Photography by Mandy McGregor I am working on creating a series of room-by-room tours of our home so I can go into detail about each space. Starting off with our kitchen tour, the heart of our home and the place we spend most of our time as a family. I have always wanted a classic white kitchen with a large island for our kids to sit[...]
Photography by Mandy McGregor Photo Photography by Mandy McGregor Photo When we moved into our home in September I hadn't purchased a lot of shelf decor because in our previous home we had zero bookshelves, built-ins, or a mantel to style. I did stock up on coffee table books over the 16 months of our home build, and I must say I[...]
Today I am sharing a tour of our home all dressed up for the holidays with neutral Christmas decorations. It is our first Christmas in our new home and I have been so excited about decorating this year. All of the greenery, garland, and Christmas decorations make our home feel so cozy and warm as the weather turns colder. I stuck with[...]
One of the most frequently asked questions I get about our home is, "What wood floors do you have?" They are a white oak engineered hardwood floor called Entropy in the Controlled Chaos collection by Hearthwood. I am so excited to discuss all the details about our floors and why we chose them with you today. In full disclosure, I[...]
Since we have moved into our house the question I am asked the most is about paint colors so today I am sharing the paint colors and the sheens we used throughout our home. Some of these photos were taken on my iPhone during construction so I apologize if they aren't super high quality. Exterior Paint Colors We decided[...]
This year I teamed up with Nobbies to decorate our front porch for Halloween. They have the best halloween decor with so many fun options for your halloween front porch. I kept it simple since I already had a lot of color on our porch with my mums and pumpkins and decided to add spiderwebs and giant spiders. This was my first time[...]
1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 This past weekend I talked about gardening ideas and inspiration pictures in my instagram stories. I would love to add a garden in our backyard at some point for flowers and vegetables. At our old house we had a small garden and the boys loved helping me pick[...]
1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 With all of the sunshine forecasted for this week, it has me thinking about planters and the landscaping in our yard. Planters can be pricey depending on what ones you get, but if they are made of good quality they will last a long time. If you live in the midwest and want to[...]
There are so many beautiful home decor accents that I have my eye on right now for our new house, I thought I would share with you. I bought the Extra-tall French mirror for our master closet and think the shorter french mirror may need to go somewhere in our house! It's so pretty! I bought and the Trellis ginger jar for our entry[...]
Today I am sharing some ideas for adding red Christmas decor to your home. I usually gravitate towards neutral winter decor, but a well placed pop of red can be so beautiful during the holiday season! Hearth & Hand Knit Stocking with Red Poms: The red pom-poms on this stocking would add the perfect touch of red to your mantel[...]