One Room Challenge: Girl’s bedroom redesign.

I’ve been gearing up for a room redo for my daughter. We have switched our kids around rooms a couple of times in the last year trying to figure out which combination works best. So far, we’ve found she probably needs her own room, only sister problems. Anyway, I wanted to stop in and share […]

How to add a Designer touch to your home.

I am so excited to create this post today and share it with you all. It is something I get asked a lot about, and it has to do with one of my favorite things… textiles. It is something so simple that anyone can do to really add a designer feeling touch to your home. […]

Simple Easter Table.

I feel like for just about every holiday other than Christmas I’m all about keeping it really really, like really simple and easy. I will even honestly tell you that other than my kids easter baskets, this bunny is just about my only “Spring/Easter” decoration. I feel like it’s easy to make your home feel […]

Adding Charm to a Builder Grade Kitchen

We live in a basic builder grade home, much to my dismay, and you could probably guess that that’s so not my style. We’ve been adding character everywhere we can to make it feel more charming and more us. When we moved in we had laminate counters, and nothing really special. The previous owners had […]

Fail Proof Farmhouse Color Schemes

Image viaColor impacts you so greatly. We relate colors to memories, moods, emotions, feelings, and all kinds of things without even knowing it. So when you’re choosing colors for your home, which ones you choose can either help you achieve a look or get you off track. I sourced some fail-proof colors you can do […]

Easy DIY Sewn Paper Garland

Hey guys! I wanted to stop in to share today an easy, like so easy, DIY garland I have on my entry way. I have been making these easy, DIY sewn paper garlands for a couple years and I always get so many questions about them… so I thought a blog post was in order. […]

OOTD Take 1

The Collected House: Outfit inspiration

Well, you all voted on Instagram to see more of what I wear… so here goes nothing. Outfit of the Day post Take 1. Ready or not… here it is. I love a good put together outfit that I can easily wear to a couple client meetings, and then transition seamlessly to my mothering duties. […]

Valentine’s Recap

For Valentine’s day the focus has really shifted from the newly married- romance type of day, so a fun love filled day with our kids. I guess that’s what your life turns into almost 8 years into parenting, and you know what I am definitely okay with that. My husband and I firmly believe in […]

Most Bang for your buck: Tufted Sofas

I am excited to share this roundup today. I gathered a bunch of my favorite sofas from the inter webs that are all > $1,000. I get asked where I purchased my tufted sofa from a lot, and you guys, I literally bought it online for an amazing deal, you can find it here. I […]

Unexpected picture frame idea.

Hey! I am pretty excited about what I have to share with you guys today! I am always searching for unique ideas to display our prized family photos on gallery walls. I have a whole box of Portland newborn photography photos lying around from when I had the kids that I would just love to […]