With spring here and summer approaching, I’m excited to spend more time outdoors. In the coastal Pacific Northwest where I live, the months from May through October are wonderful for relaxing outside. I’m often asked about the items I use outdoors, so I gathered many of them here in one place to make it easy … Read more

Raise your hand if you have dogs. Keep your hand up if you’d like a clean home and still enjoy furry companions. We have four doodles in our family; two live here full time and two visit. That means a lot of fluff, but we’ve learned practical ways to keep our home comfortable, tidy, and … Read more

I have always loved gallery walls. A gallery wall is essentially a curated collage of art, photographs and objects used to decorate a wall. I appreciate them when they’re casually arranged and when they’re neatly organized. They can feel fresh and modern or classic and traditional. There’s no single “right” way to build one: use … Read more

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design I’m finally back to share more ideas for the dining room. Apologies for the delay — I was ready to post and then ran into some technical difficulties. If you missed a week of posts, you might have been affected by delivery glitches some readers with Comcast email addresses have experienced. … Read more

Fall nesting is the slow art of evolving our home with the season. Do you feel it in your home? The air changes subtly, the light softens, and the leaves begin to turn. Fall has always been my favorite season for tending to the home — a time to slow down, gather in, and make … Read more

  1. Axelwood x base dining table 2. Chartreuse Chippendale chair 3. Blue linen settee 4. Yellow metal table lamp 5. Pink chevron pillow 6. Blue ikat pillow 7. Hand carved chest 8. Antique green two-sided desk This post is sponsored by Chairish.com Over the years I discovered a simple design secret for scoring high-quality, … Read more

I want to create a healthy, happy home for my family, and I know many of you do too. While we can’t control everything, we can choose what products we bring into our homes and how we use them. Recently I wrote about hidden toxins in everyday products many of us keep under sinks and … Read more

BHG It’s been a while since I updated you on the progress of our side yard. The reason is simple: there have been setbacks and long pauses that aren’t fun to talk about or pretty to look at. Why does every project take so much longer in real life than in your dreams? In my … Read more

Love the pop of turquoise in this inspiration photo, via BHG If you’ve been reading The Inspired Room for a while, you already know about my seasonal obsession. ……………………{awkward silence.}………………………. ……………………………………………………………………….. You know—the love affair I have with this time of year. Oh, THAT affair! Yes, that one. It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? I don’t … Read more

Dutch door entry via BHG We’ve been imagining our 1950s brick house transforming into a modern cottage-style home, updated both inside and out. Before we add the pretty finishing touches—lighting, paint, charming doors and decor—we need to address the functional elements so those cosmetic updates will make sense. As much as I love a beautiful … Read more