 Simple Ways to Decorate Your Porch for Spring
Spring is here! If you’re as excited to get outside as I am, here are some simple ways to tidy up and decorate your porch. 1. A fresh doormat I love getting new doormats. I don’t necessarily get them every season or every year, but depending on the condition of the one I have (or […]
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DIY: A Free Standing Cabinet Command Center
You might remember seeing this cabinet in our home over the years. We’ve even repurposed it a couple of times to suit our needs in two different homes! Today I’ll share how we set this cabinet up as our home command center. Life around my house gets a little hectic sometimes. Simplifying, editing and staying […]
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Signature Home Scents: DIY Lavender Vanilla + Lime Linen Spray
Do you have a signature scent for your home? Or a seasonal favorite home scent? Last week I made a ‘Lavender Vanilla + Lime’ spring blend to spray on our sheets and towels. Ah, it smells so refreshing! Like a late spring day! The simple recipe I used is below. Recently I mentioned that while […]
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10 Small Space Decorating Mistakes
A small room can feel limiting, but less space isn’t necessarily more of a problem than having a big room or an unusual layout. In fact, small rooms have an advantage over big rooms! They are cozier to begin with and achieving that comfortable ambience is the battle in a big room. Yet small spaces […]
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Using my Instant Pot for the First Time
True confession: I bought an Instant Pot a few years ago. But, I was terrified of it blowing up so I returned it. Then last year my daughters Kylee and Courtney each bought an Instant Pot and they love theirs! They started posting Instagram stories about making the most delicious healthy meals, so I got […]
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5 Budget Friendly Take Away Design Tips
1. Create a New Mood with Color It’s important to consider how the natural light and other architectural features impact the feel of a space. Incorporating a moody color palette (like in this Modern English Country kitchen) can play up a dramatic ambience for your home! 2. Paint an Old Wood Floor! Painted wood floors […]
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Dwelling Well + Giveaways
Today I wanted to introduce you to the other two very special friends who are a part of my Dwelling book launch blog tour (and make sure you follow the links below so you can get two more additional entries in the epic giveaway!). Sandy from Reluctant Entertainer and KariAnne of Thistlewood Farms. Both of […]
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Two Dwellings + the Epic Giveaway!
Today I wanted to introduce you to the first two blog friends on my special Dwelling book launch blog tour! They each bring something unique and wonderful to their Dwellings and into the world of home blogging. If you haven’t yet entered the epic giveaway we have going on this week, start here and then […]
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Dwelling: The Heart of the Home-Maker
Today is launch day for my new book Dwelling! I love hearing the wind chimes in the trees outside our open windows. They chime softly, gently playing a soft melody as the window blows. They are one of the few man-made sounds that really relax me. I thrive best in quiet spaces. I prefer hushed […]
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Feel Well Where You Dwell + Dwelling Launch Week Giveaways!
A home should be sacred space. It’s a place where we should feel our best, a safe shelter in the world where we can learn to better care for ourselves and the people inside. We should be able to turn the key and feel warmly welcomed inside. To create a nurturing space, we must become […]
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Make Things Pretty to Boost Your Mood
Onee of my favorite things to do is putter around the house. I talk about that a lot around here, I know, but it’s a thing I do! I may not be very crafty, but I can putter! Ha! You have to embrace who you are and what your gifts are, right? To putter, I […]
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Make Your Home a Dream House with New Windows + Doors
Sponsored by Milgard Windows My mom has always reminded me that any home could be dramatically improved with the right windows and doors. As a perpetual house shopper and dream house hunter, remembering her advice has always given me hope that even the dreariest, plainest or most outdate homes could look and feel entirely different. […]
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4 Ways to Wake Up on The Right Side of the Bed
How you design your morning will set a trajectory for your day (and you’re already designing it whether or not you intended to!) Does your morning routine get you where you want to go every day? Does your morning mind-set serve you well? Here are four ways to design a wake-up routine that will inspire […]
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Create Your Happy Place at Home
Do you have a happy place to go to within your home? Maybe it’s the chair you go to soak in a moment of peace, or a room you sit in to bring a little more joy, or the spot in your home where you go when you need to reenergize yourself or to feel […]
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A HomeBody Manifesto
“Our dwellings—both our home and body—are intricately connected.Each has the potential to inspire the other to be its very best. Our dwellings will impact our overall wellness and sense of well-being, each like a vessel that can be filled or depleted by our daily choices and habits.” — from the brand new book Dwelling by […]
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Hall Cabinet – Battery Library Lights and Removable Wallpaper
I love to find manageable and affordable ways to add more character to a space. This past weekend we made two more new fun changes to our little hallway that I think took it to a whole new level of charm! This built-in cabinet is in a small but well-used area between our kitchen, bedrooms […]
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How to Clean A White Sink (3 secrets, without harsh chemicals)
