It’s the end of a long day and you are washing dishes in the kitchen. While you’re elbow deep in suds + dirty dishwater… you’re staring at the mess in the living room. Ugh! Then, when you finally finish, you want to kick back and put your feet up on the coffee table. So you […]
Do This If You Feel Stuck Decorating Your Open Concept Living Room
Tips for Decorating Your Open Concept Living Room I recently asked my friends on my email list: “What is your biggest design issue?” One reader sent back this response: My biggest challenge has come with our ‘open concept home’- I get so stuck trying to create individual spaces that then need to flow together. […]
White Paint Colors For Walls: 9 Designer Favorites
Have you ever found yourself standing at a paint store staring into an endless sea of color swatches and trying to find white paint colors for your walls? Feelings of overwhelm, self-doubt and indecision are enough to make you want to throw in the towel before you even begin. I have found that choosing paint […]
Steal These Affordable VRBO Decorating Ideas
Last week I shared the cute pink and green retro kitchen details from The Pink Door project, and this week I’m excited to share all the (affordable) VRBO decorating ideas from the living spaces in the house. If you’re thinking about setting up a vrbo (or just looking for some new living room ideas) you […]
Spring decor ideas from Joss & Main
As soon as January hits, I’m itching for warmer weather and looking for Spring decor ideas. While I’m not a huge seasonal decorator, I always like to move things around and bring in a few fresh accents for the warmer days ahead. I opened up the most recent Joss & Main catalog (see digital version […]
Retro Pink + Green Kitchen
Most of the time, as a designer you are designing FOR a client. This means you are taking their dreams, vision and lifestyle into account and working within those parameters to create a space. Once in awhile though, a project comes along that is just.. different. That’s when you get something like The Pink Door, […]
DIY Glamping Ideas
Once in awhile I start obsessing daydreaming about something and I go into full on research mode. Currently, I’m scouring the internet for DIY glamping ideas. I am so excited to set up the ultimate backyard glamping site this summer for our family! Last summer we were all set to stay at Under Canvas, an […]
Organic Coastal Home Paint Colors
I have been working on my organic coastal home paint colors for MONTHS. Months! I’ve purchased way too many sample pots and put too many smears of color on our virgin drywall. This morning, I finally hit “send” and made a commitment to our home paint colors. If you’re building or remodeling, I know you […]
Beachy Patio Decor Ideas
A beach trip isn’t in the cards right now, but I can always go to the beach in my mind. And that’s easier when your space feels a little like a beach house. Naturally, I have patio decor at the top of my mind right now. We LIVE outside in the summer… so I treat […]
