{Alternate title – intro : the basics of color} Recently, Aiden asked if he could take art lessons. I have an undergrad in graphic design. Which means I took every art class under the sun. And to top things off, once upon a time I went back for my masters (Masters is the new bachelors…
make me smile : freshman 15 {inspiration for college life}
Happy Wednesday, wonderful people! I received the neatest question the other day from a sweet gal named Caroline. {You guys always have the best questions.} She was asking for ideas on how to make her college abode seem more ‘homey.’ And then she wrapped it up with this, “…Better yet, how about you just tell…
color theory 101 : making the switch
I know it’s been a while since our last color theory series installation-but we’re back! If you missed the first parts of our series, so far we’ve discussed the basics of color theory in art and how they apply to your home, choosing colors for your home, and doing white right. Today I wanted to talk about…
handmade nursery ideas : a diy mobile
Hello, lovelies! We’re back today, with another fun handmade project for the nursery. If you missed part one of this lil series, feel free to click here. We wanted to share some simple handmade ideas {read: sneak peeks of the nursery we completed for my brother and his fam two weeks ago} that not only save…
if chesterfields grew on trees : granville home furnishings + a treat for you
Last week, I was thrilled to close the book {Or shall we say turn a new leaf? Open a new door? …Me and my metaphors} on the great drama that was our sofa conundrum, and share my big dramatic over the top story own happy accident as a result. I also believe I promised some long awaited…
12 {more} fun fonts for the font snob
Updated: Hello wonderfuls! When these posts were made, these fonts were free. If they are not free now, please know this post is now older, so sites sometimes start charging. If it asks for a donation, you can choose your own amount so consider that as well. Thank you! Wow. The response to our first…
easy crate revamp
When the awesome people at Apartment Guide contacted us with a challenge they had for us, we were more than happy to oblige. {It’s kind of what we love to do, after all. ;}} The challenge: To makeover, revamp, repurpose or create something for our home, for under 100 smackeroos. So when I literally stumbled across this crate, I…
royal design studio : a giveaway
Updated: Congratulations to our lucky duck winner, Ashley! We’re shooting an email your way! Also, thank you to all who entered, and a HUGE thanks to Royal Design Studio for their generous giveaway! Happy Friday, everyone! Happy Valentine’s day, everyone! Remember our little stencil reveal/how-to from last week? We had an absolute blast with this project,…
valentine’s day : heartbreaker tees
Hey all you wonderful people! I hope you’ve had a fabulous weekend! In honor of Valentine’s day, I couldn’t resist a little last minute valentines shirt action for the kids. So on Sunday I decided to whip something different up for their school parties. Aiden is kind of past the age of monogramming matchy-ness, but…