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Living Room Updates

If there’s one room in the house that has seen the most number of changes throughout the years it’s our living room. Between rugs, furniture, the TV moving, decor…the living room has been ever-evolving. It’s taken me a while to really nail down my style, but I think I’ve finally figured it out. It’s modern, but […]

DIY Fireplace Mantel

When we moved into our house, the fireplace was ugly–dingy brick, black grout and a terrible insert. It didn’t take long before we removed the insert, but it sat with the ugly brick for several months before I finally painted it white with a black high-heat paint for the inside. And that’s how the fireplace has looked for […]

Newborn Needs

Now that I have a 6 week old on my hands, that makes me a pro right? Ha, anything but. As I’m looking back at the last six weeks, I was trying to think of what I could not have lived without or am glad that I purchased/recieved. I tried to go for a more […]

The Nursery

It was decided early on that when we have a kid, the smallest of our three bedrooms would become the nursery. Though small (approximately 8ft x 10ft), it’s still a great size for a nursery and it only has one exterior wall so the temperature is easier to control. Until a few months ago, the nursery was […]

Welcome, E

It’s been two weeks now since E (as I’m going to affectionally reference her as) was born. I was induced one day after my due date and, for the most part, had a pretty standard delivery. After hearing and reading some horror stories of being induced and the use of pitocin, I tried a lot of things to […]

Fall 2016

Our fall was a full one, naturally. Every season is, right? So here was our fall in a nutshell… • After getting back from Europe, we met up with my family in the Ozarks for a long weekend. Golfing, boating, shopping, eating and pool time. All the necessities of a good vacation at the Ozarks. […]