i live here with the love of my life or whatever!!! we’ve been watching starstruck and playing BG3. in the past week, i’ve made chocolate chip cookies with pretzel bits, a seedy whole wheat bread, pesto with my own basil, rosemary garlic flatbreads, banana-bread-spice-cake, lemon garlic chicken soup. it might get cool enough to open the windows this week. we’re hosting a board game night with friends in a couple days. we are talking about maybe adopting a wee beastie. this is good. 💗

There’s Something Strange A Reader/Sam Winchester Series

When Y/N Y/L/N escapes to the upper Midwest for a weekend of inspiration to begin her tenth paranormal thriller novel, she never imagined the source of that inspiration to be her own life. Between the old mansion, two peculiar men posing as antiquers, and the mysterious death of the heiress of Hill Manor one-hundred and fifty years ago, Y/N learns the truth about far more than the paranormal.

Part I - The House on The Hill

Summary: Y/N Y/L/N spends her first hours at Hill Manor attempting to begin her tenth paranormal thriller, but finds herself completely distracted. Warnings/Tags: Alllll the fluffy flirting Square filled: Author AU Characters/Pairings: Reader/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, guest appearances of Journalist!Natalie Murphy and Basketball Player!Elizabeth Andersson, Father Justin Smith, Widow Harold, Andrew the Groundskeeper, unnamed cook, and a young woman traveling the country named Alysha. Word Count: 2,021 A/N: For @spnfluffbingo2019, this entire series fills the Author AU square. Super giant huge thank you to @atc74 who beta’d this giant thing for me.

As she stood in the reaching shadows of the towering spires and peaked eves of the mansion, a breeze too cold for August’s heat snatched the hem of her skirt and whipped it about her knees. Dark grain rested for centuries upon darker stone, both worn grey by nature’s unforgiving touch. And in the center of that ancient façade stood an entry consumed by foreboding shadows like the gaping maw of a slumbering beast.

Y/N tore the page from her notebook and tossed it aside, forgotten the instant it hit the floor. Slumped over the writing desk, she stared at a fresh page of lined paper, blank as her mind.

Well. Mostly blank. Blank but for that damned mansion. Get away, they had said. Take a vacation, go someplace quiet. You just need some inspiration.

Quiet. When had quiet ever helped her write anything? It only served as a distraction as far as she was concerned. An empty space in her head for nuisance thoughts to take up residence.

Like the ridiculous mansion in which she sat.

The idea of finding inspiration on a trip wasn’t foreign to Y/N. Quite the contrary, she had written her first best seller that way. In Manhattan. Not in rural Minnesota, surrounded by nothing but forest while staying in a rundown mansion-turned-bed-and-breakfast.

Okay, maybe she exaggerated. The mansion had come highly recommended, and the surprisingly young and numerous staff ran a tight ship, too. Not a spec of dirt or dust marred any surface, a request for afternoon coffee had been served at great haste, and by four o’clock on the first night, the scrumptious aromas of dinner had wafted up the stairs to her room directly above the kitchen. And in two nights, the owners would host a large party for family and friends, as well as current guests, to celebrate the mansion's bicentennial birthday.

Far from quaint, her quarters spanned half the eastern wing of the house. A living space and a bedroom, as well as a full bath with a separate shower and tub rivaled most apartments in which she had ever lived. Ornate furniture and art filled the space, encroaching on crowded and only narrowly avoiding such a trespass.

Bronze sconces, ornate hearths surrounding massive fireplaces, and the darkest wood from floor to ceiling all amounted to one giant, fucking distraction. After weeks filled with useless attempts to start her tenth and final novel, Y/N had hoped beyond all hope that her writer’s block might meet its match there at The House on the Hill.

But after three hours, she decided to call round one in favor of writer’s block. Despite the number of times she had retied her bun, adjusted her glasses, and straightened her shirt, the start of her story eluded her. They typically did, and too often for her tastes. Y/N had in mind the perfect paranormal thriller, filled with suspense, mystery, and plenty of terror. But where to start? In the middle of the fray, leaving the reader confused, yet intrigued and desperate to learn how Natalie had ended up the owner of a haunted house? Or at the beginning, when her parents died under strange circumstances after having bought the place to flip, and the mess had fallen into her lap?

Neither met her standards. Too many stories about haunted houses started in the thick of things, right at the apex of fear, then fell flat and left the reader bored. But worse would be to start at the beginning only to drone an on endlessly about how everything came to pass on one neat, single-threaded plot.

