I'm a little sad. This is the last installment of our Pretty Real Home Series. I hope you've learned a few things along the way. I sure did. Today Amber will be sharing her wisdom with us. If you haven't visited her blog you should.  Go ahead. I'll wait. Just make sure to come back. ;) Amber blogs with her husband and I swear if it was a goal of theirs, they could be the next YHL. They are that good. Their home is gorgeous and while they're taking it one space at a time, I've seen enough to know the evolution is one worth watching. And also I can attribute my ever increasing use of black in my home directly to Amber and Nick. Hashtag trendsetters. So I've gushed enough. Let's chat with Amber!

We're back with another installment of the Pretty Real Home Series. I've loved learning how to make my home stylish but also a practical haven for my family and hope you have too. Today we'll be chatting with Kristin of Paige Simple. Paige Simple is a stationery and party decor company, in short, but so much more. Kristin creates the most beautiful soirees and in my opinion is the best at the edit. It's beautiful, it's calculated, but somehow it seems simple. It seems she uses those same talents in her home. And for diversity's sake, I wanted to include someone with more transitional style. If the arrows and cow skull in my home freaked you out, or the black dining room in Abby's, or the mini Eames chairs in Jessica's, this is a great chance to see intentional and pretty design executed in a more traditional way.  So without further ado...

Happy Friday! We're back with another installment of the Pretty Real Home Series. I can't wait to share what Abby has to say. I met Abby years and years ago and loved her chic Parisian haircut, style, and heart for the hurting.  She simply has style and grace. I visited her home when her stud muffin Judah was born and I was in awe of how well she put it together.  Since then she's started an interior stylist design company and I love to see how she takes rooms with no real design purpose and remakes them with style, practicality, and on a budget to boot.  She's one of the friends I know I can shoot a text to when I'm stumped for a fresh but educated perspective.  So without further ado:

Hello! We're back to the Pretty Real Home Series. This time, we're interviewing Jessica of Live the Fancy Life.  Jessica has become one of my closest friends over the past couple of years.  We bond over blogging, our boys (who are just a couple of months apart), and a love for design, parties, photography, and writing.  If you've never checked out Live the Fancy Life, you just have to. Jessica has such a way of making "fancy" life seem attainable. It's pretty, fresh, positive, and chock full of amazing inspiration.  Jessica is a beautiful person and coinciding with this series, has a beautiful home.  So let's chat with her and get some great advice shall we?

Today starts our Pretty Real Home series.  I don't think I'm alone in feeling a bit clueless at times when trying to decorate my home.  It can be really intimidating to attempt to create pretty spaces that are also practical sanctuaries for our families.  Add to that the pressure of Pinterest and the ability to peek into stunning homes with the click of a mouse or the tap of a finger, and it's enough for analysis paralysis to set in.  If you love to decorate but also get overwhelmed, this series is for you.  If you are obsessed with design, this series is for you.  If you want a pretty home where your very real family can live, work, and play, this series is for you.  If you have no clue when it comes to decorating but want to make some improvements, this series is for you.  Basically it's for everyone. ;) The women who will be sharing have various budgets, time, and circumstances, but they all have one thing in common. They design with intention and it shows.  I'll kick off the series with my thoughts.