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The First Video Tour of our Modern Colonial

May 13, 2021 - 76 Comments

Just about a week after our final video tour of our modern cottage, we wanted to share the FIRST video tour of our new home. (If you missed why we chose this house, you can check out this post!). There …

Design, Our Life

Meet our Colonial home in North Carolina!

May 12, 2021 - 180 Comments

On Monday, we flew into Raleigh to close on our new home there! (If you missed why we’re moving, you can check out this post and why we chose Raleigh right here.) The home is a beautiful, classic, red-brick Georgian-style …

Decor

Our Favorite Coffee Tables at Every Price Point!

May 10, 2021 - 3 Comments

We are honing in on what we’re bringing with us with the move and what we’re selling in our upcoming yard sale but let me tell ya what I know for sure, our coffee table is coming. I really fell …

Design

Then and Now: The Girls’ Rooms

May 6, 2021 - 5 Comments

Welcome back to a little segment I like to call, “Then and Now” where we take a look back at different rooms in our house (you guessed it) then, and now. We’ve looked at our living rooms and our primary …

Inspiration

How to use Pinterest to find Sources and Inspiration

May 5, 2021 - 33 Comments

You can see more of our bathroom here! Anytime I share inspiration images, I get a slew of questions about how to even FIND these kinds of beautiful imagery. I guess I’m still old school because I turn to Pinterest. …

Projects

Before and After: The Balcony We Added Off Our Primary Suite!!

May 4, 2021 - 37 Comments

When we moved into this home, it had a (surprisingly dark) sun room, that we knew from the beginning needed to be a dining room. At the time we had no idea what would be involved in making that happen, …

Design, Inspiration

Trend Alert: Scenic Wall Murals (and where to buy them!)

May 3, 2021 - 30 Comments

Over a year ago, I saved an image on Instagram that stopped me in my tracks – a gorgeous mural wallpaper in a water closet, and I’ve had murals on my mind since. It also kind of turned into one …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday: What Furniture the Buyers purchased, spring sandals, stairway inspiration and more!

April 30, 2021 - 4 Comments

Paint Color: SW Accessible Beige, Wallpaper, Couch, Pillow, Rug, Lamp, Sconce, Pinboard, Pennant You can see more of our girls’ office here! We’ve gotten a lot of questions over the last week about what furniture we’ll be selling with the house or …

Decor, Mood Board

3 Mood Boards featuring 3 different Charlys.

April 29, 2021 - 1 Comment

I can’t help myself. I’ve been staying up at night, browsing some furniture to put in our new house. There I said it. Online furniture shopping is one of my favorite things to do, but also I’m just trying to stay …

DIY

Our Final House Tour

April 28, 2021 - 29 Comments

We’re in the homestretch! Did you see that we’re officially under contract? I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post that it’s a little bittersweet knowing our days are limited in this house. We move in June. I think it’s okay to …

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