We have lived in Connecticut for almost four years! Utah was where we lived before the home you see so much of now on the blog. I thought it would be fun to share our Utah home with you. I stopped by our old home last night to take a picture of the exterior. This home was close to three times the size of our Connecticut home, 3200 square feet. Thankfully I did have some interior photos to share with you. Along with the home tour I have some Moving and Downsizing Tips for you- what I wish we would have read before we moved. There is more to the story of stopping by to ... Read More
Lemon Poppyseed Cake with Raspberry Filling- Frosting Tips too!
My sister should own a bakery or a food truck! Because anyone who knows her knows that she makes the best cupcakes and cakes. Brittany is always the one to make the birthday cakes for family, friends and even a wedding cake. I rarely ever eat cake or a cupcake, it is not my weakness. But if my sister makes it I know all the love and effort that goes into it not to mention how yummy it is… I have a slice. For our mom's birthday she made a Lemon Poppyseed Cake with Raspberry Filling and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting. She frosted it so well and added the simplest cutest toppings I couldn't help but ... Read More
Friday Favorites Starts with Nordstrom Picks and Nursery Update
Summer has been a whirlwind for us! As I am sure it has been for you. We are still in Utah. Kevin came out to visit us for the weekend and it was so great to reconnect! We stayed in Park City with the kids at the Woldorf Astoria. Our friends came up one night and got to swim and enjoy the s'mores they offer to all the guests around the fire. My friends son said "they offer PUBLIC s'mores here every night!" We joked that "Public s'mores" is the answer to world peace. Really tho if you haven't been to Utah before I highly recommend it and staying in Park City is a treat. The girls and I rode the ... Read More
Bedding and Bedroom Makeover-Simple Tips
We were in St. George Utah for the week, it is about a three and a half hour drive from Salt Lake City Utah. We went down to swim, hike and to see a play at a Tuachan that has an outdoor theater (which ended up being canceled). I have a client that I have worked with for over 10 years and designed three homes for. She has become a great friend. This was the very first home that I helped her with. It is a vacation home for them. They are generous and let us we stay here when we go to St. George, making it the perfect time to finish up some projects. This past week we changed up three of the ... Read More
Amazon Prime Day Favorite Deals
Are you a Amazon Prime Member?? Today they have awesome deals! You can try Prime for free HERE Perks of being an Amazon Prime Member- Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows at no extra cost. Watch on your TV, computer, tablet, or mobile device. Stream online or download for offline watching. Stream over 2 million songs ad free, listen on any Echo device, and take your music anywhere with offline listening. Super-fast shipping, tens of millions of items, and flexible delivery options to fit your life. Get your order in two days or faster I went through all of ... Read More
Yellowstone National Park Vacation- Our Tips
We went to Yellowstone National Park the first week in July. It was a Christmas gift from our parents rather than traditional gifts. I am all for this type of gift giving rather than a bunch of toys the kids loose interest in and we don't have the space for. It was very generous. We drove from Salt Lake City Utah to Yellowstone, about a 4 hour drive. My parents had booked a cabin for us to stay in for three nights. I had been before when I was 10 and it was so much fun to go back. I had several people ask for me to share what we did and any tips we have. I hope it is helpful and I hope a ... Read More
Small Space Living Series- 1700 Square Feet Craftsman
Very excited about this Small Space Living Series Tour today! I found this charming craftsman style home featured on Apartment Therapy and had to see more! This home belongs to Chelsea Mohrman,hubby and two boys. They actually recently sold this home in the Midwest. Thankfully she had a bunch of photos to share with us. We won't be seeing inside all the cupboards on this post, but you will still get some great ideas! Her kitchen cabinets are all open so you really can get a feel of what they have! This home was 1620 square feet. They added a studio 4 years after living in the ... Read More
House built by Thrifted Decor and Five Tips for Thrifting!
Yes, this home I am about to show you was furnished and accessorized with about 95% thrifted home decor! From second hand shops, antiquing, off the side the road, yard sales, tag sales, Facebook pages you name it! I originally met this client, Amy off of a Facebook post I did when we first moved to Connecticut because I was trying to sell a lot of the extra home decor I didn't need. She came into my house and bought a lot of things, then she said she stalked me on Facebook and found out what I did! She messaged me for a design consultation and I helped pull all of this thrifted decor together ... Read More
Friday Favorites starts with new Shower Curtain
We have been in Yellowstone part of the week and in Utah celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends. Our new shower curtain for our main floor bathroom came in right before we left and I quickly got it up and took some pictures to share. The shower curtain has black in it rather than navy like our previous one. It flows better through the rest of our home since we have gotten rid of the navy and added more black. But oh that old shower curtain was a favorite from all of you, it got the most questions than any other thing in our house! Sadly it is discontinued. One reader knew I have ... Read More
Stuffed Sweet Peppers Appetizer- Everyone will LOVE!
We had friends over for dinner a couple weeks ago. And my friend Sarah, showed up with an appetizer that everyone went crazy for and loved! If Kevin and Ella will eat it then I know it is a hit! So I had to get the recipe. It is one of those recipes that once you read this blog post you won't be back to read it again. Make it once and you won't forget it. I shared the recipe over on Instagram stories that night my friend brought it to our dinner. And the messages haven't stoped coming in "what was that recipe again?" So I thought stuffed peppers needed a blog post. Next I made the ... Read More
