It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful
I said it once at a conference and I still stand by it, the community of DIY/Home bloggers? Well they are my favorite. And today they are bringing a fun contest to you, just for laughs, and a $300 Lowe’s Gift Card! Also, I think “popular” is a play on words, according to [...]
Sometimes people ask ‘how do you know exactly what to get for a room?’. For me it’s not very scientific. But the answer is, I don’t know what to get for a room at all. I try to not risk wasting money but I do want to take a risk to make a room look [...]
Barbie Collector At least, I thought I was playing with Barbies. It wasn’t until a few years ago when I thought back and realized I wasn’t playing with Barbies at all. I was playing with their houses. …I’m talking about what we played with as children and how that “comes into play” (get it?) at [...]
Pat (photography) Brie (head photographer) me (dorky) and Nicole Teut (Associate Art Director at Meredith : Special Interest Publications) Yesterday was so much fun for me. The crew came in the morning and I pretty much just followed them around and watched and tried not to get in the way. They photographed our bedroom, family [...]
Tomorrow, I’m beyond thrilled to open my ragamuffin, imperfect, loved on, rental home for a six-room Christmas photo shoot for a beloved magazine. (I think I can say which one, I’ll double-check and if so I’ll tell you in my next post, because don’t you want to read all about the shoot?). We’ve had all [...]
Everyone wants to know why I moved my sofas. The number one answer is: because I am me. And that’s what I do. But I also have a real answer. This is what it looks like at 1:30 on a Tuesday. My husband is “doing the homeschooling” and this is the part where they are [...]
Sisse Jonassen‘s Home via Design Sponge. Photography: Emily Gilbert Invest in these trends that are in: 1. Being content with what you have even the old, imperfect, mismatched and loved on, yes, that is so IN (also, it never goes out) 2. Welcoming friends in your home without apology 3. Enjoying your home, wherever you [...]
I worried no one would come. An hour and a half before the sale three brave, beautiful women set up their chairs so they could be first in line. By 11am there were 100 people in line. Forgive me for underestimating you. And thank you for your immeasurable help: Katherine, Tracie, Reeve, Karrie (& [...]
A little inspiration so the top of this post doesn’t look like the train wreck that it is. Takeaway from this photo? Black accent wall. Via @Made by Girl Last week our guest room looked like this. And the week before that, and the week before that. The worst part was I didn’t have a [...]
Maybe no one will notice? I sat down and heard a large crack. The next time I sat in it the back leg broke off. Not bad for a $12 thrift store chair that we slipcovered and used for two years. Last year I begged my husband to put some vintage casters on the chair, [...]
I've got a secret that will unlock creativity and hope for your home. Ready? Here it is:: It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. Yep. That's it. All you have to do is believe it. Read More…
