Ok, so it’s day 11 and I am scrambling to get this post up. There’s too much I want to say about details/architecture. It will take me forever to tell you that you don’t need to feel hopeless if your home has walls that don’t corner up to beautiful molding. So here it is. A [...]

Every room should have a focal point, an main draw, a place for the eye {eyes if you have two} to land. Maybe you have one that is built in like a fireplace, a large bed, a huge window? Maybe it’s just the main wall that you see when you walk into the room. You [...]

Last year I found this darling country french settee at a local Salvation army. I took photos on my phone and sent them to my mom because she was looking for more seating in her living room and the plaid on this settee was a fabric that she was already using. Not to mention the [...]

And by define, I mean the old fashioned kind–with words. Have you ever written down what your home’s purpose is? In that ebook I wrote, It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to be Beautiful {available free here if you want it} I shared some of the words that my husband and I wrote down for [...]

Before my swap meet I had a pretty blue container that I loved that I just threw some greenery in. It looked…ok. The photo is an after photo, not before by the way. I also had some wooden balls that I always thought were interesting. I purchased them but didn’t quite know how to incorporate [...]

Bookshelf Shakedown: One of the most common questions I get asked is how to make bookshelves look orderly and add to the overall design of the room yet still be useful. It is a fine line. And I try to ignore the questions if at all possible. I’ve got a few bookshelves and bookcases myself [...]

Welcome to day 5 of 31 Days to a Better Dressed Nest. If you are new here or if you are old here and not paying attention, we are taking the month of October and talking about quickish, easy ways to freshen up our homes before the holidays. Today, let’s paint something. Anything. With any [...]

Decorating with Love @ Forever Wherever Call it whimsy, fun, quirky, unexpected, ok even dorky. But people are more relaxed around those who don’t take them selves quite so seriously. Instead of taking our decorating so seriously, why not seriously decorate for your particular family and their interests, while having some serious fun? Here are [...]

image: pottery barn Make it Living. Do you have any real, live greenery in your home? I hereby declare that every room shall henceforth have at least one livingeth plant. There is just something about having living plants around. They make a space seem complete. The other day I brought home a tiny, $6 plant [...]

Take an inventory of your rooms. Now, find that thing that you’ve always wondered if it would look right in such and such room and move it. Yes, you. Move it to that room. I’ll wait right here. What are you waiting for? It’s the easiest thing in the world, if you hate it {after [...]