Typing that out gave me the biggest sense of achievement... We bought a commercial space! We own it! It's ours! It's been a long time coming but I figured I'd write up about the process of buying a commercial building for those who may be interested in following along or doing it for themselves. This [...]
Everything has really been said at this point, so I'll let the creations in this post do the talking. The thought behind creating this is to pay an homage to people creating anything during this, and to provide ample consumption to those who aren't able to create right now. Creating and consuming are both valuable, [...]
This is a collaboration post again with Fariha Nasir of Pennies For A Fortune as part of our COVIDcrafts series of DIYs and easy projects you can do while social distancing. I wish this was a photo-laden post about how gorgeous Paris looked in mid-March; how the weather was glorious -- how lucky we were [...]
Whew. I wrote this post last week before the craziness of COVID-19 hit the USA. So I'm altering this post a bit to reflect what we're living through in this moment. Most of the US is moving toward lockdown mode -- here in Nashville, bars and restaurants are operating at minimum capacity, takeaway only, or [...]
If you don't follow me on Instagram, then you may have missed this challenge I'm doing over there. Myself and seven other female designers are doing various types of makeovers in our homes spending as close to zero dollars as possible. I'm doing a full bathroom makeover using the supplies and tools we already have [...]
The History Behind Our Portraits As you probably know, Jake and I really, really love to dress up. And by "Jake and I" I mean I love any excuse to dress up and Jake is a great sport and therefore a perfect partner for me. Three times now, we've styled Christmas portraits that are a [...]
If you're anything like me, the holidays are a grab-bag of different stressors, feelings, and plans. "Let's spend X number of days with my family, and X number of days with your family," "So-and-so wants to meet up with us when we're back home for Christmas," "Let's do thanksgiving in a new place this year," [...]
Who else has happy, nostalgic memories of running around a pumpkin patch and your mom finally agreeing to let you get a donut on the way out? I'm sure it's not just me! Even thinking about apple cider donuts brings me back to bright blue skies, the earthy smell of fragile, brown corn stalks, and [...]
Hi, friends! I'm writing this post to give you a recipe. I have yet to publish a recipe on this blog, and I totally understand why bloggers write longword pieces on their recipes (SEO, discoverability, etc) but... I won't do that to you. I want to say something before you reach the recipe: it's so [...]
If y'all follow me on Instagram (@the_chiahouse), you'll already have seen my new office mural. I'm very into neutrals and minimalism these days. Just kidding. My office was a space that was supposed to energize me and make me want to get work done. When you work 50/50 at home/in the field, you need a [...]
