Thrifting Finds to Make Emily Henderson Proud

Rug options clockwise from upper left: West Elm sweater wool rug in charcoal $399 [on sale], RugsUSA elegance cotton stripe $291 [on sale], Target threshold twist area rug $299, West Elm sweater wool rug in oatmeal $399 [on sale] Our new couch arrived. It smells super wonderful, like a really nice new pair of riding boots in a woodworking shop, ya know. I’m trying to slowly layer our home starting with…

Our bedroom is bare bones at the moment. What you see in the photo above is all that’s there, but I’m really enjoying a minimalist bedroom. It helps to relax my mind before bed, instead of running with ideas on how to reorganize, like our last place, which was very much on the small side! I kinda want new side table lamps and shades. I really LOVE this base with this lamp…

This dresser was actually Joel’s dad’s dresser as a young kid growing up and it was passed onto us when we moved in together a couple of years ago. It’s a wonderful dresser, but the bleach blonde wood color and random crayon drawings on the side that didn’t really go with the rest of our decor. There’s nothing a gallon of paint can’t fix! I chose a sort of muted…