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#MomLife Doormats That Tell It Like It Is
Mom life is the best life... Right? Well, it's certainly rewarding and exciting and challenging and exhausting and frustrating and totally mind boggling... and did I say exhausting yet? (I can't remember, I'm really tired today.) To get the message out there, we've rounded up ten ...read more
Family Yard Fall To-Dos
Fall is a dog-gone good time to spend in your family yard. It’s also the time of year to prep our living landscape for another favorite season—spring. Here’s what you need to do now to have a fabulous and yard this fall and beyond. Related: Fall mantle decor ideas Fall Yard ...read more
5 Easy Easter Decorating Ideas
Building up your holiday decorations collection can take quite a long time and take up a quite lot of space. Since Christmas is when I go craziest with my decorating, I like to be a little more low key with the other holidays. That's not to say that I don't want to jazz up our ...read more
Fuss-Free Ways to Use Vintage China
China offers a beautifully simple way to recapture elegance in everyday living. You can use it every time you dine and entertain, and even use it to elevate the sparkle of your home décor. Here are seven ideas for using china to recapture elegance in everyday life: 1. Mix and ...read more
Creating a Family-Friendly Living Room for All to Enjoy
A living room is often the most-used space in your home, so it’s important that you really enjoy the way it looks to make the time you spend there the most fulfilling. However, the living room of a younger, single person may have different needs of those who have small children ...read more
Creating Designer Spaces with Joanna Gaines
When thinking of interior design, the first person who often comes to mind is Joanna Gaines, co-founder of Magnolia, a home and lifestyle brand located in Waco, Texas. She and her husband Chip create amazing personal spaces for their clients. A home is where families gather, ...read more
Easy Fourth of July Tablescape Ideas
Who wants to see some super easy Fourth of July Tablescape ideas? I know I'm not the only mama who loves doing it up for any and every holiday right? And the Fourth of July just so happens to be one of my favorites. It could be because my baby boy was born two days after the 4th ...read more
Author Spotlight: Everyday Chic by Molly Sims
We recently chatted with supermodel and #1 New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims. Check out her new book Everyday Chic, available wherever books are sold. What inspired you to write Everyday Chic? My inspiration for Everyday Chic was to show people that it’s not about ...read more
Pretty Peony-Inspired Styles and Pieces
Peony season is fleeting. The gorgeous pretty-in-pink flowers will probably only be around for another week or so. Ah, but it was a gorgeous month of big, beautiful blooms. Le sigh. I was in the North Fork of Long Island this past weekend, and stopped at a farm stand that was ...read more
DIY Perfume-Bottle Vase
My favorite perfume is almost impossible to find. It’s Chanel Gardenia, and you can’t get it at most department store beauty counters. For some reason, it’s not the brand’s most favored fragrance. And that’s fine by me—I like to have my own unique, signature scent. Of course, I ...read more
How to Style Your College Dorm Room
Ah, college. I remember the days of dorm room living where I could outstretch my arms in my tiny New York City "apartment" and touch both walls. But those walls were mine! And the little bit of freedom that was bestowed upon me in my new home was glorious. I took advantage of ...read more
Using Photos to Bring an Office to Life
I've updated both my home office and my We Work space with family photos from CVS. All the We Work offices start the same. Blonde wood floors and desk with white walls. To help bring the office to life, I've tried to add personal touches like signage and a colorful carpet. I ...read more
Room Makeover With Wall-Ah!
Little girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice. Their imaginations constantly create magical lands, spirited adventures, and inspiring tales of heroism. Their bedrooms are their safe place, but should also be a space for them to cultivate those incredible dreams. ...read more
Refresh Your Kid's Room with a Rainbow
Check out Refresh Your Child's Room with the Rainbow by nicole feliciano at Mode ...read more
WallPops: Keeping the Workspace Nice, Neat and Pretty
I’m much more constructive when I work in a clean, organized, and bright environment. It’s not all that surprising, but I’ve found that there’s a definite correlation between a room’s aesthetic and my level of productivity. Clutter and mess hinder my creative process and ...read more
Home Decor Inspiration
Home organization and focusing on decor is a top resolution for many homeowners. One place to discover a collection of unique tips and tricks is from the new online site, The Snug. As a DIY social aggregator website, you can discover fun topics like 10 Unexpected Paint ...read more
Holiday Entertaining Tips
Are you entertaining this holiday season? To help us with some clever and beautiful entertaining ideas we enlistedIreneLovett, an LA-based interior designer and party planner, who shared some incredible ways to have a stylish home this holiday season. designstiles' holiday tips ...read more
Momtrends Holiday Event #MomtrendsHoliday
A few days ago Momtrends held a dazzling event to celebrate and ring in the holidays. Held at the Stella & Dot showroom in NYC, we connected influencers to brands for a night of holiday magic. The event kicked off where influenitial bloggers were able to mix and mingle ...read more
Enhance Your Bathroom with TruSoft Rugs
Looking for an easy way to enhance your bathroom? Well, we discovered a comfortable and chic way to do so with the new TruSoft rugs by Stainmaster. Made with Stainmaster fiber technology, these high-quality rugs feature incredible benefits that not only enhance the way a ...read more
Shared Room Ideas for Kids
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we recently designed a gender neutral nursery for our baby. As the kids' old play room, we had to clear out this room for the baby and re-do their room so that it wouldn't be as cramped and offer enough space for reading, play and living for the ...read more
New Emily & Meritt for PBteen Collection Launches
PBteen, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, recently announced the launch of its second collection designed in collaboration with designers and fashion stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliott. This exclusive collection of home furnishings and accessories ...read more
Decorating Trends: Loaf Launches New Leather Line
Looking to update your home? We recently discovered the perfect new piece with the new leather line from the UK-based, Loaf. A first range of luxurious leather sofas, love seats, armchairs and ottomans, the line is also an ode to their attention to detail as they have spent ...read more
Chic Home Decor Finds
We are always looking for new decor ideas to spruce up the home. One of the easiest ways for us to discover new home trends is through online shopping. Here are a few of our favorite new home retailers. One new company that has caught our eye is Nine Space, an online retailer, ...read more
Gear Girl: Modern Growth Charts
This spring, not only my garden is growing - it seems like my kids have shot up over the winter too! Growing up, one side of a doorframe in our back porch was covered with lines and dates, marking the passage of time and height of me and my brother, but modern childhood has come ...read more