a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
At my house, we are big into reading. Before nap and bed time we read at least two books. Right now, Don is in the super fun stage of wanting to read the same books over and over- so we all have our favorites memorized. I wanted to do a round-up of our favorite books for anyone looking to create or refresh their library. These are a combination of books my son loves that we also love to read to him. Here are The Best Toddler Books: [Read more…]
It was 88 degrees here in Utah today and so it still feels like summer, which I’ve been loving. I also adore the fall weather, but fall means winter is right around the corner which is not my favorite. Anyway, even though it doesn’t feel like fall, I decided to get my porch decorated for fall and thought I’d share the process! Have you ever been on Pinterest and seen those amazing front porches and wanted one too? I decided to create my own dream front porch. 
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Hello! I’ve been doing some updates in my 2 year old son’s room. The funny thing about these updates is that they are things I wanted to do since before he was born! But I figure, better late than never! This week I focused on the wall that his changing table is on.
Hello! My living room is continuing to shape up- this week I choose from my favorite 7 pink chairs and narrowed it down to one. Want to see what I choose?! Drum roll please…
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When Don was a year old, I added an Ikea AVDALA bookcase to his nursery to help conquer toy clutter (can you just die over how little he was?! Just me? Ok 😉 ). Since then, I’ve wanted to customize the bookcase to look like a little house and make it special. Here is the inspiration:
I have been working on my living room, giving it a nice little refresh! So far, I’ve shared with you the plan, updated the art over my bench, dreamed about pink chairs and shared the new TV. Well this week is exciting because you get to see what chair I choose plus some new art for the space!
An exciting development is that I want to share is I choose a pink chair! I really wanted a petite chair so I am going with The Tyley from World Market (no longer available). It will visually lighten up the space and add that pop of pink that I love. Again, I’ll be sure to update the blog with pictures when it arrives! I think she is the perfect partner to the sofa.
I had an artist Claire Kendall contact me about using her art in my home. I clicked over and couldn’t believe how beautiful her art is! It’s a little quirky, a lot beautiful, and she uses pink and lots of flowers. AKA, its perfect for my house. Claire was nice enough to paint a piece that perfectly fit my house. I choose Cosmo Jenny (no longer available) after going between pieces (they are all so pretty!). It arrived and this is where I placed it:
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t in love with how it looked here. It was competing with the art next to it and behind the sofa and I really wanted it to stand out. So I moved it to over my desk:
Isn’t that much better?! She is definitely the star of the show over here and the perfect inspiration for me as I work. [Read more…]
Hi Friend! This is an exciting week- our new sofa is arriving! I’m hoping to have an update on that by Friday (fingers crossed!) I also have a pink chair on its way that is so cute, you’ll die! So the living room is coming together.
A few months ago I revealed our new kitchen. I still get tons of questions about it and by far, the request I get the most is to see the insides! For our remodel, we went for more drawers then doors since items tend to get lost in the back. We are thrilled with this decision! Here’s to the left of the stove:
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Hi Friends and happy Friday! This has been a busy week! First of all, I was on TV sharing how to make my DIY mop wall hanging! If you’d like to see it, here’s the segment. I also did a photo shoot at my house- so happy dance because that means pretty pictures will be here soon! Here’s a sneak peek photo from the shoot.
A few weeks I attended Salt Lake’s Parade of Homes. If your city doesn’t do this, it’s an amazing interior design event. Basically, new builds can be in the parade and they are decorated. Its a great way to see the trends and what’s coming up in interior design. I thought I would show you my favorite trends that I spotted!
For years, I had a black box of a TV that was the biggest eye sore. I had to dig through images 2 years old because I never took photos of the ugly thing. Are you ready for it?! [Read more…]
For years I have dreamed of throwing a dinner party in a beautiful setting with delicious food. Knowing I was going to quit my job, I thought it’d be the perfect chance! I jokingly called it my retirement party (see my post about quitting my job here) and started planning. My concept was to make it as pretty as possible, invite my best friends, and have a good time. I thought I’d share what went right and what I would change.
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