 Self Care: Garden Puttering
This weekend I puttered around in my garden. I have been committed to using my Dwelling Well journal to keep myself focused on what fills my soul. It’s been helpful to form new little self-care wellness rituals, make lists of positive things I can do, ponder and think about. Hopeful things. That’s what fills me […]
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Simple Spring Centerpiece: Get Creative
I think a little spring decorating would lift our spirits this week, don’t you? I know spring feels different this year. I always keep seasonal decorating so simple, though. I find simplicity always works. A bouquet of grocery store tulips on the table is enough to make me happy. But this week I am not […]
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How to Bring Tranquility to Your Home
As difficult as this pandemic is in so many ways, I’m trying to find more silver linings. I’m grateful for the opportunity to embrace a more mindful, quieter, simpler way of life. There’s still a bit of a chill in the air most mornings, but the sun has been shining, too. That’s one of the […]
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Home Sweet Home: Home Style Saturdays
Happy Saturday, friends! Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve barely known what day it is all week long…ha! How is everyone doing? We are well here (but honestly feeling a bit like Jack and Lily in the above photo, stuck inside with the stay-at-home order here in Seattle!). Luckily, I do enjoy being […]
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Inspired By: Garden Sheds
One thing I’m excited to do this spring is create a pathway leading from our deck to the garden shed. And hey, since we might be hanging out at home for awhile, maybe we can get started on it while my college-aged son is home. :) I’m picturing a curved pea gravel pathway. Wouldn’t that […]
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Daily Dose of Joy: Happy Cinnamon Latte Art
While this season is bringing its share of stress for all of us, the quarantine life is also providing the space and opportunity to find more delight in simple pleasures. Want a creative way to bring a little more fun to your mornings at home? Sprinkle some cinnamon in happy shapes to your morning latte! […]
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31 Day Love Your Home Challenge
Let’s bring back the 31 Day Love Your Home Challenge! I’ve always enjoyed doing the simple, everyday things I can do to feel cozier, more content and comfortable in my home. In this unsettling season as “quarantined homebodies”, I think we all long to bring more peace to our home. We can’t do everything we […]
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Home Style Saturdays: Get Inspired
Hi, friends! Here are some recent posts on The Inspired Room you may have missed, followed by the round up of Home Style Saturday posts. xoxo How to Be Cozy At Home + Uplifting Music Playlists You’re Invited to the HomeBody Gathering Place (free community for you!) How to Look for Loveliness in Difficult Times […]
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How to Look for Loveliness in Difficult Times
When I announced that this would be A Year of Dwelling Well, I had no idea what this year would bring our way. But it is still exactly how I want to live. Dwelling Well isn’t about living life under perfect circumstances. It’s about doing the best we can with the circumstances we find ourselves […]
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Don't Worry, Be Happy! Smiling Sponges + Soap Dispensers
Don’t worry, be happy! I ordered this happy little sponge in my delivery of groceries this week. Now I find myself singing that Don’t Worry song or listening to it as I’m doing dishes and cleaning the sink. Maybe it’s because it makes me happy to have a smiling sponge looking up at me, but […]
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Daily Dose of Joy: White Bunny Pitcher
Sometimes in uncertain times, you just need to focus on finding daily doses of joy. This bunny pitcher definitely made me smile this week, especially because when I impulse bought him online I definitely thought I was buying a small creamer! He turned out to be much larger in stature than I anticipated, but that […]
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How to Be Cozy at Home + Uplifting Music Playlists
How are you doing, friends? We are doing well here, making the most of this situation! It will take some time to find a new rhythm, that’s for sure. I’ve been an online entrepreneur working from home forever, so being home every day is a fairly normal way of life for me. But these circumstances […]
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You're Invited to The HomeBody Gathering Place
You are invited to The HomeBody Gathering Place. Keep reading to learn more! How often have we all said we wish we had the opportunity to just slow down to be more present in our life, to have more time with our family or to focus on our home? This unprecedented moment in time is […]
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Staying In + Home Style Saturdays
Hi sweet friends, from me and smiling Jack! How are you? So much can change in a week, yes? As I wrote in Dwelling, “staying in is the new going out.” I had no idea how true that statement would become this year! Here we are, hunkered down here in our home trying to stay […]
