The other day I stumbled upon a fact that I felt the need to share, especially if you’re planning your holiday shopping: the most returned holiday gifts are clothing items. I’ll admit I wasn’t that shocked, but it was just…
Why I’ve Been Avoiding Home Goods & All The Details On Where I’m Shopping Instead
Wait what?! I’ve been a die-hard Home Good-er since day 1 of this blog and my older posts were all about how I thrive off my next Home Goods find, so why this post? To provide some perspective, this is…
All About Molding: The Guaranteed Way to Create a Drop-Dead-Gorgeous Room
I’ve learned to get particularly creative with adding personality and character to our boxy, split-level home, and one of the ways I’ve significantly changed the look of our home (for the better) is by installing molding (otherwise known as trim…
One Room Challenge, The Reveal: A Small Luxe Parisian Master Bathroom
It feels surreal to be writing this but… our bathroom renovation is complete. So much stress, anxiety and overwhelm were accompanied by this project and what you won’t see in these photos is the blood, sweat, and tears that were…
One Room Challenge, Week V: Tick….tock
In case you missed it, here’s the week 4 post to catch you up on the mayhem. The end is so near yet, there’s still so much to do. I’ll admit, this bathroom reno is one of the hardest things…
One Room Challenge Week IV: Things Get Ugly Before They Become Pretty
You can find last week’s recap here This week’s progress: + Finished hanging cement board in the shower + Installed shower pan and membrane + Waterproofed shower + Installed shower floor marble + Started shower wall tiling (!!!!) + Sourced…
One Room Challenge, Week III: Buildin’ The Bones
To catch you up, here’s the progress we made last week I started to take things on myself after convincing Angelo I wanted to move forward with the rest of this remodel on my own and pull him in as…
One Room Challenge, Week II: Please Send Help. And Vino.
Hey! If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) about a year and a half ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, we’re adding personality to our basic, builder-grade home, and for this fall’s One…
Looking To Paint Your Walls? Try These 7 Popular Shades of White
That was a hard title for me to write, mostly because I’m a dark walls kinda gal. I had a spur of the moment urge to paint my office white back in February…and I immediately knew it wasn’t for me….
One Room Challenge, Week I: The Demolition Diaries
Hi there! If you’re new here, my husband and I purchased our first home (a generic, 1960’s bi-level) about a year and a half ago in Northern NJ. Little by little, we’re adding personality to our basic, builder-grade home, and for…
The Bathroom Makeover Roundup + Simple Ways to Update Your Bathroom
Our bathroom renovation is underway and I’ll be posting updates and progress during the One Room Challenge beginning early October! Ironically, this weekend is the one year anniversary of that time I spent 3 weeks painting our kitchen cabinets. I’ve been…
Why This Is the Only Gray Paint Color You’ll Ever Need
A few days ago I asked via IG stories: “what’s a home design trend you’re not crazy about?” and I was surprised by some of the answers. A few responses were “the gray trend”, which, I’ll admit, was totally me about…
