Even though we're riding that Friday high, the dreaded post-holiday, mid-winter blues are coming (if they haven't hit already). Here are some ways we're coping: Find reasons to celebrate. I know we're supposed to live for the moment we're in, and avoid...
While the official start of spring is 70 days away; the spring market for real estate is about to bloom, and we want to be ready for it. A big mistake a lot of sellers make is waiting for the "right time" to list their home. When the leaves on the trees have that...
2019 was such a transitory year for our family, and we are so grateful for where it led us. We moved back to Chicago, started Grey in preschool, went full speed ahead on projects at casa de NixonPack; and grew stronger as a triangle with the loss of loved ones and...
When you're this late in the gift game, Amazon comes in for the win! And we feel so grateful to have a tiny corner of that shopping giant for our NixonPack shop. It's a collection of only the items we've used ourselves, or have installed in client projects. That...
This is our first official Christmas break with Grey. The last school he went to in New York was only closed for the actual holidays; and his new school here in Chicago is closed for a total of two weeks starting this Friday. This time of year is so magical, we...
This is one of our favorite lists to put together each year. Maybe even more than our New Year resolutions. And when you think about it, they have a lot in common; you put it out there and don't know if it's going to stick. We hope a few of these do, because we are...
I feel all shopped out. What about you? Between the hundreds of emails from brands touting the best sales of the year; to every influencer under the sun with their "exclusive" gift guides - that buy now push has become exhausting. Instead, we're offering up a...
Two years ago, I wrote a love letter to our sellers; the kind empty nesters who sold us their home in the woods. The sprawling craftsman that sat nestled between two streams on seven acres. I just read it for the first time since selling that sweet piece of our...
This might feel familiar, almost like I just shared a bathroom mood board. You're not wrong. We're doing two at once. The main floor half-bath is getting a refresh, and so is the guest bathroom downstairs (you might have seen Jon starting demo this week over on...
Whether you're about to take on a major renovation, or are just looking for an inexpensive room refresh; finding your own unique aesthetic can be daunting. Here are a few starting points to style your space that you might not have tried: The Save Archive on...
