Warm neutrality
I love looking through people’s homes, mostly when their sense of color is different from mine. I love cottage chic dining rooms, crisp and clean bedrooms, soothing blue and white living rooms. I love...
View ArticlePillow Talk
I recently ordered some pretty fabric because I was jonesing to make some new pillow covers. I had made some red/green/tan striped ones but my husband hated them with a passion, so I figured, hey, I...
View ArticleA little corner of my world
We recently got new nightstands – we decided on the Expedit from IKEA in the walnut finish and have been really happy with them. Our boys inherited our old nightstands. I’ve been on a turquoise kick...
View ArticleFashion Friday: Family Pics
As the days of Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, there is another event that we honor every year – Family Picture Day. This year I am considering a very neutral theme: Special friends such as my...
View ArticleDining Room & Kitchen Makeover – part 1
We loved our red walls. Our red walls were so awesome. There was just one teensy little problem. A complete lack of light coming into the kitchen and dining rooms. See where the pots are hanging?...
View ArticleFashion Friday: Fall Cravings
I am loving all the rich colors in stores everywhere – be it home decor or apparel, deep greens, browns, burgundies, and golds are everywhere. Let me share a few pretties that have caught my eye...
View ArticleWe’re not letting it mellow
When we moved into this house eight years ago, the living room was painted a dismal grayish-peach that made the space look small and drab. Wanting to lighten it up, I chose a buttery yellow for the...
View ArticleThe Chair Affair
A few months ago we got rid of the red walls in our dining room/kitchen — this time, we got rid of the red fabric on our dining room chairs. It’s not the we don’t like red. Instead, now we keep an eye...
View ArticleThe orange roof
We’ve started to think about painting the outside of our home. Probably will not happen this year, but it’s in the somewhat near future. I would love to have a pale turquoise or aqua door: Or maybe...
View ArticleMaster bedroom
A wise friend advised me to focus on the master bedroom, to create a sanctuary there even if the rest of the house was not finished. For the most part we did that, because having a place for the whole...
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