Hi friends! Welcome to this week’s Home Style Saturdays. I hope these selections inspire your next decorating project. Featured posts to explore: Southern Hospitality | Choosing Artwork for Your Home StoneGable | Pottery Barn Inspired Rope Wrapped Candleholder DIY The Inspired Room | New Outdoor Wall Lantern + Styling Ideas Designthusiasm | Cheerful Patio Ideas … Read more

Welcome to this week’s Home Style Saturdays — a curated collection of seasonal recipes, decorating ideas, and travel inspiration to spark creativity in your home. Featured Picks Southern Hospitality — Crockpot Chocolate Candy A simple, cozy recipe that turns a few pantry staples into rich, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate candies made in the slow cooker. Perfect for … Read more

While this season has brought stress for many of us, quarantine life also creates small opportunities to enjoy simple pleasures. If you want a creative way to brighten your mornings at home, try sprinkling cinnamon in cheerful shapes on your latte. We aren’t professional baristas, but this little ritual brings a lot of joy to … Read more

While big projects like kitchen remodels are exciting, what I enjoy most is the simple pleasure of puttering. Puttering is easy, inexpensive, and low effort. It creates instant, visible changes and gives a chance to refresh your creativity. It’s not stressful or overwhelming—just a small, satisfying way to tend to your home when you need … Read more

I I’ve always loved being creative. As a child I spent hours in paper stores, admiring notepads, pretty pens, coloring books and stickers. While other kids played with toys, I decorated cardboard boxes for my dolls, sketched floor plans and clipped pictures of houses and color schemes from magazines. In high school my favorite classes … Read more

Country Living Book Nook Sunshine is one of the quickest ways to lift your mood—don’t you think? I always notice a boost in my spirits when the sun breaks through. Living in a place that doesn’t offer consistent sunny days makes those bright moments feel especially precious. Even when the weather doesn’t cooperate, you can … Read more

Hi friends — I hope your first days of 2020 are off to a great start! If you’ve been busy settling into the New Year, here’s a quick roundup of recent posts and inspiration from The Inspired Room to help you get organized, refreshed, and inspired for the months ahead. A Year of Dwelling Well … Read more

II spent last week in Portland at my sister’s house while my son and nephew were at camp. I always enjoy returning to Portland because it means time for antique shopping at some of my favorite stores. I brought home a few fun finds, but the one that thrilled me most was an old, rickety … Read more

Autumn is the ideal season to bring order to your kitchen. Don’t panic, but the holidays are approaching! My old kitchen. My previous kitchen matched my taste much more than my current one. I designed it myself, so naturally it suited me. The kitchen I have now was designed by a builder and, while perfectly … Read more

I can’t believe this week is already half over and that tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I had big plans for the week and imagined my house would already be dressed for Christmas, but life had other ideas. Between work and everyday interruptions, not everything on my list has been finished yet. Case in point: I was … Read more