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  • Nicole Balch Design
  • House Tour
    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
  • Shop Our House
  • Fabrics and Paint Swatches for Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Rugs, Curtains, Bedding, and Other Fabrics)

    I shared a photo on Instagram of the paint swatches, fabric samples, and finishes for the bedroom and den, but…
  • Paintzen Gets to Work

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (All That Painted Woodwork)

    Let's talk paint this week! But first, why has only one person chastised me for painting the woodwork so far?…
  • One Room Challenge Den Photo Mockup | Making it Lovely

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (The Design Plan)

    Things are moving along with my One Room Challenge space! Let's talk design this week. First up, the bedroom. It…
  • Bedroom with Quincy Bed

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    The One Room Challenge begins today! Twenty designers and design bloggers will each be sharing room makeovers from start to…
  • Hallway Ceiling, Second Floor, with Conduit for Electrical Rewiring

    Setbacks in Rewiring Our 1891 Victorian House

    More progress has been made in the rewiring of our Victorian, but it has not been going well. The problems…
  • Moss Easter Bunny

    A Pink and Green Easter Table

    Thank you, Pier 1, for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Pier 1, all content and…
  • My Life, The Blog, The Victorian House

    Hello, 2016

    Nicole and Calvin Balch

    2015 felt a little flip-floppitty. Right? All ideas and not enough follow through. Enough of that, I say. Focus! I get super excited at the…

    January 4, 20162 comments
  • My Life, Press, The Blog, The Victorian House

    A Look Back at 2015

    Ten Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    2015: Year. Of. Many. Rugs. (Kidding! Sort of.) It was also the year my sister got married, I taught at Columbia college, and I did…

    December 22, 20157 comments
  • Holidays, My Life, Press, The Victorian House

    Our Home, Featured in HGTV Magazine’s Christmas Issue

    Making it Lovely's Home Library in HGTV Magazine's Christmas 2015 Issue

    Someone from HGTV Magazine reached out to me back in December of last year. Would we be interested in having our home featured? Yes! Scouting…

    December 17, 201530 comments
  • Bedroom Closet / Dressing Room, Our Bedroom, The Victorian House

    15 Stylish Garment and Coat Racks

    15 Stylish Garment and Coat Racks

    Garment racks. Coat racks. Oh, the multitude of racks I have looked at! Here’s what happened. The bedroom closet had an Intermetro rolling garment rack…

    December 14, 201516 comments
  • Bedroom Closet / Dressing Room, Hallway, Our Bedroom, The Victorian House

    Status: Closet, Hallway, and Electrical Work

    Plaster Wall Repair in Progress

    The sheet mirror above the sink in the closet is gone. I was so nervous for it to come down! I watched a few ‘how…

    December 10, 201513 comments
  • Dining Room, Holidays

    Our Holiday Table

    Holiday Table Setting | Making it Lovely

    This post is brought to you by Pier 1 Imports. We host brunch each year on Christmas Eve, and then we have family over for…

    December 8, 201514 comments
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