I was gifted these beautiful, natural looking magnolia branches and flowers from and fully intended to use them for just a fall accent. But, once I started unfolding the leaves, I thought they’d transition well from Thanksgiving, to Christmas, and even into the new year ..read more

Sometimes I really overthink things. But who has time for that these days? The best way to add a little Christmas cheer to your kitchen is really simple, so let’s not make it any more complicated than it needs to be, right ..read more

In this post I’ll be sharing what our pool looks like all filled with water and ready to be used! Saying we’re excited to be done with those many months of nothing but dirt and construction consuming our backyard is an understatement! We started out having a new bulkhead installed and then building our dock onto that. Once it was finished, the pool build process started right on the heels of that project, so that was a full year of ongoing construction in our backyard ..read more

Today I’m sharing my simple, yet elegant, Christmas dining room decor and tablescape ..read more

Since completing our modern pool build, I received a lot of inquiries about the in-pool furniture we chose for our pool’s sun ledge during the build process, so I wanted to address all of those questions here in this post ..read more

Our small ranch home’s living space has seen a few renovations in its lifetime. It’s most recent updates involved ripping out the massive corner fireplace in the living room and replacing the dated wood floors throughout with LVP flooring ..read more

After 5 months of a complete interior renovation, we began to tackle the exterior of our home, along with the backyard. Since so many projects were overlapping, it really was a LOT on my plate for several months last year! After our new bulkhead and dock had been built, we started on the pool and back porch addition, along with an outdoor bathroom, at the same time. You’ll see why that was necessary in a moment ..read more

Changing up my decor for the seasons can be as simple as switching out what’s in the vase on our dining room console table or exchanging the the living throw pillow covers for something more cozy for the fall season ..read more