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  • West Elm Tote Bag Drawn and Designed by Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely

    The Tote Bag I Designed for West Elm

    I worked for west elm, briefly, when they opened their first retail location nearly ten years ago. I remember being…
    September 26, 2013
  • Empire Dresser

    Starting on Our Bedroom

    Our last house had a decently sized closet in the bedroom. Brandon had the whole thing to himself, along with…
    September 25, 2013
  • Nicole Balch

    Style: Add Some Sparkle

    This post is sponsored by HauteLook. I turned 33 on Sunday, and we had family over to celebrate. I wanted…
    September 24, 2013
  • Antique Perfume/Apothecary Bottles

    Having a Mantel is the BEST

    I've never lived anywhere a fireplace before. It was always on the would-be-nice list, never a requirement. But whoa, having…
    September 23, 2013
  • Rosie Revere, Engineer

    Honor Roll

    Our new favorite story here is Rosie Revere, Engineer. Perfect for kids, fantastic for us, too. What is real, what…
    September 20, 2013
  • Second Parlor

    The Double Parlors, Shortly After Moving in

    A lot of our furniture is working well in the new house. I'm OK with furnishing slowly and taking my…
    September 19, 2013
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  • West Elm Tote Bag Drawn and Designed by Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely

    The Tote Bag I Designed for West Elm

    I worked for west elm, briefly, when they opened their first retail location nearly ten years ago. I remember being so excited that my favorite…

    September 26, 201325 commentsBusiness, Press
  • Empire Dresser

    Starting on Our Bedroom

    Our last house had a decently sized closet in the bedroom. Brandon had the whole thing to himself, along with a tall, narrow dresser inside.…

    September 25, 201340 commentsOur Bedroom, The Victorian House
  • Nicole Balch

    Style: Add Some Sparkle

    This post is sponsored by HauteLook. I turned 33 on Sunday, and we had family over to celebrate. I wanted to dress up a little…

    September 24, 201323 commentsStyle
  • Antique Perfume/Apothecary Bottles

    Having a Mantel is the BEST

    I’ve never lived anywhere a fireplace before. It was always on the would-be-nice list, never a requirement. But whoa, having a mantel is awesome! A…

    September 23, 201332 commentsDouble Parlor, The Victorian House
  • Rosie Revere, Engineer

    Honor Roll

    Our new favorite story here is Rosie Revere, Engineer. Perfect for kids, fantastic for us, too. What is real, what is true. It’s never to…

    September 20, 20136 commentsHonor Roll
  • Second Parlor

    The Double Parlors, Shortly After Moving in

    A lot of our furniture is working well in the new house. I’m OK with furnishing slowly and taking my time to find just the…

    September 19, 2013146 commentsDouble Parlor, The Victorian House
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