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  • Louis-Philippe-Style Gold Mirror from The South Loop Loft | Making it Lovely

    A Louis-Philippe Mirror

    Did you catch the new mirror above the fireplace when I shared photos of the living room with its new…
  • Custom Curtains from The Shade Store on a Bay Window with Radiator in Making it Lovely's Living Room

    Custom Window Treatments for the Double Parlor

    Thank you to The Shade Store for sponsoring this post. The Victorian is definitely a bit lovelier these days with…
  • Jenna Lyons' Home in T Mag, photographed by Simon Watson

    Adding a Mirror Above the Fireplace

    We've lived here long enough and made what we have work for long enough that it's time to reevaluate and…
  • Patching the Roof on a Leaky Victorian Turret

    The Roof Over Our Heads

    We tore the roof off of 2017! No, I mean that literally. It starts with an uncertain question. “Is that…
  • Megan Pflug Linen Closet Makeover for One Kings Lane, Photo by Lesley Unruh

    Organizing the Linen Closet

    Why do little closets take so long to work on!? I spent hours cleaning, purging, and organizing our linen closet…
  • 2018 Project List!

    We're only talking house stuff here today, so the project to-do list is just the start of what I want…
  • The Victorian House

    A Look Back at 2017

    Green Parsons Desk, Pink Guest Bedroom | Making it Lovely

    I’ve missed you! I took my longest break after Christmas ever, but behind the scenes I have been planning and planning, and I’ll have a…

    January 5, 20186 comments
  • Exterior & Garden

    Modern Outdoor Dining Furniture for the Victorian

    Stori Modern Table and Chairs, and a Peacock

    The furniture in this post was provided by Stori Modern. I have a fantasy version of our backyard in my head that the reality does…

    November 21, 20173 comments
  • Attic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 7 (The Office Reveal!)

    Finished Attic Home Office, Wallpapered Closet / Storage Room | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    I have wallpapered my heart out, overthought the room layout and furniture choices, and arranged my grocery store flowers just so when the florist I…

    November 15, 201769 comments
  • Attic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (What Trim Color?)

    green, pale pink, and ochre yellow paint swatches

    Let’s talk about the rainbow room. (Yes, I know that’s a silly name! My kids named it and it has stuck.) The office is painted…

    November 1, 2017119 comments
  • Double Parlor, Home Library, The Victorian House

    Double Rugs for the Double Parlor

    Making it Lovely's Living Room

    The library and living room got an update! Matching rugs, finally! This has been the vision from the beginning, but I messed around, experimenting with…

    October 26, 201713 comments
  • Attic, My Office, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Putting it Together)

    Ikat Blue and White Vase

    First, a One Room Challenge update. For the first time ever, the reveal has been pushed back one week for all ORC participants. Everyone is…

    October 25, 201723 comments
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