Hey there, Friends! Welcome to my little corner of the design blogging world! As you guys know, it’s my mission to help you guys improve your knowledge of interior design! Whether you hire a Greensboro interior designer or do it all yourself – after you’ve read my blog, you will at least have some understanding of how to make your house look amazing!

If you’re here visiting from This Is Our Bliss or are here for the first time today, hello and welcome! I’m Laura, a wife and mother of four little girls ranging in age from 9 years to 4 months. I’m an interior designer currently on maternity leave, and I blog a bit about our home projects and happenings, along with some client reveals, in my spare time. I explain everything and run through the basics of interior design so my followers can get a better understanding. I’m thrilled to be joining Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living and 11 other fabulous bloggers for Stephanie’s My Home Style Blog Hop {Mix, Match, and Coordinate Edition} today!

So, the premise behind this fun hop is to identify three different design styles and explain how we’ve crafted and curated our homes using them. And you know what? This is a H-A-R-D task for me. I think because I kiiiiind of deliberately try not to have a definable style. Not because I’m trying to be mysterious, lol! I just really like to change things up around here, and I find it much easier to do that with a blend of differing design elements that I really love. My friend told me that having a locksmith similar to dunwoody ga locksmith a call away gave her some peace of mind with her new similar design in her home. She can be forgetful and misplace keys and having a locksmith saves her a lot of headache when she comes to it. But I digress.

I think, when it comes to decorating, most of us are like this. Over time, we collect things we love, and come home and do our best to put them together in a way that feels cohesive. And this is a wonderful thing, because in the end, your home feels collected and really tells story. And remember, one of the first steps needs to be decluttering using something like a collapsible storage box.

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Hey Guys!

Happy Weekend!

And Happy Soon-To-Be Mother’s Day to all of you mommas out there.

Anyone have big plans?  I believe we’re heading to IKEA which is one of my favorite places in the entire universe (to get what will most likely be a future blog post!) Oh, the suspense, right? 😉

The girls are excited for frozen yogurt with berry sauce and perusing the stuffed animal section. And me, well, I’m excited for just about everything else.   [Read more…]

I can’t believe a year has gone by since last Mother’s Day.  So much has changed between then and now, it’s incredible.  I remember finding out that I was pregnant two days after Mother’s Day last year.  We weren’t expecting the news and it was quite a shock.

Tonight, when I was thinking about that and about how much has changed in the last year, I decided to go back and read what I wrote in my post last Mother’s Day.

What I found was the words that a different woman in a different place, wrote about her life and family. [Read more…]

Hey there, Everyone! Happy Sunday! It’s really, truly starting to warm up and feel like spring in Massachusetts. I spent some time finishing up a project I’ve been working on for my sister and brother in law this weekend. Windows were open, birds were chirping, Mira was strapped onto me in a baby carrier and was a good sport (for the most part!). And I got to finally put the finishing touches on this beauty of a kitchen,

Both of my sisters are actually expecting two sweet, baby boys in the next couple of months, [Read more…]

Hello there, Friends!

How have you all been? It’s been so wonderful, and busy, and chaotic around here… Lots of messes and moments of wondering how life can be so insanely frustrating and so absolutely, earth shatteringly, wonderful at the same time. To say Mira has changed our lives would be an understatement. But I can’t even come close to describing the amount of wonder and gratitude and completeness she’s brought to our family either.

Her sisters are so proud. I mean, so proud. Jenna and Aubrey are 9 and (almost) 7 now, and they have been so incredibly helpful ever since their littlest sister came.

It’s almost as if having a baby in the house turned them both into little, wannabe mommas overnight. [Read more…]

Hey there!

Who’s ready for spring? I kind of am, Guys, and I’m embarrassed to admit it! I’m not normally one to complain about the seasons.

I really do love a good, New England winter, and the cold and the snow that comes with it. But anyone with small children knows that winter is different when there’s a baby in the house. Whilst some of us might like the cold, some young children will find the cold winter a lot more difficult. Throughout the winter seasons, it’s important that parents keep their children warm. One way of ensuring everyone is warm is by getting a heater installed. To do this, some homeowners might want to get in contact with a company like Indoor Comfort Specialists. That should ensure that everyone in the house is happy throughout winter. Whilst the temperature can make things difficult in the winter, there are also other things that are more difficult with children.

