Homes & Spaces

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. One of my favorite things about our house is how bright it is. Natural light just pours in from all the windows, especially now that we removed the kitchen wall to make it more open concept. I've noticed that most of the interior photos I am drawn to are also really bright--in magazines and blogs, on Instagram or Pinterest. Some […]

I just found this post in my drafts! It has a lot of good info from when I was doing research for our flooring, and I'm hoping it can be helpful to some of you. Our floors are actually the thing that I get the most DMs about, so I know a lot of you have flooring questions...and I totally understand why. Unlike painting a wall, which is relatively inexpensive […]

This post is written in partnership with Bali Blinds. All opinions are my own. Open concept homes--where the kitchen, dining room, and living room flow together in one big space--have been extremely popular in the past decade. Watch any HGTV show, and you'll probably see a wall or two get taken down. The dramatic before & afters aren't the only reason why this layout is so desirable. With open concept […]

This post is written in partnership with Jaxpety. All opinions are my own. Ok I realize I said in my budget breakdown post that we were calling our kitchen done, but I forgot about one last little detail that we still needed to make our kitchen more finished (and more functional): stools for the island! I held off on this purchase because I wasn't sure what to get, plus we'd […]