Parenting breeds vulnerability. The more you love, the more you have to lose. So, as a parent of two small amazing children, trust me when I say that I feel vulnerable. Traveling as a family for a month means that …
Gift Guide: Scandinavian
There’s a reason IKEA is a household name. Everyone loves a crisp Nordic room full of simple, bright, and cheery goodness. Those of you in the Scandinavian camp are like Minimalists without the drama. You know how to take a …
Sara Jumps Into Bed
Hi everyone, it’s Sara here, back with another Makeover Takeover update about my bedroom makeover. I hope everyone is enjoying the brisker weather – perfect for cuddling, cozy fires, and naps (unless Emily is reading this, in which case we …
Shelter Reveal – The Bedrooms
The Holidays always seem to make us feel all warm and fuzzy, and to keep that warm fuzzy feeling going, today it’s a big reveal of the shelter, and this time it’s all about the bedrooms. There are 8 bedrooms …
Gift Guide: Contemporary & Minimalist
Welcome to round 3 of our Gift Guides inspired by Styled, a home interior design book you may or may not have heard of. Today we bring you a mash up of the Contemporary and Minimal design worlds. Don’t worry …
Christmas Through The Years
Brian and I (and those kids) are traveling the whole month of December. We’ll be up in Portland for the actual holidays, and will be at my brother’s house, which BETTER be decorated, but sadly we did not decorate our …
Charlie’s Second Birthday
Charlie Henderson turned two last week. My big headed, big hearted, pink bodied baby is growing up, and once again I find myself googling “how to stunt a child’s growth.” I had decided not to blog about it, but then …
Gift Guide: Rustic
It’s time for our second installment of gift guides for all style sensibilities. Each category of gift guides has been chosen from the super scientific Style Diagnostic test results in the coveted STYLED book (available in stores and online now, …
A Very Orcondo Christmas
Hey guys, it’s me Orlando. This will be my first official Christmas in Orcondo. I mean, I was actually here a lot last year but it hadn’t been Orcondo’d yet. So this year is my first year decorating this type …
The Bouqs
When it comes to ordering flowers for someone who isn’t local to you, our options these days are pretty limited: 1) Pick from a selection of online retailers who seem to over-promise with highly photoshopped photos that are pretty ugly …