I came upon some plastic gold wavy bowls on amazon a few months ago and they immediately reminded me of the shape of my beloved Susan Gordon Pottery wavy bowls (I have and LOVE this one). I didn't love the gold look, so I purchased some spray paint to see if I could make them look the way I wanted them to. The shape and sizes were ...
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How to Organize Your Pantry in An Hour (Or Less!)
Last weekend, I finally took on the task of cleaning out and organizing our pantry, which admittedly became a catchall after our November move. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Though I’m thankful I was able to keep the mess behind closed doors for months, it also felt like time to give the pantry the de-clutter and focus it deserved. It can ...
Friday Five
Happy Friday! Lets get started! CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO… The Thousandth Floor series by Katharine McGee (who is a fellow Houstonian!) I’m on the third and final book in the series and just love it. These are totally YA novels – kind of like Gossip Girl set 100 years in the future – so if you’re into that, this is the series for you. I may be a ...
The Best Moving Tips From a Professional Organizer
We’ve moved four times and 12 years and each move got more and more complex as we grew our family and accumulated more things. I shared about how to prep your home for selling in a recent blog post and today’s post will focus on moving tips. I asked professional organizer Amy Vance of Eco Modern Concierge to share her best moving tips because she’s ...
The Easiest Way to Hang Art + Frames on Your Wall
This post is about a handy little art hanging tool that I wish I had found years ago. I literally cannot rave enough about the ease of using this picturing hanging system. It's literally a ONE STEP process and I feel 100% confident doing it on my own. Last weekend, I hung two pieces of art in Lincoln's bathroom and used this High & Mighty ...
Home Decor Favorites
Happy Monday! I've had decor on the mind lately since we still have so much to do in our new home (I'll publish a post soon about our to-do list!) I thought it would be fun to share a list of favorite finds + items I've purchased for our home. ginger jars | dried grapewood branch | CAPRI book | Defined Dish book HOME DECOR PICKS ...
How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell
With four moves under our belt, I’ve learned a thing or two about getting your home ready for selling and showings. While I’m not an expert or home stager, we have always sold our homes in under 25 days and these are the tips that I feel helped us get our home ready to sell and looking its best. (click here for our third home house tour & ...
Serena & Lily Favorites for 2019
Thank you Serena & Lily for partnering on this post! Watching my home style evolve over the last decade since becoming a h0meowner has been a fun journey - a mix of ah-ha! moments and a lot of trial and error, too. That's part of what makes it so thrilling when you really start to nail down your style preferences and aesthetic. I ...
Holiday Home Tour 2019
Happy Monday! Though we just moved into our new home about three weeks ago, I couldn't resist decorating for the holidays. I remember setting aside some holiday decor I ordered before we moved, making sure to mark the boxes accordingly so I'd know to unpack them for our floating shelves. These floating shelves in 0ur kitchen are my ...
Why We’ve Moved 4 Times in 12 Years + How We Found Our New Home
Last month, I shared that we bought our fourth house in 12 years and we couldn’t be more thrilled! What prompted the move after living in our last home for four years? Let’s go back in time a little bit. Our first home that we purchased before we were married was a two-story, 2-bedroom, 2-bath home with one bedroom/bath on the first floor and ...
