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6 Moody Paint Colors You Need in Your Home
These rich colors really do bring us back in time especially when they saturate an entire room from floor to ceiling - Covering the walls, the trim, the ceiling, and even the doors. If you’re thinking of going bold this year, just do it! But do it with one of these 6 moody paint colors that every home needs to have at least ONE of!
Knowing Your Whites: A Guide To Choosing White Paint
Knowing how to pick the perfect white paint doesn’t have to be hard; with a little color theory and know how of these 3 basic principles will make picking the right white paint as stress free as possible.
House on Hillside
This past year we flipped a little 70s styled mid-century modern home that had taken quite the beating over the last few decades and while many people would see this house as a HUGE project…we saw the raw potential it carried. So with no further adieu here is our House On Hillside.
Picking The Perfect Nightstands & The Things To Consider
Nightstands can get pricey and vary so much from site to site so after looking and looking for days upon days, I finally kept coming back to this one. It checked all the boxes for what we wanted and was such a good price! Only $140! Check it out!
Nightstands With Storage Under $160
When searching for the right nightstand to accompany our newly refreshed bedroom, we compiled a list of 9 of our very favorite nightstands and all under $160. Shop them out below by clicking on your favorite one!
Why We Refinished Our Floors 2 Years Later
We get asked so frequently about our floors and how we refinished them but would you believe me if I told you, this is the second time we refinished them in LESS than 2 years???? Why would anyone be that crazy you might wonder. But the answer is simple really.
Going For The Bold & Gold: Bedroom Color & Wall Lamps
I’ve always loved the look of wall sconces but in full transparency adding additional hard wired electrical was not really an option for us living in a 100 year old house with lath, plaster, etc. So the next best option was to find a wall lamp that had a clear cord we could minimize the appearance of a cord at all.
Plug-In Wall Lamps With Clear Cords
Wall lamps (are basically wall sconces but have the “plug-in” option) are perfect for those of us that can’t take on the task of hardwiring a sconce into our desired location. But the thing about wall lamps is the hideous cord that often runs from the bottom of the wall lamp to the outlet.
Creating A Natural Christmas Mantle Mixing Faux Stems & Real
It seems to hold true each year, I can never do the same decorations twice…a quality my husband thoroughly loves about me (hahaha). But this year, I wanted to less faux and more natural looking. I absolutely love seeing peoples mantles draped in real pine stems but know that real is just not in the cards for our family.
High End Looking Basket Pendant Lights
How to turn a regular basket into the basket pendant light of your dreams! The step by step how to achieve a high end looking basket pendant light.
Dark Bedroom Vibes: A Designers Honest Review
Everyone always tells you, never paint a small room a dark color because it makes the room feel even smaller and I’m not going to lie, as a designer, I have told many clients that myself. But there is something magical about dark, high gloss paint that is just hard to explain.
Modern/Transitional Flush + Semi-Flush Mount Ceiling Lights
Finding the perfect flush mount or semi-flush mount lights can be hard and honestly, sometimes super pricey (or maybe it’s hard because they are pricy???). But, no need to worry anymore friends! I’ve found some AMAZING entryway and hallway show stoppers that you won’t be able to keep out of your online shopping cart because they are THAT good!
How We Make Our Open Shelving for a Fraction of the Price
Alright folks, we have been getting asked for YEARS how we make our open shelving; whether it’s been for our own home or one of our flip houses we have done it A LOT of times. So I can confidently say, after much trial and error, we have mastered the opening shelving trend and at a FRACTION of the price of the pre-made stuff.
Our Favorite Dining Room Chairs (Set of 2)
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d round up some of our favorite Dining Room Chairs (all in sets of 2), not to mention on SALE!! And if you’re curious to see some of these favorites IRL check out some of our besties from Instagram to be ultra inspired below!!!
The House On Main Street-Monticello, IL
If you’ve followed us on this journey of our “House on Main” flip, then you know this has been QUITE the transformation! We spotted this house almost TWO years ago and right away Guy knew it would be the perfect flip property for us. It wasn’t until THIS April that we finally got to put that potential to the test and watch our late night vision board come to life.
How To Create Texture & Layers In Your Entryway
When we started refinishing our floors back in March, I knew that the entryway was going to be next on our “to do” list. Why? Because entryways (IMO) are incredibly important. 1.) They are the first things people see when they walk into your home, and 2.) they set the tone for the rest of your house as well. Is it warm? Is it inviting? What does it say about YOU?
Close To The Finish Line: See What's Happening At The Flip!
That’s the thing with flips, you have to have a BIG VISION in the beginning but ok with letting go of some of those ideas when push comes to shove and the money just isn’t there because this issue popped up and that issue came up. It’s hard to do, but it’s so much better in the end to just roll with the punches and push yourself creatively.
Our Vintage Modern Dining Room Light
It’s HERE! The new chandelier is HERE! It took me a loooooonnnnggg time to pick THIS beauty out but when I finally pulled the trigger it was such a sigh of relief.
On Trend Ceramic Table Lamps
Ceramic table lamps are all the rage right now and for good reason too. They are beautiful and act as both a statement piece and a functional accessory to any space they’re in. I have recently thrifted two old ceramic lamps and refinished them to look like one of these high end lamps I’ve shared here and I am so in love.
How Our New Runner Created The Perfect Amount Of Texture
People often get overwhelmed when trying to figure out where and how to add texture but let me make it way easier for you. There are 4 different (and super easy) ways that I like to add texture to my spaces.