A few weeks ago, we drove up to Highlands, North Carolina for a few days to celebrate my birthday. We had visited for our anniversary back in late December when we stayed at The Dillard House in Clayton, Georgia and knew we wanted to go back for a longer stay! Highlands is about 90 miles Northeast of our house near Gainesville, and a beautiful little escape from the Summer heat in Atlanta … [Read more...]
Transitioning from Christmas to Winter Home Decor
In a perfect world, my Christmas Home Tour post was written in early December. Now it's January 10 and the reality is that I'm just sitting down to write and my decorations are just now coming down. In my defense, I actually decorated our home for Christmas right before my annual client Christmas decorating job with my realtor/home stager friend, Stephanie Mellom, after Thanksgiving, but you … [Read more...]
One Room Challenge Week 6- The Final Reveal!
Here we are- Week 6 of the One Room Challenge! It has been a fun, nerve racking month and a half and I must admit, I'm glad it's almost over. ( so is my family :) ) But...I needed the accountability of posting each week with updates in order to get this space in our home complete. Feels SO good! If you are just visiting, you can see the befores and my overall vision for the project in Week 1's … [Read more...]
Inspiring Small Business Owners- Sugar Marsh Cottage’s Dale Potts
I encounter many people in my decorating, blogging, and Etsy businesses that inspire me on a daily basis and I thought it would be fun and insightful to interview some of these small business owners and hear about their products and/or services, tap into their creative sides, and see what their recipe for success has been! But first, a little background on what inspired me to begin … [Read more...]
Christmas Home Tour 2015
Season's Greetings! I know it's the 11th hour for my Christmas Home Tour 2015, but things have been extra busy this year! I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like, but I hope to catch up soon and share some projects I've done lately in the new year. As some of you know, I am an interior decorator in the Atlanta area, but what I haven't shared on my blog yet is that I have a new Etsy shop … [Read more...]
2015 Serenbe Designer Showhouse
This past weekend, my husband and I drove to the idyllic community of Serenbe right outside Atlanta to tour the 2015 Serenbe Designer Showhouse. If you are not familiar with the community of Serenbe, it's a really interesting living concept founded by Marie and Steve Nygren. Years ago while introducing their children to the Georgia countryside, they discovered this gem of land and created a … [Read more...]
Christmas House Tour 2014
Today, I'm sharing our home for the holidays. Welcome, friends! Welcome to a house that is far from perfect, but is well-loved and lived in. This is our family's 13th year in this home...13 Christmases- wow, so many memories and seasons of life. Our oldest son started 1st grade when we moved to Atlanta from North Carolina, and now he's a Freshman in college. Our 2 younger sons were almost 2 and 3 … [Read more...]