Things I wish I had known when I bought my first and current house:
The last point is what we will be discussing today.
Read MoreWe were thrown off our game a bit this week with a sick kid (poor Harriet!) and new schedules, but we still found time to hunt down our favorite design content to share with you all. Get ready for a yummy eye feast. Cheers!
This nursery is bananas and we love it TOO.
Makes us want to take to the road and drive straight to this beach front Airbnb!
Read MoreWe don't have many hard and fast rules when it comes to decorating your home. With a space that reflects you and your family as an end goal, we can find ways to make nearly anything work if it makes your heart sing. You want a ceramic chetah statue in your den? Do it. You want to have three patterned rugs in one room? Why not? No clothes storage in your bedroom? Sure thing.
So when we say we have one piece of advice that you shouldn't overlook, you know we mean it. Here's it is: mix old and new in your home. Just please do it. Sure, people balance this mix in different ways–some lean to the vintage side and others to the new, but it's the mix that's important. The mix, we say!
Read MoreThis week Palmer painted her entryway a welcoming peach color, and I took family photos in my home. Palmer and I have been talking about how sometimes home updates mean making things "better than they were," or "good enough for now," and that this thinking is a healthy approach to home progress for us. If I didn't check my need for perfection, I wouldn't have let my sweet family photo session take place in home. But my house is where our best memories are, and unfinished trim won't stop me from celebrating where my family is right now. #progressoverperfection
Read MoreIf you can't tell from all my instagram stories about plants, I am on a journey to become a green thumb. I'm trying to document this path for all my fellow dreamers out there. When #jungalowstyle is ever in our faces, and when NASA recommends at least one air-purifying plant per 100 square feet of our homes, I want to be that person offering a nod to the cold hard truth of plant care–it ain't always easy and it's not just about watering them.
I have a secret weapon lovingly nicknamed "Succulent Sara." While she's best known for growing our fabulous and beloved succulents, her past life includes managing a large nursery with all types of plants. It's in her heart and in her soul, and she's my friend. I am not afraid to ask her all sorts of inane questions about the plants I am harboring up at Retro Den.
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