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How to Get Your Family On Board with Housekeeping
The other day on my cleaning post a reader shared her frustration over her husband and family members not pitching in to keep the house clean! I know how hard that can be, and in fact, it’s one of the most common questions I receive! In my book "Make Room for What You Love" (and […]
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Spring Gardening in My Yard
One of my all time favorite destinations is Butchart Gardens in Victoria (I did a post on one of our visits to Butchart Gardens here). Have you been there? It makes me happy to be among the plants and flowers. This past January my husband and I were in Hawaii and we visited the most […]
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Creative + Clean + Home Style Saturdays
“My house is my sanctuary. I know you feel the same way about yours. A home isn’t supposed to be designed to be a show place for the world, it’s a place that first and foremost should nurture your family.” (Fireplace Details / Sofa Details / Room Sources) We have been such busy bees around […]
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Early Spring Decorating {Gather}
Hello! Courtney (Melissa’s daughter) here! I was chatting with my mom this week about how extra excited we are about spring this year. We are starting to see glimpses of spring around Seattle and we’re so looking forward to more blue skies, warmer weather, spending time out on our side patio, and doing some spring […]
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Decluttering the Dining Room
Hey friends! The week is flying by, how did it get to be Wednesday already? Guess time flies when you are having fun, right? In Saturday’s post I had mentioned that we were doing some tidying around my house. I tried to show you the time lapse video we had made on Instagram of my […]
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Spring Tidying and Home Style Saturdays
My daughters and I did some spring tidying yesterday. The sun came out and we got inspired. When Courtney moved into our lower level a couple of weeks ago, we had to shift some rooms around. But we’ve been using this transition as an opportunity to pare down and get better organized! I’ve been emptying […]
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Detoxing Your Home + Daily Routines (+ Thyroid Update!)
Daily self-care is so important. If you are just joining in this little mini-series, start with the intro on home + body self care, followed by the importance of deciding how you want to feel (+ my detox bath recipe). Today I’ll be talking about detoxing our daily routines. One of the things we can do […]
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Create a Spa Bathroom Atmosphere + Detox Bath Recipe
I’m a firm believer in designing a home that reflects who you are and the life you want to live. But I think it is even more important to design a life that is in line with and supports how you want to feel. When it comes to our emotional and physical health, intentionally designing […]
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Daily Self-Care Rituals for the Homebody
Being a homebody can change your life and impact the lives of those around you in so many healthy ways. As a part of My Year of Dwelling Well, today I am beginning another three part mini-series on daily self-care rituals for the homebody. If you missed my last series, How to Find Joy at […]
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Courtney's Move Update: The Before & The Plan
Hello, it’s Courtney here! Well, I have officially moved out of my apartment and into my parents’ lower level! I’m here today to share more details on how we’re laying out the new space and a bit of what our plans are! But first, let me just say…can we talk about how moving is always […]
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Home Tour, Makeovers + Home Style Saturdays
Happy Saturday, friend! My, oh, my this week flew by so fast. Next week is going to be an exciting one because we’ll finally post an update on Courtney’s move into my lower level! Moving always takes so much more time and energy than I remember, but we’re getting her all settled in and making […]
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Spring Doormats That Will Greet You With A Smile
Hey friends, who is ready for spring? RAISES HAND SO HIGH! The sun was out in Seattle today and it felt so good. I couldn’t help but feel a little more inspired for spring :). I’m looking forward to a quick makeover of our front porch this year (I am thinking of painting the tired […]
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Posts You Might Have Missed + Home Style Saturday
Hey friends! I wanted to share four fun new posts you might have missed! I just discovered there was another technical difficulty in my emailed posts. GAH! If you are an email subscriber you may have received several emails in a row with a repeatedly incorrect subject line (Organizing + Home Style Saturdays!). It is […]
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8 Ways to Create a Romantic Home
