saturday morning, kacey, em and i went on a little adventure to see want we could find at our neighborhood garage sale. we walked away with a bag full of beautiful cigar boxes. this is just one of them. i think i’ll use them as decor. maybe place a few on the secretary in the foyer. maybe a few above our china hutch. maybe use one as jewelry box in our bedroom. who knows, but at ten cents a piece, i couldn’t pass them up and figured i find some use for them eventually.

so, how about you? how was your weekend? did you do anything fun?

as if we didn’t have enough going on in our lives with our little baby due in a bit over 6 weeks, we decided to also buy a new home. eeks, right?! we could have stayed put, but with a little one, we knew we could really use more space. so, i think back in january, kacey and i decided just to see what was out there. we agreed that if nothing was really worthwhile, we’d stay in our current home and then re-evaluate the house situation later on during the year. good news is that we found a great home. scary news is that if all goes as planned [crossing fingers tightly!], we will be moving a month before the baby is due. here’s hoping i don’t go into labor early and we close on time!

the house we found really doesn’t need much work. it’s a newer home, the rooms just received a fresh coat of paint and the flooring is new, too. however, the previous owners of the home have two little boys. currently, one of the guest bedrooms is painted a medium blue and the other a deep golden yellow. since we’re expecting a little girl, we’ve been gathering paint swatches and trying to figure out what colors to paint these two rooms. we’re also tossing around the idea of painting our new office space.

right now, for the nursery, it’s a toss up between going the typical pink route or going in more of a neutral direction. we’re considering benjamin moore’s wild aster and martha stewart’s buckwheat flour. I think either would work well with our dark wood furniture. plus, we really haven’t picked a concrete color scheme for the nursery since we knew we could be moving into a new space.

in the new home we’re also thinking about painting the office a nice sea foam color. i’m liking sherwin william’s sea salt or benjamin moore’s robin’s nest. sea salt is more soft + subdued and robin’s nest is more bright + cheery. our office furniture is all white and birch [thank you, ikea!], so i think either of these colors would keep things clean + fresh in there.

in our previous home, we played it safe and had neutrals in all the rooms. the trim was benjamin moore’s muslin. the guest rooms, utility room and bathrooms were painted benjamin moore’s stone house. our living room, kitchen, dining and master bedroom was benjamin moore’s scarecrow. we found that the scarecrow in the main rooms was a bit too dark, especially since we didn’t get much light. this time around, we are very aware of the need for lighter walls, especially in the smaller rooms.

so there you have it! we’ve been quite busy these past few months. preparing for baby, purchasing a home, packing and keeping up with + growing our business!

just now, this sweet heart loop formed at my feet and it made me smile. funny how the littlest things can cheer you up!

hope you’re having a good day. it’s dreary out where i am. i wish the sun was shining so that i could take product pictures. i have lots of updating to do!