Hi friends, and welcome!  Today I'm so excited to be part of a summer blogger tour with a talented group of designers, and we're going to share with you our favorite tips for brightening our homes!  Whether you're one of my regular readers or you're coming from sweet Janine's blog, The Happy Happy Nester, I'm so glad you're here!  Have you ever flipped through a glossy home decor magazine or scrolled through Pinterest or Instagram and wished you could get your home to look as light and bright as what you see in the photos? If you're anything like me and love a light, cheerful home, then these tips for brightening up your space are just for you!  Even if you have a dark room you can apply these tips to instantly brighten up your space and make it delightfully Instagram ready...

I received this chest of drawers from a client who I was working with to turn a second upstairs master suite into a combination guest room and nursery for her new baby girl.  She was going for a sweet cottage look with soft bedding and cream furniture, but there was one problem; the dark, sleek, cherry-colored chest of drawers that she had in the room (which she wanted to try to keep) just wasn't jiving with the look we were trying to accomplish.  The solution, chalk paint...