What is a Family-Friendly Home exactly? Everyone wants to open the door of your home feeling safe and inspired. Like Instagram pretty but perhaps less staged and more livable. But who has the time to actually make it happen? If you have kids, pets, and jobs just the thought of hiring a contractor and being stood up by him on your day off makes me nauseous. So … [Read more...]
Mixing Traditional and Modern: Elevate Your Home Style
While the timeless feel of traditional decor can be appealing, sometimes we get tired of the same look and want to update it. On the other hand, doing a complete renovation can be quite costly. So it doesn’t seem like a good option, either. Fortunately, with so many options for different price points, mixing traditional and modern styles is easier than ever. In fact, all it … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Moving with Kids
Moving can be stressful for anyone, especially when you have so many boxes and logistics to consider. And moving can get even more complicated when you have to prepare kids for the transition. Whether you're moving across town or moving to Chicago, New York, the tips for moving with kids will be pretty much the same. Nobody really knows how to comfort a child because … [Read more...]
How to Use Chantilly Lace Paint – Queen of BM Whites
There are thousands of articles about white paint colors. The truth is that to pick the right white paint color within Benjamin Moore whites all you have to do is compare them to Chantilly Lace paint in the following way: Compare Chantilly Lace paint - Benjamin Moore true white, to a white paint you are considering to use. Does it look darker, lighter, brighter, colder? … [Read more...]
Hyggerly Delicious Modern Paint Colors Inspired by the Nordics
Hygge- a Scandinavian word for cozy has a broad meaning of anything nice. Hyggerly is often used to express the feeling of coziness. I was lucky to actually inhale the magical Nordic fall colors during my recent trip to Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Because the sun is not so strong there in the fall the softness of the shadows is everywhere making the buildings look … [Read more...]
