A couple weeks back I shared our mega deck update. Well, we’ve been very busy in the yard, because I also took on the wooded section of the back yard. I had my sights set on taking it from an over-grown mess to a back yard camp-like oasis.

Remember a few months ago when I posted about my backyard overhaul plans? Well, I made it! It took basically the whole summer, exactly what I didn’t want to happen, but I am in love with everything about this makeover. Today I’m going to tell you about the deck.

I redid these shelves as the very first project when we moved into our house, but the terrible yellowish, ancient thermostat always bugged me and I had to crop it or photoshop it out of every photo. I finally decided that it needed an update, and this thermostat cover, disguised as modern art is the perfect solution!

I started a podcast!! It’s been a long time coming, but today I officially launched, “Hyphen Life!” It’s a podcast about professionals that do more than one thing. I have never settled for doing just one thing and as I make my way in the world I have discovered there are a lot more of my multi passionate people out there. In today’s episode I tell my story.

I’ve been trying to get it together to get on here and give you a mid-year update, but life got crazy! As you know, this year has been wild! It’s simultaneously dragging on and moving at the speed of light. Coming into this year I had a calendar full of weddings, two clients I was doing other work for regularly and my hours increased for my interior design work. We were planning to take a European vacation, pay off credit cards and even remodel a bathroom. And then, Covid.

The completion of this office feels like the lynch pin to living my best Marie Kondo-inspired life. Check out how I took my home studio from a cluttered mess to an organized, functional and zen workspace.

I teamed up with a couple of my favorite local vendors to offer a beautiful option for couples who had to change their plans because of Covid. This dream team knocked it out of the park for the two couples and their families.

I shared the major changes I made to this room with paint and the overhaul I did on the hoarder level closets. Now I’m going to share a few of the micro updates I made to make this space feel exactly the way I want it to.

Not many projects harder to execute than trying to make a craft closet look minimal and feel tidy. Considering where this mess started, I am extremely happy with the results!