fresh, vibrant, and  playful interiors

Today, I am jumping in to a new challenge...the One Room Challenge! If you have never heard of the one One Room Challenge (ORC) before, there are 20 featured participants and others can join in as guest participants, like me! The objective is to create a community that encourages one another as we design and redo a complete room over a designated six week period. Ever since meeting Linda, the organizer, at a Design Bloggers Conference in 2016, I have thought about joining i

After nearly two months, we have finally completed our DIY laundry room renovation! Because we completed all of the work ourselves, it took a long while. We worked in fits and spurts, fitting it in on weekends and a few very late weeknights! This project had a total budget of about $2,500. It covered everything from a new washing machine, the lovely (and somewhat expensive) York wallpaper from Anthropologie to a budget friendly floor tile from Vitra, source from United Tile

You've probably heard the ancient adage, "The only thing constant is change" (Heraclitus, c. 500 B.C.). In the land of design and decoration, I got to experience it first-hand. a new and improved space My oldest daughter (17 years old) recently revealed to me that she was no longer enjoying the color choice of her youth. A mere three years ago, she had chosen hot pink and a vivid turquoise blue to decorate her room, but alas, this color scheme was no longer in favor with thi

Back in January, I showed you how I gathered all my accessories into one space as the first step in a process to mix it up and refresh my home decor. The best part is that this refresh is that it is free! I already owned each piece and by changing how I group and where I place each object I end up with a new-feeling result. a curio cabinet in our living room Now, it is time for the second step - how to place and group my existing items in new ways - new combinations. I am

THE CANDLE HOLDER OPTIONS This week I had a few choices to make about the decor I would use to accent my new art. How easily are you able to choose? Since I like a lot of styles, colors, and materials, making a choice is not always easy for me. Instant gratification! I already had this set of tall, red glass candle pillars so I grabbed them from another room and placed them on my console table. These candle holders brought out the red in the art and I loved the height; t