For years and years I’ve talked about the significance of emptying, cleaning and polishing my sink every day. My whole perspective on my home and housekeeping and even my mood changed when I started practicing this one daily task. It’s a magical habit, if you ask me! A related question readers often ask is “how […]
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Serendipity & Dream Home Dwellers
I love to consider how the word ‘serendipity” applies to creating my “dream” home. Horace Walpole coined the word serendipity, as he explained his creation of this word in a letter written on January 28th, 1754: This discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word, which, as I […]
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Inspired: Beach House Style
Do you ever go through phases with your home where you are feeling restless to do something new, or you know you want to make a few changes or adjustments, but you aren’t *quite* sure what you want to do next? If you’re in limbo about where you’re headed next, finding the right look for […]
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Daybed + Living Room (and Daybed Sources)
When we moved into this house we envisioned a window seat or bench under this back window in our living room. The view out the the mountains, water and sunsets was one of the selling features of the house, so creating a spot to relax and enjoy it made sense! We had so many other […]
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Mood-Boosting Spring Room Refresh
This post is in partnership with World Market After a week of several back-to-back snow storms here in Seattle, I think it’s safe to say we’re ready for spring! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been in homebody heaven! I love staying home and we don’t get snow like this very often, well, basically never. Even […]
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Hang a Rug on a Wall + Sparking Joy
Do you ever get paralyzed when it comes to hanging things on your walls? Or maybe you just feel like you are in a creative rut and want to mix things up a bit? Recently I spotted this pretty embroidered rug. I was instantly smitten with it. I knew this rug had many creative possibilities, […]
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Why Dwelling is the Most Important Book I've Ever Written
This week we had a few unexpected snow days! We rarely have snow here in Seattle, but when we do I love curling up on the couch with my fuzzy blanket and slippers to look at it through the window. :) I’ve always loved being at home on snow days. Well, as a homebody I […]
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Nova + Inspired Stripe! Dash & Albert Rugs
Remember a couple of years ago when I participated in the Annie Selke Dash & Albert rug design competition? It seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Or is that just me? If you’ve forgotten what this was all about, in the competition two of my designs were selected to be produced, based on y’all […]
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Seeing Your Home in A New Light + Lighting on Amazon
Sources: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s Spring Fever (too soon?), but recently I’ve been trying to look at my home in a new light. Now, while I […]
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Kitchen Redesign Tips
I get lots of remodeling questions from readers, so today I thought I’d share a few tips for redesigning a kitchen! 1) Take your time! Be inspired by photos, but don't get too swept away with significant changes or decisions made on impulse. Sometimes those ideas work out or are easy to change, but even […]
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Courtney's Seattle Studio Apartment Tour
Hi there! This is Courtney here, Melissa’s daughter, taking over the blog today! About a year and a half ago, I moved into my very first apartment of my own in Seattle. It’s been a total dream come true for me to have a place of my own! I’m so grateful for this space. When […]
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Create a Winter Sanctuary
This post is in partnership with World Market The sun came out in Seattle yesterday and I have to say, it was glorious to get a glimpse of spring. January is usually a pretty gloomy month around these parts! I think that’s one of the reasons I love being a homebody. It doesn’t really matter […]
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Decorating in January
Sources: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 I received a few messages this week about how to decorate in January, through this “in-between” time after Christmas and before spring! A house can feel a little empty or barren once the tree and ornaments are put away. If your house […]
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A Simple Life in 2019: Lessons from Jack
Hey friend! I’m so glad you’re here. Yes, you came to the right post. It’s not Christmas. Even though you’ll see some Christmas decor in my pics, but it’s all put away at my house now. Let me explain. This time of year it seems we’re not only all setting goals, but we are wanting […]
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What Makes a House a Home
Moving is always rough, it takes more out of me than I ever expect. Especially if there’s remodeling involved, too! Our family has moved many times and each time I vow it will be the last. I still think if I was to name my ultimate dream when it comes to a home, it would […]
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A Look Back at Our Home Improvements
Yesterday I shared a Home Goals worksheet for 2019. It’s always fun to think about what’s ahead! But I think it’s also important to remember how far you’ve come or even to just let yourself feel content with what IS. You know? I think in blog and Instagram world the tendency is to always be […]
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Home Goals 2019 + Worksheet and IG Template
Happy almost 2019, friends! I know many of us think through and set personal goals at the start of each year, but do you make goals for your home? Every year before I think ahead, I think back with gratitude for the improvements big and small we’ve been able to make thus far (come back tomorrow, I’ll […]
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New Lamps for My Bedroom and Living Room from Walmart!
