TIPS 17 Amazingly Useful Things to Keep In Your Bag For Summer
See this bag? It hangs over the back of my chair in the office. Truth? You never know where life is going to take you. A trip to the library. A walk around the lake. A coffee date that turns into a work date. A last-minute shopping trip. And the amazing thing about this bag? It’s always ready for an...
HOUSE 15 Of the CUTEST Bookshelf Decor Ideas
Looking for simple bookshelf decor ideas to make your bookcases even cuter? Here are 15 ways to decorate your bookcase in style. Just when you thought your bookcases couldn’t get any cuter? They can. I went looking for a carved wooden chain for a stack of books for the bookcase and fell down a rabbit hole. So many cute finds...
TIPS 11 Places You Are Probably Forgetting To Clean In the Living Room
Looking for cleaning tips for the home? Here are 11 places you are probably forgetting to clean in the living room. Does anyone else watch cleaning videos on Instagram? I’m kind of obsessed. Am I the only one who can’t look away when someone is deep cleaning a room? Taking everything off the counters or unloading everything from a shelf...
DECORATING How to Decorate With Sunflowers
Looking for creative ways to bring a little summer into the house? Here are tips and inspiration on how to decorate with sunflowers. Last year in record-breaking gardening news we had an entire vegetable garden in our backyard. For the first time ever. Not to be all about the gardener I’m married to, but it was kind of next level....
HOUSE 9 Easy Ideas To Update a Bedroom
Looking for ideas to update a bedroom? Decorating doesn’t need to be complicated. Here are 9 easy ideas to makeover your spaces. I just updated our bedroom for summer. Some of the colors and materials were so heavy. I wanted light and bright and cool—especially when it’s 102 degrees outside. Just in case you were wondering? I love it. I...
HOUSE 9 Easy Ideas To Update a Bedroom
Looking for ideas to update a bedroom? Decorating doesn’t need to be complicated. Here are 9 easy ideas to makeover your spaces. I just updated our bedroom for summer. Some of the colors and materials were so heavy. I wanted light and bright and cool—especially when it’s 102 degrees outside. Just in case you were wondering? I love it. I...
PROJECTS How to Build a Giant Abacus
Want a fun DIY project to try out? This step-by-step guide on how to make a giant abacus is easy to follow and comes together fast. Okay—I know what you are thinking. You just saw this room last week. If you missed it, you can see it here. But in all my rush to share the new quilt I found...
DECORATING Meal Planning 101: DIY Chalkboard Menu Planner
Looking for an easy way to meal plan for the week? This DIY Chalkboard Menu Planner is simple to use and keeps everything organized. This is the kitchen at our beach house. Don’t tell the kitchen—but I like the living room so much better. As I stood here the other day and rolled my eyes, I realized that my three...
DIYs The Vintage Find I Never Even Knew I Needed
There I was minding my own business on a beach vacation. Trying to decide if I should go down to the beach or read a book and just look at the ocean. And then? In the middle of all that sunshine? The birds started chirping and the clouds shimmered and sand fleas danced and the oceans sang the halleluiah chorus....
TIPS Look Who Is Shopping For a New House
If you have been following this blog for more than a hot minute, you’ve seen this living room before. I grew up in this living room. Oh, the stories these walls could tell. Years and years and years of holidays and laughter and conversations and generations of family celebrations. About seven years ago, we bought back the house...