Lonny 8 Ways to Create a Romantic Home: 1. Bring home flowers Stop in a grocery store or florist for some pretty flowers to create a few small bouquets in the bedroom and bathroom. I find affordable flowers at Costco and Trader Joes! 2. Tidy up the bedroom & bathroom If the laundry piled up on the bed […]
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How to Start Organizing Your Home
When we feel overwhelmed by disorder in our home, we often think we need to get better organized. Where do we start? Add drawer dividers? Buy a new cabinet? Get some bins? Stuff things in baskets? I ran across a post I had written years ago that offered a simple answer to this question. It’s still […]
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Organizing + Styling: Home Style Saturdays
Hello, friend! What a week! We got Courtney’s furniture all moved in this morning. YAY! We were so focused on moving that I totally forgot to put this Home Style Saturdays post out! Whoops! Moving is always an ordeal but all things considered, it went really smoothly. She still has some small things to move […]
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Six Simple Secrets for a Less Cluttered Home
Greetings! Who needs to declutter? {raises hand}. I wish I could say that I decluttered once, years ago, and that was the end of the “excess stuff” in our home. But alas…. it’s an ongoing process for me. We decluttered a lot before we moved here four years ago but we still ended up with […]
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Cozy & Inviting Coastal Living Room: Get the Look
Cozy and Inviting (Get the Look!) is a fun periodic "mini-series" on The Inspired Room! To get that "cozy and inviting" mood many of us crave for our home, I will share a variety of inspiration rooms that feel cozy and inviting to me (for a variety of reasons!). Then I'll quickly brainstorm a list […]
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Decluttering + Home Style Saturdays
Happy Saturday! While our letterboard suggests we “sit back and relax”, this next week is going to be quite an eventful one at our house! Courtney officially moves into our lower level next weekend (catch up here if you missed that announcement!), so we are spending this week preparing (mostly doing lots of decluttering to […]
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How to Design a Relaxing Wind-Down Ritual
Welcome to this three part mini-series (part of My Year of Dwelling Well!) called How to Find Joy at Home (a simple guide)! “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard Do you make the small things in your life count? Do you design your routines with […]
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Three Daily Intentions for a Joyful Mindset
Welcome to this three part mini-series (part of My Year of Dwelling Well!) called How to Find Joy at Home (a simple guide)! Today is part two: Three Daily Intentions for a Joyful Mindset. To read part one, start here with Create a Happy Morning Routine. There are so many practical and inspiring things we […]
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How to Create a Happy Morning Routine
Who doesn’t want to feel more joyful at home? Maybe you are experiencing the winter doldrums or just feel like you wish spring would hurry up and get here already! Winter can be hard for many of us! It’s dark. It’s chilly. Spring is still many weeks away. There are so many practical and inspiring […]
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Home Style Saturdays
You know what makes me reeeeally happy? A big bouquet of pink tulips! My husband gave these to me and they are the cheeriest sight in my living room! Also…they make me super excited for spring, except it’s only January and still pretty chilly. Ha! But as long as I can stay cozy inside, gaze […]
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Returning Home + Let's Text!
Getting away with my husband to Hawaii was really good for the soul. Good for MY soul especially. This trip was so peaceful. We spent a lot of time in nature, walking through botanical gardens, by the ocean, and stayed at two bed and breakfasts that were literally in the most serene rainforest settings you […]
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Double Duty Home Offices + Multifunctional Rooms
New year, new projects! While relaxing on the beach in Hawaii might be my new favorite way to start a new year, I was pretty excited to get home and dive into making progress on our house. Since my daughter Courtney is moving in to our lower level next month, we have been in the […]
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Home Sweet Home + Home Style Saturdays
Hey there sweet friend! Hello! My husband and I just returned from Hawaii! We had an amazing time, it was wonderful to get away and relax for ten days. Although as a tried and true homebody, I have to admit it feels so good to be home again, too. :) Anyone else love getting home […]
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Inspired By: Toile
If you’ve been around the blog for awhile, you might remember this red toile chair in the kitchen of the Tudor I lived when I started The Inspired Room back in 2007! Come take a tour of my Portland home here! Shop My House, My Dash & Albert Rug Designs, My Books, and Latest Decor […]
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3 Ways I'm Simplifying My Home This Year (+ Huge Furniture Sale!)
