Archive for May, 2014

It’s official! We have moved out of our first apartment. It’s so bittersweet—we are absolutely in love with the Wheaton area and our great community of friends. But we are thrilled to be closer to our growing families. We aren’t quite sure the exact location of our second place, so for now we are staying in southern New Jersey with my in-laws. I’m getting some much needed time off from working, and Steven is picking up my slack and working full time. After leaving, I realized that I never gave you the full tour! So here it is: our first place.

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Vintage Schwinn Advertisement

What. A. Month. I’m not going to lie- I’m glad to be moving onto June! May consisted of finishing up projects with my Chicago clients, packing & planning for our big move, and crawling/falling into bed every night! Despite the business, we made time for some really fun things as well, I’d love to fill you in!

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Spring Flowers

It’s been a crazy summer and we’re just getting started. We moved halfway across the country to southern New Jersey and are staying with our wonderful family. They have graciously opened up their basement apartment to us until we find a place! I’ve been doing some research on how to make sure that our air is clean, since basements generally lack air flow. I’d love to share the 10 best plants for purifying the air with you!

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PVC room divider

We’ve all seen the Asian-rice-paper-room screens (who knows what they are really called?). It’s starting to get a bit cliche and I’m in the mood for a new idea or two on how to divide space with something other than paper and bamboo…so I’m sharing a few of my favorites with you! (I thought that rhymed for a second- but I don’t think it does).

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Design-for-Married-Couples

Ah, the joys of first-time home buying…it takes about 5 seconds into the process to figure out that men and women are different. Let’s be clear, men and women are looking for different things when it comes to a home. So, how do we take both into account in the same environment?

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Pink Depression Glass

With a name like Depression glass, it’s surprising that it is one of my happy things…you know, things that just make you smirk! It might be the memories of countless hours spent with my mom and sister in antique stores, or the pride of continuing my grandmother’s collection, or even the thrill of the hunt—whatever it is, I love collecting Depression glass.

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