This post is in partnership with Walmart I've been on the hunt for new lamps for our bedroom and living room for quite awhile. I had a vision in my mind of what I wanted, but trying to find it had proven more difficult than I had hoped. I was looking for stylish lamps that […]
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Winter Cocoa Station
This year our family is choosing experiences over gifts. And by experiences I don't mean anything big like a Hawaiian vacation! We're doing the simplest of things, like driving through a local neighborhood to look at Christmas lights and returning home for a hot chocolate bar and watching old family movies together. We’re really excited […]
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Free Christmas Printable Gift Tags + Winter Calendar
Hi friends! First of all, I just want to say thank you so much for all your kind words and messages about my new book Dwelling! I'm really excited for this special book to be out in the world and am so grateful to everyone who has already preordered! (If you haven’t yet, there’s still […]
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Slow Christmas + announcing my new book Dwelling
This year I wrote a brand new book called Dwelling. Dwelling (due to release in April) reflects my desire to create a home that takes good care of the people who live inside. It’s about considering how you feel in your own dwellings: both home and body. Dwelling is about creating a sanctuary that nurtures you in home […]
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Winter Kitchen + Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
This post is in partnership with World Market ‘Tis the season to be in the kitchen. Or is that every season? Ha! It’s been two years since we completed our kitchen remodel (well, actually it’s coming up on two years! Our contractor was installing our Dutch door on Christmas eve and the whole space was […]
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Inspired By: Change or Consistency?
When I was looking through my Christmas tour posts from years past to share in this post, one tour I didn’t share on my list was this one from way back in 2013! I thought it would be fun to have a little five year flash back. At least it is kind of fun for me to […]
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Christmas Style Inspiration + Gift Guides
Hello, friends! Who is feeling festive? I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’ve been seeing Christmas decor all over Instagram and trees on all the cars in Seattle. We are a little behind the times at our house, so the photo above is from last year, but we have been listening to Christmas tunes […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
To my United States friends… Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! I hope you are spending it with people you love. I’m grateful for you! See behind the scenes of our (wild and dog filled) home at last year’s Thanksgiving here! And follow along on Instagram where I’ll be sharing Instagram stories of the […]
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Preserving Family Memories
This post is sponsored by Kodak Digitizing Box One of my earliest and most memorable pre-holiday blog posts had nothing to do with decorating. Nor was it a carefully curated selection of perfectly styled or edited images like you’d expect to find on any popular Instagram account today. Instead, it was just random candid photos […]
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All I Want for Christmas…
Oh, hello there dreamy blue KitchenAid mixer with hobnail white bowl. Where have you been all my life? I was just innocently doing a little online window shopping yesterday when this beauty stopped me right in my scroll. This isn’t sponsored by KitchenAid, but it does happen to be their 100 year limited edition stand mixer. […]
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How I Use Essential Oils + Daily Wellness Routines
After sharing my wellness station and the Christmas Cheer Bundle I’m offering, I got quite a few messages and emails posing a similar question. I thought it would be a good one to answer for everyone! I’m so happy so many of you reached out and I hope this post will help. You can find details […]
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My Winter Wellness Station – Essential Oils Storage
I love decorating my home. But even more than making things look pretty, I focus more of my attention on creating a healthy and happy home. Whenever possible, I actually love to do both at the same time, ha! So, I put together a winter wellness station to be a pretty destination that inspires me, […]
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The Cross Decor & Design: Out to See + TIR Christmas Shop
Hi, friends! I recently spent a few days in Vancouver, B.C. with some friends and my girls. While we were there we visited what might be one of my new-to-me favorite home shops ever. It’s called The Cross Decor & Design. They describe it as a little bit beachy, a little bit romanic and very […]