As Y/N stood from the desk with a forceful shove of her chair, she entertained the thought of starting at the end, with Natalie responsible for a house full of vengeful spirits bound to her and her blood for eternity. That might work. But the risk? While she was a successful novelist, Y/N knew that sort of creative license to be reserved for other authors. Particularly, authors that were not women.

That might be reason enough to do it anyway.

Maybe.

The growl of her stomach interrupted her internal debate, her hunger exacerbated by the succulent scents that filled her nose. A full stomach would help. And a fresh pot of coffee. A little conversation with the other guests might relinquish her muse, too. Without any further delay, she strode to the door and rounded it for the wide hallway lined with gaudy art and overstuffed furniture.

The smells of the kitchen faded as she neared the main staircase where the two wings of the mansion met in a grand entry illuminated by a monstrous chandelier. A once heavy layer of carpet covered the near black wood of the stairs, dampening her footfalls as she descended into the foyer of the mansion. Two guests stood at the bottom of the staircase, an elderly woman in deep conversation with a young man, his dark curly brown hair and priest’s cassock destiny contrasting each other. Effervescent stories bubbled to life, she a long-time widow of a farmer and he a newly minted priest at the local chapel.

As she passed them, she overheard their debate: it might rain tomorrow.

Eavesdropping any further served her only if she were researching the small talk habits of Midwesterners. Not that the social elite of New York fared any better. Want something banal to discuss? Fall back on the weather.

But Y/N desperately needed the opposite of banal. She craved spice, juicy details and salacious rumors. The stuff that ruined presidential candidates. Or vaulted them into office. Those glimpses of private indiscretions fueled her writing. She created entire lives from little nuggets of unrest. Sure, she wrapped it up in the thin veneer of the supernatural and paranormal. But the underlying implications, the intent in her themes, remained the same.

So, when she spotted a burly middle-aged man towering in the shadowy corner near the entrance to the dining room all on his own, she gravitated to him like a moth drawn to a flame. Dirty fingernails, cracked hands, and corded muscle screamed manual labor. He, she decided, was the mansion’s groundskeeper. You didn’t get shoulders like his doing paperwork. Sunken eyes stared through a shroud of fog only he could see, and he hardly paid her any mind as Y/N strolled past into the dining room. He might serve her story well, but he would need work. A lot of work. Probably more than it was worth.

Another sigh followed her into the dining room where she found the remainder of the guests already seated at the long table that stretched the length of the room. Laden with plates, table cloths, and autumnal centerpieces, she could hardly see the heavy mahogany beneath it. But a quick peek under the layers of fabric revealed a pristine and delicately carved corner, and she cursed that anyone would think to cover such a beautiful work of art.

Though disheartened, Y/N found solace in the matching chairs, their work on display beneath another tremendous chandelier and a line of candelabras on the table. And when it came time to choose her seat, she had but to glance at the guests for single beat to decide.

At the head of the table a young woman sat in a sharp pantsuit, a recorder in her hand and held out to the woman on her left. The two could not be any different. If the recorder stood, Y/N assumed she’d barely reach five feet. The woman speaking into the recorder had to be nearly six feet tall and all muscle, with broad shoulders and defined arms.

Between the interviewer’s jet-black hair, bright red lips, and piercing blue eyes, Y/N wondered how she had landed a job as a reporter and not some sort of movie star. The blonde amazon, she determined, was an athlete of some sort. Again, nobody ended up with shoulders like hers sitting on their ass all day.

A third woman sat across from the blonde athlete and stared without reservation at them both, her big for eyes sliding between the two of them as they spoke. Y/N couldn't blame her, what with the reporter’s Hollywood style and the athlete’s power dominating the room, it was any wonder that the remaining two guests has buried themselves in their phones.

Two men sat beside each other to the left of the athlete but paid her and the reporter no mind. Directly on her left sat the shorter of the two, although neither man could be considered small. The man to his left sat an easy four inches taller than him, with long brown hair and a long pointed nose. Though they paid her no mind as she sat across from the taller of the two, their subtle, wordless communication indicated an old, deep relationship beyond that of mere guest of the bed and breakfast.

They must get the honeymoon suite all the time. Poor sods. Anyone with half a brain who took a little longer than a cursory glance would know they were brothers.

The thought vanished as she reached for her glass and the ring on her right hand clinked every so gently on the crystal. The shorter man startled so, the athlete shot him a glare that he tried to return with as much dignity and charm he could muster. On Y/N it would have worked. But the athlete turned back to her interview without another look and the man turned back to his phone.

