CURRENT FAVORITE (Hair): Blunt Long Wavy Bob Good morning friends! This has been a crazy busy week but it’s flying by so fast I can’t believe it’s already Thursday! Oh and how about those Blue Devil (insert red faced emoticon) losing to South Carolina this weekend??? Woot woot, my tourney is made! #GOHEELS!!! So this…
The Great Outdoors: Top 10 Backyard Design Ideas Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I am interrupting an already scheduled post in celebration of the warm weather we’re having here NC! The state of North Carolina, Charlotte in particular, has been known to tease us around this time of year but I can’t help but get excited…
Master Bathroom Makeover Inspiration + Potential Project List Happy Tuesday post day! Hope everyone had a fab weekend! We had decent weather here so we were able to enjoy being outside quite a bit! Today I want to talk about my favorite bathroom inspiration! I’m slowly working on my 2017 home projects t0-do list and…
Favorite Things Friday Vol. 24 Hi and welcome to Favorite Things Friday! Sorry for the tardiness, I’m a bit behind schedule today! It’s been a crazy week and I’m getting ready to grab little man from school early and head down to my parents brand new beach house!!! This will be the first time I’ve…
{Photos by Paige Winn Photo} Top 5 Things To Look For When Thrifting Happy Monday everyone! One of my favorite things to do when I have an afternoon to myself (which isn’t very often) is to get lost in a thrift store. We have so many great antique malls and thrift stores in our area…
{Photos by Laura Sumrak} Back To School Style Guide 2016: Stylish Accessories Happy Hump Day friends! I’m so happy to be sharing more back to school inspo alongside some of my very favorite friends in the blogosphere! Amber of Restless Arrow graciously invited me to participate in the 2016 Back to School Style Guide tour…
[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1812335″] Interior Design Trend: Artificial Boxwood Walls I’m going to share a little secret about myself today that you may or may not know. I, Summer Hogan, can get a little obsessive compulsive when it comes to design ideas. Something catches my eye or an idea pops in my head and I can’t let…
Dining Room Update & GIVEAWAY Good morning guys! How was everyone’s 4th of July celebration??? Ours was great but it’s always hard to start the week coming off of a holiday, am I right? Sometimes the short weeks seem like the longest. So…to start the week off on the right foot I’ve got a fun GIVEAWAY for…
Hey hey friends! I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! We certainly did and honestly this was one of the hardest weekends to come back from! We played hard and I didn’t open my computer until Monday which was fabulous but I’m kind of paying for it now :( But it was…
{source} Creating a cozy living space doesn’t have to be difficult or super expensive. All you need is a cohesive plan, a few minutes to shop around for budget friendly items and to embrace the DIY! Look for inspiration images and think outside of the box when it comes to your existing pieces. I love…
{Photo by Kristofer Johnsson via My Scandinavian Home and home of Loui-Loui} Welcome to Favorite Things Friday Vol. 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sketch art has really caught my eye lately and I’m loving the Minted collection. I think sketches are so classic, elegant and can really add a high-end look to any space like the image above! Click on the…
{Photo: Laura Sumrak // Bed: Tarva} My Top 10 Favorite IKEA Products to Own I know there are lots of articles flowing around the Internet with top Ikea products but I want to share my top 10 favorite IKEA products to own with you in case there are some you haven’t seen. I’ll also show…
Good morning and happy Tuesday! I’m super excited to share my master bedroom with you today! This was more of a facelift than a makeover because the room was in pretty good shape, I was just craving some change. Here is the board from the design plan: Before: The old rug was on it’s last…
No matter what shape or size, TV’s can be a huge eye sore in a room! When I started the re-design of my master bedroom I new I wanted to incorporate my TV more organically into the decor so it wouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb. I did some Pinterest stalking and realized I wasn’t…
[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1395676″] Happy Friday friends! Happy Valentine’s Day weekend! Did you catch the before and after post this week! If not, you should check it out! There were definitely some scary, never before seen, “before” pics! I’ve hinted around lately that I’m in the middle of refreshing a few rooms in our home to get ready…
Good morning friends! In lieu of the big Lowe’s Spring Makeover announcement yesterday I started thinking about all of the before and afters in my own home and I thought you might enjoy seeing them all in one place! The kitchen makeover was my most recent project and probably the most rewarding personally! I put my…
Let me start by saying I wasn’t always a mid century modern furniture lover and I still wouldn’t fill my whole house with it. BUT, Â a perfect piece here and there adds so much interest and character to a room that I think it’s worth stepping outside of your decorating comfort zone! I love the…
I love rugs, I mean, love them. A rug can complete a room unlike any other piece of decor. BUT, I have a 16-year-old dog who let’s just say prefers rugs over grass when it comes to handling her business :( So I can only dream about fun and stylish rugs EXCEPT for in my bedroom….