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Preparing Your Nest for a Cozy Holiday
This post is in partnership with World Market Any home can be cozier and more functional in time for the holidays! We make our home work for us, whether it is setting up for a holiday or even just a regular family night. This time of year I often get an idea in my head […]
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Simplifying to Get Ready for Christmas Decor
As we’re just ‘wrapping up’ the last day of October, I thought it was a good day to wrap Christmas gifts and set up the tree. JUST KIDDING! I’m not ready for wrapping. I’m not ready for Christmas at all for that matter. Ha! This is an old photo. But over the next month or […]
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Holidays + hosting + home and GIVEAWAY!
Can you believe we are basically in holiday season right now? I don’t feel ready, ha. My house is definitely not ready. But luckily there’s still time! To get in the GIVING frame of mind, I have GIVEAWAY below, by the way ;-). Speaking of the holidays, who is hosting Thanksgiving this year (my U.S. […]
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My Fall Wreath + How to Hang a Wreath on the Door
Few decorative elements will make your home feel as welcoming and festive as a seasonal wreath to greet you (and your guests) as you arrive home. Even if you don’t do anything else to decorate for a season, hanging a wreath on your door can be enough. It makes a great statement! Somehow hanging a […]
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Sweater Weather: Tips for a Warm & Cozy Home
We’ve been enjoying some amazing autumn sunshine and cooler temps here in Seattle! Sweater weather is my favorite! Outside many of the leaves are turning brilliant hues of orange and yellow and some are beginning to fall to the ground. There is a crispness in the air and I’m still loving every minute of fall nesting […]
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Gather: Cozy Things with Tassels, Textures, and Trims
Hey friends! I hope you’ve been well and enjoying the first week of October. I’ve been giving myself time to enjoy all the things I love about fall, like grabbing a cozy blanket and curling up on our daybed in the evenings with a cup of tea! I had a few comments recently from […]
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3 Cozy Fall Activities for the Homebody
“Autumn is a season to reflect on the life we’ve always dreamed of. Do we have to have the perfect life or dream home to be content right now? Of course not…All we need is right in front of us. Contentment comes when we embrace the life we can create right now in an authentic, […]
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14 Simple Fall Decorating Ideas
Who has been puttering or fall nesting around their house? I started to and then had a couple of unexpected deadlines I had to attend to this week. Oh, and then the sun was SO WARM and inviting yesterday I got off track to spend some time outside! It’s nice to get in some good […]
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Fall Home Refresh: 5 Ways to Bring Your Home to Life!
Fall home refresh – sponsored by World Market I couldn’t be more excited about the beginning of fall! The weather was gorgeous in Seattle yesterday, so it was fun to be outside and see the leaves already turning! But home is where my heart is, so here are five of my favorite fall home refresh tips […]
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Transform Your Bedroom into a Cozy Retreat
Yesterday morning as I got out of bed and started heading into the kitchen, I realized it was quite chilly in the house. Hello, fall? Is that you? That realization might come as a shock to those of you still experiencing summer temperatures. While it’s getting chillier, I haven’t yet turned our heat on (even […]
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Simple Ways to Create a Welcoming Fall Porch
Whether you love decorating with ALL the pumpkins or not, fall is on its way. I know some people LOVE decorating their porches for every season and honestly, I love it when they do. It’s so fun to drive through a neighborhood and see the festive porches. It’s fun to come home to a porch […]
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Fall Puttering
Hey friends! This week I’m making time for something I love to do. (I hope will, too.) I call it puttering, perhaps you call it something else? Puttering is to occupy yourself in an unhurried pleasant manner on a number of small tasks, while not concentrating on anything particular. I mean, is puttering not the […]
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Four Cozy Fall Morning Routines
I woke up yesterday morning to a definite chill in the air! I loved it and wore a sweater and boots because I could. One of my favorite things is enjoying cozy fall mornings. I realized this week that I haven’t quite got in my daily fall rhythm, so my mornings aren’t as cozy as I […]
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Embrace Your Style (and adapt as needed!)
