As much as our beck deck needs a serious makeover, we won’t get around to it this year. We want to do a new layout so it’s a big job that will need to get started early spring (hopefully next year!). But in the meantime we want to enjoy it best we can, so we decided to order some new furniture, replace our light fixtures and custom make some large planter boxes that can house some tall grasses and create a sort of “wall” that will make the space feel cozy and give a sort of backdrop. Stay tuned for how this all comes together! I’ll share progress to our instagram stories, and will share the final result here once it’s done :)

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Challenge number 4 is dear to me because it’s one of the characteristics of my design style and what I think brings the spaces I create to life and filled with personality! This month I challenge you to add some soul to your space through vintage item(s). This could be a family heirloom, something from an antique/thrift store, a piece you pick up at a tag sale or Facebook marketplace, or something made out of reclaimed or old materials.

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Spring is truly here in CT and one of my favorite things about this time of year is going outside to check on buds and blooms! Our raspberry bush has started growing back, as has our mint, the forsythia, rhododendron and daffodils are fully bloomed and the buds are starting on our hydrangea tree and bushes. This time of year makes me think of a softer palette, fresh air (open windows yay!), lighter weight materials, foraging branches, and more time outside (and therefore muddy feet and paws coming into the house!). Hence why mudrooms are on my mind!

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Challenge number 3 is a fun one! This month I’m encouraging you to customize something you own. Maybe it’s painting a piece of furniture, changing out hardware on a dresser, adding texture to a vase or changing out a lampshade! There are so many options from small to big, just open your eyes to the possibilities :) Your aim is to either give something new life, or change something you don’t love as is.

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March, when we say “goodbye” to the long winter and “hello” to spring (although we did have snow in CT yesterday)! This mood board is all things light and sweet— light colors, materials and sweet details like florals and scalloped edges. I’m starting to think about what we’ll be planting in our garden and keep peeking at our plants and trees outside to see the buds starting! So exciting!

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In line with this month’s challenge, today’s Home Basics round up is all about organizing! Some of these products I own and love, and others I have my eye on! They all happen to be from The Container Store— my go-to for organization items.

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Our second monthly challenge is here, and just in time for spring cleaning :) This month is all about organizing! Let’s motivate ourselves to get to that “catch all” drawer or that closet we hesitate to open and organize them at last! It can be so hard to get the motivation to do it, but once it’s done it’s such a great feeling.

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February—the shortest month and the month when we sometimes get little teases of spring here in CT (like yesterday when it was almost 70º!) but know it’s still a ways off (today calls for snow). For me, this month inspires juxtaposition—of winter and spring, of dark and light colors, cozy and fresh, light and heavy materials. That’s what today’s mood board is all about! In the home I’ve been incorporating fresh florals, light linens beside heavier materials and a freshening up and organization of our home.

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