When designer Amy Oppedisano sent us her latest residential project and asked if we’d like to feature it, I couldn’t type YES fast enough. I will always be a fan of neutral minimal homes (even though I am more of …
Want Shavonda To Design The Room Of Your Dreams For Free? It’s Now Possible (Thanks Velux!!)
Welcome to another episode of my favorite game called “Internet ‘WIN, WIN, WIN and WIN’“. A true testament to a partner that GETS IT and knows what we content creators want to do (make people feel good by making their …
The Case Of The Kitchen Island – Can We Use A Salvaged Piece Without Regret?
It’s my current and firm belief that the kitchen island is the most popular place to hang in the home – both as a parent and as a guest (at least in ours). And if you use the “popularity = …
The Relaunch Of Target’s Pillowfort Collection Is SO GOOD (And No, It’s Not Just For Kids)
I wish this was my room – look how happy I am! Maybe it was being with my team again producing (safely) a fun, styled out shoot. Or maybe it’s the energy from this new collection breathing new life into …
The Link Up: The $20 Sweatpants Ryann Swears By, Mallory’s Summer Shoe, and The Design Book We All Just Ordered
Hi everyone and happy Sunday! Welcome back to another link up where we tell you about all the great (and sometimes not so great) things we’ve seen/bought/love that we want and NEED to tell you, our readers, about. Forget about …
My All-Target Fashion Haul – And My Honest Reviews
I don’t think I’ve ever done a Target fashion HAUL, and I really didn’t intend to, but a couple of weeks ago I was doing a Target shoot up here and Emily Bowser shopped for some clothes for me to …
Tour Creative Director And Founder of A1000XBETTER Kirsten Blazek’s Soulful, Vintage Filled Home
Once again, I have the distinct pleasure of walking you through a home that may as well have flown straight off my mood board and into my lap. It’s not every day you get to write about a dream home …
Blue Walls Be GONE! Key’s Totally Transformed Office Reveal – Maybe The Most Dramatic Before & After Ever (?)
Emily here – today’s post is really special, both because we get to see a great before/after full of great design and real raw humanness from Keyanna, but also as her mentor, we/I feel super happy that our partner on …
Sara’s Kitchen – An Updated Sneak Peek (It’s Functional, But Still Not “Finished”…)
Like that fossilized fry you find under your car seat, I’m back. Did y’all forget about me? I did. But I promised you all a kitchen a reveal so I’m here to deliver…sort of. DON’T GET MAD, but I haven’t …
Keeping The Good Of Last Year: New Family (And Kid-Only) Activities – Plus The Value Of “Me” Time
We’ve been living up here in the mountains, mostly quarantined for a full year… Just two grownups, 2 kids, and to add some drama, two naughty but adorable pups. Are we ready for the world to open up? YES. Will …