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Let’s Get Casual: Fall Favorites

Happy first day of fall, you guys! It’s my favorite season. I love the colors, the cozy sweaters and tights (but no winter coats yet!), football games, apple orchards, pumpkin everything, and of course Halloween is the best! And nothing says “first day of fall”...

Painting 101: How to Choose White Paint

One of the things we get asked over and over is how to choose white paint. It sounds easy, because white is white, right? But if you look at “white” paints on Benjamin Moore’s website, you get 157 results. One hundred fifty seven slightly different shades...

Baby’s Room 12-Week Challenge: Week Three + Opinions Needed!

Big progress! Over the weekend Joey stayed with her grandparents so Andy and I could spend aaaaallllll day Sunday working on installing a wide-plank wall in the new nursery. We love how it turned out and think it’s going to be so fun once it’s completed...

Woodstock-themed 40th Anniversary Party

Way back in early December, Andy and I, along with Andy’s brother and his fiancee, threw Andy’s parents a 40th wedding anniversary party. I volunteered to be in charge of the design (of course!), so after a lot of brainstorming I had the idea for a Woodstock theme. Andy’s parents love music...

The easiest pumpkin decorating DIY

I knew I wanted to keep decorations simple this year for Halloween, but simple doesn’t mean boring. I came up with the easiest plan ever, and it might actually be my favorite display so far! When we went to the pumpkin patch last weekend, I picked...

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a Bourbon Caramel Sauce

Yesterday was National Ice Cream day. As some of our more long-time readers may know, I love making ice cream. I’d love to one day have my own ice cream shop where all I do all day is make ice cream and some other person...

Geometry class: graphic print dresses

Sometimes I don’t know if interior design influences my fashion choices or vice versa. Maybe it’s just that I get so consumed with an idea that I want to see it in my living room AND my closet. Last week I shared my ideas for...

Our Built-In Pantry Ikea Hack: Part Three

Our pantry is DONE. It only took us, oh, a year, to finish this not-so-difficult project. Don’t let our procrastination dissuade you from attempting something similar. No matter how long it took to actually get off our bums and finish, we’re so happy with how our...

Inspiration: pink and red

Sometimes I see a room that just takes my breath away.  The other day I saw these rooms on desire to inspire that were photographed by Stellen Herner of Sweden, and I haven’t caught my breath yet.  If I didn’t live in an old, dark Victorian house...

The Easiest Mocha Latte in a Vitamix

Funny story: a couple years ago Andy’s new boss’s boss — the big boss — invited him to get a coffee. They walked over to a Starbucks near the office and when the boss asked Andy what he wanted, Andy said, “oh nothing… I just...