I used to think I couldn't change up my decor for the fall, because my teal and gray living room isn't exactly a natural fit for traditional autumn colors. But over the years, I've realized that you don't have to have a neutral home in order to bring in different colors to change the mood of the room for the changing seasons - you just have to think beyond the traditional color palettes. With that in mind, last year I came up with 10 non-traditional fall color palettes - one for just ... View the Post
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{featured} Six Creative Ways to Organize and Decorate with Wedding Mementos
Today I am guest posting over at Pretty Well Organized on the topic of organizing memories. My husband and I will be celebrating our seventh anniversary this summer, but I still feel like our wedding was just yesterday, in part because we are surrounded by wonderful memories of that special day throughout our home. Like most people, I have hundreds thousands of photos of our wedding and the events that surrounded it, and I know that even just getting those photos into an album can seem a ... View the Post
Five Minute Friday!
TGIF! I have a big announcement today that I am very excited about! So without further ado, let me introduce you to a new weekly feature on the blog that I am calling Five Minute Friday! I am always working on big projects around our house, whether they be decorating a room or organizing an entire closet. At the same time, however, there are just as many little projects that get done while my kids are eating lunch or while I'm chatting on the phone, and often times I struggle with whether those ... View the Post
{decorating with style} My Home Style: Modern. Graphic. Family.
If you're like me {and I'm betting you are} you love an opportunity to peek inside someone's home and get a glimpse of their style! And this week, you are in luck because I've teamed up with 19 other bloggers to open our doors and take you on a tour of our personal decor styles. The "My Home Style" blog hop is hosted by the lovely Stephanie of Casa Watkins, and it kicked off yesterday with seven talented ladies. Today the event continues with 7 more bloggers, and now it's my turn to share my ... View the Post
{one room challenge} Rinse & Repeat: Planning a Laundry Room Do-Over
Hi there! If you are stopping by for the first time from the One Room Challenge - welcome! I'm Angela, an attorney turned stay-at-home mom to two boys - a three and a half year old and a two year old. In my spare moments {which can be hard to come by}, my passions are all things artistic, and my house is my palette. It's a constant work in progress -- decorating, organizing, DIYing, and generally making things pretty. I love modern design, big graphic patterns, and lots of color! For a decor ... View the Post
100 Stylish DIY Christmas Tree, Ornament, and Wreath Ideas
Christmas trees, and ornaments, and wreaths, OH MY! Sorry, my kids have discovered The Wizard of Oz, so we've been watching it on loop. While the kids are cuddled up with this movie classic, I've been knee deep in holiday decorating, and I really love unpacking all the decor that I've made myself. I love that it's unique and personal, and it doesn't hurt that I saved a bundle by DIYing. Do you love to create your own Christmas decorations as well? Since it's the season of trees and ... View the Post
Rooftop Retreat: Week 4
It's already week 4 of the One Room Challenge and I feel like I've been away more than I've been home throughout this process. I'm currently writing this from a plane waiting to take of from Salt Lake City, headed home after my grandmas funeral. Needless to say, our progress has been slow going, but progress is progress, so I'll show you what we got done this week. As a quick refresher, we're working on the third floor deck that wraps around our master bedroom and bathroom. We ... View the Post
Top 5 Decor & DIY Posts of 2017
One of my favorite things to do at the end of each year is look back on what I've accomplished, and to start prioritizing my projects for next year. It's also fun to see which of my projects YOU liked the best, so today I give you my top 5 decor and DIY projects of 2017, as determined by reader popularity. You might just find something here that you missed the first time around, or something worth a second look! Let's do this countdown style: #5: MODERN FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER This client ... View the Post
The Best Craft Projects of 2017 from More Than 30 Bloggers
Yesterday I looked back at my Top 5 Decorating and DIY projects of 2017, and today I'm talking crafts! It should probably come as no surprise that my most popular crafty project of the year also involves organizing (you guys love organizing as much as I do). Or maybe it made the top of the list because it's an IKEA hack... everyone loves those, too! I turned a raw wood MOPPE mini-chest of drawers into a stylish cord and charger organizer for my kitchen counter with some paint, stain, and ... View the Post
Top 5 Organizing Posts of 2017
With the New Year approaching, I am feeling the serious itch to organize ALL THE THINGS! I know a lot of you are probably in the same boat, so I wanted to take a look back at my top 5 most popular organizing posts of 2017 to provide us all a little extra motivation and inspiration heading into the new year! You may find a project or two that are new to you, or one that's worth a second look! And while we are talking organizing goals for 2018, I should mention that if you're not already ... View the Post
{link party} The Creative Circle – Week 39
Welcome to The Creative Circle link party - a place to share and find inspiration for your home! Who's ready for Halloween this weekend? This is kind of a crazy time for those of use who like to decorate for the seasons... you start with fall decor, then transition to Halloween, and then back to more traditional fall with some added Thanksgiving touches. That's a lot going on in three months time. But this week, we're featuring four gorgeous autumn DIYs that can carry you all the way ... View the Post
{blog conference} An Introvert’s Guide to Haven
It's already been over a week since I returned from Haven Conference, and it seems that everyone else in Blogland has posted their recaps, so I was struggling with what I could add that hadn't already been said about this awesome conference. But then as I was sitting around and chatting with the lovely ladies in my book club about our most recent read, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain, and as they were asking me about my first ever blogging ... View the Post