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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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I’m a big believer in life paced design. Design that goes at the speed of life, taking into account the ebbs and flows we experience. My living room is a perfect example of this- it’s going through so many renditions since we moved in almost 5 years ago. I’ve moved around so much of our furniture and tried different layouts, moved every rug we own in here at some point and this current layout brings me so much joy. It’s cozy and neutral and layered and perfect for us. I pulled the jute rug from our bedroom in here and layered a cowhide we’ve had for 6 years over it. Said cowhide is strategically angled so you can’t see the hole baby Rowan chewed in it. I also have been looking for years for a leather chair for Luke that a- was comfy, b- good quality c- fit the style of our room and d- was affordable. Kinda like looking for a unicorn I know. But then the day after I moved this room around @shop.whim posted this gorgeous leather Fairfield guy on sale and I couldn’t snatch it up fast enough. It’s perfect. I love this view- and I also love that we took it slowly and were patient to get here. Every layer in this room tells a story of the past 5 years we’ve spent here, and not much is better than that. If you wanna see way back- swipe for baby twins in the space when we first moved in and a look at what it looked like when we moved in- my the power of paint!
My babies are going to kindergarten next week (WHY??? HOW?? NOOOOO.) I’m signing off Instagram for the next week just to enjoy their last week (OF BABYHOOD NOOOO). I may be being a tiny bit dramatic and I know I’ll love it as much as they are once we start. But right now it feels like a gut punch and I just need to squeeze their cheeks as much as possible. If you have any questions about stuff in the store stop by @cottagegrovevintage - I am constantly blown away by how much good stuff all the vendors find! It truly is a local GVL treasure chest. I’m going to be turning off dm’s and I’ll be back next week!
Our booth at @cottagegrovevintage got a major refresh yesterday- complete with LOTS of new goodies (spot that huge glass vase?) and a pretty sweet gallery wall! I’m walking through the the space and a fun time lapse of our 4 hour blitz on my stories right now! That amazing chest is by @sydlougreenville and I couldn’t be more in love (those glass knobs!!).
Here are 10 random things about me. (Anyone else love when people do these?) 1- I’ve never been to New York or California but I’ve been to Singapore and Indonesia. Random right? 2- I love anything sci-fi and fantasy and grew up on Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Star Wars. Still love it all and routinely watch bad sci-fi movies (sharknado anyone?) Love it. 3- My husband was in a singing group in college (Tigeroar at Clemson) and they sang the oldies song “Come on Eileen” a lot while he was in the group. 4- I’ve wanted to go to Scotland since I was about 8 years old and Luke and I are going next month for our 10 year anniversary! CAN’T WAIT! 5- I can’t drink caffeine - even decaf coffee makes my heart race. Which is so sad because I love the taste of coffee! 6- I was homeschooled almost all through school. This was before homeschooling was “cool”. 7- We watched lots of good movies growing up like the original Terminator, Predator and all the original Jurassic Parks. They are still some of my favorite movies! 8- I don’t share much of my three girls on this account to protect their privacy in this digital age. I DON’T THINK my way of doing this is the “right” way, every family has a different path but this what I feel comfortable with. 9- Speaking of kids, my 5 year old twins are starting kindergarten next week and I AM NOT OK. 10- cookie dough ice cream is the best. Period. 📸 @_emilybolt
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