 Happy Fall + Home Style Saturdays
Happy official start of fall, friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Recent posts on The Inspired Room: How to Create a Memorable Fall Home and Cozy Diffuser Blends Hospitality and Joy are Not Cancelled: Decorate Your Fall Porch! Designthusiasm | Autumn Table with Dough Bowl Centerpiece The Inspired […]
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How to Create a Memorable Fall Home + Cozy Diffuser Blends
Happy first day of fall! Who’s ready to get cozy? When I think of making my home cozy, I think about all of the ways I can engage our senses so we literally FEEL safer, warmer, and more content from the inside out. That definitely includes scents! (I’m giving away some of my favorite fall […]
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Hospitality and Joy Are Not Cancelled – Decorate Your Front Porch!
I was reading a thread on our local neighborhood app about whether or not people in our area were planning on decorating their front porch this fall. Some neighbors said they just weren’t feeling it this year, it just didn’t seem to be worth the effort. I get it. It’s easy to lose heart with […]
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Fall Inspiration: Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I have some fall inspiration for you today from all the bloggers in our weekly Home Style Saturdays post! But first, here are a few recent posts on The Inspired Room: 7 Steps to Make Your Home Smell Cozy and Inviting How to Get Inspired and Find Your Decor Style Fall Doormats Roundup […]
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7 Steps to Make Your Home Smell Cozy + Inviting
Pumpkin spice, chai tea, orange, nutmeg and clove…that’s how fall should smell. Am I right? Let’s be honest here, 2020 stinks in many ways. But praise hands, our home doesn’t have to add to the stink. There are so many ways to create a cozy smelling fall home. Right now in Seattle when I open […]
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How to Get Inspired and Find Your Decor Style
Do you struggle with making decor or style decisions for your home? In today’s post I’m sharing several questions I ask myself when I study inspiration rooms. These questions help me to get inspired and find my own style! When I think of a beautifully designed and layered room, I always think of designer Sarah […]
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Tips to Decorate Your Fall Living Room
We are furniture shufflers at our house, especially in fall when I start craving cozy spaces. But at our house it doesn’t look like it does on TV when they can empty the room and put only what they want back in all in a day. We don’t have any space to store furniture while […]
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Simple Autumn Decorating: Home Style Saturdays
Hi! Here’s a sneak peek of my cozy corner and fall foliage. I'm loving it! Come back Monday to see more! Recent Posts on The Inspired Room: I shared my tips for How to Dwell Well this Fall. I shared a few items I have purchased within the past 1- 20 years that I consider […]
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How to Decorate with Faux Fall Foliage
Are you ready to transition your home to fall? While I don’t use many seasonal specific decor items, there’s always a spot in my home for foliage! On the dining table, on a entry table, console or dresser, on your mantel, nightstand, on the kitchen counter…you can always find a place for a fall focal […]
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How to Dwell Well this Fall
Be honest. How do you really feel? Are you looking forward to fall? Or is there a bit (or a lot) of anxiety or even fear mixed in? It’s OK if you feel all of the things right now. This year is certainly different than any other fall. While many people tend to dread this […]
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Timeless Pieces for Your Home
I was looking through The Inspired Room book this weekend and noticing how many of the same decor pieces and furniture we still use today! I’ve gotten so many messages over the years from people who notice that I often use what I have to decorate my home but style them in different ways. I […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Happy Saturday! A few posts on The Inspired Room this week: 3 Take Away Tips: Make Home Your Coziest Place to Be DIY Bathroom Makeover in a Month: Before & After Reveal Fall Puttering Playlist I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays. Shabbyfufu | 3 Bathroom Plans For Our Beach […]
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14 Ideas for a Cozy Fall Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home. What better place to do some fall nesting? Today I’m sharing 14 simple fall nesting ideas and decor tips to make a kitchen feel warm and inviting! You know my seasonal decorating philosophy, right? You don’t necessarily have to decorate with traditional “fall” decor to make your […]
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3 Take Away Tips: Make Home Your Coziest Place to Be
It’s that time again, friends! Let the fall nesting begin. I spotted this gorgeous room the other day and fell instantly in love with everything about it. It’s cozy, colorful, and so inviting! What cozy tips we learn from this room that we can apply to our own home? Here are 3 take away tips […]
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DIY Bathroom Makeover in a Month: Before & After
A few weeks ago we had a rather boring bathroom in our basement. I had wanted to redo it ever since we moved in, but it wasn’t high on our priority list. When our daughter Courtney decided to move into our lower level this year, we started thinking about what we could do to make […]
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Fall Puttering Playlist
