About

well, hello!

Hi! My name is Ashley and my blog is a combination of home decor tips and renovations (I’m an interior designer). I am super interested in how good design intersects with a happy life at home.

I am passionate about creating a beautiful home and life and helping you do the same! On the blog, you can see that unfold with my tips for creating affordable decor, lifestyle posts about our family, travel tips for a baby/toddler, helpful posts about getting out of debt and some insights on taking beautiful photos for Instagram (I am most known for my Instagram account- @athomewithashley).

I truly believe that everyone can have a beautiful home, no matter what your budget is! I have poured every last piece of advice (way beyond what I could share in a blog post- or even 50 posts!) into my ebook, At Home for Less. If you want a home that is gorgeous but you don’t have a ton of money, this book is for you.

More about Ashley

1. I’m married to my high school sweetheart- Preston. He’s my partner in crime :). He helps me renovate and even gives me advice on which Instagram photo to post. I hit the jackpot with this one and he is super supportive of everything I do! If we could do anything together it’d be traveling and eating all of the food along the way.
2. I have the world’s cutest son- Don. At the time of writing this, he is five and really into dinosaurs and Legos. He is talking up a storm and is tall for his age (90th percentile- my husband and I are both average so we have no clue where he gets it from). Don is the love of our lives and we are obsessed with this guy. He is the reason I started this blog and is the heart beyond everything I do.
3. We are located in Logan, Utah during the summer and Hollywood, Florida in the winter. We have two dogs Derek and Lucy. They are King Charles Cavalier Spaniels- same breed, but so different in personality! Derek is black and white, Lucy is ruby colored. They were our first babies and we love them in spite of the occasional barking.
4.  I went to college at FIDM in Los Angelos for Interior Design and worked for years as an Interior Designer/ Visual Merchandiser/Stylist for a furniture company. I now work from home on the blog so I get to stay home with my littlest love.
5. When I was pregnant, my husband and I worked like crazy to get our home ready for the baby. We added lots of details to this home of ours that made our lives easier and more beautiful on a budget. I became obsessed with living intentionally. I believe that having a home you love that works with your life style will make you happier.
6. In July of 2018, we bought a 1905 house that we are now fixing up. You can read more about that here.

I believe my calling in life is to create beauty and I want to help you (yes, you!) have a beautiful life. So here I am blogging about the process. I am so excited for you to follow along!

I love when my work is featured! Here are the links to a few features if you’d like to check them out:

Magazine features-

• Better Homes and Gardens 2024 Christmas Home feature
• Your Home and Lifestyle Magazine Spring 2023 In Full Bloom feature and cover
• Cottages & Bungalows Spring 2023 Pretty in Pastels 12 page feature
• The Cottage Journal Spring 2023 Lenox Spice Village feature
• Better Homes & Gardens Cottage Style Spring 2022 Over the Rainbow feature
• HGTV Magazine January 2021 If These Shelves Could Talk feature
• Do In Yourself Magazine Spring 2021 Cover and The Sunny Side feature
• Your Home and Lifestyle Magazine Spring 2021 Let’s Start Anew feature and cover
• HGTV Magazine May 2021 A Kitchen that Pops feature
• Small Space Home Style Spring 2021 A Happy Ascent feature
• HGTV Magazine January 2020 Rainbow Staircase feature   
• Country Living June 2020 Uplifting Stair Risers feature
• HGTV Magazine June 2020 The Entire Fridge feature
• HGTV Magazine March 2019 My Bathroom feature
• Flea Market Decor Magazine Spring 2019 Pretty in Pink 12 page feature
• Flea Market Home and Living Fall 2019 From Found to Finished feature

Newspaper feature-

• The Herald Journal- Designing a Way of Life 

Website features-

• Apartment Therapy- Grey to Glam Bathroom Makeover
• Apartment Therapy- Pink Beach Bungalow Transformation  
• Apartment Therapy- Before and After- a Bedroom Renovation 
• Cubby- Rainbow Home- DIY Ideas 
• Buzzfeed- Make Your Home Cozy 
• Brit&Co- How to Upgrade a Rental Bathroom 
• HGTV- Chic Bathroom
• Overstock- White Box Design Challenge
• The Kitchn- Pretty Pastel Kitchen
• The Spruce- Fence Decorating Ideas
• The Spruce- Patio Furniture Ideas
• The Spruce- How to Display Christmas Cards

News Appearances-

• Fox 13 (local TV station)- Trendy Wall Hanging
• Fox 13 (local TV station)- Renovating a Bathroom on a Budget
• Studio 5 KSL March 2021 segment- A House Full of Color

Podcasts

• On The Wall Podcast- Colorful Style 
• Make Space Podcast- Thrifty Transformations 
• Thanks for Visiting Podcast- Decorating an Air BNB 
• Cypress Room Podcast- Thriving as a Content Creator
• The 8 Cow Life- Pretty in Pink

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker at Haven Conference 2018-2023
• Interviewed the KeyNote Speaker at Haven Conference in front of 400 attendees- July 2023
• Speaker at the Dallas Trade Market- January 2020

The Sunny Side (Spring 2021 Cover and 10 page spread)

My Favorite Room (March 2019 issue), Rainbow Fridge, If These Shelves Could Talk (January 2020 issue),  Florida Kitchen (May 2021 issue)

Pretty in Pink 12 page feature (March 2019 issue)

girly glam bathroom reveal / beach house home tour / master bedroom reveal

Florida Rainbow Dream House

white room design challenge

how to make a wall hanging from a mop / renovating your bathroom on a budget

21 ways to make your home the coziest place on Earth12 Ways to Upgrade Your Rental’s Bathroom Game

 

Newspaper Article- The Herald Journal

TV feature- The Rainbow House

Colorful Fence, Rainbow Mural, Christmas Card Display

Podcast features- Make Space Podcast, Thanks for Visiting, The 8 Cow Life

Thank you so much for stopping by! I’d love if you’d come say hi on social media Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter.