Wowza, that weekend went fast! I guess the extra fun ones always do. We had a little staycation at one of our favorite local hotels this weekend to celebrate my son’s birthday, and I’m having a hard time facing reality after 24-hours of room service and housekeeping. Seriously, I am so good at being a lady-of-leisure…anyone have tips on how to make that my full-time gig?! #agirlcandream
But talk about a dream come true…the full house feature of our last home is finally out!! It’s the Fall 2015 issue of Refresh, a Better Homes & Gardens special publication. I knew it would be a lot of pictures since they sent me a ton for sourcing…but I had no idea it would be a whopping TEN PAGES!?
And I’m thrilled they included the whole family! Many times I’m the one who gets singled out, but the truth is, I couldn’t complete projects, room makeovers, or blog posts without the support, encouragement, and help from these people! #youremyboyblue
Even Maggie got her 15-minutes!
Sara Egge wrote a great article, focusing on the sentimentality of my blog’s origin and name (read my post about it here). It makes me miss my grandfather so much, but I know he would be bursting with pride over this whole experience! After all, it’s their things I inherited that make my home so interesting.
Sidenote: There were a few little errors in the article, but the funniest one was referring to my grandmother as ‘grandma.’ She would box my ears if I ever called her that! š
We are so grateful to the amazingly-talented photographers, stylists, and editors who made this happen, and made our home look magazine-worthy! This home holds 10 years of precious memories for our little family, and we’ll always treasure this tribute and keep it as a reminder of our kid’s early years.
And thanks to you…kind, supportive, enthusiastic, engaged readers! Without you, none of this would have happened!! #truth I appreciate every one of you, and the time you take to stop by here more than I can express.
To see the full story and feature, you can order an issue here, or find it at your local bookstore, Target, Home Depot and Lowes. If I get approval, I’d love to write a behind-the-scenes post for you! Feel free to leave any questions you have about the whole experience in the comments, and I’ll add them to the post. And just curious, what do you call your grandparents? Mine went by Nance and Poppoo.
CASSIE!!!!!!! The house looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!! And that pic of your family is gorgeous! So fun to have that! And "box your ears" made me lol. My grandmother (Mammaw) used to totally say that! š
Mine totally said it too!
Girls!!!! Here house is gorgeous!!! I'm so happy for you Cassie!!! xoxo
Congrats! What an awesome experience! Can't wait to pick up a copy and check it out!
how exciting! your home is so fun- love seeing it in print!
Congrats, Cacey!!
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CONGRATULATIONS, CASSIE!!!!!!!!! How awesome! Your house looks great and I bet it's so exciting for you to see the pictures in print!
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Congrats! Can't wait to get a copy! Love that you have references to frank and nancy . . . .( nope, NOT a " grandma " ! )
How exciting! I'd love a behind the scenes… Hope they approve. My grandparents went by Grandmommy and Grandaddy and Mema and Papa. Typing that makes miss the ones no longer here even more!
It's so hard losing grandparents…no one loves us the way they do!!! xoxoxo
I just luv how gorgeous and magazine worthy ur home is – yet I still feel like I could totally walk in the door and plop on the couch and share a glass of wine with you! that's what I'm working on myself. AND it's affordable ideas! my grandparents were Meme, Papa (sounds like pawpaw) and grandma Norris. my daddy's dad died when I was 7 so I don't have many memories of him.
Congratulations!!!! What a fabulous article.
one more thing – is this the secret new York trip? I'm still dying to know!! I'm totally not good at surprises – ha!
Nope…this isn't the NYC thing…that's coming up next month!!! š xoxox
Congrats!!! So deserving!!!!
How fun!!! I can only imagine how excited you must be! š
congrats Cassie! That is a lovely spread and how wonderful they captured your entire family too š I'm with you…I could handle being a lady of leisure full-time…but, alas…someone has to scrub the toilets around here…xo
Congrats!!! This is so exciting. I have a subscription to them, so I should see this soon š
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Your house looked absolutely amazing Cassie, and I love the photo of the whole fam š
Congrats Cassie! It all looks fabulous. Cant' wait to see all the special touches you add to the new house. My grandparents all had very traditional southern names like Meme and Mamaw and both grandpa's were Papaw. I totally want to be called Honey!
Congratulations Cassie. Well deserved.
Congrats!! What a fabulous way to be able to remember your old home! Beautiful!
So deserving! What a great way to have pictures of the old house!!
Congratulations! What a highlight! š
SO excited for you to have this awesome reminder of the wonderful home you created for your cute family! BIG Congrats, friend!!
This looks fabulous!! It's nice to finally see it all come together in print! What's so bad about Grandma though????
ha! nothing wrong with it at all…it just didn't fit my young, spunky, chic grandmother! She preferred a nickname to her real name š xo
I cant wait to pick this up while getting a bday present for the wife! So exciting!!! I call my mothers dad Opa and her mom Oma since we're German and my Opas second wife Nana. My dads parents are Grandpa John and Grandma Constance, as I arrived after their deaths.
WOW, how exciting! You deserve every bit of the 10 page spread and I can't wait to snatch a copy for myself. Congratulations!!!
WOOHOOOOOOO! It's here! Looks amazing, congratulations š
Is your grandmother British? Mine is, and same thing goes for the "grandma" reference. Even when I buy cards for her, I have to be sure they read "grandmother." And I've had my ears boxed a time or two.
Congrats!! The pictures look amazing! I looove the grey sofa – where is it from? Comfy? Hold up well?
congrats!! that's so awesome! i'd totally frame some of those pages haha xo jillian – cornflake dreams
CONGRATULATIONS!!! So proud of you, you are so deserving. xoxo
A well-deserved feature indeed! So happy for you Cassie!
That is just so exciting, Cassie. What a beautiful way to remember your old home! Can't wait to pick up a copy and devour every page. š
Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited for you! It looks amazing! You betcha I'm going to pick up a copy at Target tonight! š Btw, I ordered the Halogen slub knit tee you've recommended a couple times and it got here today. It fits great and is super comfy–totally lives up to your hype! Thanks!
Cassie!! That is so wonderful! Congratulations on the terrific spread. I need to purchase a copy to keep and pin on my inspiration board…
Picked up my copy yesterday at Home Depot and drooled over every colorful page. So gorgeous and as you said, what an awesome treasure to have of your home.
I just finished looking at that magazine today. Had to keep going back to see what you did with inherited pieces. What a fabulous home you have, comfy and welcoming. Great photos of you all and your home. How exciting. Did you clean house for week before they came to do spread on your home? i would have been so nervous. What an honor. Love all those special zines BH&G do for decorating. Refuse to get rid of them. When in a stalemate, can't think of anything new to do to house I get those zines out to pore over for inspiration. Happy for you and your family. Happy week
How special to have that home in print as a sweet momento! I'm keeping my eye out so I can read it! My parents love being called grandma and grandpa! š
Congratulations! That is such a wonderful feature and amazing accomplishment!
Congratulations Cassie!! Can't wait to go out a scoop up a magazine for myself to check out all the amazing pictures! A wonderful accomplishment for sure, way to go girl!! Love checking in with my "friend" daily with my morning coffee ;0)
wow just beautiful! I love that house and what you did to it š My first real blog love-affair! haha we called our one-and-only "Gramma" hehe! #youremyboyblue << LOL!
We found your blog after touring your house during your Open House. We were actively looking for our new home in Plano at that time. Your house was a serious temptation, but we needed a tad more space for our family of five. We wound up in a 1970's house off of Park and are slowly making it our own. Your blogs about your house projects are a true inspiration to me, particularly to go with what I love and not be so bound to all neutrals. I like to DIY and being organized is an ongoing battle with 3 girls! I hope to meet you in person sometime! If up you ever decide to do design consulting, put me on your list of first clients!!
Thank you so much! Such a small world, right?! That was a crazy weekend, we couldn't believe how many people saw the house. I'm thrilled you found the right home for your family, and you find inspiration here! I'm actually hosting an event at the Container Store next weekend…I'll give details on the blog later this week. I'd love to meet!
Such an awesome feature! I love that you guys have that to remember your beautiful home and all of those special memories. So many gorgeous projects captured.
This is sooooooo awesome!!! We are going to be featured in a local magazine's Christmas edition this year and I am freaking out. I can't even imagine how YOU feel. Well deserved š
Mindy
Beautiful! And so fun to have such great images of your past house. You put so much into it, and I know you'll do the same with the new one!
Cuteness overload!!!!!! Ya'll are just adorable! And we don't even need to talk about how much I adore the casa. Bravo, mama!
Congratulations! Can't wait to get a copy of my own. My grandparents were: PaPa and Mamaw, and Grandpa and Grandma. Pretty standard!
Congrats Cassie! So well deserved!!
What an amazing spread! Congratulations!
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Cassie . Congrats !!! I definitely would take a magazine cover and frame it !!! They need to do follow up with your new house too !!!!! Just Love it !!!! I can't wait to get a copy !!!
Congrats! Can't wait to get an issue! My grandmothers were both Grandma but my kids' grandmothers are Nana (pronounced Ney Ney) and Mimi. I don't think any of my kids' friends have a "grandma".