The taller man, however, had not reacted but for the flick of his eyes—Jesus Christ, what color were they?—as they snapped to hers. He watched as she raised her glass to her lips, stared as she drank, and his phone slowly drifted to the table, the screen darkened and turned face down.

Whatever had those men on edge, it seemed serious. Civilian clothes and high anxiety suggested air marshals or rangers. Maybe even detectives. Maybe they were investigating a crime. Like a murder. Good thing there wasn't a butler. Y/N had no stomach for murder mysteries. She wrote best about the long dead. Not the recently departed.

Antiquers? They had that charm about them, disheveled, road weary, worn. Liked they lived in their car. But just as she was about to create another ridiculous history for the two men, Mr. Long and Tall reached across the table as he smiled and spoke.

“Sam.”

With her glass returned to the table, she took his hand in a full grip only to realize too late his grasp dwarfed hers. Double-down. Stay confident. A coy smile crooked her lips as she squeezed his hand and said, “Y/N.”

“That's quite the handshake,” Sam said, his own subtle smile peeking through.

“That’s quite the pickup line,” she retorted.

Sam laughed as he released her hand and averted his stare. “I'm out of practice,” he muttered as he glanced up from beneath his prominent brow.

A likely story. “Not with that look, you aren't.”

A hard backhand connected with Sam's shoulder, wiping the smile off his face as Sam turned to his right. But before the shorter man could put words to the irritation plain on his face, the cook entered the dining room and announced dinner. A stern glare earned him a threatening look from Sam, but the two settled as the cook mentioned homemade pecan pie for dessert.

“Okay, this job was officially worth it,” he muttered too loudly. Sam's angular glare flicked from Y/N to the other man, who merely shrugged. “Just sayin'. Glad there's pie. Even though I think we're jumping the gun here.”

Another flat glare from Sam sealed it; they were definitely brothers.

The remaining guests filed in one by one until the table sat full, the priest on her left and the elderly woman on her right. Mr. Shoulders took the remaining seat at the end of the table, his distant gaze still staring straight ahead and unseeing.

With all guests present, dinner commenced, and Y/N bet her life on finding the perfect start to her best novel yet.

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The Whole Thang:

@atc74  @hannahindie @bevans87  @meganwinchester1999  @plaided-ani-on-hiatus  @oneshoeshort @jonogueira @andkatiethings @elfinmox @wonderfulworldofwinchester @princessofthefandomrealm  @just-another-busyfangirl @jmekitchens @81mysteriouslyme @dolphincliffs  @seenashwrite  @canadianspnhunter  @meowmeow-motherfucker @depressed-moose-78 @staycejo1 @hobby27  @pretty-fortune @mypopculturediva @fanfictionjunkie1112 @sandlee44 @4llmywr1tings @claitynroberts @maddiepants @scarletluvscas @donnaintx @blackeyedangel9805 @rainflowermoon @winchesterprincessbride  @lazinessisalliknow @the-is13 @waywardafgrandma @keymology @sister-winchesters99

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@morganas-pendragons @karouwinchester

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In One Day in Toronto

You 'd better place on your strolling footwear: Seeing the best of Toronto in a day suggests covering a lot of region. This travel plan discovers the city's colonial origins before whisking you as much as Toronto's acme (the CN Tower). You'll then adhere to the waterfront to Old Town. Take comfort: There is lots of refreshing green space in the process.

Beginning: Bathurst Station and also a streetcar southern to Ft York Boulevard

1. Fort York

Today, Toronto is the fourth-largest city in The United States and Canada, with a skyline expanding ever before greater. 2 hundred years ago it had not been much more than a muddy outpost. Put behind Ft York's defensive walls sits Canada's biggest collection of Battle of 1812 buildings, which now houses interactive, historic displays. The rich, 7-acre site is animated by costumed historians keen to talk about whatever from the Napoleonic Wars to fur trade routes. Make certain to come by the mess kitchen, where you can taste the past: Darby Cakes, warm off the hearth, are baked in the working ovens from a recipe that dates to 1831. The location is most lively in summer season when the Ft York Guard marches the properties, shooting cannons.

2. Toronto Music Garden

Getting to the waterfront might be no delight, but it's totally worth it when you reach this beautiful and also relaxing environment-friendly space flanked by boardwalks, parks, as well as beaches. The Toronto Songs Garden, additionally gotten to by a comfy streetcar trip, was made by world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma as well as landscape engineer Julie Moir Messervy to conjure up Bach's "First Suite for Unaccompanied Cello." It may appear highfalutin', but when you're straying the premises, it's just peaceful.

