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1, 2, or 3? I loved the big dresser, but it didn’t reeeally fit and I was afraid it was denting the wall. The little antique dresser is more of a standard nightstand size, but now it feels so small! Do you think next to the bed or centered on the wall looks better?
Either way note that king size beds need more than a standard little nightstand!

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Still just can’t get over: scallops, ruffles, and blue and white floral. Can you blame me??😍

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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but… I can’t help wondering about changing out Lucy’s striped rug for this pink vintage one that’s been in the old office (soon to be mudroom). I like the dusty aqua plus neutrals in here, but… I also love the pink! What do you think!

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…when you find the most perfect bedding combination for your headboard ever and you can’t imagine ever changing it 😍
And also when it’s finally sunny.
Striped and gingham pillows are @heathertaylorhome and the rest are linked in the @shop.ltk app!

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Todays agenda: get a little work done, returns, lunch date with a friend, head to another friend’s house and help her pick out tile for several bathroom renos, probably have dinner on my couch finally finishing season 3 of Ted Lasso. You???
Been fantasizing about replacing this couch but the kids love it… Lucy said the other day it’s her “favite wed towts” (red couch). I think it’s here to stay anyway but I guess I’m stuck! So sweet but also inconvenient when the kids get attached to the experiments I bring in 🤪❤️

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I’ve worked so much on my bedroom in the past few months but still wore old target t shirts to bed. Pretty room deserves pretty pajamas, right?? I love all of the prints from @printfresh and they come in short, long, robe, nightgown, and more! They’re a newer woman-owned company and their designs are painted and designed in Philadelphia and ethically manufactured in India. You will love them!!

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Possibly my favorite thing I’ve brought into my home recently: this woven jute rug from @rugsusa (collaboration with @laurenliess). I only use natural fiber rugs in my home these days and I love the classics, but I like things to have a little extra interest too. This one is perfect! It’s so soft under foot, too. Still planning some changes in this guest room/office but this rug will be perfect in the revamp too!! It’s also on sale right now!

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Two things. 1, I haven’t shared this on the feed yet, my practical, kind of funky (British inspired?) insulation solution for this charming but single pane window space. These curtains are thermal blackout, and they do a ton to keep the cold out of the kitchen! It’s such a difference. Plus they are cute. Linked them in this post in the @shop.ltk app. 2, the other day I posted all of these rustic jugs/pottery on Facebook and sold them all. I’ve decided they are just not my style anymore and they are not serving me, so out! Making room for new things. It feels really good, recommend.
(Don’t mind the rods and rings on these windows with nothing on them… Café curtains are coming someday.)

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What goes well with this charming floral chintz? SCALLOPS!! I love them. Found the prefect not-quite-spring bedroom bedding combo with layered quilts and velvet pillows from @annieselke. How cute are the scallops?! I’m not over it yet. Even on the shams!!! #sponsored
Linked this beautiful bedding and everything else I could in this post in the @shop.ltk app 😍

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$I am SO PUMPED to share this one with you. You guys know that I love high quality, long lasting materials and classic styles, but also that I am very cost-conscious. Hence why I am so excited about @onequince for home and clothing items! These are their European linen sheets and border duvet set and they feel amazing. Luscious, sustainability-minded products that are actually adorable due to their unique model. They’re known for their cashmere sweaters but I would absolutely recommend them for bedding too!!! A fraction of the designer price for the same thing. THE BEST PART: you can get 10% off your first ever order (that’s a huge discount for Quince) with my code INFG-SUZS10. Check them out!!! #LTKhome$

Enjoy this guest room/office while you can, because I suddenly had the urge last night to completely redo it. I’m a very practical, methodical, thorough-thinking person, but I guess sometimes I snap and have whims! I’m thinking I need more playful colors, classic florals, and (gasp) less block print. (Is block print going to be dated soon??? Sacrilege, I know.)