Puttering is my home love language. To me it means to occupy yourself in an unhurried pleasant manner on a number of small tasks around the home, while not concentrating on anything particular. You can inadvertently accomplish so much with puttering. And even if all you end up with is a little more love for […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends, happy Saturday! What are you up to this weekend? I’m planning to head to my local garden store to mosey around and look at plants, one of my very favorite self care activities! Anyone else love to wander through plants? Hope you have a great weekend! A Few Recent Posts on The Inspired […]
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Cozy Self-Care Corner Must-Haves
Fall is almost here, are you ready to set up a cozy fall corner? Some people put pumpkins on the mantel to usher in fall…I rearrange furniture. Whatever inspires you is the right choice! There are no rules. But I do have a suggestion! 2020 has obviously thrown a lot at us through spring and […]
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Four Essential Home Making Practices for Every Season
While so much continues to shift in the world around us, it is so important to find a sense of rhythm and routine for our life and home. Even when very little feels normal this year, we can use the season we’re in to savor what is familiar, to tether aspects of our well-being not […]
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Favorite Bathroom Vanities
I‘ve been gathering bathroom vanity ideas for awhile now! While I’m so pleased with how the newly painted vanity in our basement bathroom turned out and so glad we were able to give it a new look, in some bathrooms you really need to get something new. I’m still mulling over what exactly I want […]
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Simple Fall Decorating Inspiration + Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! Recent posts on The Inspired Room: New Bathroom Faucets + Makeover in a Month Update Shingle Style Beach House Tour — Seabrook Coastal Dream House Tour - Upper Levels Seabrook Beach Houses + Curb Appeal Ideas Cozy Throw Blankets (+ Cozy Fall Decor Shop) Fall Nesting & Doormats Enjoy the inspiration […]
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New Bathroom Faucets + Makeover in a Month Update
Hi friends! I’m here with a bathroom update today for the Makeover in A Month series. Several of my blogging friends and I put ourselves on a timeline, each to begin and complete a room makeover in our own home by the end of this month. Isn’t it amazing how fast you can work when […]
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Seabrook Beach Houses + Curb Appeal Ideas
Seabrook was the most charming town! I love looking at houses with character. I dream about going to Nantucket someday, but this was much closer to home. Weathered beach cottages particularly get me. I often return home from a drive or walk inspired by the possibilities. Or I return home and want to move. LOLOLOL! […]
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Cozy Throw Blankets (+ Cozy Fall Decor Shop)
Ready to get cozy? Ha, I know. It’s far too warm for wrapping up in throw blankets. But our Fall Nesting series officially begins September 1 on The Inspired Room, and you know I am HERE FOR IT! Let’s get ready! If you’ve been following me since the beginning of blogging, you know that it […]
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Coastal Dream House Tour – Upper Levels
I’m so excited to share part two of this amazing beach house today! It belongs to my friend Susan, she and her husband had this home custom built in Seabrook, Washington. They generously invited me and my family to stay in their home for a few days this summer! What a treat! Needless to say, we […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Thanks for all your comments and messages about the bathroom makeover in yesterday’s post! That blue milk paint on the vanity really did make a huge difference, didn’t it? I can’t wait to see it continue to transform! Recent posts on The Inspired Room: Bathroom Update: Makeover in a Month Shingle Style Dream Beach House […]
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Bathroom Progress | Makeover in a Month
I’m back to share a quick progress report on our bathroom makeover! As you might have seen last week, we started on a “makeover in a month” here in our basement bathroom. We are already half way through the month so we’ll definitely be hustling here in the second half to get this room pulled […]
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Shingle Style Beach House Tour — Seabrook
Have you ever had a dream house that you just couldn’t get out of your head, one that you just connected with? This shingled coastal home in Seabrook on the Washington coast is mine. Well, it’s not mine. I feel like it should be mine, but it’s not. It’s just my dream house. Ha! It […]
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Fall Nesting & Doormats
Who is getting excited about decorating their fall porch? I know, I know, it’s still summer. But you need to order your fall doormat now or it’s hard to get them, so consider this your friendly PSA. Now, I love summer in the NW and don’t want it to end, but how wonderful is it […]
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Overthinking + Home Style Saturdays
I've always been an over-thinker, forever trying to make decisions that will align with my inner most feelings. I feel every possibility and search for clarity deep in my soul. That often means I am slow to act, but then can be very impulsive. I'm willing to take certain risks many wouldn't, if they feel […]
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Simple Bathroom Mood Board: Makeover in a Month!
