I usually focus on all things visual, but smells can be intriguing too. Did you ever catch a whiff of something that jerked you back into a long lost memory for a moment? It’s such an eerie feeling! For example, I only visited my great grandmother a handful of times growing up, but she always [...]
Of all the stores we are missing here in the Raleigh/Durham area, a nearby West Elm was first on my wish list. I did a lot of squealing when I found out my wish was coming true. West Elm Durham opens tomorrow! West Elm invited me to come in before the grand opening for a [...]
We’ve been sneak peeked! The folks at Design*Sponge contacted me a few months ago about featuring our home in one of their Sneak Peek posts, so naturally I freaked out (in a good way). I posted some of my photos that they didn’t end up using below, but head over to Design*Sponge to check out [...]
We have a roof over our kitchen. Yes, you read that right—a roof. It’s one of the first things you see when you walk through our front door. I’ve never shown you the roof before, because it’s not necessarily my favorite part of our house. At first I hated the roof with every ounce of my being [...]
I’ve had these cardboard W’s from the craft store sitting in my studio for a while now. (W & W for Wit & Whistle of course!) I like the plain cardboard look, but they needed something else. I wasn’t sure what, so I just let them sit there for a long time looking all bland. [...]
There has been some curiosity about the loft area above our living room. Well, here it is—my piano nook. I’ve been hacking away at Clair de Lune for a while. So far I can only play the first page very slowly. 5 flats! Sheesh Debussy, cut me some slack. Mabel was pretty adamant about being [...]
I’ve been pondering my favorite interiors, and I’m working on a plan for our living room. Some of these items I already have around the house, and some of them I’m wishing for! (Plan is subject to change without notice.) 1 drapes from Pottery Barn 2 globe lamp from West Elm 3 string lights 4 awesome [...]
Red has been the dominant color in our living room for the past 5 years or so. Red and I have had a nice long run, but I’m ready for a change. I have a folder on my computer that currently holds 1,187 photos of interior design inspiration that I’ve been collecting since college. The folder [...]
I’m infatuated with a house plant. I’m such a weirdo. I keep seeing fiddle leaf fig trees (aka fiddle leaf ficus trees) everywhere, and the more I see them the more I love them. I even have an empty planter sitting in the corner of my living room waiting to be filled with those big [...]
The basement bathroom is done! It’s a tiny bathroom with a low ceiling, so I kept it simple and clutter free. The previous owners had installed way too many storage cabinets (even more than you can see in the before photos). It was so claustrophobic in there, and everything was grungy and gross. Now it [...]