Journal | Simple Essentials

Organizing Our Hall Closet

When we moved into our house a couple of months ago, I was so excited to finally have a hall closet to store items that we want to have...

Simple Office Essentials + My New Studio Space

We recently bought our first house, and one of the requirements was a space that could be used as a combined office-studio as I work...

Simple Essentials for Hosting a Dinner Party

Hosting get togethers with good friends is one of our very favorite things to do! Creating a warm, welcoming, beautiful space is...

Organizing Our Basement Shelves

We are so lucky to live in a beautiful, good-sized townhouse right outside of DC. While it has plenty of space for the two of us to live...

Mom Advice: How Did You Decide When To Have Kids?

Cary and I have always known we wanted to have kids (definitely one, possibly two). And, I always thought that my early 30's would be the...

Loving Lately: White Dinnerware

I am a sucker for beautiful dinnerware. I prefer things to be on the simple side - white, clean lines, and symmetrical. I also love...

Simple Spice Storage

I first want to say that we absolutely love our rental - it's a spacious townhouse with lots of natural light and space for being so...

January 2021 Recommendations

It's already been a weird month. It's always strange coming out of the holidays, but things are especially tough this time primarily due...

Asian Kale & Chickpea Rice Bowl

Happy New Year! I have a harder time eating green things in the winter, because usually all I want are potatoes and pasta, ya know? I've...

Home Essentials: Kitchen & Dining Linens

I've gotten questions about the kitchen and dining linens we use, so I figured I would write a little post about them. We are all about...