Living along the South Jersey Shore + being obsessed with the local island real estate {to the point of getting my real estate license} I have seen a lot of good, a lot of bad + a TON of really ugly. With most beach houses in this area being a personal vacation home or income property {or both} they tend …
How To Create A Healthy Home For A Happier Life
It has been my mission lately to create a healthy home. This motivation comes from finally accepting the season of life I am in as a caretaker. For some women it’s a no-brainer to want to leave the workforce to raise a family but that is an internal struggle I have been fighting for years now. I love my kids …
The New Traditional, A Modern Take On Classic Style
Confused by the title? That’s OK…I’ll clarify. One of the big buzz words or terms in interior design lately has been “New Traditional”. Although I don’t consider it a new concept, I do love the fact that it’s bringing the blending of old + new items into the mainstream. This is a style that I think everyone can appreciate + …
Online Resources for Vintage Furniture + Accessories
Mixing vintage + antique pieces into home decor is something I strongly suggest. And I’m not talking “inspired” pieces but actual antique or vintage furniture + accessories. Preferably it would be something extremely meaningful like a mirror passed down through generations that has some beautiful patina on it but if this type of thing isn’t in your possession you can …
Outdoor Living: Affordable + Stylish Essentials
As I’m writing this post it has rained, lightning + thundered and is now snowing! What the what??! How can I get into thinking about outdoor living with crazy weather like this?! One day though this weather will figure out which direction to go + warmer weather will start to settle in. And we WILL be spending a lot of …
How To Style A Buffet Table For A Timeless + Eclectic Look
When we first moved into our home one of the spaces that felt the most incomplete was the dining area. With only a table. chairs + area rug it was boring to say the very least, so I made it a point to purchase a buffet table STAT! Then that buffet table sat undecorated, up against a big blank wall …
Book Review, Part 2: ‘A Simplified Life’
Let me start by saying sorry this book review has taken more than a week to finish. I’m currently working on switching the website over to another platform so a lot of effort has been put towards that instead of keeping up with posts + it is one of those things about simplifying life that had to give for a …
5 Easy Ways to Update Your Bathroom
Spending a lot of time indoors during the winter allows me to start making a list of projects for the spring but there are some things that don’t have to wait until warmer weather + can start giving that sense of refresh, like little updates to small rooms. One such particular space in our home that I feel needs some …
Book Review, Part 1: ‘A Simplified Life’
Life can be incredibly overwhelming with the endless list of to-do’s, running around from school, to work, to grocery store, to extracurricular activities + social engagements. Throw in making dinner + lunches, laundry + general house cleaning, it’s a wonder how there is anytime left in the day to take time + wind down. And while these are just the …
How to Hygge: Get Cozy for the Long Winter
Hygge has been the buzz word for much of 2016-2017 + for good reason; it evokes a sense of calm, restfulness + warmth that will help rejuvenate the soul + perhaps even keep the winter blues at bay. We have been having a long cold snap for much of the past week in the North East/Mid-Atlantic + it’s supposed to …