The Southerly & Photo Shoots

The Southerly & Photo Shoots

I recently began working with some pretty incredible folks in Opelika, where Factory South is located.  You know how you just meet some people, and you know they’re just going to be a part of your life?  That’s how it was when I met John and Ashley Marsh....
Spring Mantel & Living Room Plans

Spring Mantel & Living Room Plans

Lord I don’t know where my week went. Maybe between being sick isn and work, it just sort of disappeared.  I’ve had this post in my queue for almost two weeks.  Never said I was super organized.  Clearly. I’ve gotten to where I don’t dig...
Ugly Cords & Simple Decorating

Ugly Cords & Simple Decorating

I remember when I first started writing about my home, it was totally real time.  Photos were barely edited much less styled, and I never thought twice about things like dust on the floor, lego people on tables, & ugly black cords. And while I never started caring...
The Wrong/Right Dining Room Chairs

The Wrong/Right Dining Room Chairs

I showed you the chairs I thought about getting for the dining room a while back.  When I got the order in at the shop, I opened up the big boxes…pretty sure there was a little squealing. And they were the wrong chairs. Uh huh. I did the thing I do where I took...
The Question That Made Me Queasy

The Question That Made Me Queasy

My baby brother is engaged. The week before he left on his trip to Patagonia with his future bride, Sara, he called me. Talking ninety to nothing and giggling like a school girl, he told me about the ring and the plan and fretted about how in the world he was going to...
Coffee Table Makeover with Salt Wash

Coffee Table Makeover with Salt Wash

I think the last time we talked about the living room (maybe two years ago?), it looked like this… Well.  The entertainment center was there…in too small of a spot.  Then I got a new sofa, and the old was hanging out for a while.  So the chairs scooted in...