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Spring Paint Colors for the Restless
You crack a window. You hear birds. You step outside without a coat and think, “This is it. I’ve made it.” Meanwhile it is still February in the Midwest and we are absolutely one dramatic snowstorm away from humility. And yet. The sun is shining. The air feels hopeful. I am suddenly evaluating every wall…
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How I Create a Collected Home (and How You Can Too)
The collected look is often misunderstood. People see a finished room and assume it all happened at once. One lucky shopping trip. One perfectly styled afternoon. A very large credit card bill. That has never been my experience. When my husband and I were first married, we had very little furniture. Not “intentionally minimal,” just…
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How Film Shaped the Way I Design
Long before I called myself a designer, I spent years of my life pouring over movie sets. I would actually try to pick certain movies based on how I thought the character’s home would look. I have quite literally said to my husband, “Let’s watch that movie. The house is incredible.” At the time, I…
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What European Interiors Get Right That American Homes Forget
There is an ease to European interiors that is hard to replicate and even harder to fake. You feel it the moment you step inside. The room does not announce itself. It does not try to impress. It simply is, comfortable in its own skin, layered with time, and quietly confident. American homes, on the…
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Why Gray Should Be Retired Forever (And What Our Homes Lost Along the Way)
There was a time when gray felt like a breath of fresh air. After decades of builder beige and honey oak, gray arrived looking modern, clean, and safe. It was the perfect color for a post-recession world that valued resale above all else. We were flipping houses, staging them for strangers, and designing for imaginary…
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Why My Doorknobs Were Ruining My Home (And How I Fixed It)
Have you ever noticed how the smallest details can make the biggest difference in a home? I recently discovered this firsthand when I decided to upgrade my door hardware, and the transformation has been nothing short of remarkable. For years, my Victorian home had a collection of mismatched doorknobs—each one different from the next, creating…
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If These Walls Could Talk
I have been thinking about this for a long time. Long before a finished room, long before a reveal, even long before I called myself a designer. I keep coming back to the same pervading truth. Houses hold us. A home is not just a collection of rooms or materials. It is a vessel for…
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More Than Pumpkins: A Curated Guide to Fall Interiors
Autumn has a way of drawing us inward. As the air cools and evenings stretch longer, our homes naturally become the places where we gather, slow down, and savor the season. For many, that means pumpkins on the porch or a garland of leaves on the mantel—and those gestures are beautiful. But there’s also a…
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Bathroom Refresh: From Stark Gray to a Classic Cottage Multi-Use Space
Sometimes, a home refresh starts with the most unexpected things—in our case, a broken washing machine. When our washer suddenly gave out, my husband (who is a jack of all trades) knew he could fix it. As he began to disassemble the stackable washer and dryer, I realized this was my golden opportunity. I had…
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Behind the Scenes of My First Home Staging—and Why I’m Hooked
When I took on my first home staging project, I knew it was something I would love. At the heart of my business is a simple belief—everyone deserves a home they love, whether it’s a full-scale renovation or a quick refresh to help a property shine. Staging felt like a natural extension of that mission,…