Everything from running to the grocery store to packing for a day trip is just a little bit more complicated with babies (and small children) when it’s cold outside. Am I right? There are mittens to be located and extra clothes to be packed.

Instead of cleaning up the car before we come in the house like we normally do, we all make a mad dash to the front door, so no one freezes. What I wouldn’t give for a garage like the ones they have at 1stgaragedoor.com, I’m telling ya! It would be amazing to have a garage so we can just drive-in. Our neighbor has one, which doubles as the husband’s man cave. Although I’m a little sad for them this year, they have been having issues with their garage door. My neighbor said they were looking for a local garage door repair service similar to ADP Garage Door Repair (https://www.adpgaragedoors.com/owings-mills-md/). Hopefully, they can get that fixed before the winter really sets in. I wouldn’t want to deal with that in the winter, I already have enough on my plate, with wet boot prints that the older kiddos track in – winter means a lot more housekeeping and far less time to do it all with a baby in the mix. But even after all of that, [Read more…]

Hi Friends!

It’s been awhile, I know. And I must admit, I’m only half sorry about that. I’ve wanted to blog for the last month. In fact, I have 2 posts started that are unfinished and unpublished at the moment, and I’m excited to share them, BUT…. do you see that little sweetie pie up there? She’s what I’ve been up to these last few weeks!

Our sweet, little Mira Elisabeth was born on January 9th; three days after my birthday, and 15 days past her due date! [Read more…]

Hi Friends!

I’m excited to be linking up this tour to Jennifer Rizzo’s {2016 Holiday Housewalk Linky Party}! You can click on the image below to see who else is joining in!

If you’ve just come over from from In My Own Style or are visiting for the first time today, hi! I’m Laura and I’m so glad you’re here. And if you’ve been a reader here from my way-back-beginning blogging days just over a year ago, thank you so much for your support!

I appreciate each of you and am so flattered that you’ve stopped by to see my Christmas tour today. [Read more…]

Hi Guys! How’s your weekend been going?  Our town put on its annual Christmas parade tonight, and the girls loved every second.  My parents live just up the street from the town common, and for the last couple of years they’ve planned a little Christmas party for all of the grandkids afterwards.  This was the first year that I can remember the town closing out the night with fireworks, and the view from my mom and dad’s porch was perfect.  So the kids had brownie sundaes and got to watch the fireworks with their cousins before we headed home, and it was such a special, memory making time for them.  And honestly, seeing the wonder that things as simple as Christmas floats and fireworks conjure up in the kids’ eyes is pretty magical for me too.

But anyway, it’s getting late, and I want to share this really simple tutorial with you tonight.  It’s one of my favorites so far!

See that dainty, little garland that I have draped across my hutch down there?  Isn’t it cute?  I kind of want to make miles of it and drape it all over my entire house, but I promise I’m going to hold myself back.  It’s so darn cute though, and it only took a half hour to make!

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Hey Guys!  How’s your week been going?

Things have been steadily busy and pretty uneventful for the most part around here.  Except for the part where my husband came home with the girls’ first whoopie cushion, which made for an interesting evening yesterday!  Here I am trying to teach manners and raise little ladies, and Michael’s bringing home whoopie cushions!  I just keep telling myself that they’ll grow into very balanced young women 😉  I mean, they love painting their nails and dressing up in princess gowns, but also bring in toads and crickets to show me in the summertime, so….

all things in moderation?  That’s what I’m going with anyway.  It helps me sleep a little easier at night.

Well, the house is decked and ready to go for Christmas.  The nesting phase that sets in during the last couple of months of pregnancy really worked to my advantage in terms of getting everything squared away for Christmas this year, and I honestly loved how relaxed the whole process felt in comparison to most years!  And can I let you in on a little secret?

I used to think that bloggers were slightly out of their minds for getting their homes decorated so early.   BUT… now that I’m actually the author of one, I get it.

You can’t decorate when everyone else does. [Read more…]