Hannah's colorful, eclectic and modern space

Hannah's colorful, eclectic and modern space

Posted by Colleen Bordeaux|On December 30, 2015

A couple of months ago, I came across Hannah Hagler's blog and fell in love with her eclectic and bold sense of interior style built on her mantra that you can live a fabulous life without spending a ton of money. Hannah agreed to let me interview her and virtually tour her home, and I found...

The foolproof way to collect unique and affordable art

The foolproof way to collect unique and affordable art

Posted by Colleen Bordeaux|On December 04, 2015

Finding a painting or photograph that just speaks to your soul is something that is equally amazing as it is rare. Although I'm a creative at heart and have always loved art, the hunt for meaningful and affordable pieces is extremely difficult for me. My first real apartment offered a blank slate...

How to style a vintage piece in a modern room

How to style a vintage piece in a modern room

Posted by Unknown|On November 06, 2015

When Wes and I first got married, my parents drove from Chicago to Charlotte with all of my grandmother's china in tow (service for 16, no less). Since they were going to be loading up the old Kelly family van anyway, I seized the opportunity to have them transport a few things that I've always...

A vintage + modern guru's top tips for styling your house

A vintage + modern guru's top tips for styling your house

Posted by Colleen Bordeaux|On October 26, 2015

One of my favorite sources for vintage inspiration in Chicago is an amazing vintage-modern shop called Humboldt House. It's one of those places where you walk in and want to live there. It's filled with amazing Chesterfield sofas, leather butterfly chairs, patina-ed credenzas and the most beautiful,...

How to create a masculine dining room

How to create a masculine dining room

Posted by Unknown|On October 21, 2015

These photos are of Spruce, an amazing restaurant in San Francisco that I visited last summer: it's been the inspiration for the first dining room or study I have when I move into a place where I'm allowed to paint the walls! Here's how I would copy this look to recreate a moody and masculine...

A professional organizer's top five tricks for maximizing your space

A professional organizer's top five tricks for maximizing your space

Posted by Unknown|On October 19, 2015

This post could have also been titled "How to not freak out about moving in to a little house of limited closet space with your big wardrobe and all of your soon-to-be husband's stuff that he can clearly live without but won't let go (see light-up beer signs and other bachelor pad horrors)." When...

10 easy steps to create a perfect gallery wall

10 easy steps to create a perfect gallery wall

Posted by Unknown|On October 14, 2015

My collection of pictures and frames have followed me from my childhood bedroom to college dorms and every single one of my apartments. Whenever I move in to a new place, the first thing I do is start hanging frames on the walls - there's something comforting about being...

How to make a bad rental kitchen (sort of) nice

How to make a bad rental kitchen (sort of) nice

Posted by Unknown|On October 11, 2015

For all the charm of this little old 1930s bungalow that my husband and I rented when we first got married, the turquoise countertops were almost a deal-breaker. The kitchen was in a sad, disorganized state for months and I had no idea how to fix it. So I decided to stop fighting it, accept those...

How to create a bar cart when you don't have a cart

How to create a bar cart when you don't have a cart

Posted by Unknown|On October 07, 2015

There was awhile there at the beginning of the bar cart craze that took the world by a storm when I didn't have room for an actual cart. (I was living in a 400 square foot studio, and had to keep furnishings to a minimum for obvious reasons.) However, what do you do when you want all of the...

5 reasons you should fill your home with vintage furniture

5 reasons you should fill your home with vintage furniture

Posted by Unknown|On October 04, 2015

Vintage is just a fancy way of saying really old, and very used - both qualities that I prioritize when hunting for furniture. I am anti-Ikea. For some reason, it is important to me that my furniture has character. This dresser has plenty. But there's more than just character...