Need inspiration for a home makeover? Today three of my blogging buddies and I are kicking off a fun August series we’re calling Makeover in a Month! Each Friday in August (and today!) we’ll reveal a new project in our makeover. My makeover will take place in our basement bathroom. What’s my plan? I’m going […]
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Out to See: Seaworthy Home Shop in Seabrook
I stopped in the cutest little home decor shop while we were in Seabrook. I thought I’d show you a peek inside! This is actually the first time I’ve stepped foot in a home shop since earlier this year, so it brought me great joy. :) I only had a few minutes to check it […]
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Seabrook Dream House
Want to go on a Seabrook Dream house tour with me? My family and I feel so blessed to have been able spend a few days in a literal dream house in Seabrook on the Washington coast. It belongs to my friend Susan (Confident Mom). She has been a blog reader for years, so she knows […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi there! My family and I are spending the weekend in the adorable beach town of Seabrook, Washington. It’s our first time here and it’s everything we dreamed and more. We’ve been wanting to go here for a long time. Wait until you see where we are staying…I keep pinching myself that we are here! […]
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Charming Garden Dreaming
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul” – Luther Burbank Every morning I’ve been going out to my garden to sip my coffee. The smell of jasmine wafting through the air always gives a little boost to my mood. It's good to have these […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! Thanks for all your fun comments on the blog this week! I loved hearing from so many of you here and on Instagram about your dream homes! Y’all are my kindred spirits. :) I hope you’ve had a great week. Recent Posts on The Inspired Room: By Lake or By Sea: Your Dream […]
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By Lake or by Sea: Your Dream House
So tell me, would your imaginary dream house be by a lake or by the sea? I’ve lived in homes on or near both, so I’m curious what you’d say would be your preference, you know, if you were able to choose one or the other! I believe our home should be inspired by our […]
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The Joy of a Clean Sink+ Four Daily Routines
Do you find joy in cleaning your sink every day? I first started practicing my housekeeping routines about twenty years ago. Once we added a third baby to our household, I realized I needed to figure out how to manage a cleaning routine. The busier you are, the more you have to learn how to […]
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5 Inspiring Bathroom Makeovers on a Budget
In preparation for my own simple downstairs bathroom makeover, I’ve been searching for some inspiration! As we do, right? I was looking for ideas that don’t involve a full tear out remodel, since we are planning to work with much of what is already existing in the room. (Plus, my DIY skill is limited haha […]
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Four Daily Routines + Puttering + Virtual Class
We might be relaxing more this summer, but the housekeeping habits we get into or continue to practice at home can still be beneficial to our well-being. Daily home care can make us feel more calm and steady when the world around us is anything but. A simple housekeeping routine something we can count on […]
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Home Style Saturdays + Giveaway
Hey friends, happy Saturday! I have a fun giveaway for you today! In honor of today being the 200th Home Style Saturdays post, one lucky winner will win $200 in Paypal cash, and a runner up will win $100 in Paypal cash! Simply leave a comment on this blog post to enter, and comment on […]
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New Project: A Simple DIY Bathroom Makeover
I‘m ready to make some more improvements to our house again! I have so many plans and ideas in my head, but today let’s talk about one of our bathroom projects. We have two bathrooms in our house, both of which need some updating. You might recall me sharing my vintage mint and pink master […]
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Plant Magic: The Toxin-Free Home (Virtual Class)
Last week I shared some of the simple life changes that have made a tremendous impact on my wellness. I wanted to thank you for all the kind messages you’ve sent me, I’m so glad to know this has encouraged and inspired so many of you. If you missed my post, you can read it […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! The sun is shining in Seattle this week and I am soaking it all in! I hope you’re doing something this weekend that brings you joy. Enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Recent Posts on The Inspired Room: How I Radically Improved My Health & Home Inspired By: A Nantucket […]
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7 Things I'm Loving
I thought it would be fun today to show you 7 things I’m loving lately! This enameled cast iron cookware is on sale this weekend! We have one of the Dutch ovens and love it. 2. My new black and white custom address plate! It just arrived and I love the charming curb appeal it […]
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Around the House – 4th of July
I was just uploading some phone photos from the 4th of July and thought I might was well share them on the blog for the memories, you know? This shot of Jack in the Dutch door was spontaneous, he used to be so hesitant to jump up on the door but he does it all […]
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Inspired By: A Nantucket Style Home
