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Meet my Favorite Mattress
When I was pregnant, I had horrible back pain. I thought it was normal pregnancy issues, but turns out, it was my mattress.
T-Shirt, Jeans + Chucks: How to translate your personal style into your interior style.
Peloton vs. Schwinn: How I chose my home spin bike
Pre-covid, I was a four to five time a week studio junkie. My jam was soul cycle and pilates with a few yoga classes mixed in. However, once the world shut down, unfortunately so did my workout routine. I started researching home spin bikes, and to my suprise, I didn’t end up going with a Peloton…
DIY: How To Build a Modern Wood Gate
Our fence, prior to this project, was a sad and rusty old wrought iron gate with zip tied bamboo. I wanted a sleek modern wood gate that would match our new crisp white exterior. Read on to find out how we built this new modern wood gate for under $2,000.
Accent Chair Round-up
Have you been on the quest for the perfect accent chair? One cozy enough to curl up in and get lost in your favorite book, comfy enough to fall asleep in, but still stylish enough to grace the cover of a magazine?
DIY: Fence Topper
If you live in Southern California, you know that our homes are literally built on top of each other. Some so close, you could reach out and touch your neighbors window from yours. For us, that was the case in addition to a two story unit next door looking down into our backyard, and a ever changing roster of airbnb guests. We had zero privacy and I’d had enough. Find out how I solved this problem and created some much needed privacy!
Old Windows, New Love. How to refresh old windows with new hardware and a few easy tricks.
There’s really nothing a little putty, paint, and fresh hardware can’t fix.
I think the hardest thing for me to do when it comes to projects, is finish. I’m really good about starting a project full speed, and then I usually fizzle out towards the end.
However, that ends now! I’m finishing up the windows on our house finally!
Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge: How to Refresh your Home Office in Three Easy Steps
I did it! I finished! Ugh, what a mission. Trying to redo a room and style it during Covid was a serious challenge.
WEEK 6: One Room Challenge
Alright folks. Here we are at week 6, and I’m having anxiety flashbacks of being in school and having a paper due today, and I haven’t even started it!! Jk Jk, I HAVE started, but am I caught up, and was I ready for today with an impressive progress report, nope! So here’s where I’m at.
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: HOME OFFICE MAKEOVER
I’m a little late to this game (three weeks late to be exact), but better late than never! I’ve signed on as a guest designer for the Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge.
I’ve chosen my Home Office for my ONE ROOM. I’ve been posting and talking about it for over a year now, and this is the perfect excuse to finish!
SUPRISE! MY SOFA’S ON SALE!
West Elm is having a killer home sale! And guess what? My incredibly comfy sectional is included!
ROUND TABLE ROUNDUP
What is dinner looking like to you these days? Are you having more sit down dinners around a table like we are?
THE TRIALS OF STENCIL TILES
So to start out here, I’m going to tell you this was REALLY hard for me!
Haha, not to scare you or deter you from trying this, but for some reason I just couldn’t figure this one out!
KEEPING IT CUTE IN QUARANTINE
It’s official, I’m done with sweat pants.
FROM BLAH TO BOLD
PART ONE: How to refresh a tired old slab of concrete and make into something beautiful.
DIY: PAINTED POTS
I’m sure you’ve seen all of the incredible painted pots circulating on Pinterest and have probably pinned quite a few. Since I’m going on one month quarantined now, and might be going slightly insane,
I thought I would attempt to DIY some hand-painted pots myself.
HOW TO FRESHEN UP YOUR LANDSCAPE (WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME)
We all deal with stress and anxiety differently. For me, the only thing that’s helped the past few weeks has been getting out in the yard.
Community over Corona: How to get through this time by connecting with your community
🍊Free Tangerines🍊
This week after being overwhelmed with feelings of fear and helplessness, I decided to get off my butt and do something.
SURFBOARDS IN DECOR
I’m not sure what it is: my love for the Ocean, the fact that I live in Southern California, or that my fiancé is an incredible surfer; but I always love a little bit of Surf Style in the home.
NEW YEAR, NEW DOOR
When we painted the exterior of the house white, the old door became impossible to look at every day. The overall condition didn’t match the freshness of our crisp white paint (and I despised the spindles, and the handle. They reminded me of my grandma’s house, but not in a good way:). However, I loved the original door, and wanted to keep it….