10 Home Tips + Tricks That Take Minutes But Reap Major Rewards
With a new home to dive into, our list of house (exterior and interior) projects and to-do’s feel never-ending. From new light fixtures and furniture, planning kitchen and bathroom renovations, organizing, and more, it’s safe to say that we’ll be working on making our house truly our own for a few years ahead. And that’s […]
AllModern Opened Its First Physical Store!
This blog post was written in partnership with AllModern. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. I’m all about online shopping; it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s been my go-to method for acquiring new items over the past few years. But there are some items, especially pieces for your home, that just […]
What is Full Service Design?
We often get the question about our Full-Service Design service and what that service entails. For our clients need help from start to finish, who have a room or a whole house in front of them, but do not have the time or the desire to complete the space(s) from top to bottom? JKS’s Full […]
An OID Vermont Holiday
We are heading up to Vermont for the holidays and I’m planning to add a few holiday decor touches so that next week feels special for the kiddos. We are keeping it minimal, and with the snow, it already feels like a true winter wonderland. One thing I’m very excited about for the holidays is […]
Faux Holiday Greenery with Riverbend Home
This post is written in partnership with Riverbend Home – one of our favorite online home decor shops. All thoughts and opinions are as always, my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support OID Blog! It’s that time of the year again! Anyone else feeling rather slow to getting into the decorating/holiday spirit […]
An OID Update – What’s Been Happening as of Late!
Hello, Friends! It’s been A WHILE. How are you? We have been on a blog and somewhat of a social media break as of late. Our social media/blog coordinator and editor went on maternity leave and without her, I couldn’t get blog posts up with the amount of interior design projects on our plate. I […]
#MSTARRxOHIDESIGN Makeover Update: The Design!… Plus Promo Codes!
Guess what!? We have an update on the MSTARRxOHIDESIGN makeover project and it’s a good one – we’re talking all about the design decisions we’ve made for each room thus far! In case you’re in need of a little catching up, Emily of mStarr Design and I are designing a room in each other’s homes! […]
Introducing A Room Makeover Collaboration with Emily of MStarr Design
photo credit: studio mcgee I’m so excited to introduce you to a new project I’ve been working on behind the scenes… my good friend, Emily of MStarr Design, and I are going to design a room in each other’s homes! We met not long after Cody and I moved to Boston from San Diego via […]
Our Studio Phase I – Before & After with WAYFAIR
This post was written in collaboration with Wayfair as they helped us outfit some of our new studio spaces! A Little Background… We moved into our studio space in July and in only a few months, it has come a long way. It’s located in the South Boston “Southie” neighborhood of Boston, and I love […]
Ways To Be Sustainable In The Workplace
Since I’ve been working out of Industrious for the past few months, I’ve really noticed their sustainability efforts and thought this could be a good topic of discussion here. I’ve curated some tips below that inspire a “greener” work environment and would love to hear if you have any additional ideas! We all play a […]
How I’ve Achieved A Better Work/Life Balance
A little background on my work setup over the past few years: If you have been a reader for a while now, you may remember when I shared a studio space in Boston with a few local business owners and artists in 2014. This was before Evie was born; when my business was just starting […]
My New Favorite Place To Work
Although I’ve enjoyed working from home much more in our new home, there are many days I find myself needing to get out of the house to be more productive. There are some pros to working from home…like no commute, being able to work in your PJs and no makeup, and no one there to […]