3. Rogers Centre

The domed multi-use stadium previously known as the SkyDome is the residence of MLB's Toronto Blue Jays. The formal scenic tour is for sporting activities fans only; otherwise, simply idly value Michael Snow's substantial sculptures of applauding (and also jeering) spectators on the exterior. If you wish to see a Blue Jays game, come back later in the day.

4. CN Tower

Taking the glass elevator up to the top of the Tower offers you a bird's- eye perspective on the city's general format, even if the sight from the elevations makes it all seem on a version scale. Obtaining your bearings is made easy by downloading and install the CN Tower's Viewfinder app, which assists recognize sites as well as areas. If it's a clear day, you might be able to see completely to Niagara Falls or perhaps throughout the boundary to New york city. But even if it's overcast, you can check out the stomach-churning glass floor. Lie level, I risk you, or just lift as well as down on it for a vertiginous excitement. Up the adrenaline ante by strapping on an EdgeWalk harness and circumnavigating the Tower's perimeter, some 1,136 feet in the air. Don't bother paying extra to visit the SkyPod, though-- it may be an additional 33 tales greater than the Search level, but that just makes the sites also tinier. Pro tip: Avoid the admission costs and soak in the sight by scheduling a table at the Tower's rotating Restaurant 360.

5. Harbourfront Centre

This is the sort of location where you can quickly invest a day, so you might need to tear yourself away to stay on track. Watch glassblowers, potters, jewelry makers, and also various other artisans at their work in the Craft Workshop. In winter season, you can skate on the lakeside rink; in summer season it ends up being a charming fish pond animated by kids bobbing around in small paddleboats while moms and dads unwind at the dockside dining establishment The Slip. The Centre has outstanding movie theater as well as shows, too the Power Plant Contemporary Art Museum, housed in a deactivated powerhouse.

6. Scotiabank Field

One wonderful aspect of walking back to the midtown core in this manner is that you can go across through the Scotiabank Arena, a far more enjoyable choice to various other busy and commonly traffic-congested courses. This sporting activities complicated is not just house to both the Raptors basketball team and also the Maple Leafs hockey team, but it likewise organizes blockbuster music shows; check out the photos of a few of the popular acts who have actually played here as you go through the passageway.

7. Union Terminal

This is among the city's underappreciated marvels. Toronto's holy place to trains is a Beaux Arts charm, and also it's worthwhile to go through the main hall, even if you're not jumping aboard a train. Appear to admire the floor tile ceiling developed by architect Rafael Guastavino. Until the age of mass air travel, Union Station was typically the top place new immigrants saw upon arrival in their brand-new home of Toronto. You've probably seen Union Station before, too-- it's starred in stacks of cameos in big-box flicks, consisting of Chicago and Suicide Squad. Head down to the Front Street Promenade, listed below street degree, for inexpensive consumes, consisting of handcrafted pasta and breads at Amano as well as exquisite sausages at Wvrst.

