new home, studio + easter.
We moved! If you’re new here, I’ve been talking about moving for so long it was becoming like a prank, on myself. I didn’t believe it would ever be real and the threat of working out of my dining room for the rest of my existence was looming way too close for comfort. But it happened. So here’s the story - we bought a house right before the housing market absolutely sky rocketed and we did a total renovation. Was that the original plan? No. As is life, right? But it was certainly for the best! It was an older house and needed lots of refresh and love , which we gave plenty of.
The studio. I’m in the first room when you walk into my house with a door to keep cats and tiny children away from all my precious materials and paintings. The basement is half a flight of stairs away, housing all my paper goods that I sell mostly wholesale but also direct to consumer on etsy! It’s such a perfect arrangement, I am so grateful for this new space and expansion. As my business grows, the space needs to grow with it and now it feels right. First and foremost, organization is functionality is at the core of my decorating. It can’t just be pretty it has to also be accessible. So I bought these awesome shelves from Ikea that you could link together so I added as many as I could to fit my back wall leaving my tons of space to organize the various wedding, art, paper and other little details of my business. I have a table for my printers and two tables put together to paint, scan and spread out all my current projects. Plus there has to be a spot for plants. Currently I have 4 in here but I plan to add more as I settle in!
The home. I don’t even know where to start and I may need to add to this blog as time goes on. I designed the whole thing with my husband. He has a creative eye, too and we have very similar taste so we mostly agreed on every decision and where we didn’t, we compromised. “Cozy” is my choice word. “Boho, eclectic, zen” would be the others. I am the master of comfort. I will always choose the best blankets, softest pillows, plush rugs and lots of faux fur throws. You’ll see all of this as you move through my house. I’m still working on decorating and we still have furniture needs but we want to slowly grow with the space. Let the home tell us what each space needs during each phase of our life with a growing family. I plan to live here forever so there’s no rush in my eyes to get it all done so quick.
Easter. We rented tables and chairs so we could comfortable seat all 26 of our family members. We were never able to invite both sides of our family to one holiday before and we finally can! We won’t always do that but it is nice to have the option. I obviously used my easter table runners on top of some butcher paper to cover the top of the table and dress it up! I grabbed a bunch of flowers from trader joes and put together little bud vases, which I have had for years because I love a good table scape! And then to finish it off I gave everyone an Easter coloring placemat sheet because adults love to color. And I was proven correct because every single person at some point sat down, grabbed some crayons and began coloring their placemat. Sometimes you just need a little break from all the socializing but you don’t know how to take it so, take a color break! It’s the perfect disguise.
Behind our center fire place, we have some open space in front of our kitchen island, so that is where we added our rental table and chairs to accommodate all our family members! I used my easter table runners and coloring placemat pads to make a fun, whimsical setting. the flowers are all from Trader Joe’s and I just have a million little bud vases that I’ve been collecting for years, it’s a problem, I’m aware. Moving on. Everyone ended up really enjoying coloring the pads, not just the kids! This was my secret plan all along. Adults LOVE to color and it made the table even prettier as everyone's artwork came to life.
Our hand painted, cottagecore easter print was used one our table runner, cotton tea towels and a cute little card! We love using these products in our own home which is how we know you’ll love them in yours. I’m very particular about what I will design because if I don’t want it, I won’t sell it.
If you want to shop my tea towels, table runners, placemat pads or any of my paper goods products, you can click the link below!
