I love pumpkin everything, especially at this time of year! If you watch my stories over on Instagram then you know I've been baking pumpkin muffins every Sunday evening for the past few weeks. I've been using this mix from Trader Joe's and tweaking the recipe on the box in attempt to make a "healthier" version. So often things are pumpkin flavored with no actual pumpkin in them. While I'm ... [Continue Reading]
One Room Challenge – Teen Boy’s Room – Week 3
Well, it's week 3 of the One Room Challenge already, and I actually feel pretty good about my progress this week! Which probably means something bad is about to happen. Ha! Warm meets Cool I finished painting the walls just in time for the arrival of the rug and bed. While I was already happy I chose to go with the darker grey paint color (see last week's post where I talked ... [Continue Reading]
Office Update – Sideboard Finally Painted
While I'm busy working on my son's bedroom for the One Room Challenge, I'm also very close to crossing the proverbial finish line in my home office! Cue Cece Peniston's Finally......dear gracious, I'm aging myself aren't I? Those of you who have been along for the ride may remember that I've been wading through the waters of design indecision. #thestruggleisreal The Sideboard Saga To recap for ... [Continue Reading]
Shelfie Styling 101
Today I have some exciting news to share for all my local Charleston friends! On Wednesday, November 8th, I'm teaching a shelfie styling class at West Elm Charleston! In this two hour class I'll be dishing all my tips and tricks to styling bookshelves with confidence! Rock Your Best Shelfie Bookshelf styling is often the thing that causes people the most headache when it comes to ... [Continue Reading]
One Room Challenge – Teen Boy’s Room – Choosing a Paint Color
How is it possible a whole week has gone by already?! Time sure does move fast during the One Room Challenge! I wish I was a bit farther along, but I was waffling around with a paint decision for the walls this week. I learned the hard way that it's always best to choose a paint color last. It is just so much easier to choose a color to flow with a design plan than to create a ... [Continue Reading]
Detoxing Your Beauty Routine – Where to Start
As many of you already know when I'm not obsessing over design details in my home or working with e-design clients I head up the The Safer Beauty Tribe. My love of all things beauty related, and specifically red lipstick, began when I was just two years old. Don't believe me? Ask my mom about my red lipstick adventure and her beloved blue velvet chair. These days I'm more enthusiastic about ... [Continue Reading]
One Room Challenge – Teen Boy’s Room – Before & Design Plans
I've decided once again to participate in the One Room Challenge! For those that have no idea what I'm talking about, the One Room Challenge is a 6 week design challenge hosted by Linda at Calling it Home and sponsored by House Beautiful. In a nutshell, interior designers and participating bloggers completely redesign and transform one room in 6 weeks. It's fun and exhausting and absolutely ... [Continue Reading]
Simple Halloween Decor
We're hosting a costume party later this month, so this year I'm doing a little more decorating than I usually do for Halloween. The name of the game in holiday decorating around here is - keep it easy to clean up - I know you feel me on that right?! But honestly, I think a few simple touches go a really long way in creating a festive look. Halloween Mantle The ol' dollar spot at ... [Continue Reading]
Custom House Portraits
For my birthday last year I gifted myself custom house portraits. I had a black and white portrait of each of the six houses we've called home over the years created by the talented Emily at Texture Design Co. Our First House This sweet little brick house saw lots of frozen pizza and ramen noodle dinners.......and plenty of yardsale furniture. Our Second House We didn't even live ... [Continue Reading]
Halloween Front Porch
I don't do a ton of decorating for Halloween, but I do like to give our front porch a festive look for the holiday. Our neighborhood really gets into the spirit, and trick-or-treating is quite the event around here. No lie, we see at least 100 kids on Halloween night, maybe more. It's quite the event, and I just love seeing all the little treaters in their costumes. I prefer to keep my ... [Continue Reading]
Reader Design Dilemma: Medicine Cabinets – Yes or No?
We've all seen the inspiring bathroom pictures on blogs and in magazines. They have freshly laundered towels folded or rolled just perfectly, gorgeous bouquets of fresh flowers and carefully curated countertop accessories. There's not a toothbrush or stick of deodorant in sight. And so we wonder quietly to ourselves.....do people actually live like that? The answer is a combination of yes ... [Continue Reading]
Before and After: Office Nook
I'm officially calling the Office Nook project "done"! What that actually means remains to be determined, but regardless I'm excited to share the "after" with you all today! You may recall earlier this year when I decided to turn the unused landing spot at the top of our stairs into an office for my work-from-home husband. Before The hubs had major doubts when I started this project, but all I ... [Continue Reading]
Blogkeeping
Hey friends and happy Monday! I've got some fun things to share on the blog this week....but first a little bit of blogkeeping. If you've ever ventured to check out any of the tabs on my site then you know things have been disorganized around here lately. Back end blog maintenance is no fun, but it is necessary. My goal is to make the time that you so graciously spend here at Our Fifth House ... [Continue Reading]
Let’s Chat: Read and Watched Recently
Every now and again I share my thoughts on books and television shows. If you're only here for the design talk feel free to skip this post. I'll be back to my usual programming tomorrow. But today I'm dishing about a few of my recent reads and Netflix binges. So let's have us a little chat friends! Everything I Never Told You I read Celeste Ng's debut novel, Everything I Never ... [Continue Reading]
