Before + After: Family Room Refresh

High ceilings, clean furniture lines, bold COLOR, plus art and keepsakes that tell a story. These are a few of my favorite things and what a great starting point for this city family room refresh.

BEFORE

The kids stuff can easily take over, but it doesn't have to! The goal was to declutter, add a bold rug, and restyle the lighting and bookshelves.

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After

A happy, bold rug choice, decluttering + styling shelves, and using toy bins to create limits on what lives in the room finish it off. 

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Before and After: Quick Bathroom Update

Sometimes you need an outsider to give you a list to overcome feeling overwhelmed! That's what I'm all about and I love, love, love helping folks prioritize and tick things off their list. 

In this bathroom, just a couple quick things were needed to help it work harder, namely storage.

BEFORE:

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AFTER:

Hemming the valence and adding happy pom-pom trim, hanging a little shelf they had on hand, adding some greenery (in love with these simple cement planters from local Frank Community Farm), a secondhand basket for under stink storage, and hooks for towels that are anything but boring.

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We are still on the lookout for the right artwork for over the radiator, but I always recommend patiently waiting for something that speaks to you rather than something from Target just because it matches.

Instead, Support a local artist. Pickup something while traveling. Paint a canvas with your child. 

What are some small changes that can help a room in your home feel more complete?