House in order: The continuing quest for the perfect abode

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House in order: The continuing quest for the perfect abode

In this business we go into so many homes, we can't help but consider life in another house. In this week's The Tulsa Voice, Ashley Daly weighs the pros and cons of moving and what it takes to sell a house. Below is a snippet and a link to the full article.

I feel like I’m in a relationship with my house. I made a commitment to it. I signed stuff. Money was exchanged. I spent more to be legally bound to my house than to my spouse. I dedicate more hours to cleaning it than I do to cleaning myself. That’s love.

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Before & After: Palmer's Sunroom

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Before & After: Palmer's Sunroom

When my husband Patrick and I bought our 1930s bungalow four and a half years ago the sunroom was bonus space that we were excited to have, but weren’t quite sure how to use. Contrary to its name, the sunroom had dark knotty pine walls, a chunky wooden shelving unit, a dark ceiling, and heavy wooden blinds covering the five windows. During the years we’ve lived here, we have painted, arranged, and rearranged the sunroom multiple times trying to get it just right. Our attempts to make the sunroom live up to its potential involve but are not limited to: desks, dining tables, chaise lounges, dog crates, white washing, and Christmas trees. It hasn’t always been pretty, but we kept trying, learning a little more after each iteration.

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Making room: babies won’t say it, but they like good design, too

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Making room: babies won’t say it, but they like good design, too

Ashley Palmer is one month out from her due date, and her baby room is almost finished! Here are some tips Ashley Daly shared in this week's

The Tulsa Voice

on how to put together a nursery. Snippet and link to full article below.

My business partner is pregnant.

So are several other close friends, several adored acquaintances, and probably the dog next door to me. That’s at least a dozen babies recently born or baking to completion within the past year. I’m nearly 30—it’s just that phase of life, I guess.

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Small Business Style: The Workplace Nursery

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Small Business Style: The Workplace Nursery

We try our best to only do fun things on Monday. Retro Den business policy. Today, we had our fun setting up a lounge and nursery for our soon-to-be newest employee, Baby Caroline. Ashley Palmer is due in only a few short weeks, so we had to get Caroline a comfy place to hang out at the shop. As if having a sweet new addition to our Retro Den family isn't enough, making her a nursery encouraged us to finally get our back room organized. Boy, or girl, does it feel good! You can't see in the after photo, but we moved our black wire shelf and reorganized it. Now we each have a shelf and bins for organizing our things; Caroline has her own too!

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DIY study hall: Tips for your space that transcend inflatable furniture

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DIY study hall: Tips for your space that transcend inflatable furniture

The Tulsa Voice asked me to look back fondly on my college days and share what I know about styling a college home. Snippet and link to full article below.

Hello, kids! Welcome back to campus. You’ve got classes to attend, friends to make, and experiences to have. With so much to do and accomplish, if you are also earnest about and interested in creating a stylish college apartment, I congratulate you. My own college home-style memories are riddled with two parts glorious overindulgence and one part disappointment. Maybe you, or anyone else out there putting together a stylish space on a shoestring, can adjust your pure-hearted expectations of grandeur by learning from my mistakes.

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