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Infuse Historic Charm into a Builder Grade Home
10 Tips to bring historic charm and character to a new build or builder grade home. Let’s outdate that modern construction! Ban the sterile white box! Nix the cookie cutter uniformity! Bring on the warmth, character, and charm of a period home with architectural features! For most of us the reality of housing markets, location,…
Read MoreWhy I Love a Traditional Kitchen
Warm but classic… Functional but sophisticated… Striking but timeless… Ah the well designed traditional kitchen where the heart of your home marries style and function for timeless appeal! Traditional kitchens with their warm wood tones, natural materials, elegant tile work, and sophisticated detailing have an enduring charm that beckons you in, stirs the senses, and…
Read More5 Tips for Styling Your Hutch
At a loss for how to style your hutch? Read my 5 tips to elevate your hutch style below! I found this corner hutch a few years ago now, and it is one of my favorite pieces to display my collection of china and antiques! I try to change it seasonally, but you can almost…
Read More5 Priorities to Tackle Your Next Decorating Project
The first 5 priorities I address to tackle a decorating project that speed up the design process and make sourcing easier. I’m a planner, and I love the beginning of a design project because there is so much to sort out and strategize. It’s like putting together a puzzle. You know you’ve got to set…
Read MoreHow I Put Together a Room Color Scheme
5 strategies to create a room color scheme for a traditional collected interior! You know those rooms that look straight out of a furniture brand’s catalog? Every hue is perfectly matched. Every piece of wood furniture has the same stain. BORING! Those spaces do not look organic or collected. When you decorate slowly overtime, hunting…
Read MoreTips for Designing a Nursery
How to design a nursery: 10 Tips to create a nursery that is both pretty and practical! Living and using our nursery in various iterations over the past 8 months, I’ve learned a few keys to creating a functional baby’s room that still feels whimsical and attractive. A nursery doesn’t need to be sterile and…
Read MoreOur Green Woodland Nursery Reveal
Transforming an outdated bedroom into a peaceful green woodland nursery with cozy vintage vibes perfect for our baby boy James. Whimsical – Handsome – Traditional 9 months in the making…………..no not baby James — our nursery! LOL I’m all for slow thoughtful design, but I’ll admit this nursery renovation and decoration dragged. In the end…
Read MoreWhy I love Muddy Interior Paint Colors
The benefits of painting your interior with a muddy or muted tone and how to pick these subtle colors! Have you ever heard someone talk about dirty versus clean paint colors? Maybe they used the word muted or muddy to describe an earth tone? What they were describing is the chroma of a color –…
Read More5 Tips to Style Your Sideboard as a Bar
Turn your sideboard into a chic bar with these styling tips! With Mother’s Day, wedding season, and summer soirées right around the corner, it’s time to plan your beverage situation for entertaining! Put your sideboard to good use as a bar or drinks station for an event or even on a more permanent basis. Turning…
Read MoreOur Nursery Plans – It’s A…
A look at all our dreams and schemes for our baby BOY nursery: the colors, furniture, and decor we are incorporating in our nursery plans! That’s right baby Medlin is a BOY! We are just so thrilled to have this opportunity to be parents after the struggles we went through that the sex of the…
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