Set yourself up for good, productive, soul filling mornings. This ‘how-to’ details my daily routine and info on the container contents that I created to boost efficiency and save time. … More My Morning Basket
Let’s make your home work it’s hardest for you! Never forgetting to keep style top of mind, I will offer my design and organizational ideas to solve your space problems. … More DESIGN | Let’s Organize Your Space!
Where will you put your DIY ornament? This simple and addicting craft is a great accent for your stockings, gift bags, tree, wreaths, and more! … More DIY | Holiday Ornaments for Your Tree, Stockings, Gifts, or Wreath
Honestly, a Holiday bucket list is both a necessity and a reason to panic. This year, I’ve worked the memories I want to make and the lessons I want to teach into our advent calendar / Christmas countdown. The prep work will make family opportunities more possible. But also, my expectations are low because, real life. … More DIY | An Approachable and Memory-Making Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar
Personalize your next dinner party with this super-simple and very inexpensive placecard table setting idea. This DIY is great for a minimalist, farmhouse, or rustic look and perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve party. … More DIY | Personalized Holiday Placecard Design
An organization-focused room tour of my toddler daughter’s big girl room. Including peaks into her dresser drawers and closet for lots of clothes storage inspiration. … More How I Organize This | Toddler Girl Bedroom
Tiny touches of fall and halloween decor around the house create just the right amount of seasonal spirit for our family! Lots of photos here … More House Tour: Fall and Halloween Decor {plus a 3-step decor DIY}
A roundup of my favorite fall posts from my favorite Fall posts that I’ve written over the years. Including DIY projects, decor ideas, recipes, and party inspiration. … More All the Fall
{handmade stuffed animals from an organization that supports women in Nepal – found at the Buckhead Farmer’s Market} DESIGN | Macy James’ Neutral Shiplap Nursery {striped crib sheet by aden & anais // tripod lamp by target} I’m so excited to {finally} share my favorite room in our home – little MJ’s nursery! Little Miss is … More DESIGN | Macy James’ Neutral Shiplap Nursery
DESIGN | Dropcloth DIY Headboard “I love the look of the drop-cloth, a beautiful natural color with subtle texture, and the nailheads bring the added style that helps to tie it to the rest of our room.” Shortly after getting married, Josh and I had the DIY itch to makeover the pieces that we acquired … More DESIGN | dropcloth dreams for a headboard DIY project
DESIGN | Minty Green Master Escape with Target My friend, Jess, contacted me today looking for some ideas to update her master bedroom. Now, I am not a professional designer, but I love creating a mood board and any excuse to ‘shop’! Before we go any further – how adorable is Jess and her little family?! We … More DESIGN | Minty Green Master Escape with Target
Friday Favorites!!! Okay, I’m a little overly excited to be back here slapping up some pretty things that I want, want, neeeed! MOCHITHINGS MONOPOLY LEAHTER BACKPACK I want this backpack so much it hurts. Actually, I want it for Little Miss because an 8 month old totally needs a full size backpack. Totally. Also, … More HOPES & DREAMS | Friday Favorites
What better way to celebrate spring in your home than by introducing some bright, playful table linens?! Well, fresh flowers. That’s certainly a better way. But table linens work too! Here are some fun dinner napkins that I am loving -slash- are sitting in my online shopping cart… don’t tell my husband 😉 one. | … More DESIGN | Table Linen Love for Spring
Whew! Taking a small break from baby this, baby that on the blog! Here’s a throwback to a mini home makeover project that we did at our last house back in 2014. {See the full Arrow Creek home tour here} BEFORE I’d like to think that most people’s laundry rooms become the place where coozies, … More DESIGN | DIY Laundry Room Makeover
Since we’re here…and we own this thing… let’s make it our own! Just days into owning our first home, Josh and I {I shouldn’t place any blame on him…that’s mean} decided that the main hallway bathroom had to be changed. Luckily the space was laid out well and didn’t need any major immediate changes, but … More DESIGN | The Buy-It-Twice Bathroom Project
DESIGN | Neutral Nursery Design Inspiration Featuring: DIY Shiplap! It’s coming together! Our gender neutral nursery is underway! {Do you know how tired I am of the phrase ‘gender neutral’?!} While we are busy scooping up interesting art pieces, installing shiplap walls, converting rockers, and hanging curtains, I thought I would share the actual inspiration board … More DESIGN | Neutral Nursery Design Inspiration featuring DIY Shiplap
There’s no better time than a drizzly and overcast Sunday to get excited about a new season. Our home is still quite new to us {we moved in this past April}, so I am still trying to figure out where everything goes and tweaking the decor as I go. Add on the fact that we are expecting our … More HOPES & DREAMS | Having a {small} Fall Moment
After finding out that we were expecting our first baby, I couldn’t wait to begin putting together the nursery! I wanted to wait an appropriate amount of time before making final decisions and purchasing items, so I bided my excitement with room mood boards and pinterest boards. While neither of these designspiration boards {did I … More DESIGN | Hygge & West Daydream Nursery Inspiration
We are moving! The house that we have been renting {read: not our house!} will be available in April. Many have asked for interior photos – so here you go! {Assuming google maps can help you with a street view} Please don’t judge – I snapped these VERY QUICKLY before work this morning, and though … More DESIGN | Arrow Creek Home Tour
Merry Christmas! The Hall’s have begun decking the halls! {I’ll get tired of that, right?} The mantle is bothering me, so I am focusing my efforts elsewhere. These two gold frames flank our fireplace and were my first-ever score from the innagural Country Living Festival in Atlanta. I spotted them immediately and carried them around with … More HOPES & DREAMS | ’tis the season!
My Christmas decorations are securely collecting dust in the attic until November 29 when they are allowed to see daylight. Until that moment- we are celebrating Thanksgiving at The Hall’s! I LOVE the colors of fall- so warm and cozy and golden. This is the season that brings me the most joy – the air is … More DESIGN | Fall Garland Mantel + DIY Tassel Garland
The ultimate question…”I know I can make that but I could just buy it….” I ask myself {and my mom & fiance} this question all of the time! The couch is a mega eyesore in the apartment and it isn’t in our immediate financial future to purchase a new one… So why don’t I … More To Buy or to DIY: Accent Pillows
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