Happy Spring everyone! We’re getting 12 hours of daylight again, and that makes me soooo happy! I got pretty fed up with winter and cabin fever this year. My coping strategy was to stay busy, and I definitely succeeded. For the first time since we moved to the UK, I feel like maybe I’m too busy. Between … More Bedroom Mini Makeover
In a perfect world, pinterest elves would transform my house into a meticulously clean, curated, pulled together, hipster paradise. But the reality is my life is messy, the budget is limited, and my cats are bound to destroy the items I invest in. And you know what? Sometimes I like generic boring crap. Sometimes picture-perfect design choices are … More An Ode: To Interior Styles I Love, But Couldn’t Live With
Our little cottage has really come together in the last year, and it feels so good to be fully settled in our home. It’s almost hard to remember what a long painful process it was. Almost. I still haven’t forgotten how stressful and frustrating it was when all our belongings went missing for 8 months before finally being delivered … More 2017 To-Do List
You may have noticed that I’ve had sort of a thing for dye lately. Well as it turns out, DYLON discovered that I’ve been using their dye not a lot, but always, so they offered to sponsor a post on it. I was stoked when they approached me about it because I knew Andrew wouldn’t let me … More Upcycled Bedsheet With DYLON
Where has the time gone? I can’t believe how fast the Christmas season is flying by! Andrew and I went back to the States for Thanksgiving this year, and it feels like life has been nonstop ever since. I have a mile long to-do list, and I haven’t had time or energy to accomplish much … More DIY Chalkboard Wall
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” ― William Morris My goal for the remainder of this year is to try and live by this rule, and lately I’ve been on a … More RIP White Sofa (what have I done?!)
See what I made! Shall I tell you how it happened? Well. There’s a blank wall in our living room that’s been annoying me for months now ↓↓↓See it? Over there behind the lonely chair? Even though our lounge is teeny tiny, I feel like that wall is off by itself, and not tied into the … More Dyed Tapestry
Week 1 // Week 2 // Week 3 // Week 4 Week 5 of the One Room Challenge FLEW by. I definitely didn’t accomplish as much this week as previous weeks. Decisions are getting tougher to make, and I can feel my motivation waning. I’m going to have to kick it into gear to be … More Dip Dye Pillows – ORC Week 5
Week 1 // Week 2 Time for more One Room Challenge updates! I don’t know about you, but I really look forward to seeing how all the other participants are doing each week. There are so many talented designers involved in the challenge this spring, and it’s really fun watching their ideas take shape. After the new bed was installed … More Crate Inspired Nightstands – ORC Week 3
Moving meant saying goodbye to a lot of things –including our furniture. I really wasn’t sad to see it go at the time, but living in an unfurnished cottage for a few days definitely made me miss our homey apartment in San Diego. As it turns out, buying all new furniture is expensive, so we’ve … More Dressing Up Ikea Tables
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