Shop the Design: Crisp, Modern, + Neutral Bedroom Design {McGee and Co. Look for Less}
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Shop the Design: Crisp, Modern, + Neutral Bedroom Design {McGee and Co. Look for Less}

One of my biggest design inspirations that I love to follow is Mcgee and Co. / Studio Mcgee. I love the simplicity and timeless feel of all their designs- super crisp and clean but also so warm. Recently I pulled together this design board for a client’s guest bedroom that reminded me of their designs, but definitely using more budget friendly pieces! I wanted to share this in case you might be looking to duplicate the same kind of high-end look for less! I shared shopping links to everything I used (and some extra similar items) below!

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My Favorite Ideas + Inspirations for Kid's Outdoor Summer Play Areas
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My Favorite Ideas + Inspirations for Kid's Outdoor Summer Play Areas

Summer is finally here and I am so excited to spend some time outside making family memories. My latest Pinterest obsession has been fun and unique ideas for outdoor kid’s play areas! John Woodford loves to be outside as much as possible and I can’t wait to put some of these ideas together! I can’t believe how many great ideas there are for cute and functional outdoor play areas, perfect for kids of all ages! Check out some of my favorite ideas below!

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One Room Challenge Week 5 Update: Book Wall
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One Room Challenge Week 5 Update: Book Wall

This week we finished up what will probably be my favorite part of the playroom: the book wall! I knew I wanted a large part of the playroom dedicated to books/reading and a spot to display our massive vintage children’s book collection. I decided to have some book ledges/shelves custom made to the exact dimensions I wanted as opposed to buying pre-made shelves and piecing them together. MK Farmhouse Furniture was able to custom build these for me so reasonably (seriously cheaper than I would have paid for store-bought shelves AND he installed them too).

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One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover Week 3 Update: Lights + DIY Chalkboard
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One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover Week 3 Update: Lights + DIY Chalkboard

We made some good progress this week in the playroom: we have LIGHT, we completed the DIY house chalkboard, and we finalized the plans for built-ins and shelves. I’m loving the light and although I was concerned about it hanging down too low, it ended up being perfect for the space and isn’t in the way at all. But as with all old houses, when you fix one problem, you create more. Now we do have a few holes in the drywall from where our electrican had to cut in to run the electric (since this room had not ever had an overhead light. Hopefully we can fix those this weekend (we are going to try to patch it ourselves so I’ll let you know how that goes!).

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One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover - Week 2
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One Room Challenge: Playroom Makeover - Week 2

Well the room doesn’t look a whole lot different YET but I feel like I still made a lot of progress this week! I have pretty much nailed down all the big design decisions and the layout of the room. Check out my IGTV video here for a behind the scenes look at the entire space and my plans for each wall/area. Below I’m sharing a design board I have put together with my selections so far and more details on each section!

Be sure to follow along here to see all the One Room Challenge posts easily in one place! You can also follow the hashtag #oneroomchallenge on Instagram to discover all the projects and progress!

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Shop the Mood Board: Affordable Modern Farmhouse Living Room
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Shop the Mood Board: Affordable Modern Farmhouse Living Room

I put this mood board together for a client this week and thought it might be helpful to share so you all can see a little behind the scenes of the design process! I hope to start sharing these more often with all the links to shop the pieces in case you want to pull a similar look together. These picks are for a simple modern farmhouse living space full of affordable pieces (mostly from Target). I’ve done all the work for you so there’s no guesswork about things matching or coordinating together! This look is timeless and comfortable- perfect for a big family house or small apartment or condo! Shop all the ingredients for creating this exact look below-

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Coffee Table Styling LIVE
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Coffee Table Styling LIVE

Last week I went LIVE for the first time on my Instagram to share a quick and easy coffee table styling video! I also took some decorating questions from those following too. It was so much fun and I will definitely be doing it again soon. What other tutorials would you like to see? You can find the full replay of the live video below and most everything I used is available for purchase at Paxton Home (shop online here).

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