3 Stylish Shared Bedroom Ideas for Teenage Girls

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3 teenage girl bedroom ideas with design styles to suit preppy, eclectic, boho, japandi, and cottage aesthetics. Today, Robert and I are starting the first of two teenage girl bedroom designs we’ll complete in the coming weeks. Last winter we refreshed a rec room for our neighbors, the Carney family. That project inspired these bedroom … Read more

Turn Your Photos into House Portrait Paintings

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Adding this to my list of favorite ways to bring soft, sentimental warmth to the walls. A little framed house portrait can instantly make a hallway feel personal and cozy. I’d wanted to try this project for a couple of years and finally did: turning photos of our current home and our previous home into … Read more

Printable Autumn Mountain Landscape Wall Art

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Autumn mountain landscape art printable with green and copper fall kitchen shelf vignette, plus 28 more free fall printables for the home. Even though it’s hot and humid outside, I’m ready to pretend it’s already fall. I keep bringing out pumpkins, copper accents, and warm textures, hoping the seasonal feeling will trick the house into … Read more

DIY Beadboard Wall Paneling: Why We Skipped Drywall

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When we stripped our laundry room to the studs, hanging drywall felt like the default next step. But as we stood in that narrow space measuring for cabinets, it quickly became clear that drywall wasn’t the smartest choice for this particular renovation. In a tight laundry room every fraction of an inch matters. Standard drywall … Read more

Secondhand Marble Coffee Table: How We Scored It and Our Favorites

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A curated selection of beautiful marble coffee tables for every budget, plus our best Facebook Marketplace find yet. This discovery might be one for the record books. Over the years I’ve found many gems on Facebook Marketplace, but the latest additions to our living room—two tables—may have just taken the top spot. After recently cleaning … Read more

Scenic Wall Murals for Classic Home Decor

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20 Peel-and-Stick Scenic Mural Wallpapers for Every Budget — Antique-Looking Landscape Murals Without the Commitment Famous last words: “I will never put a mural on my wall.” I said that about a decade ago, and today I’ve changed my mind. Wallpaper makers have seriously improved scenic murals over the last several years, producing peel-and-stick options … Read more

Explore Stunning Homes from the 2018 Summer Tour

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Welcome to our summer home tour—think business in the front, celebration in the back. The front rooms are arranged and welcoming, while farther back the house is an honest, lively jumble of art projects, toys, and pool towels. That’s real life during summer here. For now, I’ll show you the “business” end of the house—the … Read more

Neutral Fall Faux Greenery Deals at Wayfair and Birch Lane

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Why ditching traditional fall colors is a smarter decorating move to stretch your budget + the best neutral fall greenery and decor on sale. Fact: I don’t own a single piece of orange decor right now. Also fact: Even though fall is quickly approaching, I’m not bothered by that at all. When I explain why, … Read more

Most Popular Bathroom Designs: 10,000 Followers’ Picks

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We polled 10,000 followers about every bathroom remodel decision. Their answers surprised us — plus lots of practical bathroom design insight. A few days ago, Robert and I began making some tough calls for our master bathroom renovation. If you’ve been following along, you know this is the bathroom currently torn apart after roughly 100 … Read more

DIY Mirrored French-Style Bi-Fold Closet Doors Makeover

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How we created a vintage-inspired, glamorous solution for the bifold French closet doors in our primary bedroom’s his-and-her closets. Bifold doors aren’t always the most attractive option — at least not to me. I prefer something with a little more character. This closet-door makeover for our bedroom’s bifold doors quickly became one of my favorite … Read more