A home is the most inviting to us when it appeals to our senses and makes sense for how we live. The textures, warmth and sense of joy we bring to our own home impacts her our style. The combination of unique elements we use is how we make it feel more cozy, inviting and comforting […]
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My Fall House Tour
Hello, friends! As always, I’m so glad you’re here. Not only am I inviting you in to my little house for a fall tour, but today you’ll get to visit FIVE other blogger friends who are on the tour with me! So fun, yes? You’ll find their links below. Our Fifth House Lolly Jane The Handmade […]
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How to Decorate a Coffee Table in Any Season
If you want a simple, fool-proof way to decorate your coffee table this fall, here’s an easy formula I shared in my book The Inspired Room! Tray + Books + Plant + Decorative Object You can use it to personalize your coffee table in any season. Gather a variety of seasonal elements, textures and colors […]
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Cozying Up The House with Shutters
There are so many ways to add layers of coziness to your home this fall, but one of the most impactful ideas that comes to my mind is to install window treatments. If you live in an old or drafty house, covering your windows will save money make your space feel so much warmer. It’s […]
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20 Little Things to Love about Fall
What would inspire you to live your very best life this fall? Maybe make a ‘little things to love about fall list.’ What’s on it just might change the course of the season. If you were to make a list, what fall memories, activities or important traditions would you want to be on it? In 2008, […]
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Fall Nesting Series: An Autumn Mindset
Hello, dear friends! And happy nearly-FALLLLLLLLL!!!!! OH MY GOODNESS! I’m so happy you’re here. Welcome to my annual FALL NESTING SERIES. In case you couldn’t guess, fall is MY FAVORITE time of year! Doesn’t the first day after Labor day just feel like fall to you? Well, even if it doesn’t feel like fall where […]
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The Ultimate Fall Doormats Round Up
Hey There Pumpkin Doormat Hey friends! Today (dare I say it?) it felt like fall here in Seattle! Fall as in…I wore a sweater and boots. Since we are just days away from our annual Fall Nesting, I thought we’d get a little jump start with fall doormats. Y’all know how much I love this […]
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My white slipcovered couch is here!
Remember when I told you I had ordered a new slipcovered couch? Well, it arrived yesterday! HOORAY! This is just a first look, but I promise I’ll be back with more. (If you notice the glow in my photos across the floor and rug, our Seattle sky was full of smoke from wildfires and the […]
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Newport + Oregon Coast {Out to See}
Hey friends! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve done an “out to see” post (a travel series I named as a play on my childhood love of what I called “going out to sea” on the canal in my grandparents backyard off the Puget Sound!) I’ll link to some of the other ‘Out to See’ […]
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Peace of Mind + Home Security + Giveaway
Now that we are finally finishing up all of the outdoor projects we started, we’re feeling so good about how far we’ve come! One of the primary motivations we had for the outdoor projects was simply to increase the comfort and safety of our family and pups. Design work is inspiring, but if your home […]
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Dream House
Great Neighborhood Homes Even though I am so happy and content with our home, I’m still a dreamer and dream-house lover. You can’t get that house-lover out of me, it’s just part of who I am. I don’t know if we’ll ever move, but isn’t it fun to dream a little bit? Even if you […]
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Small Space Home Office Makeover
This post is in partnership with World Market Hi, friends! Kylee here to update you on my brand new home office! My husband and I both work from home a couple days per week, so we are VERY excited to finally have a dedicated workspace we really love. For years, this small room in our Seattle […]
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How to Paint Your Concrete Steps or Porch
I've received a lot of questions about the color on our concrete patio, so I thought it was about time I finally do a post to answer questions and give you some details on how to do it yourself! A few years back when we started this whole side yard project, we decided we wanted […]
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White (+ Neutral) Couch in a Room Inspiration
