The Plan: Renovate Later, Make It Good Now We’ve planned a full renovation for our master bathroom for years. It’s tiny, awkward, and absolutely on the list. But waiting for “someday” didn’t mean it had to stay boring. Small bathrooms can still be sexy. So instead of leaving it bare until renovation day, I gave it a Phase One makeover—something intentional, affordable, a[...]
’Tis the season for gift guides… because apparently we all collectively forget what to buy people the minute December rolls around. Lucky for you, I’ve done the digging, scrolling, testing, pinning, and obsessing. These guides are filled with things I genuinely love — beautiful, useful, and perfect for the people who live for good home vibes. For the plant lover 1. C[...]
The first thing you see when you walk into our house is the laundry room. It should’ve said, “Welcome home,” but instead it whispered, “Please remove your shoes and prepare for surgery.” Not exactly the warm greeting I was going for. This room became my latest Phase Project — what I call the “make it better until we can make it perfect” stage. It’s for the spaces that[...]
I got an early start on this room to help cope with the loss of my sweet Felix—my 15-year-old best friend. Finishing early meant I wrapped things up a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. Because of that, I skipped the final two weeks of the One Room Challenge. I was already done! If you missed the previous updates, you can catch up on each week here:👉 Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4[...]
1. Pick Your Wall (Any Wall) Hallway, above the couch, awkward blank space by the stairs—if it’s a flat surface, it’s fair game. 2. Gather Your Art This can include: Kid drawings (the weirder, the better) Grandma’s vintage photos Disco ball reflections, if printable Quotes that make you laugh A piece you thrifted and can’t explain but love deeply[...]
Since this room gets some of the best natural light, it naturally became the plant room. During the holidays, it also pulls double duty—it's where most of the plants get relocated when Christmas trees take over the rest of the house. If you’ve missed out on the past One Room Challenge posts, you can check out each one here — week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4 And if you’re ne[...]
