have known forever and family close. Most people in our area grew up here and know everyone. I remember when we moved to CT ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series- Email Subscribers Design Questions Answered!
I received a lot of great design questions this past week and the previous from my email subscribers. I offer this chance to ask me one simple design question for FREE if you are a subscriber to my blog. It is my way of saying THANK YOU for joining my community of readers! I really love the support and nice to see others are interested in what I am passionate about too! Let's get to your design questions! Design Question "Ok, so we recently moved into our new home and the master bedroom is big, a lot bigger than where we came from. Our bed is a queen and we are thinking about getting a ... Read More
Ask A Designer Series- Suggestions for Empty Walls
I am back to answer some Design Questions I have gotten from my blog subscribers. I offer this service as a THANK YOU to my loyal readers. I love connecting with each of you this way. And hopefully these blog posts can answer others design questions too! I think it helps to have a visual- I know I learn and respond to things better that way. Today one of the common themes was "What do I do with my empty walls" from wallpaper, art to paint. A fun game to play with these posts is to think what you would do before you read my design suggestion! Let us know if you would suggest something ... Read More
Friday Favorites Starts with Pillows
My new Mudcloth Pillows are just making me so happy. There is so much devastation right now with Texas it has been hard to not feel guilty and silly for being happy about pillows. Even just doing normal everyday things- like taking my kids to school, that is not happening in Texas. I almost didn't share my new pillows, but I thought they are a good distraction right now with the disturbing news. And over on my Instagram you could win two pillows- so maybe that would brighten someones day. If you haven't noticed the pillow trend of Mudcloth yet- well it's strong! Here are some of my favorite ... Read More