Popping in to thank The Shade Store for providing me with roller shades and panels for my HGTV renovation! Fine folks, they are. Bonus? The order / shipping process is flawless. I highly recommend!

I wrote about our guest bedroom on HGTV.com last week, but wanted to share the source list for those of you craving a monochromatic haven of your own!

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As most of you know, Ive been in the midst of a serious renovation, and although the worst is over, I’ve been feeling less than motivated to share the ugliness with you. So how about some prettiness? This, friends, is where I work daily.

Source list after the jump!…

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It’s been like, eons, since I’ve posted a renovation update. Between moving and nesting and celebrating, I’ve been lax with taking photos and documenting our progress.

So, in an effort to keep you informed, I’ve created a little page of all of the progress we’ve made since we started. There are quite a few holes in my story where I was much too stressed out to document (i.e. moving beams in our attic, leveling floors, moving bathrooms and changing the floor plan entirely — and the list goes on!), but the bulk of the big changes are there.

Enjoy!

I mentioned a few weeks ago that we were busy prepping the home for a magazine shoot, and I’m thrilled that I can give you a sneak peek today!

Adam, John and Ho-Mui were so delightful to work with and we can’t wait to see the feature in ReadyMade Magazine later this summer. I can’t give any hints as to what you’ll see, but know it will be absolutely fantastic.

Thanks to the ReadyMade team, John Francis Peters and Rumors Studio!

Holy moly. Thanks for your patience, friends — this move has been a crazy one. Photographic evidence above and update below:

1. Photo shoot went extraordinarily well, although we had two near all-nighters prepping for the crew to arrive. Because we’re procrastinators. And crazy.
2. Moving day also came and passed without a hitch. There are now roughly six square feet of surface area in our home that do not have a box resting upon it. In other words, I’ll be rather silent this week as I dig myself out of the cardboard. Like a mole. Or beaver. I can’t remember which animal is worse at that kind of thing.
3. My email inbox is insane, so if you’ve sent me a note, (a) I love you, and (b) I’m sorry for not responding in a timely manner. Blame it on the mole-like fingers that make typing difficult. Or something.
4. I haven’t slept much, so does this post make sense? Feel free to copy edit in the comment section.
5. The aforementioned email inbox has an incredible amount of awesome art/design submissions resting in it, so this week I’ll be back to posting the awesome. In between shots of espresso and clearing away massive amounts of clutter so I can find my shoes again.

And next week? Next week I’ll be completely on top of my game. Perhaps.

My Nashville weekend was relaxing and invigorating, which was the perfect mix to start off the packing/decorating/moving chaos that will be this week. I’ll keep you posted on the progress (although I’ll be a bit silent otherwise), but FIRST! You’ve simply got to see our kitchen progress on HGTV.com:

We’ll be attempting to finish that ceiling before Friday’s photo shoot, so fingers crossed! And as soon as the kitchen is guest-ready, do come visit!

Source list here!

I’m so pleased to announce Modani as one of our furnishings sponsors for my renovation! Last week, I received this sweet little chair in the mail and can’t wait to find a place for it (guest bedroom? office?).

Stay tuned and I’ll show you what else I chose from the site. Hint: There’s a Chesterfield involved! Eek!

LINK: MODANI
FULL DISCLOSURE

Remember this blooper reel? Ken and I finally stifled the giggles long enough to film a kitchen walk-through for you fine folk, and I’ll be sharing it on HGTV.com tomorrow. Until then, enjoy a sneak preview!:

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I tweeted this weekend that we were in the middle of filming hell for an upcoming HGTV.com video (not enough sunlight, then too much sunlight, then an audio issue, and on and on and on…), and by the end of the weekend, Ken and I were 100% slap-happy:

This is precisely why it takes us forever to film a 3 minute kitchen tour. Enjoy!