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram Cami Tiffin Clark at @camitiffin and I have so much in common that while reading her intro I kept telling her the things that have also happened in my life. But, coincidences apart, she is someone that is about to inspire you in many ways. She is smart and knows how to renovate and decorate a home like very few people. Her home feels heavenly. One can say it is because of its white interiors but I would have to disagree with that… the feeling of her home comes from this family’s inner Light. Hey there! I’m Cami, and I couldn’t be happier to welcome you into our home. I would like to start by saying I have spent more time than I probably should admit on the Home Bunch feed and blog scouring for ideas and sources as we have remodeled this home. I started my Instagram account this past year and never would have dreamed I would be treated with the chance to appear on a site that I have frequented as just a regular gal obsessed with home design. When Luciane asked if I’d like to participate in her “Beautiful Homes of Instagram” series, I MAY have screamed and done a herkie right there alone in my kitchen! I’m honored to share our hearth and so happy to contribute to a community built on sharing and inspiring one another. It is my privilege to pay back for all the ideas I have gleaned from bloggers and designers I so admire. Thank you Luciane for this opportunity! Beautiful Homes of Instagram My husband and I met at a movie theatre in Lone Tree, Colorado. I had recently met his high school buddy while away for school at the end of a spring semester. We were both from Colorado. After being home for the summer a couple of weeks, he invited me to go with a group of his friends to an X-Men movie premier. He asked his friend Tyler to deliver my ticket to the lobby while he arranged seats. Tyler gave me the ticket. Our eyes met. And the rest, as they say, is history. This was May 2003. Tyler and I were married in August 2003. Yeah, you read that right. A cheesy “loved at first sight” story/a parent’s worst nightmare, right?! We will celebrate our 15th anniversary this year. We have three children, ages 12, 9, and 5 who keep us growing and learning all the time. We also have two teacup Yorkies that we adore who seem to make it into many of my photos. My husband is a natural handyman. Although he works in the tech industry, he has done most of the work in our three homes we have remodeled. We also flip houses occasionally, and he has done most of the work in those projects as well. Buying undervalued homes has allowed us to become homeowners as well as learn some valuable skills. Remodeling has given us another opportunity to work as a team, and I believe it has also been a value to our marriage. We have both found a passion for the renovation and design process. We have put blood, sweat and tears into our homes and they are a source of pride for us. Although we are Colorado natives and lived there for the first ten years of our marriage, we moved to the small town of Midway, Utah just four years ago. It is very close to Park City, but most people haven’t heard of it. It’s small, quaint and friendly. We just got a stoplight! My parents bought a home here and we were lucky enough to visit a couple of summers. Midway is an easy place to fall in love with. We found our home online and I flew out to see it in person. Even though at the time, it had a much different style than it does now, it had such a great feeling and flow to it. A good vibe house to be certain. We sold our home in Parker, Colorado and moved to Midway shortly after walking through the house. We began remodeling our home the moment we crossed the threshold and haven’t stopped since. After years of gray walls, I decided on a whim to repaint the majority of the interior white. Finding the right white paint color is about as hard as finding your perfect partner. I actually decided on my husband quicker than a white paint. Go figure! I spent hours researching paint on Pinterest and designer websites (you know that rabbit hole). I’ve always preferred a crisp, clean white. The new wall color has been a welcome change. They are bright, happy and simple. I often get asked how I live real life in a house with so much white. For me, it’s very easy to spot the areas that need wiping and address them quickly. It keeps me on my cleaning game and honestly, even with the little smudges and fingerprints, a white home still appears very clean. It’s a magic trick! Foyer Wall Color: Snowfall by Behr. Olive Bucket: World Market. Pillows: McGee & Co. Home Office Our first project was the front room off the entryway. We needed to create some kind of office space, so we sacrificed a living or dining room. Two rooms that seem to be very underused in most homes, so it wasn’t too difficult to decide. I think this space had previously been used as a dining room. The French doors were installed to create separation. The pass through that connected to the kitchen we closed in, which gave us the space for functional office storage. One of the main priories in our remodel has been to create storage. This home, for its size, had very little. We still do not have a coat closet but we were able to make a small mudroom off the kitchen. Chandelier: Ballard Designs Paint Color This office has our original gray paint and it’s still one of my favorite go-to colors for our investment properties – Rockport Gray at 50 % by Benjamin Moore. Lighting Sconces: Visual Comfort Hardwood Floors Our flooring was a drastic change to the house. Price has driven many of our design decisions. We want to allocate funds wisely to get the maximum profit for resale. I would have preferred lighter floors but the company we went with only had about five stains at the time, and the lighter one was too orange for me. We wanted rustic farmhouse style floors and the price was too good to pass. I love that the darker stain brings warmth to our home. Vintage Pine Flooring: Tavern select stain. Family Room Our family room had a beautiful mantle, but there was no storage at all in this room. Reluctantly, we ended up tearing it out. We worked with our contractor to create this wall-to-wall builtin. We pulled the existing fireplace insert forward to create depth. We bought the brick at a salvage yard for practically pennies and cut the pieces in half, creating a brick facing. We actually left the red brick for a few months before painting it white. I found the varying color of the individual bricks too busy alongside the storage cubbies. Painting the brick really brought the cubbies to life and simplified the room. Sectional is Norwalk. Large Lamp: Details Comforts of Home. Creating a Home I am big on simple visual space. I feel like it helps me function better in life. Designing my life, the same way I approach designing a room is also a great passion of mine. I try to be intentional with how I fill my mind and my physical space. Decor: One Kings Lane. Lamp: Arteriors. Spindle Chair: Z Gallerie. Accent Table: Layla & Grace. Love This is Cami’s sweet puppy. How adorable!!! Pillows: Pottery Barn. Rug: West Elm. Coffee Table Decor Similar glass beads can be found here. Similar White Oak Balustrade Coffee Table: RH – Similar: Here, Here & Here. Bookcase Paint Color Bookcase Color: Decorator’s white by Benjamin Moore. Decor: One Kings Lane & Horchow. Black & White I love how Cami decorates her built-ins. It’s uncomplicated and chic. Good Vibes Only Rooms have an energy, and they affect how we function. I think looking within and knowing yourself and your needs is a vital component of creating a space you will love and in which you will thrive. No matter the size or style, everyone needs space that refills their tank and supports the pursuit of building a life we love. I know it’s cheesy, but I’m all kinds of cheesy. Mirror: Pottery Barn. Kitchen The most painful yet rewarding project thus far has been our kitchen remodel. Living in a remodel is…interesting. We didn’t have running water in our kitchen for about a month while we waited for our new cabinets and plumbing to be installed. It was challenging, but we created some fun memories. We were able to sell the cabinets, counters, and appliances to a young couple just remodeling their first home. We were happy to see everything go to use and even happier to put that money toward our new, much more functional kitchen. Pendants: Restoration Hardware – similar here, here & here. Barstools: Serena and Lily. Cabinet Paint Color Cabinet Color: Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore. Range: Wolf. Countertop I get asked a lot about our marble counters. I did a few years of research on marble, and as we all know, everyone will have a different opinion on this topic. I happen to have thing for marble. It’s timeless and decadent yet rustic. A winning combination in my book! And after walking hundreds of steps on marble in Paris, I decided if it’s good enough for trampling on over decades and decades, it can hold up in my kitchen! Marble just speaks to my soul. Carrera is less expensive than many kinds of granite, so it’s not always a splurge. In fact, in comparison to the other options we were entertaining, we saved money! The rustic element of marble brings some old world charm and that was just what I was wanting in the heart of our home. This is our gathering place. We do cooking, homework, art projects, pumpkin carving and blogging on this stone. The stories it could tell! Clearly, I’m not too uptight about my counters. They get scratched and etched, but we will rehone them every couple years and they are good as new! (Be sure to check out my Instagram stories where you will see this counter covered in proof that we actually live here. And in my opinion, that is when these counters are at their most beautiful.) Faucet: Danze. Simialr Sink: Farmhouse Sink. Options In our last home, we had Super White granite. That is a great stone option for anyone wanting a marble look without the worry over etching and staining. Sconces: RH. Similar: Visual Comfort Kitchen Hardware Cabinet Hardware: Restoration Hardware. Similar Backsplash: Classic White Subway Tile. Kitchen Reno We created the kitchen window seat by moving our backdoor out of the bay window. The open doorway now leads to a pantry that was formerly a tandem garage. Refrigerator: Viking Breakfast Nook We were able to put in the three windows, gaining new and very welcome natural light. Dining Chairs: Overstock. Similar Dining Table: Here. Windows All the windows in our home used to have plantation shutters, but we found that they restricted too much of our views and light. Taking off the plantations made the home feel much more bright and open. We have beautiful views and hated to have them impeded. Hutch The hutch is from Sun River Gardens. Lighting: Visual Comfort. Shiplap This stunning space features shiplap on walls and dark hardwood flooring. White & Glass Beautifully arranged! Pantry Inspo Our pantry is one of my favorite new additions to our home. I am so grateful for this spot in our home. Organized The original kitchen did not even have a pantry cabinet so having ample space to organize is never lost on me. Coffee-time Every morning I come in for my coffee and feel grateful to have this nook and the new light streaming in through the windows. Laundry Room Paint Color: Rockport Gray HC-105 Benjamin Moore. Our laundry room has been worth every dime! This entire room used to be a sitting area in our master bedroom. Across the hall used to be a tiny laundry closet. The door couldn’t open all the way, and the layout just didn’t make sense. The old laundry room, fortunately, backs to our master closet, so we were easily able to incorporate the extra square footage. A larger master closet was a bonus and also great for resell, if we should ever choose to. We still have to finish the other side of the laundry room. I am playing with how I want to use that space best. Stay tuned… Tile: Contempo Tile. Star Light: Lampsplus. Metal Laundry Hamper: World Market. Rug: World Market. Cabinet Paint Color & Hardware Cabinet Paint Color: Decorator’s White Benjamin Moore. We changed all of the lighting and hardware throughout the house. They really are the jewelry of any home and just updating them can give an entirely new style. Hardware: Anthropologie Upstairs Bathroom My oldest daughter was the first to get her bathroom updated and improved. We found the hexagon marble tiles online. If you are in the market for marble tile, the Builder Depot prices are fantastic! We purchased a paint sprayer and refinished the existing cabinets to save money. We had a new marble counter installed, which really makes the room feel brand new. Bathroom Reno Ideas Bathroom Cabinet Paint Color: Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore. Mirror: CB2 Faucet: Delta Tile: Builder Depot – similar here, here & here. Sconces: Schoolhouse Electric. Son’s Bedroom My son’s room makes me happy every time I walk by it. I’ve had such a fun time putting it together over the past few years. It is still a work in progress, but I love how it is now. We have plans for a window seat and bookcases for storing Legos and toys. That is one of the projects we will return to later if our budget allows. Seagrass Pendant- Pottery Barn Kids. Trunk: Home Goods. Decor Nightstand: West Elm. Rug-West Elm. Bed: Land of Nod. Pillow Shams: Ballard Design. Wallpaper I love this wallpaper. It looks great in every space that I see it. Even in a girl’s room, I think it would be adorable. Wallpaper is Cole & Sons – can be purchased via Anthropologie. Paint Color Paint color is Cafe Latte by Benjamin Moore. Guest Bathroom This middle bathroom got a little facelift this past summer. New tile and new paint on the cabinets. I found a marble remnant from a local stone yard, and it was enough for this bathroom and our pantry counter. Score! Bathroom Decor Mirror: Home Goods – Similar here, here & here. Light: Lamps Plus – similar here. Faucet: Delta. Cabinet Paint Color: Decorator’s white by Benjamin Moore. Daughter’s Bedroom Little girl rooms are so fun to design. Every color is welcome and every animal. What a joy to make a space for play and imagination! And this room captures the spirit of our youngest little firecracker so well. She specifically requested pink. A surprising color for a little girl room, right?! Just kidding. It’s totally predictable, but it suits our little one so well. She spends hours playing her little heart out in her pink room. I promise you, it rarely looks like this, but that is just what we hoped for. Chandelier: Overstock Curtains and Rod: West Elm Moose Bust: ZGallerie Paint Color Paint color is Intimate White SW 6322 Sherwin Williams. Floral Pouf: Arteriors Bookshelves Bookshelves: IKEA photo ledges. Spindle Furniture Spindle Bookcase: Target online. Master Bedroom We have some big exciting projects yet in this home. A master bathroom remodels, our landscaping, and our basement. We look forward to the designing, the challenges, the victories and the growth. I document our projects and everyday life on my Instagram and I’d love to have you check it out. I believe good design is a FEELING created in our homes. I also believe home design is so much more than pretty things. It’s our refuge from the world. No matter the size or style. How we live within the walls, how we treat ourselves and those we share a life with will determine how beautiful our home feels. At least that is what I have found. Our house is my canvas and my safe haven. It’s part of my evolution as a person. I think we can design our home the same way we design our life. Some parts may need editing and reworking as time goes by. If we are intentional about what and how we choose to fill our home, we can truly design a space that warms the heart of any who enter. Chandelier: eBay. Nightstand Nightstands: American Furniture Warehouse. Lamps: Z Gallerie Flowers: Horchow Ottoman Ottoman: HomeGoods Trim & Grid Molding Color Trim & Moldings Throughout House: Ambassador by Sherwin-Williams in untinted white. Bed: Vanguard Furniture. Pillows and Quilt: Restoration Hardware. I hope to see you soon. And again, thank you so very much Luciane for including me in this incredible resource for design and inspiration. 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  Cami Tiffin Clark at @camitiffin and I have so much in common that while reading her intro I kept telling her the things that have also happened in my life. But, coincidences apart, she is someone that is about to inspire you in many ways. She is smart and knows how to renovate and decorate a home like very few people. Her home feels heavenly. One can say it is because of its white interiors but I would have to disagree with that… the feeling of her home comes from this family's inner Light.

