Super excited to share that our home and greenhouse were recently featured on Apartment Therapy! It’s always super fun and rewarding to see home tours go live, as it’s a way to celebrate how far we’ve come in our space and it always helps my business grow.
Two years ago this week, we were finalizing our move from San Francisco to Nashville and had just put an offer on a historic home in our favorite area of town. we were immediately drawn to the house’s charm and character and immediately knew that it was “the one.” đ„° We’ve put a lot of love and projects into the house since then and it’s super fun and rewarding to see our home and backyard greenhouse that E built shared on a site Iâve loved for so long!
A few questions from the interview…and a look at each of the rooms in our home below! All photos were taken by local photographer Amber Kelly.
My Style:Â Refined modern bohemian. Bright and airy, colorful, and cheerful. Travel-inspired. Always evolving.
Inspiration: Travel⊠California surf culture, Moroccan souks, nature, and my girls! We have one of Ericâs old surfboards hanging in our living room; a nod to our time in California before moving to Nashville. Iâve always been drawn to Moroccan and Turkish textiles but after a recent trip to Marrakesh, I became full-blown obsessed with textiles. I started my own shop curating and selling Moroccan textiles, so our house inevitably is filled with many interesting blankets and pillows! Travel has always been a huge source of inspiration and joy for both of usâand I think thatâs reflected in our home. Weâve always been âplant peopleâ but now have 150+ plants in our house and greenhouse. I feel like Iâm decorating around the plants at this point! I say that my girls are an inspiration when it comes to home decor, because itâs important to me that our house is a reflection of the stage of life weâre inâplayful and messy and chaotic and FUN.
Biggest Challenge:Â Our house is 100+ years old and thereâs a ton of character, but also lots of quirks and challenges! When we moved in, all of the trimâand there was a lotâwas brown. The first thing we did was paint all the walls, doors, baseboards, and window trim a brighter white. It really brightened the space, making it feel much more modern and fresh. We have basically no storage or closets, which can be challenging. There are a lot of doorways and three fireplaces, which makes designing each room a challenge in terms of fitting in furniture and having a nice overall flow. In terms of the lack of storage, we tend to purge and donate things often to not have extra stuff sitting around. And weâve come up with some pretty great storage solutions: baskets, baskets, baskets!
Best Advice:Â Your home should be a place you want to spend time in, and a reflection of you and your family. While I love beautiful, picture-perfect spaces, our house is a real place where we liveâincluding a wild dog and two kids! We have Lucyâs dress-up area in our living room and her play kitchen in our family room. Since we donât have a dedicated play room, I try to integrate âkids stuffâ in a functional, but still beautiful way into the main areas of our home. I think itâs also important that your house serves you and the phase of life youâre in, too. Our family room (the one with the green accent wall) used to be our dining room, since itâs right off of the kitchen. After about a year of living in our house, we decided that the space could be better used as a family room even though thatâs not the conventional set-up. We use this room SO MUCH MORE NOW, and Iâm so glad we made the change because itâs been better for our family, even if thatâs not what an interior designer or realtor would recommend.
UPSTAIRS
UPSTAIRS SPACE SOURCES:
LIVING SPACE AREA:
LEATHER COUCH
DRESSER
CHANGING BASKET
AREA RUG
CUSTOM WINDOW NOOK CUSHIONS
COFFEE TABLE
SEMI-FLUSH MOUNT LIGHTS
SHERPA ROCKER
LEATHER POUF
PELOTON BIKE
PLANT STAND
PILLOWS (ETSY & VIAÂ MY OWN SHOP)
WINDOW NOOK:
CUSHION FABRIC
HOBBS PILLOW
ELODIE STRIPE PILLOW
BEDOUIN BLOCK PILLOW
WALL ART:
GATHER
AMALFIÂ
BOTANICAL IIIÂ
DASH IIÂ
BEDROOM/OFFICE AREA:
PLATFORM BED
GLOBE LAMPS
NIGHTSTANDS
RUG (VINGAGE)
DESK CHAIR
MOSES BASKET
KITCHEN
KITCHEN SOURCES
BLACK GEOMETRIC PENDANT LIGHT
GOLD PENDANT LIGHT
STOKKE NATURAL HIGH CHAIR
STOKKE NEWBORN INSERT
MARBLE TABLE
MALI MUD CLOTH CUSHIONSÂ (custom)
BLACK HIGH CHAIR
BLACK BAR DRAWER PULLS
BLACK ROUND DRAWER KNOBS
THROW PILLOWS
THROW RUGS (vintage)
DINING & ENTRY SPACE
DINING/ENTRY SOURCES:
FOLD-DOWN DINING TABLE
PINK CHAIRS
GRAY CHAIRS
DINING RUG
LARGE FRAMED ART
SHOE STORAGE BENCH
ENTRY RUG
NARROW CONSOLE TABLE
JUTE BLANKET BASKET
LARGE ROUND MIRROR
SPUTNIK CHANDELIER
CYLINDER BAR CARTÂ
RECTANGLE BAR CART
SHELF BRACKETS
WALL SHELVES (Eric built)
POM POM HANGINGS (vintage)
DOWNSTAIRS LIVING SPACES
FAMILY ROOM SOURCES:
FRAME TV
SPUTNIK CHANDELIERÂ
SHERPA ROCKER
LEATHER COUCHÂ
CUSTOM ARTÂ
MARBLE COFFEE TABLE
KIDS STOOLS
RUGf
MEDIA CONSOLEÂ (used for toy storage)
PLAY KITCHENÂ (has been updated with DIY tweaks!)