Lauren Peelman on Instagram Now that we are almost into August (can you believe it?), I’m counting the days until my new white couch arrives (if you missed the post where I talked about the new slipcovered couch, you can find it here). It is supposed to be delivered around the third week of the […]
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Where to Buy Cute Kitchen Towels
Check out my kitchen towel shop HERE! Awhile back someone commented on an Instagram photo and said she loves looking for the cute kitchen towels in my photos! Kind of like a “where’s Waldo” but for home decor lovers LOLOL. She wondered where I got mine, and that made me realize I’ve been holding out on […]
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Fresh & Happy Style Inspiration
Designer and images featured in this post – Bria Hammel Interiors As much as I forever love all things fall and cozy, I often feel a pull towards a happy, tasteful but youthful, fresh style. I probably feel that way more often in the summer, it’s hard not to! But I think it really makes […]
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Our New Trex Deck Reveal: Before & After
This deck project is in partnership with Trex and Lowe's Welcome to our backyard and the reveal of our brand new Trex deck! The day has finally arrived. It’s not every day that I get to share such a big project reveal, I’m so excited you’re here for the VIRTUAL DECK REVEAL PARTY (and thanks for […]
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I ordered a new white slipcovered couch!
Okay, y’all. Yesterday I did a thing. After years of thinking about it and weighing allll my options, I finally ordered a white slipcovered couch (or a sofa, or a davenport haha, whatever you like to call it!) for my living room. Eeek! Why was buying a couch so scary? Or maybe it’s just me. […]
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Summer House
When our kids were young, we had a family beach house on the Oregon coast where we would often spend weekends and holidays. While we no longer have our own vacation house to go stay at, on the bright side now we get to live every day in a house that overlooks the sea. Coming home […]
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I ordered a new white slipcovered couch!
Okay, y’all. Yesterday I did a thing. After years of thinking about it and weighing allll my options, I finally ordered a white slipcovered couch (or a sofa, or a davenport haha, whatever you like to call it!) for my living room. Eeek! Why was buying a couch so scary? Or maybe it’s just me. […]
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Summer House
When our kids were young, we had a family beach house on the Oregon coast where we would often spend weekends and holidays. While we no longer have our own vacation house to go stay at, on the bright side now we get to live every day in a house that overlooks the sea. Coming home […]
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How to Organize a Small Kitchen
Who loves organizing? Or maybe a better question, who loves an organized space? I‘ve promised y’all for awhile that I would open up more of our cabinets and drawers to show you inside. So today I’ll be sharing Before & Afters of four areas in my kitchen that weren’t working for us along with the […]
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Gateless in Seattle + Growing Gardens
I‘ve always been quite inspired by gates. They aren’t just a way to keep unwanted visitors out or beloved pets in, the right gate can feel like a special invitation to enter a secret magical garden. You know what I mean? As far as I’m concerned, a gate doesn’t even have to be fancy (but […]
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Seattle Townhouse Changes + Coffee Table + Furniture Sale
Coffee Table – Indoor Furniture Blowout Sale This post is sponsored by World Market. Hello there! Kylee here! It’s been awhile since I stopped by to chat about my Seattle townhouse, so I thought I’d say hi and let you know I’m still here. :) We bought our townhouse four years ago now. While we […]
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Trex Deck Building Progress and Sneak Peek
This deck project is in partnership with Trex and Lowe’s Our backyard was a big selling point for us in buying our home three years ago, so we were so thrilled to finally be creating an inviting deck where we could gather with friends and family to really enjoy it! If you aren’t familiar with […]
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Going Home to Portland + a Drive By
This weekend we took a quick road trip to Portland (specifically, my home town of Lake Oswego) to be at my nephew’s high school graduation party and my niece’s voice recital. While my husband doesn’t seem to miss Portland very much, every time I go back I feel homesick. It was where I spent so […]
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Designing and Shopping for our Trex Deck
1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 This deck project is in partnership with Trex and Lowe’s For the past couple of years I’ve been dreaming up the details of how our entire side and backyard would eventually come […]
