As a user of this site as well as the founder/namesake, I was not having the best experience, to be honest. Sure, I loved the actual content we were creating for the blog, but navigating it was such a bother. …
Intro Post: Casa Soria is Getting a Dining Room Update!
The ongoing project of furnishing my parents’ house is continuing. We’ve already tackled the outdoor space, the kitchen (reveal coming here VERY soon), and guest bedrooms (this one and this one). The dining room is a perplexing space because it …
My Style Evolution, Where It’s Going, and a Big Return to OG EHD
I’ve made a very important personal style and career change decision after a couple weeks of reflection, a change that you won’t hear ’til the end because you need to experience my style evolution to form your own opinion. It’s …
7 Fireplace & Mantel Decor Combos for Every Style
Growing up, my family routinely decorated for the fall and winter holidays, so come October, the inevitable who’s-gonna-climb-into-the-attic-and-get-the-Halloween-decorations-down conversation would come to light. This was a task that almost always fell on my Dad, but we had the conversation nonetheless. …
Getting A Bit of Peace of Mind in My Home (& My Life)
I need a “life” babysitter. I suffer from “no spare time” with a compounding condition of “avoiding anything stressful and intimidating.” We all have our strengths and weaknesses. For instance, I’m really good at memory hoarding and scrapbooking while generally …
Ask the Audience: How Do You Feel About Plaster & Limewash Walls?
Like all good design risks, I’m about to dance a fine line of dated/try-hard OR beautiful and textural…and before we all embarrass ourselves, I thought it was worth a conversation with 50k of my favorite friends. As you might remember, …
“Modern Maximalism”/In Support of Colored Walls
I’m either going to make a ton of friends or a bunch of enemies with what I’m about to say (well, probably both): I’m so tired of white walls. I say that with the caveat that I actually really love …
The Ultimate Outdoor Movie Night and Campout with Intel
We have a standing family movie night every Friday. But when you have small kids, somehow they forget about it, and you get to basically surprise them with “Christmas” every week. So imagine how excited they were when I said …
The “Final” Design for the Mountain Fixer Master Bath (& How We Got There)
Hi, guys! It’s Velinda again, here to walk you through the “FINAL” design for the master bath. Anyone else ever use this (super effective) file naming system?: New.psd New_Final.psd New_FINAL final.psd New_FINAL final finally.psd New_FINALEST FINAL FINALLY final.psd New_FINAL FOR …
Rethinking the Shower Niche (& Why I’m Loving the “New” Ledge, Instead)
I didn’t put a niche in our previous master bathroom and while I didn’t regret it (because we had a shelf at one end of the tub) I knew that functionally, most people would wish there were waist-high access to …