POUFS
CACTUS SILK PILLOWS (Shop Lucky Collective)
BLACK AND WHITE / GEOMETRIC THROW PILLOWS
ART âIndigo Seaâ
ART âTwilight Shimmerâ
LIVING ROOM SOURCES:
AREA RUGÂ (WHITE & BLACK)
AREA RUGÂ (COLORFUL)
ROUND MARBLE COFFEE TABLEÂ
COUCH & OTTOMAN
THROW PILLOWS
LOUNGE CHAIR
SPUTNIK CHANDELIER
PEACOCK CHAIR
SURF CHECKLIST ART PRINT
GOLDEN GATE PARKS ART PRINTS
ART PRINTÂ (on fireplace)
BABY LOUNGER
FABRIC POUF (vintage)
STORAGE CHEST (vintage)
FRAMED ARTÂ (ABOVE STORAGE CHEST)
SURFBOARD (Ericâs own)
GUEST ROOM
GUEST ROOM SOURCES:
BEDFRAME
WALL SCONCES
DRESSERÂ (similar)
OVERSIZE FRAMED ART PRINTÂ
WALL MOUNT POT HOLDER
SELF-WATERING POTS
PILLOWS (CHANGE REGULARLY FROMÂ MY SHOP)
PLANT PRINTS (prints from a stationary store)
NIGHTSTANDS (Vintage)
GIRLS ROOM
KIDS ROOM SOURCES:
RUG
CRIBS
STORAGE BENCH
MODERN ROCKER
FRINGE CHANDELIER
WOODEN STORAGE BASKETS
CURTAINS
BRASS CURTAIN RODS
BRASS CURTAIN CLIPS
BOOKSHELVES
CHANGING PAD
ART âStay 1â Bird
ART âStrawberryâ
ART âGuiliettaâÂ
ART âYou Can Do Hard ThingsâÂ
ART âSnow LeopardâÂ
ART âRainbow & CloudsâÂ
ART âSecret CoveâÂ
ART âI Love San Franciscoâ
ART âI Love San Franciscoâ
WHITE UTILITY CART
DIAPER PAIL
POM POM WALL ART (no longer available)
ANIMAL HEADS (various from Target)
GREENHOUSE
Check out the full Apartment Therapy home tour HERE! All photos by Amber Kelly.
MORE OF OUR HOME TOURS:
A Cozy, Plant-Filled Bohemian Apartment (Glitter Guide)
How this Mom-to-be Turned Her Closet Into a Nursery (The Everymom)
How One Couple Made Their 700 Square Foot Apartment Feel SO Much Bigger (The Everygirl)
This Colorful Nashville Home Is the Ultimate Bohemian Decor Inspiration (The Everymom)
At Home with Andi Teggart in Nashville, TN (A Beautiful Mess)
We Used Scrap Wood to Build a Greenhouse in Our Backyard (Domino)
How to Build a Greenhouse (A Beautiful Mess)
I LOVE your style/design! My absolute inspo!! Iâm dying to know where you got your greenhouse from, or if some of it was hand built by you or someone else? Thank you so much for such a beautiful post and for including links! Much love- Britt đ
Thank you so much, Britt! My husband designed and built it himself! You can find more about the greenhouse at eastnashgreenhouse.com (including more about the design + building process!)