With Christmas practically here, I realized pretty quickly that my powder room was not up to snuff for my guests. Without soap, a towel, or even toilet tissue, this outdated space needed some help… fast! My clients often struggle to see the vision for what a new home could be for them….
A Grinch Who Stole Photos + A Bathroom Remodel!
I felt a little like the grinch sneaking into Deb’s neighbor’s house. But, I mean, really. Who says no when someone offers to let you into a sprawling Georgian style brick home with huge white columns? Rather than stealing presents and the tree, we opted to snag some photos. Somehow “The Grinch who…
This Will Make You Rethink Your 2017 Colors
When I was a young girl in middle school I had a friend who always wore the weirdest clothes… And when I said weird, I mean, different. REALLY different. She looked like she had dropped from another planet! She swore that her mom always flew to Paris and even a 12 year…
A Traditional Southern Christmas Home Tour
Today we are touring the home of John and Deb, who we have known for almost 20 years… which makes me feel kind of old for saying, but it’s true. Good friends are worth keeping a long time, especially if one of them is a Cordon Bleu trained chef, though he being a voice…
These Are Easiest Christmas Cookies! Try them!
Most of us are not sitting around twiddling our thumbs this time of year. In fact, life is crazy busy and the guilt about what we haven’t done sets in pretty early for some of us… I should bake from scratch… I should make my own wrapping paper… I should make my…
How To Do The Industrial Urban Look
The last few weeks have been so busy with us buying our house and moving that I haven’t had the chance to tell you about the room I created for Matchstic, Atlanta’s top Brand Identity House. I might be partial since my husband absolutely loves waking up every day and working with them,…
Christmas Ideas 2016 For Every Budget + Style
Ready for a dose of Christmas Ideas 2016? Here we go! You’ve just closed on your house and your entire life is still packed in boxes. What’s the first thing you do? Decorate the Christmas tree! … Or if you are my husband, you go outside and start throwing lights at bushes… while…
Whoa. The Urbanites Just Bought in The Burbs??
Whoa. Wait a minute. Did I just read that right? Was I talking about us? Yes. We, the devoted and self professed Urbanites, just bought a house in the Burbs. Are we caraaazy? Well, yes, maybe a little, but the Burbs aren’t what they used to be. The internet has changed a…
42 Tips For Styling Your Holiday Home 2016 + Tour!!
We are just beginning to settle into our new home (a completely surreal experience to say the least!) but I couldn’t help but sneak away to the Holiday Home 2016 presented by Atlanta Homes and Lifestyle. The home is packed with holiday decor inspiration and is absolute proof that you can sell…
A Perplexing Paradox:: A New House Made Old
Who wants an old house? It sounds dingy and dodgy and maybe downright gross. But add a couple words to the mix and suddenly you have… “old world charm” … which of course is something that many of us would love to have in our homes. The words “patina” and “shabby chic” have been…
Oh. Geez. Clean up on Aisle Four… They’re Christmas Crazy.
I would prefer to tell you that we are extremely mature adults who cannot be influenced by the presence of adorable holiday Ritz crackers (because they taste better when they are shaped like snowflakes.) … or peppermint flavored Oreos (because a stripe of red down the center equals awesomeness!) … or Gingerbread Lattes….
When You Need House Plant Inspiration: Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
If hopping on a plane and heading to the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens was cheap, we’d probably all be doing it this weekend. Thankfully, most large cities have their own Botanical Gardens and I think you will find them to be quite inspiring. My mom taught me to pay attention to the plants…
