everything in a new england girl's cart in august. the whole list is linked in my bio a rattan mushroom house with a real little door. a tiny street lamp for the bookshelf. glass carrot and radish candlesticks. a pomegranate wreath i am not putting up yet. whimsical home decor that looks tra

welcome to home with em, where new england seasonal living meets vintage home decor and a little bit of everyday magic 🏡 around here you'll find affordable home decor and thrifted finds, cozy grandmillennial style with whimsical details hiding in every corner, and every new england season celebr

monday's post said the quiet part: some of us are homesick for a house we never lived in. this is how i've been building mine. a sound. a smell. lamp glow. little hidden surprises. and a rhythm the house follows every night. no renovation. most of it costs less than lunch. somebody has to

i think we're all homesick for the same house 🕰️ the one where you walked in without knocking. where the candy dish refilled itself. where the clock ticked all night. some of us lived it. and some of us only ever visited it in books and movies and other people's kitchens, and missed it anyway

the best feelings in the world to a new england girl, summer edition. the weekday beach day. the lake house night when the fireflies come out. the first break in the humidity. that unmistakable summer smell of grills and campfire smoke. which one is YOUR favorite feeling? tell me in the comme

NEW ENGLAND 🦞 you don't have to live here to feel it. part one of the new england girl cheat sheet: four rules for bringing cozy seasonal magic into your home, no matter your zip code. seasonal living isn't about where you are. it's about noticing where you are. #newenglandhome #seas

getting hit with the post holiday blues? same. that flat little feeling the day after. the fun is over, everyone went home, and the house is a little too still. but here’s the reframe i keep coming back to. the magic was never the holiday itself. it was the grilling, the late night fires, the p

in new england, a heat wave hits different. at some point it’s too hot for the beach, too hot for anything, so you seal up the house and hibernate. a summer snow day. and i think only a new england girl really gets it, because we already know what a snow day feels like. that quiet relief when th

july is here. and if you’re a new england girl, you already feel it. june eases you into summer. july kicks the door open. it literally starts with fireworks. it’s fast and golden and a little overwhelming in the best way, and there’s this sweet pressure to soak up every single second before it’