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…
Decorating Outdoors with 2019 Summer Trends
Confession: life has been quite a bore since completing the One Room Challenge, but I told myself I would chill TF out for a little while before I started to plan our main bathroom renovation. You know…sleep in a bit,…
One Room Challenge, The Reveal: A Modern Traditional Master Bedroom
Today is the day – the master bedroom transformation is complete! Similar to the Fall One Room Challenge, the last few weeks felt like a rollercoaster filled with uncertainty, stress and excitement. The bulk of time spent on this master bedroom…
6 Ways To Step Outside Of Your Design Comfort Zone (ORC Week 5)
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 Back at it again for the SECOND TO LAST WEEK of the One Room Challenge! This week I thought I could switch things up and instead of sharing the room progress and bore…
One Room Challenge, Week 4: Slow & Steady…Increases Stress?
Hi there! If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) almost two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, we’re adding personality to our basic, builder-grade home, and for this spring’s One Room Challenge™, I’m tackling…
One Room Challenge, Week 3: Now We’re Getting Somewhere
Hi there! If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) almost two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, we’re adding personality to our basic, builder-grade home, and for this spring’s…
One Room Challenge, Week 2: Third Time’s A Charm
Hi there! If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) almost two years ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, we’re adding personality to our basic, builder-grade home, and for this spring’s…
One Room Challenge, Week 1
My goal for the master bedroom is make it cohesive with master bath, but definitely not make them match-y. More like cousins than siblings. I’d like to balance out the femininity of the master bath by creating a more masculine (yet, still chic) master bedroom.
