Reupholstery has been a topic that’s come up in my DM’s lately as I shared the reupholstered chairs in my office reveal, and one of the most common questions I receive is “how much does it cost to reupholster?” While…
MY OFFICE REVEAL
In early July, just two weeks after I gave birth, I had the opportunity to turn Angelo’s office into my own office as he moved his office downstairs. As a reminder, my old office turned into a nursery, which was…
3 EASY STEPS TO MAKE A DIY CUSTOM PIN BOARD FOR LESS THAN $100
I might as well reactivate my myspace because this DIY is so 2007, but I’m excited about it so let me do my thing. A pinboard is a fun and easy way to add a personal touch to a home…
JANUARY EDIT
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and were able to take some time off to relax and reset. Starting the year off with some recent favorite finds for January, which includes this Celerie Kemble for Arteriors…
8 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR A RENOVATION
While I’m in the early stages of thinking about our longggg awaited kitchen renovation (!!!), I thought I’d share some things to keep in mind to set yourself up for renovation success. Having gone through a few renovations, I know…
HOW TO LIGHTEN OR DARKEN A PAINT COLOR
After sharing via IG stories that I found an *almost* perfect green paint color to match the wallpaper for my office but wanted to lighten it a bit, I received some questions about how and why I would lighten (or…
ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS I WOULD DESIGN OUR CHALLENGING FAMILY ROOM
Photo taken a few weeks after closing on our house in 2017 Behold, our (challenging) family room. I’ve never done anything to this space because honestly, I just never saw the potential, so I’ve never felt inspired by it. Between…
WHY THIS GREEN GRAY PAINT COLOR IS DEFINITELY A NEUTRAL
I used to think that choosing a gray paint color was hard. Then I realized white paint colors were nearly impossible. But as I’ve painted each room in our home (some rooms more than once…twice…even three times…) and swatched hundreds…
REFURBISHED TECH GIFTS FROM eBAY
Many of you know that eBay is one of my favorite websites to shop on for so many reasons. I almost always have at least one eBay browser tab opened and have been buying and selling on their website for…
2022 GIFT GUIDE FOR HER
I’m notoriously late to the gift guide game, but I wanted to publish this post before Black Friday/Cyber Monday since a lot of these products will be on sale over the next few days! Some of my personal favorite picks…
BEST OF CLASSIC DESIGN: FLOOR LAMPS
While on the hunt for the perfect floor lamp to go behind the soon-to-be Althea chair in my office, I thought I’d compile all my favorites to share with you. Lighting is one of the few things I feel comfortable…
10 STEPS I TAKE TO PREPARE TO BID & WIN SOMETHING AT AN ONLINE AUCTION
While Facebook Marketplace is my go-to for secondhand shopping, I still actively watch and participate in auctions around the country. My go-to auction website is Live Auctioneers. They’re essentially the umbrella site of international auction houses. I set up alerts…