Hope you’re enjoying the holiday weekend (if you’re in the US!), friends! Find more images and details at New England Home Rowland, Milton Rowland & AssociatesInterior design: Suzanne KaslerBuilder: Lindsay Custom Builders
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Happy 4th + Home Style Saturdays
Happy 4th from my family to yours! Enjoy the inspiration in today’s Home Style Saturdays! The Inspired Room | How to Have a Happier Home Designthusiasm | Made in USA Modern Farmhouse Furniture: Shopping Guide On Sutton Place | Round Coffee Table Ideas Shabbyfufu | English Country Decor Home Tour Southern Hospitality | Sparkling Watermelon […]
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How I Radically Improved My Health + Home
Making simple changes in our home, one step at a time, is how I radically changed my life and my family’s life. I feel better than ever! Our family has seen so many health improvements over the years through changes we've made for a toxin-free home. I’m so glad that we kicked toxins out and […]
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Life Lately + A Peek at Our Office
With our “empty nest” being almost full again, I’ve been savoring the time we have with our kids here at home. I know it won’t last forever. You might recall that Courtney moved home a few months ago for a season, and then our college freshman Luke had to return from the dorms to finish […]
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Meet Pearl (+ Home Style Saturdays)
I‘ve been spending a lot of time outside enjoying my garden, but it still makes me happy to see my indoor plants thriving. My fiddle leaf Phil is still going strong, you've met him before …but I don’t think I’ve introduced you to this gal, yet? Meet Pearl…one of the newest members of our family. […]
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Outdoor Rug Roundup
Just like indoor rooms, outdoor spaces can be decorated with pretty rugs, too! An outdoor rug can revive a tired patio or deck and bring your whole space together. You can also use many outdoor rugs inside, they are durable options for high traffic areas such as entryways and kitchens. One of my most frequently […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! On Sutton Place | Decorating With the Rule of Three Shabbyfufu | Hosting A Beautiful Affordable Wedding Reception At Home Southern Hospitality | Screen Porch & Patio Ideas StoneGable | Best Living Room Decorating Ideas The Inspired Room | Flower Foraging & […]
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Best Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe (With Chocolate Chips + Walnuts)
Anyone else baking more often these past few months? Maybe the baking will slow down around here now that summer is beginning. But we’ve actually enjoyed cooking and baking more than ever. Last week I shared The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies. Today I wanted to share my recipe for gluten-free banana bread! I’ve […]
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Summer Decorating Inspiration
With summer officially beginning in just a few days, I’m making the usual seasonal swaps around the house. I’m ready for lighter fabrics, a summery color palette, more flowers and natural seasonal elements. I’ve also been thinking about our family’s needs going forward. There are still so many unknowns. But staying home for the past […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Recent posts on The Inspired Room: My New Glass Lamp + Coastal Cottage Living Room Neighborhood Walk in Queen Anne, Seattle (Drive By) Shabbyfufu | The Art of Arranging Peonies Southern Hospitality | Craftsman Style Lake Home Tour StoneGable | How to […]
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New Glass Lamp + Coastal Cottage Living Room
Can you believe we are nearing the first day of summer? It’s time for our summer house :). A few weeks ago we got a pretty new seaglass-colored lamp for the living room! It was a gift to myself haha. It reminds me a little bit of the DIY lamp I made years ago. Anyone […]
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Neighborhood Walk in Queen Anne, Seattle {Drive By}
As promised, I’m finally back today to share photos from our walk a couple of weeks ago around the lovely Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle. It’s always refreshing to get outside on a pretty day, of course, but with our quarantined life (three months in now) we savor little outings like this more than ever. […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! I hope you enjoy the inspiration in this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Southern Hospitality | Choosing Artwork for Your Home StoneGable | Pottery Barn Inspired Rope Wrapped Candleholder DIY The Inspired Room | New Outdoor Wall Lantern + Styling Ideas Designthusiasm | Cheerful Patio Ideas for Relaxing at Home On Sutton Place | Happy Father’s […]
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The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten-free + vegan chocolate chunk cookies with walnuts One of our indulgences during this quarantine has been baking cookies. I’m gluten-free and have found that many of my old stand-by treats don’t quite taste the same. That’s good in that we don’t eat many treats, but sometimes you just want a little something really yummy, […]
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Decorating + Entertaining Ideas: Home Style Saturdays
Neighborhood strolls are good for the soul! My kids and I took the nicest little walk around a nearby neighborhood yesterday. I took tons of photos of the pretty houses and gardens we saw, so I’ll share more here this week. I hope you all have a great weekend! Recent Posts on The Inspired Room: […]
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Simple Healthy Recipes to Make At Home (Vegan!)
