Designing a one bedroom apartment to be a shipping warehouse, an update for pen pals and summer reading, a tablescaping contest, and a recipe for strawberry London Fogs.
I love this! I find that it can seem so stressful to figure out how to make a space work at first glance, but once a tiny bit of an idea is sparked it's an absolute blast to put all the pieces together and make something both beautiful and functional.
We are finishing out our basement in preparation for baby #2 and it's been incredibly fun to try to make the space work. It has a low hanging part of the ceiling because of hvac, and we've been brainstorming ways to make it a feature and not a bug! In room #1 I think we'll do a built-in twin bed on one side of the door and built-in bookshelves on the other, and in room #2 I'm hoping eventually to have built-in cabinets, a desk, and other office-y things along the wall.
The trick is finding furniture that works for the space and feels like it fits in each section without breaking the bank. My husband is a builder (although not comfortable with fine furniture work--maybe one day!), so we'll see what we can come up with! :)
Happy birthday Jenna!! 🥳 I’m decorating my school counseling office. Trying to balance making it fun for students but also calming and peaceful! Definitely framing my color club prints to hang!
A very inspiring post, thank you Jenna! It gave me hope and ideas about some home decor challenges I’m having right now.
I have a question about the penpal program (I’m currently part of it). Where can I find the fun prompts for writing? Is this something that was shared by you before? Thanks a lot for everything that you do!
Love this simple home solution! For the summer reading, will we receive a confirmation if we have already emailed? Want to make sure it went through. It's brought such whimsy to summer reading!
i really enjoyed reading this post. not only did this come at the perfect time because i'm moving into a new place in september and re-imagining how i want it to look but also helped me re-frame my thinking. and oh! happy birthday (tomorrow). tomorrow is also my bf's birthday and so what a magical day to be alive!
I love this! I find that it can seem so stressful to figure out how to make a space work at first glance, but once a tiny bit of an idea is sparked it's an absolute blast to put all the pieces together and make something both beautiful and functional.
We are finishing out our basement in preparation for baby #2 and it's been incredibly fun to try to make the space work. It has a low hanging part of the ceiling because of hvac, and we've been brainstorming ways to make it a feature and not a bug! In room #1 I think we'll do a built-in twin bed on one side of the door and built-in bookshelves on the other, and in room #2 I'm hoping eventually to have built-in cabinets, a desk, and other office-y things along the wall.
The trick is finding furniture that works for the space and feels like it fits in each section without breaking the bank. My husband is a builder (although not comfortable with fine furniture work--maybe one day!), so we'll see what we can come up with! :)
Jenna! Loved all the practical tips in this. Can you come do our home now?
Happy birthday Jenna!! 🥳 I’m decorating my school counseling office. Trying to balance making it fun for students but also calming and peaceful! Definitely framing my color club prints to hang!
A very inspiring post, thank you Jenna! It gave me hope and ideas about some home decor challenges I’m having right now.
I have a question about the penpal program (I’m currently part of it). Where can I find the fun prompts for writing? Is this something that was shared by you before? Thanks a lot for everything that you do!
Love this simple home solution! For the summer reading, will we receive a confirmation if we have already emailed? Want to make sure it went through. It's brought such whimsy to summer reading!
Can we apply again for a second pen pal? (I'm loving my first pen pal so far!)
Absolutely! So so happy to hear of your Pen Pal success!
i really enjoyed reading this post. not only did this come at the perfect time because i'm moving into a new place in september and re-imagining how i want it to look but also helped me re-frame my thinking. and oh! happy birthday (tomorrow). tomorrow is also my bf's birthday and so what a magical day to be alive!
I just found this incredible stack! I would love to apply for the penpal program, couldn’t find where to apply so thought I would ask. Thank you!
Hi Sheila! So glad you found Feeling! The application will be in a newsletter coming out Friday!