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Embracing Winter

02/06/2022 By Bre

6 Feb

For years, I always felt like the winter season should be summed up to just the month of December, where the holidays are the main focus, and then I would rush off to “wishing” away the next 3 months in hopes of an early spring. But I found that in doing so, I was robbing myself of the gift that the winter season can be. Yes I realize I just said that the winter season can be a gift, and before you think I’m crazy allow me to explain. Winter isn’t just meant to be summed up as the time when Christmas comes, and then we hurry off to the next season. There are tiny gifts tucked away in what can seem like an endless cold and dark season. Ones that I’ve begun to unpack for myself. So today, I’m sharing my thoughts on this underrated season, and how we can Embrace Winter together.

How to Create a Gallery Wall

02/04/2022 By Bre

4 Feb

When it comes to hanging things on the walls in our home there is nothing I love more than creating gallery walls. I sometimes wonder if it speaks to my teenage years where I would cover the walls in my room with giant collages of cut out pictures from magazines. There are many different ways you can create a gallery wall, and styles depending on the frames you choose and how you group them. I recently added a new gallery wall in our living room, so today I’m going to share my process with you in how I go about choosing art to create a gallery wall.

Sources from our New Living Room

01/26/2022 By Bre

26 Jan

can’t even tell you how excited I was to read all of your sweet comments about the progress that has happened in our new Living Room. I’m still referring to it as our “new” living room, because well compared to our previous living room, this one still feels new! I shared in my previous post how when we first moved into our new home, the living room area definitely had me stumped. But I knew that if I focused on the things I could change, rather than the things that I couldn’t – like the off centered windows, or weird layout, that I could create a space that I loved. And it showed, and you all agreed at how much the progress in our living room really transformed the space. Even though I used pretty much everything we had from our previous living room, there were still a few new things we brought into the space, so today I’m sharing the sources from our “new” living room.

Living Room Progress and the Gift of Home tour

01/21/2022 By Bre

21 Jan

aring today. If you missed Day 1, you can see it HERE, and remember each blogger who is sharing in this blog hop is also giving away a copy of my NEW book!! You can enter for a chance to win on each blog, so be sure to stop by and visit! I debated on whether I should share something I loved most about our previous home, or if I should share something I love most about our new home. Of course there is much to love about our new home, but I will be honest, none of the rooms feel quite finished yet. But I am a big believer in progress. Small tiny changes that make an impact over time, and new living room is getting so close! So today I’m sharing our living room progress, and the steps I’ve taken along the way.

How To Create a Space You Love | The Gift of Home

01/19/2022 By Bre

19 Jan

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.

The Top Most Asked Questions about my New Book | The Gift of Home

01/17/2022 By Bre

17 Jan

me online, and can I just tell you – what an absolute DELIGHT it has been seeing all of you received your copies, and the excitement as you have shared how much you love it 🙂 It can be so intimidating sometimes when you spend months pouring your heart into a project, in this case my book, not really sure of how others will receive it, or if they will even like it. Getting your messages assured me that I did the right thing, trusted my gut, in putting this book out into the world – so THANK YOU!! Today I’m answering some of the most asked questions I’ve received about my new book, along with some of my favorite images from the book.

Currently Loving | vol. 6

01/12/2022 By Bre

12 Jan

I thought it would be fun to share some of the things that I’m currently loving. I’ve shared a few of these posts in the past, and it’s always fun to share some of things that have recently caught my eye, or I find myself not wanting to live without. In no particular order, and without rhyme or reason, here is what I’m currently loving this season.

Mudroom Inspiration

01/07/2022 By Bre

7 Jan

of a clean slate state, with minimal decor out, now is the perfect time to dream up some new inspiration. So today I’m sharing the mudroom inspiration I’ve gathered, and the vision I have for this space.

It’s Book Release Day!!

01/04/2022 By Bre

4 Jan

book, The Gift of Home, officially releases today! It’s because of you that this day is even a possibility. I started this blog because I truly believe that home is a place you should love to be in, and I wanted everyone to feel that way in their spaces. Even the meaning behind the name I chose for my blog stemmed from knowing that I can decorate my home nicely, without having to break the bank (you can read that story HERE). I have shared so much of the process of creating a spaces to love, through the lens of using my own home with you over the last decade, that to now finally have this message published in my very own book feels like the greatest honor, and I am truly grateful that you helped make this dream a reality. So to celebrate this book release day, I thought I would share more about what’s inside the book.

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