Friday Faves – Oct 23rd

It’s baaack!!! My latest line-up of favorites is live and ready for ya. Here are the things I’m loving this week! Shop my Faves 1 The coziest blanket ever made – I saw blogger after blogger raving around this Barefoot dreams blanket. I decided to pull the trigger and order…

Light it Up

Lighting! Also fittingly known as the jewelry of your home. Lighting can make a space look beautiful, modern, glam, romantic, outdated, rustic, relaxing… you name it! In this post, I’m sharing my experience selecting the lighting for our new home, why we ordered through a local lighting company, and our…

Home Office Design Scheming

One of the rooms in our new house that I am currently designing is our home office! We already made some of the selections for the room, including dark hardwood floors, a fun modern light fixture, and a full wall of built-ins that includes bookshelves, cabinets, and a desk area.…

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Introducing: Friday Faves

I am excited to introduce a new weekly blog series: Friday Faves! The idea is to share with you what I’m loving each week – what’s inspiring me and bringing a smile to my face. This may include products, articles, music, blogs, places, you name it. My hope is that…

Top 5 Work from Home Must-Haves

It has officially been 7 months since COVID hit. For me, this means 7 months since I started working from home full-time. I feel extremely fortunate to not only have a career I love, but also the ability to work virtually, allowing me and my coworkers to stay safe during…

Bible Verses for a New Home

What better way to bless a new house than to imprint bible verses into the bones of the house itself? Before the drywall got installed in our new home, Chris and I took a trip to the house to write a couple of our favorite bible verses on the beams.…

Our New Kitchen Design

They say the two rooms that sell a house are the kitchen and the master bathroom. In this case, I’m building, not selling, but nonetheless the kitchen is one of the spaces I am most excited about! When I started coming up with my vision for each room in our…