This post is in partnership with World Market Y‘all know how I always say that the creation of a home is a slow process? We’ve lived in our home in Seattle for a little over 4 years now, and even though decor TV shows make us think entire houses are fully decorated in the span […]
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Hello from Hawaii {and Home Style Saturdays}
Helloooo from beautiful Hawaii! My husband and I have so been grateful for this time of rest and adventure. We keep pinching ourselves that we were invited on such an incredible trip. I’m pretty sure laying on the beach in Hawaii is one of the most refreshing ways we could start 2020… :) I’ve been […]
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Life Update: Courtney is Moving!
Hello! It’s Courtney here (Melissa’s daughter!). While my mom is off on a much deserved Hawaiian vacation with my dad, I thought I’d pop in here today to share an exciting home and life update of my own! If you follow me on Instagram or if you’ve been around The Inspired Room for awhile, you […]
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Small Steps and Daily Rituals
The best things come from small changes and the daily rituals we practice over and over again. How do you want to feel in your home this year? How do you want to feel in your body, your mind, your soul? How do I want to feel? It’s a powerful question. What goals do you […]
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Charming Inexpensive Decorating: Non-Electric Wall Lights with Battery Candles
Make your house cozier with inexpensive non-electric wall lights and battery-operated candles! I absolutely love simple, quick, affordable updates that add character and warmth to a home! In my fireplace reveal post I told you I’d come back and share more details about my new sconces, so here I am! This was such a quick […]
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Winter Home Organization Ideas: Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends, I hope you’re having a wonderful first few days of 2020! In case you’ve missed anything while getting into the swing of the New Year, here is the latest on The Inspired Room this week: A Year of Dwelling Well {An Invitation for 2020 + My New Book} State of the House: 2020 […]
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10 Minute Household Tasks To Organize Your Life
Raise your hand if getting organized is one of your goals for 2020! If your home is feeling totally out of control right now, you probably feel frustrated every day. You might be extra stressed out because you don’t even have time to get organized! That's why 10 minute organizing can change your life. Organizing […]
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State of the House: 2020 Plans + Projects
We’ve been in this house just over four years. I remember it was around years 4-6 in my previous house (and most of our homes) when I really started to feel like I was fully “at home.” Not that I didn’t feel at home or enjoy living there prior to that, of course, but it […]
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A Year of Dwelling Well (an invitation for 2020!)
This is the time of year for reflection as we take look back at a year coming to a close (and this year is the end of a decade!) plus a time to be intentional with all that is ahead. It’s a lot to think about! What is it we really want to experience in […]
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New Year Organizing Ideas: Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I hope you had a great holiday, we sure did! I don’t know about you, but I am so looking forward to putting Christmas away and getting things simplified and organized. I hope you enjoy all the inspiration to do just that in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Shabbyfufu | Free Printable Life […]
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How to Be Happy with Your Home (2019 in review)
As we are still savoring these last few days of the holidays with our family, I thought it would be fun to round up some of my favorite blog posts and home projects from 2019! 2020 will be an extra creative and productive year around our home! I’m SO excited! We’ve been slowly transforming this […]
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Home Style Saturdays
I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week's Home Style Saturdays! Southern Hospitality | Crockpot Chocolate Candy StoneGable | Silver and Gold Christmas Table The Inspired Room | Our Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Pie Recipe Designthusiasm | FREE Printable 2020 Calendar On Sutton Place | Olive Oil Granola Recipe Shabbyfufu | Things To Do In Waco […]
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Tis the Season + Dwelling Well Journal
Tis’ the season for slowing down to savor what this season is all about. Just before Thanksgiving I found out my thyroid had gone haywire again. Suddenly all of my festive holiday plans nearly came to a halt. If you read my book Dwelling or have followed my wellness journey for awhile, you might remember […]
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New Blog Design + Home Style Saturdays
Have you noticed that The Inspired Room blog got a new look? So excited! I couldn’t be happier! We are not only so pleased with the fresh new look, but also with just how much easier it is to navigate. You can endlessly through past posts, we have a newly refreshed shop, a fun new […]
