The historic Shaw neighborhood in South St. Louis City is a vibrant community filled with tight-knit neighbors who go out of their way to support each other. Small Business Saturday on November 30 is no exception. In a world of competition for shoppers’ limited dollars, local Shaw businesses are, instead, working together to bring customers to their neighborhood to encourage holiday shopping at small, local businesses.
How to Make a Vintage Plate Wall with Cheap DIY Plate Hangers
If you’re like me and you’ve been stumped as to what to do with your vintage china collection that has been accumulating in your kitchen cabinets, here’s a cheap & easy DIY idea for making a vintage plate collage to hang on your wall. I discovered that plate hangers from […]
Lauren’s Home Tour: Second & Third Floor
Thank you for all of your enthusiasm for Part 1 of my home tour that I posted last week. If you didn’t catch the first part, you can read it here. As promised, here is part 2 of my home including our 2nd and 3rd floor. In case you were […]
Lauren’s Home Tour: Main Floor
If you’re anything like me, you love peeking into the lives of other people homes. It’s part curiosity (nosiness?) and part a desire to be inspired by others’ ideas. I have a treat for you! Katie Prestemon recently visited and took some beautiful images of our home for our Airbnb […]
Creating a Cohesive Home: Using a Color Palette throughout Your Home
My husband, Justin, fairly regularly rolls his eyes at me (with love) whenever I bring something new into the home. Not because of the cost or that we don’t really “need” anything new, but because there’s a 99% chance that it’s in my go-to color palette. When new friends come […]