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
  • Anthology Magazine, Screen Play, Winter 2014

    Screen Play

    The Winter 2014 issue of Anthology is out, and I'm in their 'Screen Play' spread, talking about a movie that's…
    February 3, 2014
  • Chicago Sun Times Splash, Making it Lovely

    Workplaces

    Our house is warm! Our house is warm! We woke up this morning to a not-freezing house, even though we're…
    January 27, 2014
  • Cottages and Bungalows Magazine Christmas Magazine - Making it Cheery

    Cottages and Bungalows Christmas Issue

    I got word last December that a magazine was interested in featuring my house in their 2013 Christmas issue. A…
    November 4, 2013
  • 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
  • Apartment Therapy: The Homies 2013

    The Homies

      The Homies Thank you, everyone, for your votes during the nomination period of The Homies, Apartment Therapy's awards for…
    February 11, 2013
  • My Office in Ladies’ Home Journal

    My Office in Ladies' Home Journal My office is in the July '12 issue of Ladies' Home Journal! It was…
    July 5, 2012
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 12
  • →
  • Anthology Magazine, Screen Play, Winter 2014

    Screen Play

    The Winter 2014 issue of Anthology is out, and I’m in their ‘Screen Play’ spread, talking about a movie that’s near and dear to me.…

    February 3, 201417 commentsMy Life, Press
  • Chicago Sun Times Splash, Making it Lovely

    Workplaces

    Our house is warm! Our house is warm! We woke up this morning to a not-freezing house, even though we’re getting hit with another arctic…

    January 27, 201439 commentsAttic, Guest Room, Kitchen, My Office, Press, The Victorian House
  • Cottages and Bungalows Magazine Christmas Magazine - Making it Cheery

    Cottages and Bungalows Christmas Issue

    I got word last December that a magazine was interested in featuring my house in their 2013 Christmas issue. A couple of weeks after the…

    November 4, 201320 commentsHolidays, Press
  • 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
  • Apartment Therapy: The Homies 2013

    The Homies

      The Homies Thank you, everyone, for your votes during the nomination period of The Homies, Apartment Therapy’s awards for bloggers. I’ve moved on to…

    February 11, 20133 commentsPress
  • My Office in Ladies’ Home Journal

    My Office in Ladies’ Home Journal My office is in the July ’12 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal! It was great to see my space…

    July 5, 201238 commentsOffice, Press
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 12
  • →
Bricks Blog Site
Based in Oak Park, IL (just outside of Chicago)
Hercules Beetle

© 2007 – 2025 Making it Lovely. All rights reserved.

Say hello!
hello@makingitlovely.com