Decor with Annie Selke Small changes, large impact. I am so excited to have had the opportunity to work with Annie Selke to update our living room in our new home. The goal was to install a handful of decor items that would give our space a completely new look. Zack and I are so […] The post Home Update – Living Room appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

I am back with another house update and this time I am sharing our plans for our home office design! We started with our bedroom, through we have yet to put the finishing touches on that room. I will be sure to share once it is complete. The house is in amazing shape and has […] The post House Update – Office Design appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

WE BOUGHT OUR DREAM HOME and now we are updating each room to turn to make this house our own. The first space we are updating is our bedroom. By day, I am an Architect and my husband is on his way to being a licensed architect as well. We are constantly designing, modeling, detailing, […] The post House Update – Bedroom Design appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

I am back with some life updates since I last posted! It has been almost a year since I last posted on my blog because things have been hectic and I was anxious (though the latter is always the case). Anyway – WE BOUGHT OUR DREAM HOME! We started looking in fall of last year […] The post We Bought Our Dream Home appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

Sweater vests and footbed sandals are trends on the rise this year. Keeping up with the cool kids these days isn’t an easy business, but I’m doing my best! I have fully jumped on these bandwagons and while I’m not sure I can pull them off, I’m doin’ it anyway. Take a look at the […] The post Trends: Sweater Vests and Footbed Sandals appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

As I focus on shopping consciously, sustainably, and small, I have found myself turning to Etsy. Most pieces are handmade by smaller businesses and every piece I have ordered is so well made. My dress is from a shop called AriaCloth, made with the most beautiful linen by a woman (named Aria) in Ukraine. The […] The post Etsy, lately appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

Today marks the last day of wearing whites for the year according to the ancient rules of fashion, but throughout the decades, society has constantly challenged fashion guidelines (the 90’s being the pinnacle of fashion rule breaking in my opinion hehe). White after labor day is one of my favorite fashion rules to break. Our […] The post Autumn Whites appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

Our anniversaries are typically spent on the Oregon Coast, but we quickly realized that we so often flee to Oregon that we haven’t investigated much of Northern Washington. For our seven year dating anniversary we booked a five day trip to the San Juan Islands. To get there from Seattle, we drove north then hopped […] The post San Juan Islands: Orcas and San Juan appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

I am a big fan of primary colors, but secondary colors are becoming a quick favorite for me this Spring. A quick little color lesson for those who aren’t familiar – a secondary color is the result of mixing two primary colors. SO from the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow, we get our new […] The post Secondary Colors appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more

I ordered these gorgeous Veja sneakers a month ago, but the first pair I received was too small. SO when I received my correct size I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to take them for a spin. In honor of these pastel beauties, I pulled together a roundup of some beautiful sneakers for Spring. Details: […] The post New Sneakers, New Season appeared first on Shaylyn Rae ..read more