Living Room
For the Living Room, I really wanted it to embody the French provincial aesthetic. I wanted the home to have a mix of dark and light tones - I kept the same color scheme throughout the house so it felt cohesive.
Guest Rooms
For the guest rooms I wanted them each to feel unique but still like they are evidently in the same home. I went with toille wallpaper in Bedroom 1 -one of my favorite patterns. Bedroom 2 has a more traditional paneling look. I have been slowly making additions to the rooms as time has gone on.
Master Bedroom
The Master Bedroom is color drenched in teal with cornflower blue accents. The bedroom set was an amazing Marketplace find that I spent months repainting. Our closet cabinets, however, are IKEA- which we built into the space, painted and added panels to.
Main Floor
The foyer needed to seamlessly blend with the living room because the main floor is very open concept. I made a faux fireplace to have that traditional feel. My husband's office has a darker green aesthetic that I wanted to have more masculine accents. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan too so I integrated some "props" into the style
My office
I'm a huge book lover and I wanted my office to feel magical and other-wordly. I painted the entire room myself, including the ceiling mural. My husband built IKEA shelves into the wall to make it feel more custom. This room is my favorite room in the house and I truly wanted it to feel like a set.
Stair Mural
I always knew I wanted a mural up the stairs-whether it was wallpaper or not. After finding out the price of that, I took out my paint brushes. I'm a huge fan of Pride & Prejudice and after my recent trip to England, visiting film locations from the 2005 movie, I decided to paint some of my favorites. The mural has taken a year to paint and is still in progress - It will be complete by the end of 2026
Renew & Re-do
A lot of pieces I added to my home were thrifted from local antique shops. Some needed a few alterations and some needed a lot. It's important to me to mix old and new. Some larger pieces I've redone, like my bedroom set, had months long renovation. The bedroom set came with five pieces and were repainted, gilded, and distressed to achieve the aged look I was going for.
The set began with a dark wood base and needed a lot of wood repair. I used three main colors: white, coastal blue, and light teal. I redid all the accents with paint and distressed it with dark brown furniture wax. It took about four months to complete from start to finish. The other pieces of furniture in the set followed the same process.
I painted our wedding crest on the interior, going for something more personalized- this was something I added to other areas of my home as well, including our bedroom and the mudroom.
The Art of Romanticizing the Everyday
I've always believed that a home should feel like stepping into a story. The objects we surround ourselves with, the corners we create, and the atmosphere we cultivate become a reflection of the worlds that inspire us and the lives we dream of living.
I wanted to create a space that felt whimsical with an element of fantasy. Every detail matters to make a space feel cohesive.
I added our wedding/monogram crest to various places in our home. I found this coquette style frame at a thrift store and added backing.
I don't have many personal photos hanging on the walls-I prefer artwork and framed antiques/prints. I painted portraits of my husband and I to go on either side of the fireplace to still have something familial but in-keeping with the aesthetic of my home
Painting a World of My Own
I have loved drawing since I was very young & started getting into painting when I was around 12. During my teens I took it more seriously and began acrylic painting. Back then I had a more abstract style that has evolved into detailed portraiture. For a long time, portraits always seemed very daunting which is what inspired me to devote more time to practicing them. Every medium behaves differently, so while you may have mastered sketching in graphite, painting (especially all various types of painting) are completely unique experiences.
Art is an ever-changing process and there is always something new to learn. For my wall mural in my home I really tried hard to challenge myself with something out of my comfort zone, which is painting landscape. I have always loved the English countryside and I got to visit so many notable places in May 2025 which inspired this mural. I also love Pride and Prejudice and during that trip visiting filming locations, it inspired me to begin this process.
I picked many of favorite scenes and moments from the film and wanted it all to feel like one cohesive scene as you walk down the hall. Transitioning from the stairs to the upper floor was the hardest challenge, due to the incline, which is something I had to learn to be okay with the steep drop in landscape. I intentionally wanted the sky portion of the wall to be larger than the ground since I already knew I wanted to hang portraits down the hall (we'll see how that goes). The clouds and sky still are a big challenge and is something I constantly am looking at and slightly changing.
If you want to keep up with my current painting progress or learn more about my process click below!
Surround yourself with the things that make the ordinary feel extraordinary.
The
Garden
Planting a Storybook Garden
One of the things I love most about beautiful places is the way they make us feel. A winding garden path, an old stone wall softened by climbing roses, or a meadow filled with wildflowers can transport us somewhere entirely different, if only for a moment. I've always been drawn to the romance of a European countryside and the timeless charm of historic gardens, where every corner feels like it belongs in a story.
I may not live among rolling green hills or centuries-old estates, but that doesn't mean I have to leave those dreams behind. Instead, I love finding ways to bring that feeling home—through the flowers I plant, the spaces I create, and the little details that make everyday life feel a bit more enchanting. My garden is becoming a place where imagination meets reality, a small storybook landscape inspired by the places I admire most.
To me, creating a home is about more than decorating four walls. It's about building a world that reflects the things you love and making space for beauty, creativity, and wonder in your everyday life. Whether inside the house or out among the garden beds, I believe we all have the ability to create a place that feels a little like stepping into a story.
it's all in the details!
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Balance between structure and whimsy, allowing the garden to feel thoughtfully designed without losing natural charm. I personally love symmetry & wanted a traditionally English garden aesthetic - to the best I can achieve in the suburbs anyways
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Climbing roses, arbors, and trellises that add height and a sense of age and enchantment.
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A soft, romantic color palette inspired by the English countryside, with blooms that complement one another through the seasons.
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A garden that welcomes wildlife, encouraging birds, butterflies, and pollinators to become part of the story.
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Meaningful details that reflect your own story—a favorite flower, a vintage planter, or a piece collected on your travels
Curating
A storybook garden isn't about recreating the English countryside exactly—it's about capturing the feeling it leaves behind and allowing that inspiration to bloom wherever you call home
Be creative.
