Hello, fellow literary lovers! Today’s episode of The Handmade Home is brought to you by the decade of the roaring 20’s. Where flapper style, swanky soirees and mad fashion were all the rage. Jamin and I saw The Great Gatsby the other night. The first date night we’d had in a while, I’d had the…
montgomery antiques & interiors
Hello lovelies, and happy happy Friday! You’re in for a treat today! Do you guys remember Duncan + our Masterpiece Theater classics from once upon a time in the Mills history of finding just the right piece? Our amazing friend Tiffany revamped those with her mad upholstery skills, and helped us transform these pieces for…
how to make a puzzle
Happy Friday to all of our favorite people! When Modge Podge (Visit Paint Me Plaid) contacted us about making a little something with their awesome Photo Transfer product, we were all about creating something fun. If you’ve been around for a while, you know we absolutely love handmade inventions for our kids, and this time we…
a handmade wedding : rustic elegance
Do you guys remember this post? Our friends, Kara + Baker’s fabulous wedding was this weekend, and if you can recall, we brainstormed, and came up with some ideas and styling for their fun, rustic vision. I had the honor of directing the wedding for these two wonderful families, and it was a blast to share…
vintage equestrian : maggie’s room
Hello, fabulous friends! I hope this finds you well today, and you all had a wonderful weekend! I thought I’d kick the week off right with a little inspiration from yours truly! Our friends Martin and Andrea are moving into a new home soon, and wanted some ideas for their daughter’s official big gal room….
room design + decor 101 : the process
I recently received a question from a friend, and it only took me ten forevers to get to it, with all the craziness of the holidays. But she’s officially on the house hunt and looking for some new digs. On her quest to find the right home, she had some questions, and they went a lil somethin’ like this:…
a handmade centerpiece
This Thanksgiving, I wanted something a little different for our dining room table. Centerpieces are fabulous and everything, but when they’re large and in charge, it’s kind of obnoxious to do the whole, let-me-remove-this-even-though-I-spent-time-on-it-so-it’s-not-in-our-faces-and-we-can-actually-have-a-covo, thing. People sit down, and you lose the entire table scape/ambience/pretty potential-ness of it all, when your centerpiece is in the way. So…
the boys’ room : a loft + alcove
I’m kind of super excited about sharing this space with you today. This time last year, I shared a few of our {then current} ideas with you for the shared room revamp. It started out as a nursery for Malone… And it went through a bit of a temporary transitional phase in a shared room…
duncan {before and after!}
So here’s the before shot of that Duncan Phyfe. The one that just so happened to be an easy score off of the great Craigslist. My super amazing talented friend Tiffany, agreed to take on this project for me, as I have way too many things on my plate right now {and let’s just be honest,…