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I mentioned I had more changes planned for this room… I wanted to go big! I absolutely love @theinside customizable furniture and this curved wingback headboard is just the right amount of traditional for me. Since I saw this blue chintz I have had it stuck in my head and just had to have it in here! @theinside offers affordable custom furniture in 100+ fabrics and lots of styles (even accessories like this coordinating lumbar pillow).

Their prices are very reasonable and they are offering you all $50 off a purchase of $199 or more with my code SS50! Go take a look!
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How cute is this $60 Facebook cabinet?! I love it so much I want to find another similar one for the other side of the bed. But this drawer was so hard to use, and the wood inside caught on everything. Found these simple products that I will keep in my furniture restoring toolkit forever now. In fact this reminds me I need to use that low friction tape on Lucy’s dresser now. Game changer!
I linked the glide tape and wood look drawer liner!

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This bathroom deserves a shout out now that it’s basically done (for real this time). Now vs when we moved in in 2018. Blood, sweat, and tears (literally) went into the major reno in 2019 and then the wallpaper and painting the vanity were a piece of cake a couple months ago!! @sandbergwallpaper paper, linked everything else in I could in the app.

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I asked the kids if they would mind if I took the Christmas decorations down tomorrow and they were surprisingly cool with it. I think I’ll do it before they change their minds. So this is the last evening I am enjoying my cozy Christmas lights and greenery… But who knows what decor inspiration will strike tomorrow!

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I almost never share this kitchen anymore, since I am pretty bored by at this point (2019 reno), but it looks a lot more interesting and cheerful with some red from the Christmas dishes. Making me happy today. The kids are with their dad and I’m having a quiet day at home which I’m trying to enjoy. I think I’m going to try watching some Hallmark Christmas movies now. Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas so far!

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Christmas is in one week and I am not sure I’ll be ready to take down the magic! I definitely did not go all out this year. I kept it really simple and what I could handle. But something about classic Christmas decor just makes you appreciate your house even more, right?

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Cannot handle the cuteness of these already very enthusiastic little kids around the holidays. 😍 3 and 5 are the perfect ages for Christmas magic. I absolutely love these sweet, classic pajamas we got this year! @petiteplume has so, so many cute festive patterns and colors, and I love how you can coordinate for different family members, or get all the same. It was hard to choose! (Also, Lucy took that photo of me with a tripod. Not bad for a 3-year-old!)
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Linking some favorite affordable vintage rugs like this one in the basement playroom!

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Big news!!!! Our home is featured on @magnolianetwork’s show Diary of an Old Home. Of course, they used Lucy‘s room as the title shot! Of course! It is a gem of the house. It’s a really wonderful episode where they talk about how we bought this house and totally renovated it, and how grateful I am for this space and neighborhood for my family. Beautifully filmed and edited too! You can watch it on Discovery Plus, HBO Max, or Prime video!

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This photo is much sweeter till you realize they’re staring at my phone. 😂❤️🎄Been packing in the holiday magic lately but also had their first swim lesson today and, uh, it could have gone better. I’m a little worn out. But 3 and 5 feel like the perfect ages for Christmas, huh?!

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Painted this basic vanity, a color I picked up from the wallpaper and swapped the hardware with these Amazon antique brass ones!

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There’s a new blog post up about painting this room and documenting the color I created. I gave it a name too, see what you think (I think I’m very funny). Still working on changes in here but it is fun to be adding in rich colors like this. I just tried that antique painting there, so I didn’t move the previous nail but the colors work!

