Happy New Year! A new year always gives us a fresh perspective on what we want for ourselves and our families and may even make us crave a change in our homes. I always do a big cleanse post-Christmas - not just taking down all of my holiday decor, but also de-cluttering and listing items we no longer need or use on Facebook ...
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Everything We’ve Done in Our New Home in 18 Months
We are living in our fourth home in 12 years and I promised myself that this time around, I'd have it completed in about a year. Our house is a new construction, so you might be wondering what I mean by "complete" and what I really mean is all of the finishing touches and things that don't come with the house, like lighting, window treatments, ...
Why We Chose Unlacquered Brass Hardware for Our Kitchen
I love brass accents in a home. From lighting to hardware, to mirrors and framed art – I think it adds such beauty and warmth to any space. When our home was under construction, I knew I’d do brass hardware in our kitchen. I loved our polished chrome hardware in our previous home, but I thought brass would better complement our warmer white oak ...
What Home-Related Splurges Are Worth It? (And Where to Save!)
Deciding what to splurge and save on for your home can be tough. Because we move fairly frequently, I’ve always focused on splurging on things we can take with us – furniture, mirrors, etc. but there are, of course, exceptions to this. Below I will share my thought process on various categories and why they can be a spurge OR steal depending on ...
Painting Our Interior Doors
We're on our fourth house in 12 years and I've never painted our interior doors. I've seen it become more popular in recent years and was intrigued - especially when homes with mostly white walls had doors in shades of blue and gray. We recently had our entryway wallpapered in this Serena & Lily Priano wallpaper and the moment it was ...
Lincoln’s Room in Our New Home
I finally put the finishing touches on Lincoln's room and can't wait to share the full reveal today! The only items I'm missing are a piece of art above his dresser and the bamboo woven shades that have not arrived yet. One of my favorite things about this room is how light and bright it is. I contemplated painting the walls a very light ...
Our New Home: What I Wish I’d Changed, Six Months Later
I have been so thrilled with the level of customization we got to do in our new home. From the built-ins in our game room to the shoe closet, to making our kitchen island larger and bringing cabinets to the ceiling, we truly got to create a home we love. Now that we have lived in our home for six months (!!!), I thought it would be fun to ...
Our New Curtains
We had curtains installed in our bedrooms yesterday and I'm delighted with how they turned out! Our home has 9ft ceilings throughout the upstairs, so we went with 108 inch curtains and had the hardware hung as close to the ceiling as possible, which was easier to do since we don't have crown moulding. By the way, there is a blog post all about ...
Design At Home: How to Hang Mirrors & Art with Oyster Creek Studios
Mirrors and art are one of my favorite ways to enhance our home. I love adding color through art and mirrors can really anchor a piece of furniture and reflect light into your space. One thing I've learned via years of reading design blogs is that there are right and wrong ways to hang art and mirrors (and even TVs!) and that most people make ...
Samsung Frame TV Review
In our last home (see our third home house tour here), we purchased a new 50-inch TV because our living room was smaller and we didn’t want a massive screen when the sofa was so close to the wall. We hung art around it to give the space more personality and add pops of color to our overall neutral space. Here are some photos from our previous ...