Our first house, as we bought it (2007): And the house, as we left it (2013): Goodbye, house. © 2013, published by Making it Lovely as Empty | 56 comments | This post may contains affiliate link...
Well, that was an unexpected week off from the blog. That’s what happens when you scramble to get all of your belongings into storage, get the house swept and cleaned, and the keep the kids hap...
These are just a couple of shot of details I want to remember from this house. Nothing design-y, nothing you’ll want to pin, but details that I love because August and Eleanor love them. The tw...
Today I’m finishing up a round of illustrations for a client, signing some paperwork for a new writing gig I’ll be taking on, and putting together a pitch for a huge event that requested some...
We didn’t have to do much to get our house ready to sell since we’d made a lot of improvements to the house already over the years, but we did do a few things to stage it. The biggest change ...
https://makingitlovely.com/2013/06/13/staging-our-home-for-sale/
The big blue sofa I fell in love with is still taunting me from the Anthropologie on Southport. It’s just as well, since Brandon and I hadn’t even thought about moving when I was first consid...
https://makingitlovely.com/2013/06/12/tips-for-furnishing-with-floor-models/
I know, I know. I never really showed the basement after I finished it. You’re already seen the laundry room and half-bathroom. The storage area has these shelves built, but since we decided (a...
https://makingitlovely.com/2013/06/07/the-finished-basement-studio-and-play-room/
It’s starting to feel real. The house is starting to empty out a bit in preparation for showings. What a great time to skip town! A while back, I arranged an overnight trip with a few friends a...
We should have done this years ago. Our house likely had both an unfinished attic and basement when it was built in 1910, so this bathroom on the main floor (right off the kitchen) would have bee...
(We think.) The house is being photographed for its listing on Tuesday morning, and we should be on the market June 6th or 7th. The kids spent the night at my mom’s house so that we could get s...