I’m no Marie Kondo, and I’m definitely not a minimalist, but I have been color-coding my closet since middle school so I’m basically a pro at this point. Here are my five steps to a functional closet—without having to give up every single piece of clothing you own!

Before we made the design to build our home, we spent a lot of time trying to figure out what our dream home would actually cost us. Now that we’ve gone through the design studio process, I’ve rounded up prices on upgrades AND what it would cost to DIY so you can make the best decision for your home!

Why in the world did I wait almost a whole year to make my living room look like this?! Click through to see before & afters of my quick apartment refresh!

Your pre-construction meeting is the meeting you’ll have with your builder just before (or right as) construction begins. Here’s everything you should expect + questions you should be prepared to ask!

Building a new home can be super stressful, but making the design decisions doesn’t have to be! Use these tips to make your design studio experience as smooth and simple as possible.

While some areas of the country have begun reopening and relaxing social distancing measures, some of us (myself included) are still planning on staying home for the foreseeable future. So what better time than now to tackle some DIY projects, because let’s face it, folks, we may be here a while.

Cabinets and faucets and flooring…oh my! Here’s an overview of our design selections for the new house, and a look at how our home building process has been affected by COVID19.

Whenever most people think about the design decisions they’ll have to make for their home, the exterior is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. We get so excited thinking about how we’ll live inside the home, that we forget to consider what it’ll look like on the outside. Luckily though, there are only 6 simple things you need to consider when designing your home’s perfect exterior.

After over a year of looking, a million different spreadsheets, and weighing the pros and cons of all our options—we’re under contract!! Keep reading for all the deets on why we decided to build our very first home!

Whew. It has been a long, crazy, overwhelming, stressful, fun-filled, *insert-a-hundred-more-adjectives-here* 4 months. I have big, exciting news to share with y’all, but first, I figured I’d give y’all a quick recap of some of the important events from the last couple of months…

Where do you stand in the Great Seasonal Debate? Is it time to start decorating for Christmas, or are you holding out until after Thanksgiving is over? If you’re like me and sick of seeing pumpkin everything, this mood board is the perfect inspo for switching things up!

This has been the LONGEST, busiest, 6 weeks of my life and I cannot believe it’s finally over. I did it! Check out how I took my master bedroom from blah to ooh-la-la!…in just one month!

We’re in the home stretch! And it’s probably just the paint fumes getting to my head, but I swear I can hear the design gods singing. This challenge has not only tested my DIY skills, but also my patience, my multitasking abilities, and my attention span. With less than a week left—and a couple of tasks still to cross off my to-do list—I’m barreling toward to finish line, full speed ahead!

Just bought a bookcase, throw some doors on that! — Here’s how you can easily & inexpensively turn a cheap bookcase into a closed wardrobe.

With the One Room Challenge finish line rapidly approaching, I find myself wondering “will I ever get a full 8 hours of sleep again?” This project has basically been like a 4th job for me and whew. I. Am. Tired. Here’s a recap of the exhausting week I’ve had full of ups, downs, and most importantly, progress!

For me, the only thing worse than actually doing laundry is watching it pile up. So I came up with a solution to hide all of it! Today I’m walking you through exactly how I made this pullout laundry cabinet and upped my laundry day game!

A new apartment calls for a new accent wall, so today I’m bringing you another DIY striped wall tutorial! This time I’m painting glossy stripes on a matte black wall as part of my Moody Master Bedroom Transformation for the One Room Challenge.

We’re currently in the throes of the Fall 2019 One Room Challenge and I’m determined to finish strong! Check out my progress so far and see what DIYs I have in store for the last half of the challenge.

This past week I tackled most of the smaller items on my to-do list so that now I can focus just on the big stuff. Keeping reading to find out the big changes I made to my design, the progress I’ve made, and what’s on the horizon for the next couple of weeks!

My first ever One Room Challenge! It feels like Christmas!! For the next 6 weeks I’ll be taking my master bedroom from boring & plain to moody & cozy. Check out my design plans to see what’s in store.