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A 30 Year Blessing
Yesterday was my birthday…but more importantly it was also my daughter’s birthday. She was born eight years ago on my birthday. Seriously, she was the cutest newborn I have ever seen. And as a parent, I know now that they are not that cute coming out. She was perfect and tiny and vibrant from the…
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Guest Room Inspo.
The bottom line of this room that gives it its cozy feeling are all the layers of color and texture. The layers of books and design choices that go from the floor to the ceiling and make your eye pop around the picture. All of these items are very accessible and quite easy to duplicate.…
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Momathon and Scavenger Hunts
Every year for the kids’ birthday I do a scavenger hunt for their presents. It doesn’t have to be extravagant…they just love the hunt, the gifts are secondary, truly. It’s a tradition I began with Mason on a year his gifting was a bit challenging financially and I wanted to make sure it was special.…
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Lessons from a New Build
We sold our dream house a few years back. It was in a neighborhood that when Nick and I first got married, we would walk through it and say to one another, this was the place. This was where we wanted to settle down and raise our family. What is funny sometimes about dreaming, is…
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Simple Steps for Setting Up Your Holiday Home
Beginning the week I really love the routine of writing and clearing some things out of my mind. Our home is in a bit of shambles as we work on this new project, converting a closet into a cellar/bar area. I have been slow to pull the trigger on certain decisions that makes the process…
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A Lopsided Tree
How ironic that the same word can take on such different meanings. This picture took several shots; moving things, adjusting things, cropping and filtering trying to get it right. It’s funny how when I look at a space live and sit in it, it can look complete and yet when you hold up a lens…
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Walls and Stories
I have so enjoyed sharing with you all my story, some tips that help make a house a home and ideas that you are very capable of doing yourself in your space. I love being able to collaborate with clients as they give me a bit of their story and then touring their house and…
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An Aluminum Haven
So what happened next? That house with bricks and doors we sold in January of 2020. We had no other home prospects and our “worst case” was to move into our 24 foot camper temporarily. It was 11 months later that we closed on our current home. In doing design work, I walk into so…
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The Colors of Rest
This time of year is my favorite. I love that shift a home takes and the beauty from outside we all try to bring in. The colors of fall are something most appreciate and look forward to…a change in the season. It’s a sweet reminder that nothing in life is completely permanent and so we…
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Grey & Grace Design
The name of my company comes from the names of my children. It is their middle names and makes working under this title very sweet. I have taken them along on many of my jobs and they often do some “heavy lifting” for me. All too often I hear people ask how to balance family…
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