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HEY THERE, I'M EILEEN

Eileen (me) and co (my three little daily sidekicks) exists to document my design journey. Right now that journey looks like staying at home with my three girls, design blogging, renovating our current house and designing and selling bedswings with my husband. Before kids it looked like an Architecture degree, a career working for an interior designer and flipping houses. Down the road I'll jump back into design and house flipping but right now I'm the official sandwich maker and diaper changer. I get paid less but smooshing baby cheeks makes it worth it.

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So I bought this giant vintage printing tray for the shop and brought it inside “just to take pictures”. Now I’m thinking I need it for me. I told Luke I was thinking of keeping it and he said “I was afraid of that.” 🤣 What can I say- I only buy things for @cottagegrovevintage that I would love in my house too!
This jasmine in our backyard brings me so much joy and it’s making all my vine covered pergola dreams true. The vine was was here when we moved in but #help. It had no lattice or anything to grow on so it was clumped up in a ball on the side of the screened little building that was here before. It took us three years of rebuilding, one year to demo, one year to put in lattice and one year to build the pergola. But look at her go now! Life paced design y’all- it’s the best. See the before on my stories!
I’m trying to decide what color to paint the next dresser I’m doing *hint hint* it’s a campaign dresser! Head to my stories to vote on colors and help me decide 🤩 Also I’m thinking about building a few of these scalloped tables for the shop- would y’all be interested?
Progress is messy y’all. I love my kitchen now but it look a lot of sweat, dust and tears to get it to this point. Swipe for the before of the same angle. I feel like some of you might need the same reminder I do to allow yourself grace in the process of transformation. Our homes and ourselves are messy places that real life takes place in - and I love reminding myself of progress by looking back. I was reading in my bible study journal last night as we look ahead to a busy week and it was such a good reminder of the presence and faithfulness of God in my mess. And I’ve seen Him grow and stretch me in ways I didn’t think possible and I’m so thankful for that ☀️
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