pillow that holds your favorite pattern or color? Or maybe it’s a view? I think sometimes it’s easier to pick out the things we don’t like in our homes and focus on those, but what if we flipped the narrative and focused on just one thing we loved about our home instead? Whether it’s a room, or an architectural detail, or a piece you used to decorate inside that room, I hope you all have something in your home that you love. I talk a lot about loving the space you live in, and today to celebrate the release of my new book, The Gift of Home, I’ve asked some blogging friends to join me and share something about their own homes that they love. I also thought it would be fun to kick things off by showing you the progression of our dining room in our previous home as I share some tips on how to create a space you love.

Hello Friends!
Thank you so much for all of your kind words on our New Home tour! I know it’s not always easy watching a blogger move, especially when you absolutely loved the house they lived in before. Trust me I get it, I have totally experienced some of those mixed emotions as I’ve watched some of my favorite bloggers move from houses they were in when I first found them, and wondered why they left it. I know I have yet to really tell the whole story as to why we moved into our new home, in the same town, I promise I will soon! I’m just so thankful that so many of you are here for the journey as we have begun the process of making this new house our home. For me part of that process includes paint color choices. I believe picking out paint colors for your walls is like picking out a pair of jeans. It’s personal, and you want it to reflect your style and mood that you are in. While the current colors in our new home aren’t bad colors by any means, some of them don’t reflect my personal style as much as I’d like. Some of you had asked what the paint colors were that were on the walls when we moved in. So today I’m sharing all the paint colors in our new home.

Happy Wednesday friends!!! Today’s Easy Elegance round-up is full of different ideas, from refreshing a room in your house, perfect patio ideas, and my personal favorite – how to add farmhouse charm to your home from my friend Karen over at Sanctuary Home Decor. I love her farmhouse style and think you will too!

Happy Wednesday friends!!! Today’s Easy Elegance round-up is full of different ideas for gathering outdoors in the summer! I know that getting together with friends feels like it has been put on hold right now, but I love the idea of re-creating one of these beautiful outdoor settings for my family too! Especially right now when we have all been home, it’s nice to change things up, and what better way than be bringing a meal outside?!