January marked our team’s (“Velinda Hellen Design”) fourth year, with over 300 projects under our belt. The majority of these are return clients or referrals, a testament to your trust and support, especially during our start-up days amidst the pandemic. …
From Emily: Happy Mother’s Day, friends. May we treat all women like the queens that we all are, whether we’ve given birth to children and/or likely cared hard for everyone around us with motherly love. My advice? Keep your expectations …
Here we are – the transitional months where our bodies are so confused about what to wear to be comfortable all day long. It’s warm during the day but not hot, but could be hot if you are in the …
The other day we popped into Target and once again we were so impressed with their home stuff. I don’t really need anything right now (and I suggest if you don’t need, don’t go) but found so many things I …
Surprise! Caitlin and I didn’t make our bedroom finish date deadline which was ummmm two weeks ago. But I promise it’s for very exciting reasons and two of those reasons are in the blog post:) So last time we spoke …
The wrong lighting can really kill the experience of a room. Think of being at a restaurant at night when the lights are really bright…it’s such a bummer and can/does (IMHO) ruin the vibe. So yes, I’m EXTREMELY specific and …
Last month, I wrote a post that seemed to resonate with quite a bit of you in which I tried to name a style I think is ripe for the takeover of the ubiquitous Modern Farmhouse. I called it “Warm …
A tiled fireplace is (hopefully) a “live with forever” design element – she’s a permanent lady. So today I’m going to walk you through what we learned about this whole process – You’d think that you just frame it out, …
Happy Sunday everyone. You might have noticed that we didn’t have a new post on Wednesday. Our fearless leader, Emily, got a 24-hour stomach flu so we took a day off. But we hope you enjoyed her Garnet Hill bed …
So we’ve likely been living under a rock but until this year we didn’t really know about Wayfair’s Way Day. It’s basically their Black Friday so there are tons of really good deals. We were able to preview a bunch …