Evolving Your Home As You Age

Similar to how I’ve been feeling style-wise, I’ve noticed a shift with my home taste

If you’ve been following me for a while you have seen the various stages of our home… or glimpses of, over the years! We bought an older historic home (built in 1942) about 9 years ago now and have renovated and poured love into it ever since. She has her charm but also her quirks. After living in this house for almost a decade (what?!) we have realized what would be nice-to-haves as our family has grown (more closet space / backyard space, a pool etc.). It’s not our dream home but we love our neighborhood so much that we honestly don’t even want to move off our block anytime soon… which is why we’ve made some of these changes along the way!

We completely gutted the downstairs from the start… updating the electrical and making the downstairs floor plan more open (it’s a great home for entertaining in that sense as the kitchen / dining area and family room all flow together). And later reworked our master bathroom and the kid’s bathroom upstairs for more space. This past year we finally remodeled our laundry room turning it into a mudroom and tackled the lack of storage / closet space. Wow that sounds like a lot!! I’ll never have the walk-in closet of my dreams in this house but honestly I’d give that up for the walkability to our kid’s school / our tennis club… almost all of our friend’s houses… two great coffee shops!!… and a handful of restaurants... giving me that city-life like feel.

When it comes to the home I’ve always wanted to encourage you to make a space your own ~ style is one thing but a home should be you!! That said, I don’t know what took me so long, but I finally made a Home Section for you to browse ~ filled with pieces we own as well as a curation of similar items (as a lot of our furniture is vintage / one-of-a-kind and family heirlooms). It sparked so much excitement in me this week that I realized I definitely need to share home inspiration with you more often this year because it’s equally as much of a passion of mine as style is! So I’m looking forward to keeping this section updated for you… from the candles I burn, the pillows on our couch, lighting (obsessed with these cuties!)… art and more!