Week 1 // Week 2 If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, I’m adding personality and style to our builder-grade home and…
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, WEEK 2
View Week 1 here If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, I’m adding personality and style to our builder-grade home and for…
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, WEEK 1
If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, I’m adding personality and style to our builder-grade home and for this Fall’s One Room…
4 EASY STEPS TO CREATE TEXTURED CANVAS ART FOR LESS THAN $60
Art is an odd thing. It can take a while – years even – to find art that speaks to you. I fell in love with textured abstract art after seeing it on Pinterest, but it never occurred to me…
8 TIPS FOR SOURCING QUALITY FURNITURE ON FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE
This year, I’ve established my new favorite hangout spot. It’s not a local coffee shop, or the Home Sense that just opened across the street from my full time job, nor is it a thrift store. Actually, it’s sort of…
30 Chic Accent Chairs Under $600
Confession: I’m an accent chair hoarder. I’m not proud of it and am actively working on my addiction by selling off a few via FB Marketplace, but I definitely have a few too many scattered all over our house. I…
THIS PAINT TRICK WILL MAKE YOUR ROOM LOOK BIGGER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS
Sometimes, I sit down to write posts about paint tips which I’ve learned during my experiences with the design process, and then I’ll delete the draft after thinking to myself “everyone must already knows this.” But even as adults, we can…
How To Start Taking Better Photos: 5 Interior Photography Tips For Beginners
After making an impulsive decision to start A Glass of Bovino in Dec. 2017, I registered this domain, created a WordPress account and then immediately drove to Best Buy to purchase a Canon Rebel T6, because I *desperately* wanted to start…
The Biggest Design Mistake I Made As A First Time Homeowner (& 4 Ways I Fixed It)
Over the last few months I’ve developed this strange desire to be more vulnerable by admitting my mistakes and how I’ve learned from them. If sharing my mess ups means I can help prevent you from making the same ones, then I…
Pillow Talk: My Go-To Methods For Styling A Bed & 15 Pillow Combinations To Use In Your Bedroom
During our master bedroom makeover, I became overwhelmed and obsessed with how to style the bed and which pillow sizes, colors and patterns to use. Since the bed is the focal point of a bedroom, the throw pillows had to be…
The Evolution of Our Home: 2 Years of Before & After Photos
One year ago I wrote about how much our home has evolved since we became homeowners in June of 2017. At the time of writing that post, we had made some progress in our home, but I had no idea…
How I Plan To Re-Design My Office Using Facebook Marketplace
How I Plan To Re-Design My Office (for the Sixth Time) Using Facebook Marketplace Someone asked me a great question a few weeks ago. It was a question that I’ve thought about before, but never actually addressed out loud. The…
