Lovin on H2 Design & Build
What if all I did here was whine about my personal crises? Boy wouldn’t that be a drag? There is probably a different blog niche for that, and I should get in on it. My view on the exterior world is…
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Kates Craftsman Inspiration
Today we are digging in for a bit of Kates Craftsman Inspiration. Our dear friend has moved into a new spot in Long Beach. It’s an arts and crafts inspired multi-unit building from the early twentieth century, and its a whole…
COLOR WATCH: Pool Blue
You know we love us some blue around here, but lately POOL BLUE has been capturing our hearts in an unexpected way. Now this isn’t your average baby boy blue, or Carolina blue. It’s not a rich royal primary blue…
Sarah’s Christmas Wishlist
Hey there! We are going to get into the gift guides for you and your friends, based on YOUR personality types soon. But Sarah and I are following our annual tradition, sharing with one another our own personal wishlists. Maybe…
Today’s Modern Home
This week Betsy and I took a little time off from the store and met with our one and only local Southern Pines real estate agent Sarah O’Brien and viewed a gem. Modern round stones lead to this dreamboat. …
Black and White plus Wood
Hi, it’s Betsy. I’m moved by all things black and white plus wood lately! Just can’t stop pinning this fantastic combo in many different iterations. My favorite thing about this job that we’re doing here, is immersing ourselves in design inspiration…
What’s Next?
Hi! It’s Betsy. Today I’m sharing some random images and thoughts that are on my mind of late! My brain is all aspin over what is next. What is next for interior design? What is next for TEOT as a biz, what…
Lafayette Family Room: The Space Plan
Y’all remember way back to yesterday when we were chatting about the Lafayette Family Room. Well, thanks for bearing with us, while we set up what we’re getting into. Now, let’s jump into our solutions for the space plan….
Lafayette Family Room: An Introduction
Let’s introduce you fun folks to one of our recently completed E-decor projects, The Lafayette Family Room. As with many TEOT PROJECTS, we pack in tons of info, so we’ll be splitting this up into a number of posts in the…
Betsy’s New House Progress
Decorating is a living process, kinda like training this little dog of a puppy! We’ve been in the new house now for just a little over 3 full months, and each day it gets better. I suppose it’s a never…
Don’t Resist White Rooms
Please don’t fight it. White rooms are ok, really I promise. You’re apprehensive because you think it will be boring or sterile. We can’t design/decorate the room with paint only just because we paint it a great shade of blue/gray doesn’t…
Designing Ideas for our New Home
At some point in the house hunt, the dude and I started referring to the blue paned house, aka Silver Springs as Shaniqua. It is a reference to the street it’s on, but really it’s more about personifying the home that we…
Spotted: African Kuba Cloth
Around these parts, our attentions wax and wane, depending on latest projects and life’s very real demands. I used to give myself a hard time about this, but I’m accepting the natural order of things, and just going with it….
Spring Hill Project: Gallery Wall
It’s been a while since I shared anything about the Spring Hill Project but that’s only because the kitchen renovation was delayed. Things are still happening just at a relatively slow pace. Though recently, I put together a little gallery wall…
Hanging Out and Taking Pics
Sarah and I got to spend this past weekend together working on our new products and projects. It was a joyous celebration of friendship and porch chats where we shared the greatest and scariest of all our hopes and fears as life sweeps us…