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I have always been a fan of classic white bedding, but when all you have is a duvet cover and some sheets it is just boring. I’ve been slowly working on adding color and interest to this room, so I love the fun aqua and ruffles of this duvet cover set! Super affordable too. Linen is just the greatest for bedding. Soft, breathable, and durable. Plus it looks so cute with the ruffles!
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Almost all of you voted for the plums, and I was totally in that camp too until then one day… I dunno, I changed my mind!
I powered through wallpapering this bathroom yesterday morning and it is my best wallpaper job yet! It is so fun and exciting to walk into this room and see this beautiful pattern and color. This is the Alexandra wallpaper from Sandberg Wallpaper.
I put back a couple pieces of art but I’m not sure, what do you think, I loved all the art in here but now that I have this pattern, I’m not sure if I need it. Should I put more of those vintage frames back?? Being careful with how many holes I poke. (The mirror is not back yet and I’m not finished painting the vanity, and I have a few other changes planned too.)

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Took down Halloween and letting the space be bare for a while before I put up Christmas. It’s nice to take a breath. It’s exhausting and overwhelming to see full on Christmas at every store all of a sudden. But I’m just letting it be background ideas and inspiration, nothing I need to implement until I’m ready. We don’t need the pressure!

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Spot the clown nose. And balloon Lucy taped to a piece of paper and I didn’t realize was in this picture until now.
P.S. I am so obsessed with vintage rugs that whenever I share one of mine, I try to link similar ones! There’s a round up of some others you might like, typically around $150 for this size, in the app.

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$32 bedroom makeover. Transformed my bedroom with paint and I have lots more I want to do but already I am loving it and it feels so different!

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Excited to add some charm to this plainly remodeled historic home bathroom! Help me choose the wallpaper.

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So many good home decor books are buy one get one 50% off right now at Amazon and Target. Linking a few favorites I’ve been enjoying the past couple years, plus some new ones on my Christmas list and a few I just treated myself to early! Enjoying the British design inspiration, and some of the more traditional ones, plus contemporary designers. Love this sale!

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Loving my new faux boxwoods! I just don’t think I can keep real ones alive out here with regular watering, like how I killed my last ones. Love these easy to assemble plastic ones!

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Enjoying that magical time when it’s sunny but not too hot to keep the west facing window curtains open in the mornings. (Oh shoot, does that mean we need to go to the pumpkin patch this weekend? Need to go rearrange my calendar…)
Lucy picked me those flowers from my mom’s yard and was so excited to give them to me. ❤️❤️❤️
Most of these pieces are antique but linked what I could in the LTK app!

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This is the last room I designed (/installed/finished) and is more representative of my current style than a lot of the other rooms in my house like the kitchen and main bathroom of 2019, but it’s in the basement and when the TV show was filming they didn’t even consider filming down here because it’s not connected to the main part of the house so the flow wouldn’t work. ☹️ Well, here it is for you again.
Antique store mirror, FB dresser, Amazon lights and towel bars, DIY pleated shades and sink skirt. Linked what I could in the @shop.ltk app!

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I had a really lovely birthday weekend of wine tasting and good food, and I’m taking tomorrow off work to try to sleep in and do something relaxing! The extra time and energy away from work has me thinking about projects. I’m finally inspired to re-decorate this bedroom. Seems like must-do after a divorce, right? I’m thinking new headboard, lamps, bedding, and art. What can you picture??

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Home again. I’m partway through the dining room refresh and I still want a new dining table and light fixture but I’ve decided to slow down and be okay with these for a while longer. Loving my antique chairs, new wallpaper, and vintage rug from Etsy. I linked some similar ones in this post in my @shop.ltk 😍

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My colorful, light-filled, quirky vintage-cute guest room/office is done and finishing a room kicks me in the pants enough to write a blog post so you can read all about it there. This room has had several uses in the past including our primary bedroom before Lucy was born so it’s nice to have it back, plus it’s so much nicer than my north-facing garage entrance office from before!

Shout out to @ciarakenaston for helping me order and frame the art prints, hang the sconces, and style the side tables! That was a fun Sunday!

I made the headboard and lumbar pillow from @calicocorners fabric last fall (headboard tutorial also on the blog) when I did the basement guest room… they look great here too! Other sources linked in @shop.ltk and in the blog post!

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