Arbor Design Advice

08/15/2026

Things I love this August:

- a white button down tied over a white dress with a straw hat. This shirt is James P***e and I swear they have the best basic button downs. I have the same one in 3 colors and have been wearing this brand for over a decade. 10/10.

- paint colors delft blue and Raleigh Peach by Sherwin Williams. I used the blue in our pantry and peach in my office - no regrets! Sherwin-Williams

- my homemade ice cream 🍦

- cotton candy sunsets, which are my constant design inspo (glowy sunbacked clouds + pink + blue is literal heaven). Like this rug, I used in my son’s nursery.

- Polkadot vintage + loose fitting maxi. There is something SO MUCH MORE chic to me to be in a loose dress than a skin tight one. I live in this dress, it lets air flow (critical in August), and I can actually move without worrying about underwear lines, rolls or.. whatever showing 💀 this one is vintage from my mom by White House Black Market

- last: Arbor, of course. A marketplace connecting designers with homeowners for adhoc feedback sessions on your home. What I wanted when my whole house flooded, link in bio ✨💕🌊

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08/14/2026

Don’t talk to me about sweater weather until October.

If summer could last all year I would be down for it. It’s not just the weather. It’s the flowers that are ready to be cut, excuses to make more ice cream — and eating it with friends. The chubby baby feet smushing in the sand and finding surprises in town like random bubbles pouring into the street.

I’m in summer bliss over here in Rehoboth - what is your favorite beach? 👙☀️🌊

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08/10/2026

We rebuilt our entire house from scratch just a year after becoming homeowners because a central upstairs toilet flooded.

We were swirling in the chaos with a 1 & 3yo, barely even sure who to call. Once we got to the building stage, we realized we were missing a ton of information that would inform how we’d need our spaces to function. In this case. Our closets.

How much space did we need to be single tall rod, versus double hanger for him, for her? This could have been measured before we left but we had no idea we’d need it and were … V DISTRACTED.

So, I’m telling you in case you have plans for a remodel down the line - pull together a spreadsheet with this info ahead of time so you have it when you need it, and youre potentially away from all your stuff.

I wrote my take on what to prepare before a big remodel - full of the lessons I learned through our full flood, from hiring the right team to staying organized at start middle and end. Comment GUIDE if you want to check it out and I’d be happy to share (free 😘)

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08/09/2026

08/06/2026

If you’re about to be out of your house — follow and comment PACKING if you want a full list of the things we did right and wrong for prepping to be out of the house for a year with young kids while we remodeled.

08/04/2026

Which partner are you? Also don’t hate bc this is how works of ART get done 😜

I showed this to hubs and said, what do you think? He slow rolled, “…this is a little too close to home…” and walked away muttering… “and was that your dad’s shirt and hat?” 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yes. In fact it IS. and No, I do not know the price of an all brick privacy wall. But let’s go build it 🚀

08/03/2026

Happy birthday month my fellow Leo’s! And also. How do ppl do a serious OOTD 😂

Inspired by the 90s edition : Matilda’s Ms Honey. Polka dots are having a moment, so I layered a white tee under the dress and added a pop of red with this vintage purse my phone barely fits in. I hate that vintage purses never fit my phone 🙈