Open any monthly glossy or online magazine and design blog for that matter and you will notice that there is a huge trend with ethnic rugs. I must admit that if you asked me 10 years ago what I thought I thought about them I would have said they were for people my parent’s age, […]

When we first moved into our house the front looked like this: Our teeny little cottage was being over taken by greenery! Then last year for my birthday I returned an ipad I was given as a gift by my family and used the funds to have the bushes removed. Now that’s dedication to design. […]

When I think of Kristen from Simply Grove I think of cool. From her chic haircut to the amazing clothes she rocks and the beautiful images she shares on her blog I know she just has “it”. I was so interested to see what when on in a day in her life. As a mom […]

Lately I’ve been dreaming of a beach home and I decided to come up with a little plan with what I would do in one of the guest rooms in my imaginary beach home that you are all invited to visit. 🙂 1. First off nothing scream beachy to me more than grasscloth so I […]

Apparently I never forget as well, because everytime I spy this console used in a room my hearts breaks, because I don’t have one. I’ve search high and low for one of my very own, but I’ve never seen it pop up on ebay or my local craigslist or thrift store haunts. I do always […]

I had my blog designed by Carolynn of Two Brunettes and I truly enjoyed the experience of working with her and loved the final outcome. I get numerous emails asking me who designed my blog. I always send everyone over to Carolynn, but she is not in everyone’s budget and because she also does wedding […]

I’ve been trying to enjoy the nice summer days we have been getting during the weekends and relaxing and hitting either the beach or pool. Here are some of my summer must-haves: I constantly get raccoon eyes due to leaving my sunglasses on all day in the sun so this summer I decided to rock […]

Sadly our staycation ended today and Jon was back in the office today. We enjoyed having a couple of days off and let’s just say Jon wasn’t a happy camper this morning. I did have a little surprise to make his day a little more exciting and sent him to work in a new fun […]