I‘m sure we are probably in the minority, but we’ve literally cooked every single meal at home for the entire three months we’ve been quarantined. Not even any take out! Actually, I take that back. We did order something to go once, in a moment of weakness when my husband wanted ice cream, lol! He […]
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My New Outdoor Wall Lantern + Styling Ideas
Who knew that having a little bunny holding a candle in a lantern by my front door could spark so much joy?! Oh, well, let’s be honest. I did. Simple joys are my favorite thing. Now more than ever, I think, I’m appreciating the little things I can do to amuse myself :). I got […]
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15 Little Life Updates + Home Style Saturdays
Hello, friends! Happy Saturday to you, I hope you’re well! A few happenings lately at our house: I spent lots of time curled up by the fireplace writing an upcoming book! Enjoyed sharing my daily coffee ritual on my Instagram stories Even though we haven’t been going anywhere, FaceTime, Marco Polo and Zoom have been […]
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Make Your Home Your Favorite Summer Vacation Spot
I‘m a homebody through and through but I still love to getaway from it all now and then! My ideal vacation is always a quaint hotel somewhere in a charming town. Add in a quiet cozy room with fluffy bedding, books piled high, good food and coastal air? I’m there. Of course you all know […]
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Carefree Cottage: Summer Decorating Inspiration
Our home is feeling more and more like a carefree summer cottage. That vibe makes me happy. But I love so many styles that I have always had a hard time narrowing down which is my favorite. Do you struggle with that, too? It’s fun to try different looks and combinations and watch your home […]
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Home Style Saturdays
It’s been a very full week around here (hence the lack of blog posts!). In case you missed it, yesterday afternoon I shared a new blog post, How to Choose Art for Your Home + Favorite Art Sources! I showed the new ship painting I hung in my kitchen and some other paintings I ordered […]
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How to Choose Art for Your Home + Favorite Art Sources
Art can speak to your heart and tell your family’s story! Find some of my favorite art sources in today’s post. I‘ve collected special pieces of art for my home for many years. I am very in tune with how I feel in my surroundings, so more often than not I prefer to have art […]
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Sunny Weekend + Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends, happy weekend! Our plans for this weekend are to spend as much time outside as possible! It has been warm and sunny in Seattle and it is glorious! I hope you’re doing well, I think of you all often and know this has been such a hard season for so many. I hope […]
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Flower Foraging + New Gardening Book
Foraging for pretty flowers and greenery in my yard one of my favorite seasonal activities! What’s not to love? Foraging is free, it’s therapeutic and flowers add beauty to a home, without clutter. I just ordered this gardening book for myself for Mother’s day (anyone else buy presents for themselves? Ha!). I’m feeling inspired to […]
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3 Ways to Create a Happy Garden
Fun fact…I have never lived in a home longer than 6 years. I don’t know what the future holds, but the more personal touches we’ve added to this house (inside and outside!) the more I can see us staying here for a long time! I love continuing to build upon the projects we’ve already worked […]
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Favorite Mugs + Coffee Accessories (TIR Coffee Shop)
Happy Monday! Were you around in the early days of blogging when everyone would start their morning with their favorite blogs and a cup of coffee in hand? I loved those days. Maybe people still do that, I don’t know. Do you? Anyway, one of my most FAQ through the years (and particularly on Instagram […]
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Spring At Home + Home Style Saturdays
We may be staying home, but we have been putting the time to good use around the house! We are busy bees here moving furniture from room to room, standing on ladders switching out curtains for spring, trading out artwork, decluttering and organizing all our linens, painting walls, etc. Seattle just extended its stay at […]
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My All Time Favorite Home Decorating Book + Other Favorites!
