a life of design
Pancakes are a breakfast staple in our household. To keep things interesting, I am always developing new recipes. I love these easy, delicious pancakes served with Honey Butter Syrup. Great for those days when someone forgot to pick up the maple syrup! On this particular day, I decided to experiment with making butter pats using cookie cutters. I pressed slightly warmed butter into the cookie cutters and froze them.
Currently, we live in a small apartment and really needed to separate some of the toys from the main living space. We have a neat little nook next to our staircase that did just the trick! The half-wall creates the perfect little space for our toddler. His new mini kitchen is a favorite spot for him to play. I gave the space some meaningful flair with the vintage tea towel
This year for Christmas I wanted a traditional feel with a modern twist. I incorporated lots of bold patterns and metallics and kept the traditional colors of green, white and gold. I love the patterns and neutral colors on the stockings, they will be easy to work with year after year! To temporarily transition my mantel, I simply wrapped my permanent art pieces with paper and
Being inspired by my daughter’s name… I decided to make Greek God and Goddess halloween costumes this year. My son went as the Greek Titan God Oceanus and my daughter went as the Greek Titaness Goddess Theia. The costumes were absolutely adorable and super comfy for baby and toddler! For inspiration, I looked at images of the Titans and Titanesses depicted in ancient art. There are
I saw an absolutely adorable idea for a table runner I had to use for this year’s pumpkin carving party! A paper pop-up table runner! How cute and easy, right!? I loved the idea of having spooky little shapes popping up between food and pumpkins for my kids to touch and look at. They loved it! I also liked that the runner was made out
Designed for my toddler boy + baby girl, this room encapsulates childhood adventure and whimsy. Each child has an individualized space that was designed to appeal to their personalities. Bold patterns and bright colors unified these spaces. We all love the space tremendously and look forward to snuggle sessions in toddler’s bed every night! Some meaningful components: vintage Levi’s jacket found by my mother, 70’s
My husband and I wanted a big celebration for our son’s first birthday. There were so many reasons to have a big celebration (besides my love of throwing a party). The years surrounding our son’s birth we went through a lot of big changes. First and foremost, I had a baby. I also left my professional interior design career to stay home with our new little
My Thanksgiving table this year was inspired by a set of vintage embroidered napkins my mother gave me. I loved the fall simplistic elegance of the napkins. I also loved the grey and decided to incorporate that with metallic silver accents. To keep the table light and airy, I added plenty of ivory and blush elements to contrast the darker fall color palette. The result was
My wonderful mother and sister hosted an absolutely beautiful baby shower for me at my parents’ rustic home in northern MN. However, being an interior designer, there was no way I could not get involved. I decided on the woodland theme, since that was the concept I was using for baby boy’s nursery. I also wanted the party theme to make sense in the venue, my parents’
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