Modern colonial living room

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Sharing the living room of our New England colonial.

I feel like gray paint colors were so incredibly overused a few years ago, but then a lot of people accidentally chose cool grays to paint entire rooms and instead of a trendy living room, they got a nursery and kind of swore off the color. But now cool gray is having a resurgence. We […]

Designer Lisa Hilderbrand gives a traditional house a Southern accent.

To start the year off, I like to come up with a list of home design trends I predict we'll see more of, but I'm open to being proven wrong.

links + musings from the week…

As I’m saving inspiration images for our upcoming modern colonial home, I’m noticing a few differences from the modern cottage look we’ve been working towards in this house and a lot of similarities too. Keep in mind that inspiration photos can be inspiration for color, textures, or a feel. None of it means “this is […]

Sometimes room renovations happen over the span of a few months, and sometimes they take time. Ever since painting the living room, we have been slowly making tweaks and adjustments to the layout and furnishings. The living room started off as a conglomeration of furniture and decor from our last house. But over the last […]

My personal design style has evolved from modern cottage to modern colonial since moving to North Carolina and here's how and why!

When it comes to decorating seasonally, I like to keep my decor simple and a fall throw blanket is the perfect piece to start with.