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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...

Puttering Diaries: Spring in the Kitchen

This post is in partnership with Wayfair Spring is officially here, and I felt that familiar itch to freshen up the house! A little spring cleaning, puttering, and simple joys that make a new season feel special. My daughter and grandson came over on the first day of...

Make Room for Spring: The HomeBody Method for Creating a Peaceful Home

Every spring brings a familiar, hopeful feeling. The days grow a little brighter, the air feels lighter, and we start dreaming about a fresh start at home. Maybe you feel the urge to declutter a little, refresh a room, or add a few simple touches that make your home...

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Easter Decor 2024 (+ Adorable Easter Gifts!)

Easter Decor 2024 (+ Adorable Easter Gifts!)

I found the CUTEST Easter decor and gift ideas for spring this year! These seasonal and holiday items can take awhile to ship or may even go out of stock so I try to share as soon as I see them. A number of these items I have in my home, too! You might remember a few of them from year when I set an Easter table in the middle of our construction zone (you...

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Plush Velvet Pumpkins {Fall Decorating Ideas & Giveaway}

Plush Velvet Pumpkins {Fall Decorating Ideas & Giveaway}

Remember these adorably soft Plush Velvet Pumpkins? You can NOT see these little beauties and NOT stroke their velvety plumpness. How could you resist? Every single time I see them I am compelled to stroke and pat their chubby little selves. Chubby is so cute, if you are a puppy or a pumpkin. If you want to see all the velvety Fall goodness and enter the giveaway, come on over to The Inspired Room! Come on, you know you want one of these.

My Dining Room Makeover! An Evolution {Before & After}

My Dining Room Makeover! An Evolution {Before & After}

My hardwood floors are finished and I’m finally getting around to updating on the progress! I’m so happy with how things are coming together around my house. With the kitchen remodel going on at the same time things have been really crazy around here, but I was finally able to get my dining room set up again. I’m very excited to finally be at the stage where we can put things back and set up most areas of our house again! Fall nesting, here I come!

The Hickory hardwood floors make such a dramatic difference in how my house feels.I love how they fill each room with light, texture and help pull together the classy but casual vibe I was hoping for throughout my house. Because we went with prefinished floors, I was able to have the floors put in with a minimum of fuss and dust and the turnaround time was minimal.

My dining room is always evolving! Come see the latest updates to this room!

Storage for Extra Dishes {New Freestanding Glass Door Cabinet!}

Storage for Extra Dishes {New Freestanding Glass Door Cabinet!}

Disclaimer: Please excuse the glass being ridiculously dirty on this cabinet…
I promise I’ll clean the glass when the remodel is all done.

A little earlier this summer I took a fun little trip to HomeGoods with some giftcards that were burning a hole in my pocket. And it was my lucky day, I think, because I found this adorable little cabinet, among other things! Do you have any freestanding cabinets for extra storage?

Trunks & Truncating

Trunks & Truncating

I’ve been blogging for five years now and in that time a lot has changed. Come to The Inspired Room to read about why I can no longer offer full blog posts in my RSS feed. Let’s band together as bloggers and blog readers to help keep blogging fun, original and ethical! Read the rest of this post by clicking the title of this post or going to The Inspired Room at https://theinspiredroom.net/2012/08/28/trunks-truncating/

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