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{Before & After} An Inspiration-Filled Office

I have teased and teased about this transformation over on the ‘gram. Trust me, nobody wanted it finished more than Scott and I. But, non-sleeping baby and five other kids tends to put the brakes on from time to time. First, let’s look at the before, before. As in, this is what the house looked…

Decking the Halls: Home Tour 2014

I know, I know. I promised this a few days ago and then I promptly disappeared from the blogosphere. I’m blaming it on the non-napping 7-month-old (for reals) and end-of-the-year design crazy. As I tweeted earlier today, these last few days before the break must be what it’s like to ride a bull. Hold on,…

It’s Fall Y’all

And, in Texas that means we’ve finally hit the 80s. I do so love the fall for two reasons: 1) It’s my happy decorating place. I tend to decorate with jewel tones and fall-ish colors year ’round so stepping into fall is like finding my favorite wool cardigan. It’s familiar and cozy and inviting. Easter…

{Before & After} The Laundry Room. Again.

It wasn’t really our intention to redo the laundry room again, but, um, LIFE. Call it part spilled liquid detergent, part washer that died on Cyber Monday and you have a recipe for a little sprucing up in the lights and darks department. The original, original laundry was such a sad state of affairs. It…

{Before & After} The Master Closet

Why is it that the one place every parent calls their sanctuary gets moved to the bottom of the DIY list? Oh, that’s right. Parenthood. As moms and dads, we often postpone making our bedrooms and master bathrooms a beautiful haven because we’re too busy unclogging overflowed toilets (that was us last weekend), replacing tile…