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
Ask a Designer Series- Family Room, Fireplace, Facebook Group and more!
Hello! Today I am helping my Email Subscribers with their one FREE Design Question for my “Ask a Designer Series”! I offer this service to my email subscribers as thank you for following my blog and supporting me. It sure is fun to see what my readers are needing advice on! So far I get the most questions on fireplace walls, TV stands and what to put on wall! I am answering 7 of your design questions today! I also replied to about 5 others via email- some design questions are harder to find inspiration pics for or the design question doesn’t require it. Let’s get peeping into your homes! You ... Read More
Paleo Double Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies- Christmas Cookies
It's never to soon to start making Christmas Cookies! Am I right? We would do a cookie exchange every year at work. Everyone would get so creative. We would have our warehouse guys vote on a favorite cookie, it would get competitive. I swear anything chocolate ALWAYS won. I am on the chocolate train too. So for our Holiday Recipe Series hosted by Ella Claire Inspired I thought I would share a Double Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookie Recipe- yes it is Paleo of course. I am a Paleo Diet Enthusiast and alway love a chance to share that the Paleo Diet can be an easy and tasty lifestyle choice. You ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with a trip to Target- Hearth and Hand
You know that question- "If you could go to dinner with ANYONE alive who would it be?" Before I give my answer. I want you to stop and think what would you say? I feel like my answer changes depending on the month. But right now it is for sure Joanna Gains. She is pretty inspiring. I love her perspective, value she puts on family and also her passion for design. That leads me to why I popped into Target. To see Joanna and Chip Gaines new Harth and Hand Collection! Obviously. I am sure glad we did! I honestly loved a lot of the new collection. I thought I had seen all of it on ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series- Kitchens, Living Rooms, Exteriors and More
I am answering my Email Subscribers FREE Design Questions today for my “Ask a Designer Series”! I offer this service to my email subscribers so they can ask me one simple design question. It’s a thank you for following my blog and supporting me. It sure is fun to get to know the readers behind my blog and of course we all love a peep into others homes! I am answering 7 of your design questions today! I also replied to about others via email- some design questions are harder to find inspiration pics for or the design question doesn’t require it. Let’s get peeping into your homes! You can find ... Read More
Christmas in our Small Kitchen- Started with Christmas Garland
I find that when I am decorating for any season or actually any room I need a starting point. Something that gets me excited to get started! Christmas Decor is no different. Even if you are using what you have it can feel and look different every year. But you need a place to start. This year in our small kitchen it all started with the Christmas garland and some fresh eucalyptus. I am so excited to show you these simple changes today with our Seasons of Home Holiday Series, hosted by Ella Claire. Make sure and stop by the rest of the homes at the end of this post for some major Christmas ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with a little Fall and Small Space Living
I am warning you now- I will be sharing some Christmas Ideas on Tuesday next week! (I know it is early, but I want to share earlier than latter to give you all ideas). So before Christmas takes over- here is a little bit more Fall in our Kitchen, maybe some Thanksgiving inspiration. I personally like a greenery and twinkle lights at Thanksgiving too! I was looking through my photos- so funny how much this space changes just with little touches. I am talking about all my favorite things from the week- sales and an interview I did about small space living. I was interviewed by Wayfair about ... Read More
The Answer to The Most Asked Design Question
Since I started my "Ask a Designer Series" I have noticed a big trend. I keep getting the same question over and over and over. And honestly it surprises me to a point. Maybe because it comes easy to me. That didn't sound right. It comes easy to me because I practiced it and still do all the time. The most asked Design Question I get is.... Wait. I will get to that. First let me expand on why I think it comes easy to me. I actually don't have a degree in design. Go ahead unfollow me now. I worked in the same design store for close to 17 years. I would often feel stupid and less-than ... Read More
Halloween Decorations Outside, Tour of Fall Porches
If I could turn on a song for you while you read this blog post it would be Micheal Jacksons Thriller! Because that is my Halloween soundtrack! We piled the kids in the car, gave them a treat, turned on Thriller and drove around our neighborhood/area pointing out our favorite homes all festive for Fall and Halloween Decorations Outside their home. If you are new to my blog then I should mention we live in Connecticut, a charming little town that was actually just named by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten Happiest Places to live in the USA (see if your town is on the list at the end of ... Read More
Ask a Designer Series- Brick Fireplace, Coffee Tables, Making a Home Cozy and More!
I am answering my Email Subscribers FREE Design questions today for my “Ask a Designer Series”! I offer this service to my email subscribers to ask me one simple design question. It's a thank you for following my blog and supporting me. It sure is fun to get to know the readers behind my blog and of course we all love a peep into others homes! I am answering 7 of your design questions today! I also replied to about 10 others via email- some design questions are harder to find inspiration pics for or the design question doesn’t require it. Let’s get peeping into your homes! You can find how to ... Read More