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Spring Bedroom: Coastal Grandma Style I can finally call myself a “Coastal Grandma” now that I’m a real grandma living by the…

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Christmas House Tour The post below tours my Christmas-decorated home from 2011. Much has changed since then, but I wanted to share…

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My daughters and I were thrilled to be at the West Elm in Seattle on Saturday the 21st for a book signing…

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Today I took time to reflect and count my blessings. Looking back on a story often reveals how far we’ve come, and…

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A while back I began transforming a guest room—also used by my daughter Courtney when she visited from college—into a cozier, more…

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We did a thing. Meet Finnegan. He’s the coziest, cuddliest little companion we’ve ever met. Finnegan is a small schnoodle, about four…

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Spring Decorating Last week I gave my family room mantel a fresh, simple spring update. To welcome the season I added a…

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This post is in partnership with World Market Can you believe Mother’s Day is only a couple of weeks away? If you’re…

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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And…

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Atlanta Homes I’ve been feeling inspired to refresh our living and dining rooms lately. It helps that it’s officially the first day…

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