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Mood Board Monday: A Transitional Small Space Living Room Under $5000!

April 15, 2019 - 18 Comments

After we shared the under $2000 bedroom mood board, including how to tackle it in stages, we got so many requests for more, more more! So I started on a living room one in the same respect, but then I …

Art

Mix it up! 10 Ways to Display Art in your Home.

March 26, 2019 - 19 Comments

I’m an art lover and firmly believe that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. But how many gallery walls can a home really handle, you know?! Another point to …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday : What’s your enneagram, Hawaii & My Favorite One-Pieces

March 22, 2019 - 41 Comments

Have you ever had a non-affectionate child? Polly is definitely our least affectionate child. She never gives kisses (to me or anyone–ever!), never wants to hug and rarely ever snuggles in to the crook of my neck, which is why …

Decor, Inspiration

14 Popular Living Room Layouts + Accent Chairs Under $600

March 12, 2019 - 66 Comments

Our own living room (above) went through a few different variations until we landed on this layout–see the somewhat comical evolution here. In the end, this sofa with these two oversized leather chairs across from it worked so well with …

Decor, Inspiration

Casual Friday & De-Stressing

February 8, 2019 - 29 Comments

flower art | charcoal art How do you cut out stress? Last weekend, I was hit with a Bell’s Palsy flare up (I originally had it for the first time nearly nine years ago after having our first born). One …

Decor

All the Faux Plants all over our Home

January 16, 2019 - 38 Comments

It’s like this–we have a lot of faux plants around here. Nothing gives me greater joy than a real bunch of freshly cut branches or a small potted plant, but the truth is I’m not the best at keeping them …

Decor, DIY

Finding the Perfect Lamp for the Living Room and FINALLY Tackling the Honey Oak Game Cupboard at the Bottom of the Stairs.

November 14, 2018 - 33 Comments

This post is sponsored by Rejuvenation We are hosting a Friendsgiving this weekend and a bunch of family for Christmas next month and while I’m overall pleased, content, comfortable, happy (!!) with the state of our home now, finally, after …

Decor

Olive Trees are the new Fiddle Leaf Fig

September 5, 2018 - 22 Comments

I’ve noticed more and more small-leaved trees trending in interiors. Olive Trees are the new fiddle leaf figs and I’m loving the significantly smaller leaves which feels so fresh! I don’t think Fiddle Leafs are going anywhere but it’s fun to see …

DIY

5 years of our Living Room

August 29, 2018 - 26 Comments

We are celebrating 5 years of living in and renovating and loving our home. It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years, but then I think about all the milestones we’ve hit while living here (we brought home 2 babies!) …

Decor, DIY

Our $5 Living Room Make-Under

June 21, 2018 - 49 Comments

I’ve been really craving a lightness in our home lately. I pulled up the Persian rug in the kitchen. I purged half the toy room. I tucked away a lot of baskets of throws and magazines. I took down a …

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