As I’ve been getting ready for Christmas this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much time we’ve spent at home these last few months, and about all of the small changes we’ve made around here. If we have to be stuck inside, we might as well enjoy our surroundings, right? This year […]
Updates & Projects
New Gallery Wall (Finally!)
Being stuck at home these last few months (years? how long has it been again?) had us looking at our walls a whole lot more often than normal, which lead us to finally take the plunge and hang some artwork. We’d been envisioning a gallery wall next to our couch for ages, but never […]
The Great Coffee Table Dilemma
SOS! This week I’m coming to you all with a design dilemma: we can’t for the life of us decide on a coffee table! You see, we’ve been looking for an oval coffee table for a while now, as our rectangular coffee table takes up just a bit too much space, and I’m constantly […]
Entryway Update: Vintage Theater Chairs
This week I’m sharing an update to our entryway that’s been a very, very long time in the making. It’s still not a finished project, per-say, but we’re certainly getting a whole lot closer! Let me start at the beginning. You may have noticed in the last couple of living room tours I’ve shared […]
Living Room Update: New Curtains!
This week, instead of sharing my usual Wise Apple Weekly roundup of small changes and updates, I’m sharing one slightly larger update – one that has made a HUGE difference on the overall vibe of our living room. When we moved into our home just over two years ago, the former owner was kind […]
Living Room Update: Bring on the Brass!
We’ve lived in our fare share of rented apartments over the years, and each time we’ve moved into a new space, it’s taken us quite a while to start putting things on the walls. We’re pretty fast with decorating in general – furniture finds its rightful place within the first couple of weeks, nick-knacks […]