I know that, for many of us, our goals for the new year include getting organized. But with the holidays and vacations over, and everyone getting back to the daily grind, it might feel like you just don't have enough time to take on those big organizing projects. The good news is, you can make a very noticeable difference around your house simply by accomplishing a few quick organizing projects - the kind you can tackled while you're waiting for dinner in the oven, or while chatting on the ... View the Post
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{link party} The Creative Circle – Week 47
Welcome to The Creative Circle link party - a place to share and find inspiration for your home! I hope your 2016 is off to a great start! It's been so fun to start the year by looking back at what we all accomplished in 2015, and we loved seeing all of your "best of" round-up posts in last weeks link party. For our features this week, we've picked four of our favorite projects from those round up posts, but I hope you'll click through to each featured blog to see all of their "best of ... View the Post
Football Brothers Halloween Costume + 88 More Handmade Costume Ideas!
Along with my boys' FOOTBALL BROTHERS HALLOWEEN COSTUME, with DIY football pads and DIY football onesie, I am also sharing 88 more really awesome handmade costume ideas from talented bloggers everywhere! Today I am teaming up with Jamie Dorobek and her handmade Halloween costume site, Really Awesome Costumes to bring you 88+ DIY Halloween Costumes for everyone, including your kids, your pets, family costumes, and even a "trunk or treat" idea! This post contains affiliate links. If you buy ... View the Post
Making the Kids’ Room Safer and More Fun With Onelink Safe & Sound
Thank you First Alert Onelink for sponsoring this post. Onelink Safe & Sound - Meet Your Family’s New Best Friend. #ONELINKSTORY Last summer, we started adding some smart home features to our house, including keyless locks, light bulbs we can control with our phones, and even a smart garage door opener. I love the convenience each of these adds to our lives, but more than that, I love the ways in which they make our home a safer place for our family. Recently we added one more smart home ... View the Post
{worth a second look} Most Popular Decor & DIY Posts of 2015
It's been a very busy year here at Blue i Style with more than 190 blog posts and some major space makeovers {inside and out}. I can't wait to see what 2016 has in store... But first, I wanted to take a minute to look back at the most popular posts of 2015, as determined by you, the readers! Today I've rounded up the top 10 decorating posts, and the top 10 DIY posts. You might just find something here that you missed the first time around, or something worth a second look! TOP 10 ... View the Post
{home tour} Entry and Living Room
UPDATE: Thanks for stopping by to see our entry and living room. The photos below are a couple of years old, so if you want to see some more updated photos of the living room, you'll find them in these seasonal home tours: It's open house time again, so come on in and have a look around... Today you don't have to go far past the front door, as I'm giving you a tour of our open entry and living room. Here's a reminder of the first floor layout to help you get your bearings. And in ... View the Post
About Blue i Style
Blue i Style, a blog dedicated to all things home, provides readers with organizing tips and home decor tutorials to help families create happy homes that seamlessly blend style and function. Blue i Style also provides a wide range of of interior decorating, consulting, and organizing services to fit any need and any budget. I'm Angela - attorney by education, decorator and creator by passion - and I'm the blue eyes behind Blue i Style. My education also includes degrees in management ... View the Post
I Love You Because… Dry Erase Love Note Printable
I love my husband for a million big reasons and a million small reasons. I constantly tell him that I love him, but I don't always tell him the specific things that I love about him. So, for Valentine's Day, I wanted to find a way to tell him all of the things that make him so special to me, and what better way than to leave him a love note every day?! This ever-changing love note is a Pinterest inspired project. I designed and framed the "I Love You Because..." print, and placed it ... 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
{decorating with style} How We Incorporate Wedding Mementos into Our Home Decor
When Porch.com asked me to participate in their #LoveYourHome series, I immediately knew that I wanted to talk about all the ways that we surround ourselves with love in our home by filling it with photos and memories of the love we share! Over the years, I've found lots of creative ways to decorate our home using mementos from our wedding and honeymoon... And what better day to share that story than on my 8th wedding anniversary?! I love pretty things, but I believe a home should be a ... View the Post
{One Room Challenge} Week 1 – I’m Giving Myself a Deadline!
I work best under a deadline. I always have. I wish it weren't true, but you have to work with what you've got, so I'm giving myself a deadline and saying that Beckett's new room will be complete in six weeks. Why six weeks? Because I'm joining the One Room Challenge! If you're not familiar with the One Room Challenge (ORC), it's an awesome blogging event hosted by Linda, from Calling it Home. There are twenty talented bloggers who are headlining the event by making over an entire room ... View the Post
Bookshelf Makeover Without Paint: An Ikea Hack
I think it's safe to say that I have no fear of color. Especially when it comes to decorating kids' rooms, I say, the more color the better! BUT I also have my practical side, and I'm passionate about creating kids' spaces that can grow with them {I even wrote a post with tips for designing a boy's room that grows with him}. So when I wanted to add some vibrant color to the bookshelf in my sons' new shared bedroom, I didn't want to do anything too permanent. Rather than painting the doors of ... View the Post