I mean, there are so many reasons to love and shop vintage, but I’ll try not to write a novel about it.

People have been catching on to the love of strolling through an antique store and finding a unique piece that no one else has. And to be honest, I resisted it at first! My own sister will tell you that when I was in my early 20’s I used to make fun of her for shopping for antiques.

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We’re hosting Thanksgiving this year and it will be the first time my nephews come to Nashville! So the pressure is on to plan a fun holiday weekend but also to have a top notch Thanksgiving dinner. So I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t been thinking about this table decor for a while now.

Just like everything that I look to buy for my home, I don’t ever want to buy anything that I can’t use more than once.

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This is exactly what I wanted from this space and I’m so thrilled with it. The perfect blend of a dining area to fit the family as well as a lounge area to enjoy some football on the weekends. And with family coming in last week I knew that it was the perfect time to set up a festive fall dining experience.

We found the perfect way to hang our new cafe lights without any huge holes or difficulty.

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My love for anything and everything vintage grows by the day. And vintage dressers in particular! I dream of a day I get to style a client’s guest room with a beautiful vintage dresser; maybe as a nightstand or a focal piece for style! Luckily I was able to do that in my own home first.

Our bedroom is large, like, too large.

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I have a dream of one day having a home that has several raised beds, a little shed and connected sitting area covered in cafe lights, centered around a fire pit. But until then, I have made my own little garden without any construction or yard landscaping and I am actually really happy with it and enjoying it so much.

Our yard is very difficult when it comes to adding anything to it because it slopes on a decline quite aggressively, so finding a level area is, well, not as easy as you’d think.

Continue reading A GUIDE: STARTING A GARDEN at Manor Design.

These tables are great accent pieces. Ours is a staple to our entryway and a real eye-catching piece, and while I think that they are beautiful to stand out, they are also great to blend in or serve as accents to an otherwise “finished” room.

I love changing out the decor on our entryway pedestal table because it’s a great way to set the tone for the rest of the house.

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We’ve never really had a foyer before, so this is a new challenge for me. And I think one thing that I’ve learned while moving into this house it is that we are not “fancy” people. While our home has nice things and we want it to look nice, the “glamorous” items and style isn’t really for us. With that, the foyer was an interesting space because we didn’t want it to feel too fancy but also wanted to use the space and make it a nice entrance for those coming into our home.

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We have tons of shelves in our living room, like, tons! Which is great and so much fun but is also a design challenge. A few bookshelves are great, but have a bunch and you have to find a good balance. I was looking back at old pictures I took of when the previous owners lived there to see if I liked how they styled it. They had too many objects; meaning vases, jars, and boxes.

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I’ve grown to love styling my front porch. Even at our old place where no one could really see it, I loved the outdoor accessories and styling that you could do with a few square feet. And don’t even get me started on the holidays and seasonal decor. So exciting!

Our front porch in Nashville is on full display for the neighborhood so I really wanted to step up my game.

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I’ve been shopping for my own home a lot as we have been getting ready to move into our new place. And since we’ve had all Summer to really think about things and sort through all of the options, I have been able to find some gems and currently have them in my cart and ready to pull the trigger to get them in the house.

Let’s check them out!

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