** This post was written for the Floradise audience. It may contain affiliate links. A person's home can say so much more about them than words could manage. If someone's house is messy, cramped, full to the brim with things they don't care about- it's often the case that their brain is feeling the same way. In a tidier, more straightforward, home, a person gains the space to breathe and let ... Read more
Affordable Christmas Decor Home Tour 2019
** This Christmas decor post contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made after clicking these links at no additional cost to you. As I mentioned last week, the Christmas decor is out at the Flora house. It took me almost a week to put the tree up because I realized I wanted a new tree skirt and bows this year and because it's more challenging to put up a tree when you ... Read more
Affordable Winter Wonderland Holiday Tablescape
** This post about our winter wonderland holiday decor contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made after clicking these links. Thanks for supporting Floradise! The Christmas decorations have made their way out of storage at my house. I started by setting up our dining table, because I wanted to have it decorated for Thanksgiving, and it turned into an all-out decorating ... Read more
My Favorite Purchases for Our Home
** This post contains affiliate links. I make a small commision for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! Making our house a home has been a slow but satisfying process so far. Graham and I love doing much of the work ourselves, which makes it all incredibly rewarding and saves money. We take our time selecting each item that we buy to ... Read more
Creating Wall Art With Stencils & Office/Guest Room Update
**This post is sponsored by Stencil Revolution. All images and opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise. I have been slacking when it comes to decorating the office/guest room. I recently realized that is why I didn't feel inspired. I needed a brighter ... Read more
Girls Shared Animal Theme Bedroom Reveal & Ideas
** This post contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! It's taken us months, but we are finally almost done putting together our girls' shared bedroom. My almost 11-month-old and 4-year-old daughters will be in the same room to keep them next to our bedroom and hopefully build a ... Read more
Easy & Affordable Ways to Update Your Home
Graham and I have been slowly making updates around the house in our limited time over the last three months. We would love to be able to tackle the kitchen renovation, but it's not the right time for that yet. Instead we've been doing small upgrades wherever we can. Often these simple and cost-effective tasks completely transform a space. If you, too, are waiting on a major home renovation but ... Read more
Life Update: Our New Home
The past few months have been huge for us. In addition to welcoming Addi to our family, we also closed on our house last week! Our apartment lease runs through July, so we can take our time to move. That's nice because it's been difficult finding the time to pack. Slowly but surely we will get it done, though. We wanted a home that we could update to make our own. We need to do ... Read more
Non-Scary Movies to Watch in October | Fall Happenings
Raise your hand if you're too afraid to watch horror movies. I refuse to see them. If scary films aren't your idea of fun, either, try any of these fun options below during the month of October, or anytime! You have probably watched them all before, but sometimes you forget about films you watched as a kid. What would you add to this list? Mean Girls (On October 3rd) Hocus Pocus ... Read more
New Plants & Making Another Air Plant Garden
** This post contains affiliate links. I make a small commission for purchases made through these links. I flew back from Phoenix on Friday night and didn't hop into my own bed until 2 a.m., but somehow I was not completely wiped on Saturday. I took my time getting settled and then Graham proposed a trip to our favorite garden shop to buy a flower pot for our second bonsai ... Read more