  Hey there! I'm Cami, and I couldn't be happier to welcome you into our home. I would like to start by saying I have spent more time than I probably should admit on the Home Bunch feed and blog scouring for ideas and sources as we have remodeled this home. I started my Instagram account this past year and never would have dreamed I would be treated with the chance to appear on a site that I have frequented as just a regular gal obsessed with home design. When Luciane asked if I'd like to participate in her “Beautiful Homes of Instagram” series, I MAY have screamed and done a herkie right there alone in my kitchen! I'm honored to share our hearth and so happy to contribute to a community built on sharing and inspiring one another. It is my privilege to pay back for all the ideas I have gleaned from bloggers and designers I so admire. Thank you Luciane for this opportunity!

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My husband and I met at a movie theatre in Lone Tree, Colorado. I had recently met his high school buddy while away for school at the end of a spring semester. We were both from Colorado. After being home for the summer a couple of weeks, he invited me to go with a group of his friends to an X-Men movie premier. He asked his friend Tyler to deliver my ticket to the lobby while he arranged seats. Tyler gave me the ticket. Our eyes met. And the rest, as they say, is history. This was May 2003. Tyler and I were married in August 2003. Yeah, you read that right. A cheesy “loved at first sight” story/a parent's worst nightmare, right?! We will celebrate our 15th anniversary this year. We have three children, ages 12, 9, and 5 who keep us growing and learning all the time. We also have two teacup Yorkies that we adore who seem to make it into many of my photos.

