Skip to main content Skip to footer
Making it Lovely
  • Nicole Balch Design
  • House Tour
    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
  • Shop Our House
  • Nicole Balch Design
  • House Tour
    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
  • Shop Our House
  • Sisters, 1990

    That's me and my little sister, Ashley, circa 1990. My Uncle Ray used to be a professional photographer, but this…
    June 14, 2011
  • Terrarium Craft

    This book looks fantastic. I bought teeny little deer and even teenier little mushrooms last month, and when Brandon saw…
    June 13, 2011
  • Social Space Makeover Contest Finalists

    I'm working with American Express to give away 150,000 Membership Rewards points and a custom Making it Lovely design plan.…
    June 13, 2011
  • Honor Roll

    I think this is my favorite Curated Collection yet. (above) Illustrated missed connections! (via Girl's Gone Child) I always look…
    June 10, 2011
  • Peonies

    I haven't done much to the garden since my initial effort in 2008, but it has rewarded my neglect by…
    June 9, 2011
  • Four Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s…
    June 8, 2011
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • →
  • Sisters, 1990

    That’s me and my little sister, Ashley, circa 1990. My Uncle Ray used to be a professional photographer, but this was just a quick snap…

    June 14, 201124 commentsMe
  • Terrarium Craft

    This book looks fantastic. I bought teeny little deer and even teenier little mushrooms last month, and when Brandon saw and asked me about them,…

    June 13, 201120 comments'B' for Books, 'C' for Crafts, Filing Cabinet
  • Social Space Makeover Contest Finalists

    I’m working with American Express to give away 150,000 Membership Rewards points and a custom Making it Lovely design plan. We’re looking to help people…

    June 13, 2011155 comments'F' for Freebies, Elsewhere
  • Honor Roll

    I think this is my favorite Curated Collection yet. (above) Illustrated missed connections! (via Girl’s Gone Child) I always look forward to Maggie’s Mighty Closet…

    June 10, 20117 commentsHonor Roll
  • Peonies

    I haven’t done much to the garden since my initial effort in 2008, but it has rewarded my neglect by growing with wild abandon. It’s…

    June 9, 201156 commentsOutside
  • Four Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s two years old. I also…

    June 8, 201136 commentsParenting
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • →
Bricks Blog Site
Based in Oak Park, IL (just outside of Chicago)
Hercules Beetle

© 2007 – 2026 Making it Lovely. All rights reserved.

Say hello!
hello@makingitlovely.com