Earlier this week I headed to Bel Air, Maryland, to visit my closest friend. Laurel and I have known each other since middle school, and sh...

This is the post several of you have asked for! Today I’m sharing five tips to get you started on styling your shelves. 1. Look for inspir...

contest update -- Caitlin won! thank you for entering! I’m excited to share with you the first post in a series I’ll be doing on styling ...

Today I’ll share my favorite part of our updated den — our  DIY shelving unit ! Please excuse all of the crazy shadows in the pictures. See,...

IT ISN’T DONE, PEOPLE. (Long, boring story.) Most of my books are piled in laundry baskets and our basement guest room looks like... well, l...

When I first began dreaming about changing up our basement living space  I knew one thing for sure: there had to be books. Books, and room ...

My parents came up last Saturday to help us paint the den . I agonized over paint colors for months and finally landed on “au lait ole” by ...

I’m going into this project knowing I’m never going to get the “after” that I really want, because we have more important things to pay for ...

When we found out we weren't moving last winter I promptly purchased a piece of Virginia state art from Etsy as a sort of present to mys...

I sat down today determined to pick out an end table to replace the boxy black one next to our living room couch. There isn't anythin...

This weekend felt a bit fall-like to me, despite the weather being in the 90's. I wore jeans , painted my nails a smokey purple , made c...