MAKE CREATIVITY A PRIORITY IN 2015

Do you ever feel like you are too busy to devote any time to just being creative? Like creativity and brainstorming should be put on the back burner while you are pumping out work to meet deadlines? No matter if you are an artist, teacher, designer, maker, accountant, etc… there are all different types of […]

FAREWELL 2014!

It’s crazy to hear myself say…”I’ve been living in Boston for a year”. A year?! But where did the time go? 2014 brought many new friendships, exciting projects and partnerships, courage in taking on my first commercial design project, growth, and a lot of learning. 2014 also brought challenges, a few tears, a handful of arguments, […]

MY HOLIDAY-INSPIRED BAR CART

I had a little fun styling my bar cart to get into the Holiday spirit this year and wanted to share some of the photos with you! Living in a small apartment can feel limiting when it comes to decorating for the Holidays – but I have found creating different “moments” in your space is what […]

A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER

This past weekend I traveled to Dallas and it was one of those weekends you will remember forever for a number of reasons! 1. the with love, design team rarely gets to be in one city together and when we get together, it’s like time has not gone by. 2. finally meeting the amazing Jenna Kutcher. it […]

9 ROOMS THAT MAKE YOU LOOK UP

Remember this nursery I designed a little over a year ago?? I am getting the itch to do another graphic ceiling statement but this time I am thinking wallpaper. The ceiling is normally the least popular of all the walls when it comes to paint and wallpaper, but the rooms below really make me think […]

A HOLIDAY SOIREE || INSPIRATION BOARD

Something about yesterday really got me in the holiday spirit – maybe it was the light snow flurry or the wreaths with big red bows on a building down our street. I don’t know what it was that got me in the spirit – but, I am ready to buckle down and decorate our apartment! Last year, we were […]

5 FRIDAY FAVORITES + GIFTS FOR THE DECORATOR

This Friday Favorites is dedicated to a gift for the decorator in your life – or the person that just enjoys decorating! I did not plan for every item to be gold by the way 😉 1 // Caitlin Wilson gold pillows  2 // Gold Pig bookends   3 // Glass shadow boxes – great for jewelry 4 // cutest […]

WE ARE MOVING INTO A STUDIO SPACE!!!

I am SO EXCITED to finally share some great news! Oh, I Design will be moving into our first studio space!!!* Working from our apartment has been great but extremely difficult with the many distractions (i.e. dishes in the sink, laundry piles, netflix) that surround me. I will be accompanied by other amazing small business owners, creatives and just all […]

A TRIP TO VERMONT WITH TOYOTA

Snow, trees, icy lakes + streams, a lot of laughs, many glasses of wine and plates of turkey are the ingredients that made up my Friendsgiving in Vermont this year. When we left last Wednesday afternoon and were a little nervous of traveling due to the snow and icy roads. However, we got really lucky because our 2015 Totoyta […]

THE GROMMET POP-IN SHOP AT MICHELLE WILLEY

One of my favorite things to do during the holidays is to find a unique gift for each of my loved ones. To me, the holidays are not about spending a ton of money on gifts that don’t really mean much to that person, it’s about finding that one gift that is unique and special to […]

THANKFUL + RESTED

Yesterday we returned to Boston from celebrating Thanksgiving with friends in Vermont, and I have to say, I feel especially thankful this year. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s all about coming together to share a meal and conversation with the people you love. For us, this year was about making new friends and getting […]