It’s rare for me to find a home style book that I love and resonate with every photo, but I have found one that I drool over literally every single page. Trust me, if you like the same style of homes I do, you’ll want this book! Let me give you a peek inside! Of […]
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Life Lately + My Favorite Pottery Barn Decor Pieces + Sale
Hey friends! Ever since the start of the year I’ve been rearranging furniture. Anyone else? Ha! I was just talking about bringing a piece of furniture to my dining room the other day. (I will share more views of that room as soon as I can snap photos). The urge to spruce up the house […]
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Spring Inspiration: Home Style Saturdays
Happy weekend, friends! Here are a few posts you may have missed recently: Happy Plant Spray for Your Home and Garden Rearranging Furniture and Hanging Plates in My Dining Room My Deck & Patio Refresh and Outdoor Decor Favorites Happier Home: Adding Color to a Neutral Space Enjoy this week’s Home Style Saturdays! Southern Hospitality […]
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Happy Plant Spray for Your Home + Garden
Calling all plant ladies! Or…plant killers? Lol! Which one are you? I used to think of myself as a plant killer, but these days I feel like I can call myself much more of a true plant lady. Not that I don’t have the occasional plant casualty, I do, but I definitely have more successes […]
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Rearranging Furniture + Hanging Plates in My Dining Room
You know when you should really be setting the table for dinner but suddenly you think about what it would look like to rearrange the furniture in your house? Same. That happened the other day. I’ve hung many plate walls over the years…and it’s usually on a whim when inspiration strikes. We’ve been doing lots […]
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Happier Home: Adding Color to a Neutral Space
Spring is the perfect time to bring a fresh happy mood with the decor in your home! The flowers are starting to bloom outside, the sunshine is finally streaming through the trees, it’s all such a delightful season (especially here in the NW, the weather has been ridiculously nice! But even if it isn’t spring […]
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Home Style Saturdays
Hi friends! Day 7304 (?) of the stay at home life. Lily has a beard now. Jack's hair is almost longer than mine. I've been saying this for weeks, but I'm juuust about ready to cut the dogs' hair myself. Working up the courage. Wish us luck! We may be looking a bit disheveled, but […]
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A Love of Organic Gardening
Every day around plants is a good day. Plants are uplifting to the soul! My grandma and my mom always had such beautiful flower gardens and indoor plants when I was growing up (my mom still does!). Maybe that’s why I decided I needed to become a plant lady, even though I’ve never felt like […]
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Deck + Patio Refresh + Outdoor Favorites
For as long as I can remember I’ve talked about the value of creating “destinations” in our home for our family to enjoy. Now more than ever we need places to escape, relax and create memories all within the boundaries of our home. All winter I look forward to when the weather allows us to […]
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3 Little Ways to Make Yourself at Home Right Now
We’re still here living our best homebody life! I truly can’t imagine being bored at home, even though I do miss the freedom to come and go and the opportunity to move forward with certain plans. Our weather has been glorious here in Seattle, though, so it inspired us to get outside and prepare our […]
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Easter Pie Making in the Kitchen
Hi friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. We sure did! We started the morning with brunch and streamed a church service, then went on a little neighborhood “drive-by” since it was such a lovely day. Later we gathered some of our family in Portland for a Zoom call and the kids and […]
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Happy Easter + Home Style Saturdays
Our Easter celebration will feel a little different than usual this year with the quarantine, but I'm trying to make it special anyway! I'm so grateful my husband, our daughter Courtney and son Luke will be here (since we all live in the same house), but we're hoping to gather the rest of the family […]
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Trends I Love: Dreaming of Windows + Doors
This post is in partnership with Milgard Windows & Doors I love the trend of full walls of windows or doors. Don’t you? Natural light is so good for the soul! A beautifully unobstructed view of the outside transforms an ordinary room into an indoor/outdoor oasis. Staying home 24/7 has made me especially grateful for […]
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Calming Stress + Spring Diffuser Blends
Hello friends! Our spring weather has been fantastic around here lately. The sun has totally been lifting my spirits! But every now and then I still have a more “down day,” which I think is totally normal for most of us. These days we are likely to be especially prone to some emotional ups and […]
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Spring Decorating + Home Style Saturdays
Hey friend! How are you? We’re doing well here. Seattle just extended their stay-at-home order through at least May 4th, so we are just going to get used to our “new normal” and make the most of it! I ordered some lettuce plants for our little garden barrels, so we'll be planting this weekend! Ordering […]
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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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