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Getting our side patio ready for summer + $500 Gift Card Giveaway
This giveaway post is sponsored by Arhaus Iknew this little area had the potential to be our favorite outdoor spot to sip morning coffee or to watch the sun go down. But as I mentioned in my last post, we’ve had all kinds of drama, delays and “situations” while trying to get this space completed […]
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Exterior: New Deck & Patio Projects: Part Two
Greetings! I had to laugh at this sign I walked by yesterday. Sometimes I feel like everything we do revolves around providing the ultimate comfort of our dogs. Weird, but true. Hahah. Our side patio and backyard projects are no exception, a big reason we even got started on our projects was for the dogs. […]
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Our Painted Brick Exterior + Backyard Projects: Part One
Greetings, friends! I’ve been wanting to get back to talking about our exterior and patio projects for such a long time. Good news, though, we’re finally nearing the “finish line!” That’s not to say I’ve done everything I want to do yet, that would take a few more years! But we’re just about to be […]
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Garden Therapy + Lilacs + Plant Scents
“Being in a garden is very relaxing and peaceful as plants are restorative to our health and emotions.” I was sharing some images of my lilacs on my Instagram stories the other day and I learned something new. Some parts of the country don’t have lilacs! WHA? How sad would it be deprived of these luscious […]
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Life Lately: Hanging Around The House
Happy Monday, friends! Hope y’all had a great weekend. We were on the go quite a bit, running around town, having family time, visiting with friends (I even got to catch up with my friend Kate from Centstational Style!), and doing some more winter clean up and spring planting in our yard. I thought today I […]
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Inspired By: Fresh Spring Decorating
Country Living – Kelley and Co. I‘ve been so happy to have practically summer weather here lately. Is is sunny where you are? The warmer weather has been inspiring me to lighten and freshen up my decor for this season (well, and to be ready for summer which is coming up so quickly!). You know […]
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New Backyard Garden Areas!
Do you love working outside in the spring as much as I do? You’ve probably heard me say this, but I have so much fun creating special little areas within our yard that I can enjoy in spring and summer. It’s more manageable for me to focus on progress in small areas, as well as […]
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Drive By: Madison Park in Seattle
Hey friends and happy day after Mother’s Day! After a long season of book writing and other things that have kept me especially busy this year, I have given myself permission to just slow down and rejuvenate a bit. It’s not the same as taking a real vacation (although I’d love to do that, too!), […]
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A Cute & Organized 'Laundry Room' in a Closet!
Ever since she moved in to her new place last year, my daughter Courtney and I had been talking about how cute and organized her laundry area could be with a few accessories. While her laundry “room” is actually just a small closet with louvered doors, she’s very lucky to have her own washer and […]
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Mirrored Closet Doors
Happy Monday, friends! When I shared my master bedroom makeover a couple of weeks ago I had quite a few questions about whether or not we still had our mirrored closet doors! Yep, we sure do! I snapped a couple of cell phone pics for you last night so you could see that they are […]
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Preparing the Backyard for Sunny Days!
Who is looking forward to nice weather? Me! Me! (jumping up and down). I’ve seen SNOW in some yards around the country lately, so I really have nothing to complain about. We’ve already had some sun, but don’t be jealous, just live vicariously :). This post is in partnership with T.J.Maxx When the sun emerges, I […]
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Delighting in Decorating + Spring Mug Rack
When I put away the clean dishes after our brunch last weekend, I hung some of our new blue coffee cups on our mug rack. It made me so happy to see how springy the rack looked with this particular mix of mugs! It’s such a small thing, but isn’t finding a bit of […]
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Dining Room + Mother's Day Brunch
This post is in partnership with World Market Can you believe Mother’s Day is only a couple of weeks away? What do you have planned? My family loves to make breakfast together, so we quite often make plans to host a brunch during the holidays. We had a family brunch on Easter and we’ll be […]
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