How to Choose the Right Size Coffee Table for Your Sofa
Choosing the right coffee table size is about more than following a formula. Here’s how to use sofa length, height, clearance and the open space around a sectional to find a coffee table that actually works in your room.
Our Outdoor Living Space in Fall: How We Keep Using the Patio When the Weather Changes
As the weather cools, we don’t stop using our patio—we just use it differently. Here’s how we transition our covered outdoor living space for fall with more warmth, layered lighting, cozy textures and a few simple seasonal changes that keep us outside well into October.
How I Styled Our Kitchen Table to Feel Finished—Not Staged
After seven years with a mostly bare kitchen table, I finally decided to style it. Here’s how I used a few simple elements—flowers, candlesticks, fresh fruit and a new chandelier—to make our everyday dining space feel warm and finished without ever feeling staged.
How I Turned Our Covered Patio Into an Outdoor Living Room
Learn how we designed our covered patio to feel like an outdoor living room. From layout and lighting to fireplace design, furniture and styling, these are the decisions that created a space our family uses almost every day.
How I Use Houseplants to Make a Home Feel Finished (Not Cluttered)
I used to think I was bad at houseplants. It turns out I was just busy. Here's what I've learned about choosing, styling, and placing plants in a way that makes a home feel finished—not cluttered—and the surprisingly easy plants that have worked best in my own home.
How to Style a Coffee Table for Real Life (That Still Looks Beautiful)
Looking for coffee table styling ideas that still work for family life? Here’s how to style a coffee table that feels beautiful, functional, and finished — without sacrificing the way your room actually gets used.
How to Style a Glass-Front Cabinet: The Statement Piece My Room Was Missing
Learn how to style a glass-front cabinet so it feels layered, intentional, and never cluttered. In this post, I’m sharing my exact process for styling a black arched cabinet in our family room — from shopping your house first and using books as styling tools to creating shelf “moments,” keeping a cohesive color palette, and knowing when to edit back.
Laundry Room Refresh: From “Done” to Designed (Before + Mood Board)
Two years ago I finished the “bones” of our laundry room—cabinetry, layout, and function—based on a saved inspiration image. Now I’m ready to elevate it with warm paint, a backsplash and simple styling. Sharing the before photo and my warm neutral mood board, with the final reveal coming soon.
Modern Backyard Mood Board: Cream, Wood, White + Clean Lines
A modern backyard mood board built around a pool-first layout, clean lines, and a warm neutral palette—cream, white, natural wood, light stone and soft black accents. See the colours, textures and finishes that shaped the overall backyard design concept.
Moody Den Inspiration: Warm Neutral Living Room with Layered Textures
A moody den concept built around warm neutral tones, layered textures and timeless pieces. This interior mood board explores how comfort, contrast and restraint come together to create a calm, lived-in living space.