POOL HOUSE PROJECT: INTRODUCTION

(via Sunday Collector, photography by Ellis Parrinder) UPDATE: SEE THE PROJECT REVEAL HERE! Although the Tye Street Project isn’t complete, I have a new project to share with you! The thing is, this project is much smaller than Tye Street so I’m…

FLOR DESIGN CHALLENGE 2015 IN ATLANTA

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a super fun event at FLOR’s Atlanta location. I brought along two friends, and together we designed our own 5×6 square rug using mini FLOR square samples, and entered it on Instagram as part…

TYE STREET PROJECT: ENTRY FLOOR & UPDATE

(Catch up the the Tye Street Project: Introduction, Paint Palette, Sneak Peek) Now that things are all settled with Tye Street’s back room “solarium“, I am starting to wrap things up with the rest of house. I’ve only got one room…

SLEEK & SOPHISTICATED HOME IN TORONTO

I spotted this sophisticated home tour in the latest issue of Elle Decor and I knew it was meant to grace the pixels of TS! The living room above may be my favorite part, as it encapsulates the sophisticated mix in this…

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DIY SUMMER SCHOOL: DECORATIVE BOWLS

I’m excited to be part of a fun group of bloggers organized by Beth from designPOST interiors to create DIY projects each month for the DIY Summer School link-up! For our first project, each participating blogger had to find something at…

PILLOW TALK WITH BUNGLO

When Shay Spaniola started bunglo in 2013, she blended her experience working at Anthropologie with global influences from her travels to create a collection of designs that range from vivid and striking to subtle and geometric. bunglo’s newest patterns are…

ATLANTA CITY GUIDE: VICTORY SANDWICH BAR

Now that school’s out for summer (hip hip hooray!), I can spend a bit more time focusing on some projects I’ve been meaning to get started on my blog. I have always loved Atlanta, but I started loving it even…

10 SWEET SUMMER DESSERT RECIPES

I may be jumping ahead a bit for some of you, but it certainly has started feeling like summer down here in Atlanta. We had a full week of rain, with 90º temperatures and full sun mixed both in the…

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CALM PIED-À-TERRE IN ATLANTA

When architect Bill Ingram was searching for a pied-à-terre in Atlanta, he sought a contrast with the countryside of his home in Alabama. He found an apartment in the modernist Colony Square apartment building, in a collected flat that sits…

THE BEST OF EBTH ATLANTA

(via Architectural Digest, photographed by Lisa Romerein) I’ve featured Everything But the House on the blog before (How to Shop Estate Sales from Home), but this week is the first time that EBTH has offered a handful of sales in…

15 OF THE SLEEKEST WALL SCONCES

(via Woon Inspiration) I’ve been eyeing sleek sconces recently – I love the idea of building your lighting into the wall or even mixing it into a gallery wall bring style and functionality together while keeping your room well lit. I’ve…

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