Last year I made over our bedroom, and during the process, I thought a lot about our bed – mostly about how to layer it and make it pretty yet cozy for everyday life. There are quite a few layers…
EVERYTHING I’VE BEEN EYEING FOR THE NURSERY
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about our nursery design scheme over the last few weeks and while it’s a work in progress, I thought I’d share some of the items I’ve been eyeing/have already purchased. It’s been…
HOW TO CHOOSE FABRIC FOR UPHOLSTERING FURNITURE
Happy New Year! While I’m in the midst of choosing an appropriate fabric for upholstering our future nursery rocker, I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned from selecting fabrics from past upholstery projects. Last April, I had…
BABY BOVINO COMING JUNE 2022! HERE’S THE NURSERY CONCEPT
I still can’t believe this is happening but – I’m pregnant! Angelo and I are having our first baby in June of 2022! In mid-October, I started feeling really tired and bloated (I’m quite literally always bloated but it was…
BEST OF (MODERN) CLASSIC DESIGN: LIGHTING FROM ETSY
Putting a modern twist on my Best of Classic Design series with a roundup of lighting from Etsy! Etsy is one of my favorite places to shop for so many things, but did you know you can get lighting on…
STOCKING STUFFERS UNDER $35
Hoping you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I already posted my 2022 gift guide here, but never had a chance to finish the under $35 stocking stuffers, so here it is in a separate post 🙂 Enjoy! (click…
2021 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES
The holiday season is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about gifts for the special ones in your life. I try to be thoughtful when buying for friends and family and love seeing the looks on their faces…
HOW I WON A (MAJOR) UNICORN AT AUCTION AND SHIPPED IT FROM TX TO NJ
Secondhand sourcing is all about persistence, and I am not exaggerating when I say that multiple times per week since 2019, I stalk Live Auctioneers for the Louis XVI marble top chest of my dreams. I’ve become addicted to finding…
VINTAGE RUGS: WHERE TO BUY, HOW TO CLEAN, + A ROUNDUP OF BUDGET-FRIENDLY VINTAGE AREA RUGS
I realized last week after posting an unpopular opinion that machine-printed “vintage” rugs don’t look that great, that there’s a big misconception about buying vintage rugs vs. buying new rugs. I was called a snob by more than one person…
THE DINING ROOM DESIGN PLANS
EEEK! I’m so so excited to share our dining room plans with you today. One of my absolute favorite parts of a project is this dreaming and scheming stage, which is what I’ve been doing for our dining room over…
IDEAS AND TIPS FOR MIXING OLD & NEW FURNITURE AND DECOR
When I started thinking about what to include in this post, I realized that mixing old and new is actually not super complicated, yet, it still is a loaded topic to cover. Side note – I asked what you wanted…
OUR TRIP TO ITALY: HOTELS, SHOPPING & PLANNING SOURCES
If you’ve been following me on IG, you’ve probably seen that Angelo and I just got back from a trip to Italy. It was my first time there (Angelo’s second) and being that I’m first-generation Italian American, my visit was…
