10/25/2017
Hey friends! It’s Sara here, sharing a fun new series I’ve been working on for you guys. See, back when I first chatted with Jen about being the Home Editor for this awesome blog, my biggest goal was to expose the internet world to amazing design and killer designers–beyond just the pages of Pinterest. As a designer, it is really easy for our hard work to get lost in a sea of dizzying images on Instagram, and even though I absolutely adore the likes of Emily Henderson, Nate Berkus and Joanna Gaines, I promise you, there are other … 
Sara here with another peek into a great living space! I am so excited to share with you the loveliest, warmest little family room from Jaclyn Isaac at Downtown Decorators in Jersey City, New Jersey. The comfy cozy space is home to Dana, a fragrance marketing executive, Drew, a Television producer and their wee little baby boy. This brave couple started this project when their son was only 12 days old! Wow. I chatted with Jaclyn about what she calls their warm-industrial-chic living room project and what it was like working alongside the … 
These house update / room design posts are quickly becoming my favorite. We are in a weird stage where we are fast and furiously making decisions and trying to finalize every last detail of what will be, while not very much is actually happening at the house as we wait for the windows to get installed. Every time I pull one of these together, though, it starts to feel more real! Okay, so here’s the story on the living room. It’s the room from which the rest of the house flows. As you can see in the floor plans, you walk … 
At three years old, it’s impossible to spend thirty minutes with Parker and not see evidence of Aaron and I in her. Not just in her blue eyes or sandy brown hair, but her mannerisms. The way that she loves to take pictures, can give side eye, or thinks of every little detail like her dad. She always checks to make sure the alarm is off before she opens the front door in the morning and “checks the weather”. If we are going somewhere new she wants to know there will be a car seat and a bed for her there. The other night …