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The Magic of Christmas + Gingerbread Houses
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! This is the first time in several years that I haven’t had a big book deadline over the holidays. I’m really enjoying slowing down a bit and having time to do more of the things that make this season feel extra magical. One thing that’s happening? A […]
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Simple Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas with Kraft Paper
Brown paper packages tied up with string… I‘m always so inspired by simple kraft paper gift wrap with creative additions. There are so many possibilities to create unique looks. I hope you enjoy all these beautiful ideas! (Don’t miss the end of this post with some super cute wrapping paper and gift wrapping supplies!) Speaking […]
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New Hallway Art & Home Style Saturdays
Rug / Gold Lights / Black Sconce / Taper Candle / Art / Ceiling Light Time is FLYING by the past few weeks. I can’t believe Saturday has come around again, ha! Today I’m sharing some great inspiration from my fellow blogger friends for our Home Style Saturdays series, but first I wanted to show you […]
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Simple + Beautiful Christmas Decorating Ideas
Christmastime is here, happiness and cheer! We have added little touches of Christmas throughout the house, and we’re getting our real tree this week with the family. Have you decorated yet? Here are lots of ideas for simple and beautiful Christmas decor! Mini Trees in the Kitchen Wrap them up in burlap, or put them […]
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4 Ways to Create a Cozy Winter Mood + Cyber Monday
This post is in partnership with World Market Now that it’s December, I’m feeling like it’s finally time to start the Christmas tunes! I’m sitting around in my stretchy pants after Thanksgiving doing a little Cyber Monday shopping, making sure that my house and I will be all cozy and ready for Christmas. Today I’m […]
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Christmas Inspiration + Home Style Saturdays
Hey there! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Here are a few recent blog posts you might have missed: New Linen Slipcovered Sofa in the Living Room Our Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Pie Happy Thanksgiving & 3 Black Friday Favorites DIY Natural Gifts + Craft Recipes + Free Printables Designthusiasm […]
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Our Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Pie + Black Friday Sales
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did! Since I started a gluten-free diet awhile back, many of you have asked me about what gluten-free recipes we love and use. I thought you might enjoy seeing this beautiful gluten-free/vegan pie made by my daughter Courtney and her boyfriend! Isn’t it absolutely lovely? You can […]
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Happy Thanksgiving + 3 Black Friday Favorites
This post is in partnership with World Market Happy Thanksgiving, blog friends! Our house is full of family and friends (and many fur babies underfoot). The aroma of a delicious feast is wafting through the air and we are ready to gather around this table with such thankful hearts. I couldn’t let today go by […]
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DIY Natural Gifts + Craft Recipes + Printables
Hi friends! It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost December before we know it and Christmas will be here! I have some fun DIY gift ideas for you in today’s post (plus don’t miss the wonderful triple triple diffuser and essential oil Black Friday deal, too!). Last week we shared some simple natural DIY gift […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hey friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week's Home Style Saturdays! Here are a few recent blog posts you might have missed: Our Annual Gift Guides My Winter Dining Room Decor (New & Sentimental Holiday Style) New Linen Slipcovered Sofa in the Living Room Warm & Cozy Room: My Fireplace Insert Reveal! […]
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New Linen Slipcovered Sofa in the Living Room!
This linen slipcovered sofa is featured in partnership with Sixpenny Ch-ch-ch changes! Tis’ the season for rearranging all the things. I’ve been on my usual pre-Thanksgiving mission to maximize coziness and prepare for celebration. If you’ve been around The Inspired Room for long, you know how I am this time of year, haha. Nothing is […]
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Gift Ideas for Everyone
Hey Friends! I'm excited to announce that our annual Christmas gift guides are ready. As usual, we had so much fun scouring the internet for the best gifts for the holidays and beyond. We selected our favorites so you can stay home in your jammies, knowing you'll find something wonderful for everyone on your list. […]
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New + Sentimental Holiday Style
Do you dream up a different decorating theme for your holiday decor each year? My holiday look or “theme” doesn’t tend to change much year to year. A few years back I named our holiday style “forest and sea” and that pretty much still sums it all up! I just periodically add a few new […]
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Warm + Cozy Room: Fireplace Insert REVEAL!
