Growing up, we were surrounded by history: paintings of deceased relatives in the stairwells, furniture that told stories of past generations, china that came by ship a century ago, lamps left in wills, books written in previous centuries. The thing is, most of these items weren’t in any condition to blow minds on the next… Continue Reading The Lacquered Shine of Starry Night Blue
You know how things around the house all seem to fall apart at the same time? I think it’s due to the time since you moved in, got housewarming/wedding/shower presents, had milestones that caused purchases, but it is annoying how suddenly one weekend you need to replace all the things. Both my husband and I… Continue Reading Who Makes the Best Bath Sheets?
During the pandemic, I really felt the size of my home. I live in a 1940s row home, and while we did remodel it in 2008, almost to double its square footage, it’s still under 1,500 square feet with an open-concept main floor. Two bedrooms and a weird L-shaped office/gym you walk through to get… Continue Reading Colorful Mid-Century Modern Office Tour: My Home Away from Home Where I WFH
I first heard about Big Fig Mattresses in 2017, they had a booth at The Curvy Fashionista’s Style Expo, where Alison was speaking (and I as her sister tagged along). The name Big Fig stands for big figure. The idea of a supportive mattress designed for bigger figures was appealing, but at the time I… Continue Reading Big Fig Mattress Review
For the past year or so, my husband and I have been looking for ways to get more sleep and make that sleep higher quality. It doesn’t matter your stress level, your diet, your fitness, if you’re not getting enough sleep nothing will work right. Last year I wrote about how we improved our sleep… Continue Reading Saatva Mattress Review After Five Years
This is my current closet. I took this picture Sunday evening. On the right is my husband’s stuff; I have the left and the back. When we bought our 1940’s row home in 2000, our bedroom was what is now our home office. That closet was small, and not only was it small, one wall… Continue Reading My Heart, My Closet (and an IG live 1pm ET today!)
Many years ago, I won a Keurig coffee machine through a blog giveaway. It was too tall for my counter and I immediately sold it on Craigslist. I saw it as a sign, we didn’t need a coffee machine, we were just fine with our French press. I then had a campaign with Tassimo and… Continue Reading Why I Love My Nespresso Machine
Everyone, meet Oscar! I shared Oscar on Facebook and Instagram, but wanted to make it official on the blog! Oscar is the newest member of our family, and we are already in love. Our Dog Family History Karl adopted our first dog, Ruckus, in 1998. Two years later, we bought this house together and became… Continue Reading Our Newest Family Member
We moved into our home in 2000. In 2008 and the beginning of 2009 we did a pretty major renovation. I was pregnant and we decided we’d rather add onto our small but sweet 1940’s row home than move. We almost doubled the size going from just under 750 square feet to around 1,300. And… Continue Reading Refreshing a Hallway Bath with Interior Décor from The Home Depot