I have a treat for you today! I asked my friend Annie from Most Lovely Things if I could stop by and just stare at her home and also take pictures to share a home tour with you! Really I wish she would just turn the house over to me. It is my FAVORITE home. Modern meets Vintage style or could also fall under Eclectic. The kitchen just pulls at my heart in so many ways. I feel warm, loved, hugged, inspired and all the other adjectives when I am in it. I met Annie from another mutual friend in Connecticut. We all met for lunch and Annie and I hit it off. We are not the same age, and that is ... Read More
Magic Light Trick- Follow up Post and Video- Adding Light to ANY Sconce
Can't stop. Won't stop with the Magic Light Tricks! I just absolutely love that you can make any space in your home look custom and add some charm without calling a professional. Simply by adding a sconce and easily making it actually have light! You can highlight a boring corner or bring some light or focus to any area that needs some attention. You can read the ORIGINAL Magic Light Trick Blog Post HERE for more details and examples of using a sconce in your home. Today I am sharing a follow-up video to answer a couple of the most asked questions I get! "How do I attach the Sconce to the ... Read More
STALL IKEA HACK- Small Space Solution in our Kitchen
Very excited to share this STALL IKEA Hack with you! It turned out so much better than I thought it would and it is an awesome storage solution for any small spaces. After my shopping trip to IKEA I got home and my wheels were spinning with ideas on better ways to organize and utilize our small space. Our kitchen is lacking in a pantry. I honestly don't miss it. We really don't eat a lot of "pantry food" most of our food comes from the fridge. We do have the cans, mac n' cheese and pasta for the kids and I keep a lot of that in a cupboard in our basement. But this little STALL chest allows us ... Read More
IKEA Finds- What I bought and What I Love
IKEA is about 30 minutes from my house. I like to go every couple of months. This last visit I had so much fun! I took some videos while I was there and shared it on my Instagram Storie and put them all and more that I didn't share at the end of this post. I feel like I was more open to looking at furniture and searching for storage and organizing solutions than before, or maybe they just had a lot of really great things! There are my go-to pieces that I typically get there- dish towels, down pillow inserts and white curtain panels. I am excited to show you what I thought was an IKEA ... Read More
Friday Favorites start with Outdoor Furniture and some SALES!
It looks like most stores are getting their outdoor furniture back in-stock! How exciting! When I was at Ikea they were setting up their displays and I have seen Target has their outdoor furniture out too. We didn't get our outdoor furniture until later in the summer, so we are really looking forward to pulling it all out and using it more this year. I wonder when I can bring it out of the shed? When do you? We are get a rain storm today, so still waiting. Perfect time to start planning for your outdoor spaces, before all the good things are sold out. I was just at my friend Annie's ... Read More
How to Create a Design Board via Phone and my Spring Bedding Plan
I recently shared my design secret to starting any room on THIS blog post. I will give some of it away if you missed it- find that one inspiration piece then look for the rest. After you have found several pieces you hope to use in your new space then a Design Board is essential to the planning. This will keep you from wasting time and money. After I shared that blog post a lot of my readers and the "Nesters" over in our private Facebook Group (you can find how to join HERE) they went crazy! I have never seen so many Design Boards! They all really looked fantastic and helped them get started ... Read More
HGTV Full Magazine Spread- 1100 Square Feet Then and Now!
HGTV Magazine came out to our home (as you know) in October of 2016. It was a great experience and I shared all the behind the scene pictures on THIS blog post and how the shoot came to be. HGTV sent me photos that I could share with my readers! A full spread of the magazine. I thought it would be fun to share THEN and NOW photos and the why to some of the changes. Also on a personal note I want to have these photos on my blog, really such a bucket list thing for me. I remember when the photographer was out he told me that the title of our article was going to be "1100 Square feet, 5 ... Read More
Friday Favorites- My Favorites Right Now
Hello! Today I thought it would be fun to chat about my personal Favorite Things right now. From Favorite TV Series to a Favorite Conversation I had recently. Design Trend- I don't think it is a trend but a pattern I notice myself leaning towards- a piece of black in every room. I look at photos online and think- that room just needs some depth or a tiny bit of contrast. Amazing what you see when you take a picture. Also a touch of pink in every room- why not have a feminine and a masculine touch in every space. Four Things I find myself saying when talking about ... Read More
Bathroom (upstairs) Design Plan, Before and Inspiration
We have lived in our little Connecticut Cape for 3 years now! We moved in December and I remember two things very clearly; #1- How cold it was and #2-How ugly the bathrooms were. I really couldn't stand them and taking a daily bath is one of my favorite things. So the first thing we did was have the bathrooms remodeled. We put in a really nice deep soaker tub, painted, tiled the floor with a marble hexagon tile and added subway tile to the shower/tub. All of that was perfect. But I did feel really rushed and lost because I didn't know any local stores to find things. I was relying on our ... Read More
How to Mix Color and Patterns with Pillows- The Pillow “Rules”
I love a good pillow mix. One that doesn't look too contrived or that it is trying too hard to stick to the "rules" but is secretly following the pillow rules! A mix of color and patterns with pillows is totally an art form. How we put together a good pillow combo can really be unique to every person and that is what makes it so fun. I think we take pillows way too seriously. They don't have to be. Pillows can be carefree and playful. Even if you prefer a more formal and traditional look- yes, even then they can a great mix of color and pattern. I do have some pillow "rules" I like to ... Read More