This post is in partnership with Napoleon Fireplaces I’ve never been as cozy in my home as I am right now! I’m SO HAPPY with my new fireplace! A warm fire in the fireplace has the power to transform how a home feels and how you feel in it. I can say already that our new […]
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Christmas Decorating | Home Style Saturdays
Yay for the weekend! We have so much fun stuff coming next week on the blog I can hardly wait! (hint: be checking the blog for a site redesign, our cozy fireplace insert reveal on Monday, a new sofa and artwork and our first (new) Christmas decorating post of the year!). We officially brought out […]
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Tour A Dreamy Beach House in Seabrook
Today I am jumping up and down with joy because I have a real treat for you. I am THRILLED to take you on a virtual beach house tour. I get to share a very special brand new modern coastal home with YOU! It’s truly a dream come true. While I wish it was a […]
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Fireplace Inserts + Design Options
This post is in partnership with Napoleon Fireplaces What could be a cozier and more romantic feature in a room than a fireplace? There’s nothing quite as comforting as the warmth of a fireplace or as relaxing as the soft light of flames sparkling. With the installation of the brand new gas insert to our […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hey friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Here are a few recent blog posts you might have missed: Favorite Board Games & A ChallengeWhite Picket Garden Gates and Autumn HydrangeasHow to Add Character with Light FixturesAutumn Drive By - Charming Seattle NeighborhoodsFall Entry MakeoverOur Fireplace + Mood BoardOur Living Room […]
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White Picket Garden Gates + Autumn Hydrangeas
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive–to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love — then make the day count!” Steve Maraboli Is there a shift in the seasons yet where you are? I can already tell fall is trying to sneak away. Autumn is […]
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How to add Character with Light Fixtures
One of the more impactful yet simple ways to add character to a home is to give it an architectural personality. You can easily define and elevate the style of a space by simply switching outdated or underwhelming light fixtures. Unique lights will make an impression and tell a story, so they are an excellent […]
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Favorite Board Games + A Challenge!
We are so excited to have our game table in the living room! It's already a become a frequented destination for date nights, meals and games. So many of you have messaged me about our wood game board (called Agitation/Aggravation) that I thought it would be helpful to share some of our favorites with you. […]
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November Inspiration | Home Style Saturdays
Over the table rod Happy November, friend! So glad you stopped by. Hope you had a great week. Fall is sure flying by, isn’t it? Here in the U.S. it will be Thanksgiving before we know it. I’m working on some fun upcoming posts including a few room + yard updates, decorating inspiration posts, a […]
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Advent Calendars – Family Traditions
Advent Calendars I know it seems like Christmas is still so far away, but in reality it's only eight weeks from today. Can you believe it? Since advent calendars usually begin on the first day of December, now is a good time to prepare if you want to start or continue the tradition with your family this year! You can […]
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Dreaming of Home
Do you ever just see an inspiration photo and think, that’s just what I want my home to feel like? Even if your inspiration room looks very little like your home? Asking for a friend, haha. Ah, y’all know I do this. I can’t help it. It’s what I do. I love being inspired by […]
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Simple Fall Joys + Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I’m was so glad you enjoyed the autumn drive by as much as Courtney and I did. I love driving around looking at houses in every season, but especially this time of year in neighborhoods where the leaves are such vibrant colors and spilling out to brighten all the streets and sidewalks (although […]
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Autumn Drive By
Hi friends! It's Courtney here today! My mom and I were out running errands for a photoshoot this week, and on our way home we decided to do a spur of the moment autumn "drive by"! We always love a good neighborhood drive by, but especially in autumn with all the beautiful fall colors! My […]
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Our Fireplace + Mood Board
This post is in partnership with Napoleon Fireplaces As someone who loves decorating, I enjoy finding the potential in a home. So of course, that means I’m always thinking up new projects and ways we could make our home “better” in some way. It’s just what I do. When it comes down to what my […]
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Fall + Home Style Saturdays
Hello, friend! We made some good progress on a couple of home projects this past week, one is inside and one outside! I can’t wait to tell you more next week :). Meanwhile you can catch up on a few of my latest posts below and then be sure to scroll past to find […]
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Christmas Decor Shop 2019
Merry, merry! Your little Christmas elves are here to deliver our faves of the season so far (these shops will continue to be updated, so bookmark this post and check back often)! We like to share our annual Christmas shop early since holiday decor can go out of stock so quickly and some is on […]
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Living Room | Game + Dining Table
Awhile back I posted about the idea of putting a small round table in the corner of our living room. Today I wanted to show you that I made progress on giving this a try! My thought was that we had room in this little corner for *something* so why not make it a usable […]
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Get Inspired: Rifle Paper Co. Baking Dishes
Every year around this time it somehow sneaks up on me. Christmas is just ten or so weeks away! Anyone else suddenly realizing that they aren’t ready? (Or are you the type who gets ready months in advance?) Of course, even before that it will be Thanksgiving. I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house! Once […]
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Autumn Decor + Home Style Saturdays
It’s official. It feels chilly. We’ve had the heat on inside and frost on the windshield and ground outside. But the positive side of chilly is you can’t wait to be cozy! SO, in my quest for cozy something exciting is being installed at my house this next week, so stay tuned to find out […]
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How to Make Your Home Feel Warm & Cozy (Top Tips + Decor Sale!)
