A few days ago, I asked the audience via IG stories about tips for entertaining/hosting a party and the responses did not disappoint. There were so many wonderful tips and ideas, and I thought I could roundup the ones that stood…
THE ONLY WHITE PAINT COLOR YOU’LL EVER NEED
About 2 years ago, I wrote my first and only blog post that ever went viral: Why this is the only gray paint color you’ll ever need It wasn’t anything special, but I suppose the amount of views the post…
FROM FARMHOUSE GLAM TO MODERN TRADITIONAL: A GRANDMILLENNIAL MANIFESTO
A few weeks ago, I worked up the courage to resurrect cringe-worthy photos of my past life as a farmhouse-obsessed, skull loving glamor-ista to share via my IG stories. The photos were abundant with design mistakes, lack of color, lack…
BEST OF CLASSIC DESIGN: AREA RUGS
A few weeks ago, I kicked off a new series called “Best of Classic Design” where I’ll be sharing roundups of my favorite items + details in traditional design (i.e. lighting, pillows, end tables, sofas, etc.) for those of you…
DIY: CUSTOM LUCITE CURTAIN OR TOWEL ROD
As a young girl (tomboy), I was an amateur geologist – I collected rocks. Not rocks from my backyard, I’m referring to *precious gemstones* that I would cash in my allowance for at Zainy Brainy. In hindsight, this may have…
4 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE BUYING SECONDHAND (& THE BIZARRE STORY BEHIND MY FAVORITE THRIFTED FIND)
I’m not proud to admit that on more than one occasion, a secondhand item popped up in my marketplace feed that caught my eye, and somehow convinced me that I needed it. Yet, deep down, at my core, I couldn’t tell…
OUR MAIN BEDROOM REFRESH
For those who are aware of our main bedroom makeover that I did for the spring 2019 ORC, this post may be confusing. Why a refresh so soon?! Because I can’t ever let things just be, of course? Let me…
LUSTING OVER ALL THINGS WOVEN: RATTAN, WICKER AND CANE
If you’ve been following my stories on IG, you may have noticed I’ve been really into wicker, cane, and rattan goods lately. Throwing a wicker basket in the corner of a room has been my go-to for storage and adding…
MY DAILY HOLY GRAIL SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
Oh, what’s this?! A ~*~ lifestyle ~*~ post?! I’m not sure I’ll do this regularly but the topic of my daily skin care regimen is something I’ve wanted to share for quite some time because when I’m not obsessing over…
BEST OF CLASSIC DESIGN DETAILS: TABLE LAMPS
Hi friends! In thinking about how I can show up here more often, I had an idea to create a blog series called “Best of Classic Design” where I share roundups of my favorite items + details in traditional design…
DIY: HOW TO BUILD SHELVES WITH BRASS GALLERY RAILS
One of the FAQ’s from our main bathroom renovation is how we made the open shelves with brass gallery rails. Unfortunately, Angelo built them while I was installing the molding so I did not have a chance to capture every…
MAIN BATHROOM ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: THE REVEAL
IT’S REVEAL DAY! WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4 | WEEK 5 + 6 | WEEK 7 After living with a bathroom that appeared to be straight out of an episode of American Horror Story from the outcome of a wallpaper removal fail in…
