This whole moving thing just got real. We are in escrow on our very own 1980’s Fixer Upper. I can’t believe it. For the last few months as I’ve wandered through what seems like hundreds of homes, refreshed Redfin and Realtor.com practically every 3 hours looking for new listings, and poured over every home source … Read more
As many of you already know, I am a total reality TV junkie. My love affair with it goes way back, and living here in the OC, shows like The Real Housewives of Orange County, Laguna Beach, and the Hills really captured my attention because I see people on TV that I run into at … Read more
Happy Friday! Welcome to another installment of iCandy. I am loving this series. It’s so fun for me to put together and take a look through all the things that have inspired me each week. Sometimes, I just plain forget things that I have seen or saved, so it’s fun to remind myself of things … Read more
Hello and welcome to our new weekly series, iCandy. For those of you that follow me on Instagram, you know I am constantly sharing images that catch my eye and inspire me, in hopes that they will inspire you too. I get TONS of emails and direct messages each time I post, asking for sources … Read more
I’m so excited to be heading to Alt Summit today in sunny Palm Springs, but I have to say part of me wishes I could just stay home and snuggle my babies. January has been a super wild, fun and emotionally draining month. Between trips to NYC for an amazing, dream meeting with HomeGoods, (more … Read more
About five years ago I decided to turn our more formal living room into a second family room. We don’t have a big house, and the biggest room in our house (the living room) was sitting empty and unused all the time. I bought a black distressed console and a big TV, and had visions … Read more
It’s hard for me to believe it, but it’s been almost two years since we painted our house. We were making the transition from brown to gray, since it had been 10 years and I wanted a fresh new look. I never realized how tricky gray can be! The granite in our kitchen has a lot of brown … Read more
Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour! I was so excited when Marty from A Stroll Thru Life invited me to participate in her wonderful Christmas home tour this year. She is such a great hostess and I enjoy looking at everyone’s tours each season, so I am extra excited to be participating this year! If you … Read more
Hello and welcome to our Christmas home tour! I was so excited to join in Laura from Meaningful Spaces and some of my other favorite blogging friends to share one of our favorite holiday rooms. I love Christmas, and I LOVE traditional red and green Christmas home decor. This past year I finally committed to … Read more
I love SO many types of design. Sometimes it’s hard for me to settle on a particular style…which is why I love my job so much! I love having the chance to create new looks with the same space and try different things. For this year’s Christmas Home Tour I tried something different with the … Read more
When it comes to plaid anything, I *might* have a slight obsession. Plaid ties, plaid scarves, plaid throws, plaid pillows, plaid plates…I am a bit mad for plaid to say the least. Something about this time of year just makes me want to drape the house (and myself) in plaid. Remember the plaid wall from … Read more
With the holidays looming, dining rooms across America are getting a face lift as people prepare for friends and family to gather around the table. Creating a pretty place to make family memories is fun, and it doesn’t have to break the bank! Most tables will last a lifetime, I know from experience…I often wish … Read more
While watching the Olympics recently, I was searching for something regarding Brazil on the internet and I stumbled on Anderson Cooper’s gorgeous vacation home. WOW!! If I had a beautiful retreat to escape to like this in Brazil, I night never come home! Architectural Digest did a beautiful job capturing these images and I hope … Read more
Welcome to our Fall Home Tour! I was so excited when Marty from A Stroll Thru Life reached out to see if I was interested in participating in one of her wonderful home tours this year. She is such a great hostess and I enjoy looking at everyone’s tours each season, so I am doubly excited … Read more
I pretty much won the award for coolest mom on the block this week according to my tween daughter. You see, my name appeared in the new J-14 Decorate Magazine, on a page next to the likes of Dove Cameron, Bailee Madison, and Sabrina Carpenter. Needless to say, it was a pretty exciting day in … Read more
You guys!! I have some news that I can’t even believe! About three weeks ago I received a super exciting email. Now, to give this story some context, I get spam emails ALL the time. Do you guys? It seems like I am always winning some prize, being locked out of my bank accounts if … Read more
They’re here! A few weeks ago, after a scouring the internet for what has seemed like months looking for the perfect fabrics, I finally ordered fabric swatches. I narrowed it down to the 12 or so fabrics I posted about in this post, and now the pillows I chose have started arriving and I couldn’t … Read more
I can’t believe I have never shared this tween boy room makeover here on the blog yet! When I was taking stock of the house and figuring out what projects I needed to complete this summer, I was talking to my daughter about making over her room and realized I never shared this! I started … Read more
Hi everyone! Today we are back again to show you a few of our very favorite features from last week’s Pretty Project Party. There were some amazing projects shared this month, today we are featuring three that caught our eye, but you can see everything that was linked up HERE. First up, Making it in … Read more
It’s been a little while since I updated the progress on the house, so I thought I’d share a couple of things that happened this week. I finally got around to ordering a bunch of fabric samples a few weeks ago and I got happy mail this week! Yay!! I have ordered a few pillows … Read more
Are there any Fixer Upper fans out there? I can’t get enough of the Fixer Upper episodes, to the point where I find myself DVR-ing them even while I’m watching them so that I can rewind and pause them on certain rooms and see how I can get the look. John and I visited Magnolia … Read more
This summer our little house is going through some changes. Some needed, some just for fun. Summer is SO short this year, and since we use our house as the base for our little homeschool during the school year, my timeline is limited. I have been researching and meeting with contractors over the last few … Read more
Thank you so much to everyone that linked up to our May Pretty Project Party! There were so many gorgeous projects this month, and a major increase in complete room makeovers. Talk about major eye candy! We’ve selected our top three favorite projects, but there were so many great ones that linked up, we encourage … Read more
I have spent much of the past week organizing, clearing out and getting ready for some changes around here. Our master bedroom has been begging for a little attention for a long time and it is finally time for a little face lift. I have been searching Pinterest and Instagram for bedroom design ideas … Read more
A cute friend of mine is expecting her third baby in just a few short weeks, and as all of us mom’s know, by the time your baby stuff has been through a baby or two, it’s time for a refresh! So, this precious new arrival is getting his own brand new nursery, and we … Read more
Just because Christmas is over, unfortunately doesn’t mean that cold weather is over. 🙂 I usually associate cozy with Christmas time because around here, when Christmas is over, spring has practically sprung! This year however, with El Nino passing through California, I have found myself wanting all things cozy…I’m freezing all the time! Here are … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…the time to clear out and organize the house and make everything feel fresh and new! Keeping my kid’s closets clean and organized is one of my biggest challenges..anyone else out there have the same problem? They are always growing which means clothes are constantly coming and going. … Read more
The holidays are such a fun time, I like to spread as much of that cheer around the house as possible. A little bit in every room goes a long way. It is easy to give your bedroom or guest room a quick holiday bedding makeover by just adding a few touches. You can see … Read more
Are you hosting Christmas dinner at your place this year? Even if you aren’t, there is something fun about setting a perfect Christmas table. We are not the most formal people at our house, we eat off of paper plates most of the time because I like to cut down on the number of dishes … Read more
I can’t believe the time is here!! I feel like I was just putting all of these fun holiday decorations up and now it’s almost time to take them down. Before I do, I thought I’d give you a peek at our holiday home tour. In years past I’ve had green, brown and gold … Read more