September is a transitional month here in Northern Michigan and sometimes it can be hard to predict exactly this month will bring. Warm temperatures are gracing us this Labor Day weekend, extending boating and beach seasons for a little while longer. However there’s alway a chance that we could see some frosty mornings by the […]

August is arguably the best summer month in Northern Michigan. The lake is warm, the air is warm, the flowers are in bloom, peaches are in season and we’ve really settled into the rhythm of summer. Crowds of tourists still flock to this area in the beginning of this month. although they will thin a […]

I’m starting a new series focusing on all of your needs, and let’s face it, my needs as well. As the month of May is now here, so is a renewed hope for spring. However, May can absolutely be a mixed bag. It’s currently snowing, I saw cars with as much as 3 inches of […]

There’s something new coming to The Studio Collection. While I can’t share the full details and it’s not ready to launch just yet, I did want to give you just a glimpse of things to come. But first, a recap on what The Studio Collection is. We launched this collection in 2020, as a way […]

April is here! We’re back from our spring break adventures, which if you’ve been following along, you know that those adventures did not take us to some tropical oasis, but rather to Ohio where we redid a room in less than 3 days time. It was a quick trip (if you can count a 7 […]

Last week I shared that we’re heading to my sister’s house to help her get ready for her new baby boy’s arrival. I also shared a mood board and some details about the nursery. You can see that full post here. I’ve worked on expanding beyond that mood board and digging deeper into actual design […]

Today we’re going to talk about a design challenge. Remember how the cute baby shower I threw for my sister last month? Well now that she has all the cute baby gear, we need to design her space. However, its not quite as simple as just plopping down the items from her baby registry into […]

I’ve had a lot of design ideas on my mind lately and I can’t seem to sort it all out. When this happens with my wedding design clients, I always recommend making mood board, honing in on their vision and then style specific pieces together. This is my attempt to follow my own advice. I’m […]

I shared last week that we were planning a baby shower for my sister. Most of the celebrations my family has hosted is the past have been pretty girly… from wedding showers, baby showers and birthday parties there have not been many “masculine” celebrations planned. And I’m really not sure this one qualifies as masculine […]

My sister is having a baby. It’s the first baby boy shower that I’ve had a large role in planning. We have a pretty female donated family, so I’m sure he’s bound too shake things up a bit and it sure has been fun planning a shower that isn’t cotton candy pink. We’ve been scheming […]