I am VERY happy that you guys loved the flea market post last week, so in the name of the “business,” I ditched parenting on a Sunday morning, again, for the flea market and accidentally bought like 15 things for …
Goodbye Bearcat and Mimi + How We Told Our Kids That Their Pets Were Gone
I secretly hate when people allude to either great news or bad news on social media without divulging, but now I realize why they/we do it. A few of you may have noticed that about a month ago, I was …
The World’s Most Beautiful Stove (+ All About the Portland Kitchen Appliances With Build.com)
Yesterday’s much-awaited Portland kitchen reveal excluded talk about what some might call very important elements of a kitchen—the whole “cooking and cleaning” machines. Up until recently, I didn’t understand the point of these inventions, but now that I’m the world’s …
All the What’s, Why’s & How Much’s of the Portland Kitchen (+ Big Reveal)
I am very excited to reveal the Portland kitchen today. You know as a parent (of kids or pets) when you find yourself staring at your child unknowingly whispering ‘I just love you so much‘ while they eat Raisin Bran? That’s …
Makeover Reveal: Mixing Old & New in the Casa Soria Dining Room
Photography by Zeke Ruelas Just in time for what is bound to be a crazy holiday season, the Casa Soria dining room has undergone a massive spruce up (circle back to the intro post to see all the “before” shots and …
Portland Reveal: Creating the Dreamiest of Master Bathrooms
Before I had kids, I was kept in the dark on the world’s biggest domestic secret—that the master bathroom is quite possibly the only space (and time) that you get to yourself. Being finally in on this secret makes me …
Bring On the Drama: How We Designed the Mountain Fixer First Level Guest Bath
Remember way back when in June (four months ago) when you guys chose the materials for the first level guest bath? Well, now it’s time to show you how we actually designed this bathroom. She is dark, moody and seemingly …
Portland Reveal: A Light & Bright Home Office
Welcome to the Portland project office reveal. You may have gotten a peek of it when we showed you guys the entry, but here it is in all its petite glory. It’s a sweet little room right off the entry …
Portland Master Bedroom Reveal (And How To Pull Together Your Own Dreamy Suite)
The master bedroom in the Portland house is my favorite bedroom I’ve ever slept in, and I judge bedrooms hard. It’s like a large suite in a new boutique hotel room—it has all the bells and whistles, amenities and technology, …
What I Bought (& Didn’t Buy) At the Rose Bowl Flea Market
Meet old Emily. And by “old Emily,” I don’t mean old Emily. Let’s call her former Emily, who would spend her Sundays religiously (ha) at the flea market. Remember when I used to do that before my desire to hang with my …