It's hard to believe it has been one full year since our photo shoot for American Farmhouse Style magazine! It has been such a busy year since, and I was so burned out on decorating that I thought I would never care about decorating our own house again. Then, we found ourselves opening a shop that was originally just kitchen hardscapes (cabinets, countertops and tile), and turned into all that ... View Post
The Countdown
Hi there! It seems I have been missing from my blog-writing duties lately. I am so, so tired right now but we are almost to the fun part where I get to design and style our showroom! I can't wait to post pictures of it (and our other projects), and hopefully meet you at our shop! Things have evolved in the past few months so much that it's hard to keep up! I would love to give you an ... View Post
How to Do Farmhouse Without Becoming Trendy
The word "trendy" sounds exciting sometimes, like when you buy a house that's so outdated that some of it has come back into style. It's also great when you have a limited decor budget and happen to find something at Goodwill that's actually "on-trend." Or when your grandma gives you her old dishes and you see similar ones in a magazine. In these cases, trendy is awesome. It gets you back in ... View Post
Magazine Photo Shoot, Part 1
We are still settling back into normal life after our photo shoot with American Farmhouse Style magazine! It sounds glamorous, but preparing to be in a magazine involves a lot of late nights spent dumping things you actually use into the garage. It also involves ungodly amounts of cleaning and tidying, plus asking kids not to use the couch/nice towels/table/bowl of fruit. For all these reasons, ... View Post
A Fresh Start
I always love starting fresh every January. It's especially fun because my husband gets the kids to help him put away the Christmas stuff, while I get to stare at the clean surfaces and imagine all the decorating possibilities. I'm still pondering those, but when I figure it out, I'll have some more January pictures for you! For now, here's one of my favorite Christmas pictures. These three ... View Post
Creating Cozy, Part 3
Hi there, all of you who are reading this! It's nice to have you! I wish I could have you over and show you some fun ideas in person, but since you're there and I'm here, let me just try to do it over the blog and hopefully you'll enjoy it and get a few ideas. So if you've been following along, we've already talked about some easy ways to make vignettes with collections of like items and with ... View Post