The Ultimate Home Remodel Checklist: What to Consider Before You Start Your Project

As we are currently in the final stages of our personal kitchen remodel here in Nashville (follow along on Instagram for updates and our reveal), we know all too well that a home remodel can be exciting, rewarding, stressful, and overwhelming – all at the same time! If you’ve been through a home remodel before…

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Friday Five – Interior Designer Accounts to Follow

Today we are sharing five Instagram accounts from other interior designers we admire. If you love design and you aren’t following these wonderful accounts, add them to your list for fresh, beautiful content! I tried to focus on designers who only post their original work so that every photo you see on their feed is their own! I love Pinterest for discovering new things, but I love Instagram for a beautifully curated portfolio from creators

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How To Budget Furnishings For Any Room in 5 Minutes (with FREE room budget tool )

A few weeks ago, we did a BIG Instagram stories series on budgeting for room updates. (Check it out saved on our Instagram highlights if you missed it…it was a great discussion!). We had a LOT of engagement from you on budgeting for spaces, and your answers to the polls were ALL OVER THE MAP. The cost of our living room update was definitely surprising to most of you, and that’s mostly because people all have VERY different ideas of what it takes to furnish a room, what things cost, etc. Putting together a budget for a room definitely looks different for everyone.

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Best White Paint Colors 2021

White is classic – no matter the trends, a clean room painted white will always look beautiful. That’s why we’ve put together a shortlist of an interior designer’s favorite white paint colors for 2021.

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Ikea Crib Hack – How to Lower Sniglar Crib

When we had our son, we bought the Sniglar crib from IKEA. It’s a super popular crib option because of its simple style and low price point. It has worked great for us! But a couple of weeks ago, our son started climbing out even though the mattress was on the lowest setting. We read some different options online including a crib net and putting the mattress straight on the floor, but we couldn’t find an option we loved. Enter, the IKEA crib hack – an easy way to get an extra 6(ish) inches of height out of your IKEA crib.

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Home Automation: 5 Simple Ways to Use Smart Devices In Your Home

If you or your children ever watched Disney Channel in the early 2000s, you’re probably familiar with the movie “Smart House.” While this movie painted a sort of bleak and comedic picture of the potential dangers of home automation and artificial intelligence, we’ve nevertheless found ourselves right there, smack dab in the future. Even without a robot mommy maid in the picture, home automation can definitely be a little intimidating, especially getting started! It doesn’t have to be complicated. Let this post serve as a simple start guide to home automation.

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