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Sunday Scrolls: February 2025

We made it to February! I have such hope and excitement for the month ahead, especially after a particularly long one 😅. Let's start with a roundup of a new cookie creation, a movement hack for reducing glucose spikes, rare love languages, and a beautiful smattering...

I quit sugar for a month – here’s how my body (and brain) reacted

I feel like the catalyst for ditching sugar is one we can all relate to: I simply overindulged during the holidays (also read: every day). But more than that, I felt sluggish, foggy, dull (in skin and mind), and like I was well overdue for a reset. Studies show that...

Vegan Protein Pancakes

We have been making these pancakes for years, and after several tweaks and adjustments to make them even easier (and tastier!), it's time they found a permanent home on The Well of Joy. Grey shouts their praise from the rooftops, and I'm (slightly) embarrassed to...
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Must-Follow Insta Accounts for Instant Inspo

I recently did a clean-out of sorts over on the 'gram. You know that whole movement making the circuit, "if it doesn't bring you joy" then unfollow? I'm more about, if something is feeling stale, uninspired, same old same old, then I have to go. Time is too...

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Sunday Scrolls: Best Finds of the Week (Feb. 2nd)

I don't think anything super is on TV today, right? So you probably need some new scrolls to keep busy ?. Here are our favorite finds of the week - including the most delicious new Costco snack, a Galentine's date, and a surefire way to welcome an early spring....

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5 Must Haves to Complete Your Family Room

Everyone thinks the kitchen is the most important room in the house, and they're not wrong. But I know 9 times out of 10 we're taking snacks right out of the kitchen and curling up in the family room. It's a tricky space to get just right - between wanting it to...

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Dear House Virgin,

Getting a text this morning from a new client looking to buy her first home made me revisit this post from a couple years back. As it turns out, it's one of our most-read. That feeling of buying your own piece of the American Dream is one that resonates for a...

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Pack Picks: Map Out Your Master

The master suite is actually the last room we design in each house. We thought it was just us, but surprisingly, that's the case for many. And maybe it's not surprising at all given how much we devote to others; our kids, our family, work...we're at the bottom of...

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The Perfect Recipe for a Cozy Night In

Living in Chicago, cozy nights in are the name of the game for the majority of the winter months. We were on a city tour once that touted "the Windy City got its nickname for the hot air bellowing from the city's politicians". And while that may have been true at...

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Pack Picks: 5 Things Inspiring Us This Week

Sometimes you hit that road block mid-workday and need a little boost. Here are five things we're plugging into this week to breathe new life, and fresh inspo into our creative outlet: 5. This new-to-us feed on the 'gram. Her designs are equal parts whimsical,...

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Ten Minute Fixes for a Happy Home

You might have stumbled across one of our favorite quotes on our home page. It reads "home isn't a place, it's a feeling". And I really believe that. While people are always kind to compliment the design of our house, or the projects we've tackled; the greatest...

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