Yes, they are finally done and we couldn’t be more thrilled – both that they’re done (ha!) and with how fabulously they turned out! You can read more about our initial idea to build bookcases, as well as our progress with some step-by-step photos here, here, here, here, and here. Naively, I thought this would…
One of my favorites spots in the house to decorate has been my office. It’s an area completely my own and I can do whatever I like to the space and don’t have to run anything past my other half (who recently shot down my longing for a hot pink coffee table when we finish…
Page and I had long planned on putting a cool quote in the front entry to greet guests coming through the front door. We also liked that it would be in a spot we, ourselves, would pass by each day. But to be placed center stage, the quote had to be a really good one;…
When it comes to meal planning in our house, I have the best of intentions. Some nights, dinners are better thought out, and some consist of, “There’s a packet of ramen in the pantry, help yourself!” No matter the complexity of the meal, they all require ingredients, which requires the occasional trek to the grocery…
Now that we’ve been unpacked and settled in our house for a few weeks, we’re ready to disrupt the peace with our first house project…built-in bookcases! We are really excited to add a little architectural interest in the living room, and more than anything – more storage! Plus it will be cool to know we’ve…
From the beginning, I knew my office would be what I deemed Manolo blue. And so, I began to gather some fun items to start pulling it together. Several blue accents, but overall I love the clean, white workspace… So glad I went with the “small” version of this light – it was much bigger…
A few weeks back, I posted about some upcoming guests and our desire to get the guest room together in time for their arrival. As you can see in this before pic, we had not accomplished – well – anything, as of a couple weeks post-move-in. So we moved out all the random stuff we…
Over a year ago, I set out to design a photo wall. After going back and forth on several ideas, I decided to do all Ikea Ribba frames in white and created the above arrangement on my computer to get a feel for how I wanted to arrange it. Then, we decided to start looking…
