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Our Victorian View All

Musical Instruments Stored Beneath a Red Console Table

Harping On

Reupholstered Armchair from Calico Corners | Making it Lovely

Reupholstering My Floral Chair with Calico

The Lovely Garden, June 2021 | Making it Lovely

Gardening Through Grief

1st Floor Bathroom Design | Making it Lovely

Bathroom Design Plans


BY ROOM: Front Entry • Home Library • Living Room • Dining Room • Bathrooms • Kitchen • The Snug • Hallway • Our Bedroom • Dressing Room • Den • Eleanor’s Room • August’s Room • Calvin’s Room • Playroom • Guest Room • Home Office • Craft Room • Laundry Room & Basement • Exterior & Garden
 
 

Design View All

Warm Caramels and Blush | Making it Lovely

Warm Caramels with a Hint of Blush

IKEA Skarpo Armchairs

Modern Garden Furniture Meets Fairy Whimsy

Living Room e-Design, Making it Lovely

70s Chic TV Hideaway

Pink Sofa Living Room | Making it Lovely

Of Course I Included a Pink Sofa

Life & Family View All

Jeannie, Our Foster Cat

Birthdays and Foster Cats

Quarantine Blanket Fort City

One Month In

Fidget Cubes for Anxiety Stress Relief

Fidgets for Anxiety

A Winter Wonderland

A New Year, A New Decade

Style View All

Nicole Balch (Color Factory Chicago) | Making it Lovely

Dressing in Dresses Again

Nicole Balch | Making it Lovely

That’s Number 8

Nicole Balch Likes Ochre.

Accessories for Aging Former Goth/Witchy Types

I Want to Smell Like a Marshmallow.

I Want to Smell Like a Marshmallow

The 'Making it Yours' Series View All

Making it Yours (MiY) 16C: Pink Elroy Chairs

Making it Yours 16C: Pink Elroy Chairs

Making it Yours (MiY) 16B: Pink Elroy Chairs

Making it Yours 16B: Pink Elroy Chairs

Pink Elroy Chairs, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

Making it Yours 16A: Pink Elroy Chairs

Making it Yours 15C: Pink Persian-Style Rug

The 'One Room Challenge' View All

Antique Art Deco Dresser and Window with Roman Shade | Making it Lovely | One Room Challenge

One Room Challenge: Week 6 (My Daughter’s Room Reveal!)

Fabricut Fabric Swatches, a Rifle Paper Co. For Loloi Rug, Target Tufted Ottoman, and Lighting from Blueprint and Crystorama | Making it Lovely | One Room Challenge

One Room Challenge: Week 5 (A Lucky Find)

One Coat of Paint

One Room Challenge: Week 4 (A Disagreement)

Eleanor's Bedroom - Elevation, One Room Challenge

One Room Challenge: Week 3 (Adding Interest)

Honor Roll View All

Brooklyn Windows Series by Adrian Brandon

Honor Roll

Honor Roll

Honor Roll

Lily Labradoodle on Mosaic Bathroom Floor Tile

Honor Roll

Our First Home View All

Living Room, Making it Lovely

Empty

Eleanor and August

Moving Day

The Back of August's Bedroom Door

Poster Children

Our House Exterior

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Hello! I’m Nicole Balch.

Hello! I’m Nicole Balch.

Designer with a handyman background, renovating our Victorian home in historic Oak Park, IL (just outside of Chicago). Mom of three, fan of pink, keeping busy all around.

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Latest Posts

Nicole Balch (Color Factory Chicago) | Making it Lovely

Dressing in Dresses Again

September 12, 2022
Musical Instruments Stored Beneath a Red Console Table

Harping On

August 3, 2022
Nicole Balch | Making it Lovely

That’s Number 8

March 7, 2022
Nicole Balch Likes Ochre.

Accessories for Aging Former Goth/Witchy Types

November 1, 2021
Reupholstered Armchair from Calico Corners | Making it Lovely

Reupholstering My Floral Chair with Calico

October 12, 2021
Making it Lovely
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