Disclosure: I partnered with some great sponsors on this office makeover! The paint for the bookshelf was provided by Country Chic Paint; the new hardware was provided by D. Lawless Hardware; the light fixture was provided by Lamps Plus. All opinions, images and love of room makeovers are 100% mine. Guess what day it is? Room reveal day!! Always one of my favorites. Something about taking a room from ugly to great makes me so happy. Our home office was pretty bad when we moved in, ... Read More about The home office makeover reveal
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That time I met Nicole Curtis
I don’t have a decorating idea or DIY project to share today, but I do have a really fun story! I got to meet Nicole Curtis on Sunday. Yes, that Nicole Curtis! It was such a fun day! World Market emailed a handful of bloggers in the Milwaukee/Chicago area to tell us that Nicole (I’m going to pretend we’re on a first name basis) would be at their store in Evanston, Illinois on Sunday for a book signing, and a few bloggers were welcome to attend for a special blogger event, too! Of ... Read More about That time I met Nicole Curtis
10 pretty silver light fixtures
Disclosure: The light fixture featured in this post was provided by Lamps Plus. All opinions, images and love of pretty light fixtures are 100% mine. It’s week three of the One Room Challenge (ORC), and we’re chugging along! If you’re just popping in, the ORC is a six-week design challenge hosted by Calling It Home. Bloggers make over a whole room in just six weeks – it can get a little crazy! Kalen and I are tackling our home office. I knew as soon as we started this room that the ... Read More about 10 pretty silver light fixtures
Painting an old chair from an estate sale
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Country Chic Paint. All opinions, images and love of painting projects are 100% mine. Back in February, Kalen and I had some time to kill before meeting some friends downtown. Knowing me all too well, Kalen suggested heading to an estate sale down the street he’d passed on a run earlier that day. It was pretty picked over by the time we got there, but we ended up with two of these cute little chairs. I couldn’t pass them up. A not so ... Read More about Painting an old chair from an estate sale
How to choose an area rug you’ll love
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Rug Studio. All opinions, images and love of rugs are 100% mine. I gave you guys a sneak peek of our new gorgeous green area rug during our fall home tour. It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with it. We went without a rug in the living room forever, and now that we have one, I can’t help but smile every time I see it. It makes the room feel SO much more ‘finished’ that I can’t believe we lived without one for so long. But we did because when it came ... Read More about How to choose an area rug you’ll love