This story starts all the way back in November of 2018 when we visited Jeff's family in North Carolina for Thanksgiving. I went to a beautiful local shop (The Mercantile in Knightdale, NC) to do a...
Living Room Shelf Styling Tweak
I have to confess that I've been feeling a little itchy to rearrange! I used to move furniture like it was a sport, but I've settled down in recent years. It has a lot to do with the fact that I'm...
woven jute living room rug
I've been asked a lot about my woven jute living room rug on Instagram, so I thought I would write a post about it share the source as well as why I chose it along with a review. When we had...
Blue & White Christmas Living Room 2020
The living room is definitely my favorite room to decorating for Christmas. I love having a mantel for the stockings and a perfect place to put the tree, so we can all enjoy it. And I love how...
fluffing up faux boxwood topiaries
I have been looking for a pair of faux topiaries to put in the living room ever since I styled a couple of photos with these live ones. I wish I could keep these perpetually alive and beautiful in...
painted granite fireplace surround reveal
If you missed the full tutorial on the painted granite fireplace surround, you can find it HERE. I almost didn't take pictures along the way, because I wasn't sure if it was going to work! I'm so...
how to paint a granite fireplace surround
One of the downsides to buying a house that is new-ish and in nice condition is that it's hard to rip out and replace things that are perfectly nice. In the other homes we've owned, I've been able...
the first scratch in the hardwood floors
I think one of the reasons that I like old things is that they are already worn. They wear scratches, dents, dings, chips, cracks, and crazing, and any new damage that is done to them will likely...
the process of living in a house while refinishing floors
Well, we've made it to the other side of having new wood floors installed in the living room while also refinishing the kitchen & eating area floors. And, we were living in the house through...
hardwood floors in the living room
A couple of weeks ago, a stack of hardwood flooring was delivered to our house to acclimate before it's installed in our living room! I have been wanting to replace this carpet with hardwood floors...