About a year ago when we moved into our new-to-us 1920s home, we realized pretty quickly that we’d need to renovate two of the bathrooms. These tiny 5’x7.5’ spaces belonged to each of our kid’s bedrooms and they each had elements that were basically unusable (a broken hot water lever on…

We’re wrapping up our long-awaited tiny kids’ bathroom renovations in our 100 year old house in Richmond, Virginia, and I cannot wait to share the full reveals soon! We’re at that 90% complete stage where…

The backyard in our new house is going to be in work-in-progress mode for years to come. We inherited quite the assortment of plants, trees, and shrubs, along with a lot of muddy earth, and it’s going to take a lot of work to make it beautiful! In the

If you’re just tuning in, we’re kicking off the renovations of two bathrooms in our house - the kids’ baths! Last week, I shared the before photos of each tiny space and this week, as promised, I’m…

The first big project we’re tackling in our new (old) house is renovating my kids’ bathrooms! They’re in pretty sorry shape - worse than we knew when we first bought the house. We knew we’d want to redo them eventually, but we decided to go ahead

We’re just about to officially say goodbye to the first house we purchased in Richmond, VA. Selling a house is a major deal. It takes SO much to get it ready to put it on the market, and then…you wait…

One big improvement from our old house to the new one is a dedicated mudroom! We’ve already reaped the benefits of this addition during the messy, wet Virginia winter we’ve had this year. To be able to come in the back door and drop shoes, bags, and coats in one place that’s not cluttering up

Welcome back to the second half of the tour of our new house! In case you missed the intro and a tour of the empty first floor, you can find that here. Upstairs on the second floor is where all of the bedrooms are. One of the bedrooms is my husband’s…

I recently shared an empty house tour of the first floor of our new home (catch up here if you missed it!) and one big difference between it and our prior home is the number of WALLS!

Take a tour of the first floor of our new home! This 1920s Colonial Revival home in Richmond, VA is ready for us to make our own!

Making small design changes in a room can significantly transform its overall look and feel. Simple updates, like switching out throw pillows, adding a new lamp, or incorporating new artwork can…

It’s reveal day! I’m so excited to finally share our dual-purpose nursery/guest room. Our daughter was born in December and it was about 80% done when she arrived, but it took awhile to put the last touches on it!

Do you ever wish you could transform the look of a sofa or chair in your home without having to buy a new piece of furniture? Well, you can thanks to the power of a beautiful slipcover from Comfort Works! 

If you’ve been with me on this journey to welcome a new baby girl to our family in December, you know that I’ve been hinting at some of the nursery design elements over on Instagram and here on the blog, but…

With baby girl coming in December, it’s time to start making plans to shift our guest room around to accommodate a nursery! As I mentioned in the Modern Cottage Nursery Inspiration post a few weeks ago, our third bedroom has acted as a guest bedroom since we bought…