My husband is a natural handyman. Although he works in the tech industry, he has done most of the work in our three homes we have remodeled. We also flip houses occasionally, and he has done most of the work in those projects as well. Buying undervalued homes has allowed us to become homeowners as well as learn some valuable skills. Remodeling has given us another opportunity to work as a team, and I believe it has also been a value to our marriage. We have both found a passion for the renovation and design process. We have put blood, sweat and tears into our homes and they are a source of pride for us. Although we are Colorado natives and lived there for the first ten years of our marriage, we moved to the small town of Midway, Utah just four years ago. It is very close to Park City, but most people haven't heard of it. It's small, quaint and friendly. We just got a stoplight! My parents bought a home here and we were lucky enough to visit a couple of summers. Midway is an easy place to fall in love with. We found our home online and I flew out to see it in person. Even though at the time, it had a much different style than it does now, it had such a great feeling and flow to it. A good vibe house to be certain. We sold our home in Parker, Colorado and moved to Midway shortly after walking through the house. We began remodeling our home the moment we crossed the threshold and haven't stopped since. After years of gray walls, I decided on a whim to repaint the majority of the interior white. Finding the right white paint color is about as hard as finding your perfect partner. I actually decided on my husband quicker than a white paint. Go figure! I spent hours researching paint on Pinterest and designer websites (you know that rabbit hole). I've always preferred a crisp, clean white. The new wall color has been a welcome change. They are bright, happy and simple. I often get asked how I live real life in a house with so much white. For me, it's very easy to spot the areas that need wiping and address them quickly. It keeps me on my cleaning game and honestly, even with the little smudges and fingerprints, a white home still appears very clean. It's a magic trick!

Foyer

Wall Color: Snowfall by Behr.

Olive Bucket: World Market.

Pillows: McGee & Co.

Home Office

Our first project was the front room off the entryway. We needed to create some kind of office space, so we sacrificed a living or dining room. Two rooms that seem to be very underused in most homes, so it wasn't too difficult to decide. I think this space had previously been used as a dining room. The French doors were installed to create separation. The pass through that connected to the kitchen we closed in, which gave us the space for functional office storage. One of the main priories in our remodel has been to create storage. This home, for its size, had very little. We still do not have a coat closet but we were able to make a small mudroom off the kitchen.

Chandelier: Ballard Designs

Paint Color

This office has our original gray paint and it's still one of my favorite go-to colors for our investment properties – Rockport Gray at 50 % by Benjamin Moore.

Lighting

Sconces: Visual Comfort

Hardwood Floors

Our flooring was a drastic change to the house. Price has driven many of our design decisions. We want to allocate funds wisely to get the maximum profit for resale. I would have preferred lighter floors but the company we went with only had about five stains at the time, and the lighter one was too orange for me. We wanted rustic farmhouse style floors and the price was too good to pass. I love that the darker stain brings warmth to our home.

Vintage Pine Flooring: Tavern select stain.

Family Room

Our family room had a beautiful mantle, but there was no storage at all in this room. Reluctantly, we ended up tearing it out. We worked with our contractor to create this wall-to-wall builtin. We pulled the existing fireplace insert forward to create depth. We bought the brick at a salvage yard for practically pennies and cut the pieces in half, creating a brick facing. We actually left the red brick for a few months before painting it white. I found the varying color of the individual bricks too busy alongside the storage cubbies. Painting the brick really brought the cubbies to life and simplified the room.

Sectional is Norwalk.

Large Lamp: Details Comforts of Home.

Creating a Home

I am big on simple visual space. I feel like it helps me function better in life. Designing my life, the same way I approach designing a room is also a great passion of mine. I try to be intentional with how I fill my mind and my physical space.

Decor: One Kings Lane.

Lamp: Arteriors.

Spindle Chair: Z Gallerie.

Accent Table: Layla & Grace.

Love

This is Cami's sweet puppy.