It was quite an honor and a coincidence to be featured on Young House Love earlier this week! An honor because–for those of you unfamiliar with home decor blogs–This Young House is like the Oprah of blog land. A very big deal. (I don’t bold words often, so that should tell you something.) And–if I’m
West Elm Welcomes Me
I took a detour on my way home from Chicago last week to visit one of my favorite home goods stores for the very first time–West Elm! Oh how I love me some West Elm. I was so excited pulling up that I couldn’t resist snapping a picture! (Oh yeah–I’m that girl.) After dropping some
Parade of Homes–Neat Sliding Doors
This gorgeous 2008 Parade of Homes home–built by Duren Custom Builders–is located in the Bristol Gardens neighborhood outside of Sun Prairie, WI. At 4,500 square feet, this home includes custom built cabinets, painted woodwork, hardwood flooring throughout, soapstone and wood counter tops in the kitchen, a morning room complete with fireplace, another fireplace located in
Our “I Don’t Get It” Guest Room
Our main guest room continues to be a work in progress, but I’m slowly chipping away at it! My starting off point for this room was the bedding. I found this beautiful duvet cover at Pottery Barn and it was love at first sight! I originally wanted to use this bedding in our master bedroom,
More DIY Headboards
I received a reader request from my fabulous friend Beth who’d like to see some DIY headboard options for her darling daughter Maya. Well ladies, here’s what I was able track down–hope you see something you like! The first thing that came to mind is a DIY headboard made from a piece of picket fence.
Adorable Black & White Guest Room
This black & white Guest Room featured in Temple Construction’s Southbridge Parade of Homes home was too cool not to have its own post. For starters, this guest room was located in the lower level of the home–otherwise known as the basement, which is typically the darkest space of a house with the least amount
DIY Tufted Upholstered Headboard
Here are step by step instructions for making a DIY tufted headboard like the two I made for our Circle Room guest bedroom. My instructions came from a combination of sources–primarily HGTV, nestie cuesbride, and a little trial and error. Supplies: Lightweight wood like MDF or particle board (cut to size) 2-3″ Foam Quilter’s Batting