Want a warmer, cozier home? Today I'm sharing some of my favorite warm and cozy home decor tips! This post is in partnership with World Market. Scroll down to find my top picks from World Market’s awesome Friends and Family Sale at the end of this post!. It's Friends & Family time at Cost Plus […]
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A Home that Tells Your Heart's Story
My husband gave me these two little birds for our anniversary last spring. He held them out and said "this one is you and the other is me." As empty nesters now, these two birds take on even more meaning! Our home has many things that tell our story. To someone looking at a photo […]
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Creating Ambience with Mood Lighting
We have always done quite bit of lamp shuffling in our house. Do you do this, too? Every time we move the furniture around, or change anything up for the season, I reassess and rearrange the lighting. I’m so impacted by the mood of our home. In the early years of being married, my husband […]
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Fall Entry Makeover
It’s been awhile since I’ve made any changes to this side of our entry hall, but with fall in full swing I got the bug to add something new! So I made a cozy and functional update to this space! I’m so excited to share my fall entry makeover with you today. This fall entry […]
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Home Style Saturdays |Fall Weekend Vibes
Jack has the cozy fall weekend vibe thing down. He sleeps in his own bed at night but the minute I make the bed in the morning he makes a beeline to curl up on this same spot every single day. Then after a long nap on my cozy vintage grainsack down pillow he goes […]
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The Gift of Gathering + a Giveaway
Fall is a wonderful season to practice hospitality. Who doesn’t love to gather together to eat a yummy meal and feel the warmth and love of a community? Today I have such a fun announcement and giveaway for you! My friend Bre Doucette from the blog Rooms For Rent has released a beautiful book on […]
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A Hygge Home by the Sea
Hygge (pronouced “hooga”) is a word the Danish use to describe the sense of coziness they create for themselves, friends and family in their home. Cozy blankets, candlelight, natural elements, the warmth of the fire and a mug of steaming hot soup in hand. Welcome, fall. That whole situation inspires me in every way! Experiencing […]
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Join The Inspired Room Community! (Free Group for You!)
Introducing: The Inspired Room Community! After receiving many messages and emails about this, I am so excited to invite y’all to The Inspired Room Community. I asked a few weeks ago if you’d be interested in joining a private Facebook community just for kindred spirits and friends in The Inspired Room, and the response was […]
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5 Ways to Bring Hygge to Your Home
I‘ll say it. I’m 100% READY for the fall vibes. Not only has October 1st arrived, but the furnace came on in my house today and I’m wearing a sweater and cozy socks because I’m still cold (to put this in perspective, it’s not really all that cold here and the sun was out today…I’m […]
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Home Style Saturdays | Fall Treats + Tips
Welcome to a new edition of Home Style Saturdays! Before you head off to get inspired by the round up of posts, I wanted to thank you all so much for your encouragement, thoughtful comments and prayers on our transition to being empty nesters this week. It meant so much to me! After we dropped […]
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Seasons Change | Life Lately
We can feel a change of seasons in the air this time of year. I can feel it in my heart. Even Jack can sense it. Today, a wonderful season in our family will end as another beautiful one will begin. Tonight we will drop our baby boy off at college in the same exact […]
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