Last week I had the opportunity to fly to Miami with the Lowe’s Home Improvement team to visit Costa Farms for their season premier event! The farms were incredibly beautiful in so many ways, full of life and color and warmth, but the most amazing part was seeing all the stages in bringing the plants from…
Happy Thursday y’all! It’s one week until Christmas Eve!!!! Are you ready??? I’m SO not ready :) I am excited to be participating in an super fun blog hop with some of my favorite ladies today! I know you’re going to be inspired for your own Christmas table next week once you see what these…
Do you ever feel like maybe you were born in the wrong time or place? Perhaps you belong in the roaring twenties or from England during the time of Downton Abbey. That’s how I feel about the low country. I love Charlotte and growing up on Lake Norman was the BEST but there’s something about the waves…
Good morning friends! I was going to save this post for later in the week but in light of everything that took place in Paris this weekend I’m feeling thankful and a bit nostalgic. Living in this country we are so blessed and one of the things I know all of us are most thankful…
{via The Hunted Interior} {via Claire Brody Designs} {via Waiting on Martha} {via Style Your Senses} {my bar cart alternative} Bar carts are all the rage right now and as trendy as they are I think they’ll be sticking around. There’s something classic and sophisticated about them and they are a great way to take…
Just FYI y’all…I HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST MY MIND! I have decided to take the leap and join in the One Room Challenge fun again this time around. April might literally be the busiest month for me in like ever but the feeling of missing out is even greater than that. #kiddingnotkidding Didn’t I just write a…
Good morning friends! So it’s the first DIY of 2015 and I couldn’t be more excited to share this one with you. Are you familiar with all of those great vintage demijohn or wine bottles you see in antique stores? Well, I’ve coveted one (or many) for along time now but I can’t justify the…
Hi Guys! How’s it going? I wanted to bring you more details on some of our Christmas DIY’s and as I as writing and uploading pictures I couldn’t believe how many things we made on the teeniest of budgets. You guys, you DON’T have to spend a ton of money to have a beautifully decorated…
Hi Guys! I hope you all had a great weekend! We attended the sweetest wedding of some dear friends and it reminded me how important it is to share life moments with those we love. I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I’m over at Place Of My Taste sharing an…
Happy Monday Y’all! I hope you had a wonderful 4th and holiday weekend! God Bless America! So, I don’t know if you remember because it’s been a long time since I started this project but I’m working on my studio office makeover. This room off of my master bedroom was a blank slate other than…
Good morning and welcome back to Week 2 of the One Room Challenge. If you missed the initial post you can read it here. I don’t know about you but I am so excited about Week 2 of the ORC! I love seeing the inspirational plans and progress of all the contestants and the link…
Happy Tuesday Everyone! I think this might be the easiest and cheapest project with the most impact that I have ever done! As you probably know my word of the year is ORGANIFY {yep, made it up} and I’m on a simplifying and organizing kick. One of the things that plagues our home’s organizational situation…
Hi guys! I hope you’re having an awesome weekend and enjoying tons of college bball (upsets…sorry Duke, not!) like we are! I know this is a bit late since we are already through the first round of games but I had to share it! This is going to be short and sweet so here goes….