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Welcoming Summer to Our Home

I am so looking forward to the simple pleasures of this season. Summer has become one of my favorite times of year ever since we moved here. The weather is just right for us—not too hot, but with plenty of sunshine—and it’s perfect for all of our little staycation...

Our NW Coastal Woodland Cottage Backyard: Progress + Challenges

Progress in our coastal woodland cottage backyard We're entering our fifth summer here. How can that even be? I had to count it four times on my hand, and it still doesn't feel right! Somehow time has flown by. I still feel like there's so much to be done, so I'm glad...

Our Coastal Cottage Lighting Sources: Every Light in Our Home

One of my most asked questions is where I get the lights in our home, so today I’m sharing a full roundup of the lighting throughout our home and the Tiny Cottage (at least the ones I’m able to source!). Most of these are the exact fixtures we have, and a few are...

Puttering Diaries: The First Week of May

I recently ran across one of my early blog posts where I wrote about puttering, probably for the first time. That post was 19 years ago. HOW? I can't even believe I've been blogging that long. Here's what I wrote at the start of that post: After 21 years together, my...

Paint Colors in Our Coastal Cottage (Benjamin Moore & Sherwin-Williams)

One of the questions I’m asked most often is about the paint colors in my home. Today I’m finally sharing an updated roundup of all the paint colors throughout our house (so far!). Before I share the colors, one important note: Before committing to any paint color, I...

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Christmas Rattan Bar Cart: Creating Peace with Simple Joys

This year is our second Christmas season with our bar cart! I'm still so happy with this "functional decorating" decision. It's been so simple to style plus it's a handy piece for serving and daily storage, too. I love pieces like this that bring peace and beauty to our home in every season. Most of the time I just keep functional serving pieces on it that...

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Gather: Bench Seating

Country Living Testing, testing, hello? Hello! It's Courtney here today! Wow, It's been forever...

Jan 8, 2016

Get To Know You: Design Trends

Let's chat today! Since we are just getting into the new year, I wanted to pause for a moment to...

Jan 6, 2016

4 Takeaway Tips for a Home Office {My Home Office}

This weekend I shared quite a few inspiration images for functional and livable spaces (if...

Jan 5, 2016

3 Ways to Refresh Your Home in the New Year

This post created in in partnership with World Market. The projects and opinions are my own. H...

Jan 4, 2016

10 Livable & Functional Spaces {Organizational Style}

New England Home I think many of us crave a sense of order in our home. To renew and establish...

Jan 2, 2016

New Year’s Goal: Get Organized

Happy New Year! Is one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2016 to be more organized? If you are...

Jan 1, 2016

Chocolate Tart Recipe

Happy New Year, friends! I was recently invited by Samsung to make one of their Club des Chefs...

Dec 30, 2015

5 Inspiring Organizing Projects to Jumpstart the New Year

Country Living Hello, friends! I hope you are enjoying a little in-between the holidays downtime,...

Dec 29, 2015

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, from our house to yours! This week I've been trying to focus on finishing up my...

Dec 23, 2015

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