Hannah Morrison

New Kitchen Plans

AHHH! Okay, it’s really hard to say what my FAVORITE room in the new house is… but the kitchen is a top contender. Although, I feel like I am going to say this about every single room when I share it hehe. No doubt, our living room/dining room/kitchen space is going to be where we are majority of the time in the new house. It’s a spacious open concept, but each room will have its own personality and attention give to it. My kitchen is going to be a lot of white for just a clean slate. I feel like kitchens can feel dirty really quickly, so the “cleaner” the design the better my sanity. 😉

I chose skinny white subway tiles with some texture that will be laid herringbone style and a greige grout. I originally was going to do a black grout, but with the countertops we went with, the greige tone just looked really sleek and clean. A few other spaces in the house will have the black/white contrast tile and grout. 😉 Our countertops are a multi-textured quartz. It’s similar to a marble, but way easier upkeep with our on the go lifestyle. And lastly, I am tossing around adding a batten board black finish to the island. (thoughts!?)

I will be pulling in the black metal accents throughout the house with a black metal cabinet that I am really stoked about. I have a rather expensive version and a little less expensive one linked for y’all. I initially thought this would be going in the dining room, but the more I figure out the layout, it seems it will fit best on a blank wall in my kitchen. I am really excited about this, because I can fill it with special dishes and cute cookbooks!

I am not 1000% sure how that wall will work, but it will likely have art to the left of the cabinet and maybe a basket below. And then, I am planning on a tasseled chandelier over the island. I have two ideas, pending what I feel is best once I see the space and sizing. Or, there’s the potential of offsetting a smaller one in front of the pantry a bit more flushed style.

My two inspiration kitchens are seen below:

Cara Loren

Studio McGee

Living Room Inspiration

Y’all, I cannot believe how quickly a home goes up. Once they broke ground, this process has flown by. This home is, in a lot of ways, going to be a complete re-set for our home decor. Mostly because my style has changed pretty drastically over the years. I used to be a full on shabby chic farmhouse style. And… well, that’s basically nonexistent now haha. I am a lot more modern and minimalistic.

The next few months before our move-in date, I will be selling and purging a lot of items. I am basically going Marie Condo and saying if I don’t LOVE it – don’t bring it. We’ve been married nearly 7 years now and slowly have made every space we’ve lived in a little closer to our dream space. (We have moved five times… this will be our sixth home in 7 years.) Meaning, with every move, we’ve ditched a hand me down or two and replaced slowly with ones we love and bought with our own money. If you’re a newlywed- give yourself grace and time! Start small. I always have lived by the philosophy that I would rather spend my money slowly on quality items than on a bunch of cheap stuff that will not age well with us. (This goes for my wardrobe, too!)

For our new home, our living room is the first space I want to make perfect! We have a fireplace at the center with massive windows that extend up both floors. We have an open plan where the upstairs looks down over the downstairs space, and the kitchen and dining room are all connected. It’s a natural lighting dream (praise God… no more yellow-y tan photos inside my home…lol!) Our floors are going to be a very light wood, walls white, and we have black iron accents all over. EEEEK I am drooling just thinking about it. I have a photo below of our inspiration for the living room, and I have linked every item in my cart for this space/what we already own! Instead of a large grey ottoman, I am doing two white poufs to better fit our space. Whether buying or building, or just looking to re-do your current space, I hope this helps you navigate purchases wisely! Remember- quality over quantity. Start with staple pieces, like sofas, and work your way from there in your budget.

The Inspiration:

I included items (like pillows and throws) that are similar but all different price points! The love seat will be a camel colored velvet!

 

Weekend Finds at Red Dress

Hey Hey, babes! I have a few go-to boutiques I love shopping at. Red Dress is one of them! They are affordable *but also carry LoveShackFancy!!* and everything I have ever bought from them is a favorite in my closet. This fall, I am ALL FOR peasant style. I love the peasant maxi dresses with knee high boots. I love the oversized peasant blouse with high-waisted denim and booties. I am also loving the 90’s-inspired looks with tweed skirts and block heel boots! Basically… I love it all. The trends are so good this season! I have a round-up their newest arrivals that I have in my own cart – tops, dresses, skirts, shoes… everything!

ALSO: Be ready TOMORROW NIGHT!!! We are announcing our HUGE NEWS Paul and I have been working on for the last year. We cannot wait to share with you our hearts and what we are thrilled to be doing together as we step into all that God has for us.

Oversized Blazer + My Current Devo

Man, I have said it before and I will say it again. Fall makes me thrive. It is my best self brought to life. The flavors, the smells, the fashion, the holidays. It’s my favorite. To me, fall is the most tangible season. One that illuminates every sense within, from head to toe to the very core of our souls. With it’s long awaited arrival comes the brisk air of hope – A change you can literally feel blow through as present as the pumpkins on the front porch and the coffee warming your hands as you stand in silence soaking it all in. An air of change that reminds you the best is truly yet to come. I think my purest joy comes from that first morning of fall when I step outside and can SMELL the change. You know what I mean? It’s the scent of a cold front on the dewy grass.

I wanted to share this cute fall look with one of my favorite recent purchases from Zara, along with my current devotional I am doing. If you’ve been around The Cake a bit, you probably have caught on I love all things Lysa Terkeurst. She is an amazing writer and teacher. I have read her books *she has a new one coming out that I pre-ordered already!* and I am knocking out her 40 day devotional right now. It’s as beautiful as it is enlightening. I am all about the history of the Bible and learning how the stories piece together, start to finish. If you haven’t ever done a study or learned this specific aspect of the Bible before, I am going to SUPER urge you more than anybody else to get this! But, everybody should get it. 😉 It’s a 40 day study through the entire Bible with a focus on longings of the heart. Ultimately, of course, leading back to the truth that we were created with a longing for ONE thing and that’s found only in our God. Our hopes, our purpose, our dreams, our desires… it can all be found in who God created us to be. And that comes through a relationship with him. I have found it best to read the First5 App that is also doing the study along with the book. I go there to read the scriptures and then dive deeper and journal with the book.

The Answers to Your Deepest Longings, here. 

The Look

Oversize Blazer: The exact one, here & Cheaper version BY Zara, here.

Denim Skirt: Here

Boots: Here *Black is backordered, but there are also other colors!*

White Tee: Here *I own in white and black for layering staple!*

Rory Updates & Current Favorites

Here’s the funniest part about a second child: Everything is late. Knox’s milestone pics were always posted day- of and done ahead of time… Rory’s, I missed his 1 month and I am late for the 2nd. Love them equally… but time for milestone pics and updates is definitely tighter with two hehe. HOWEVER, today I am celebrating two months of Rory Liam! I cannot believe our little 6 lb 3 oz nugget is two months old. He’s the happiest baby, healthy, and low-key… giant. Or at least he is to us, because we only have Knox to compare a two month old to lol. But this kid has some pounds on Knox at 2 months old.

Rory is a dream. He hardly cries *not kidding* and sleeps 90% of the time through the night for us. We’ve learned to look for my fatty milk pouches to give him for his night time feedings! They keep him full. We have been doing about 8PM-4AM majority of the time. But, there are nights here and there he still wakes up for a feeding in between. He is so strong and sits up with a little help, and loves to be on his belly. I forgot how much you feel you’re not really doing anything *with* your baby at this age, and I  can sometimes feel guilty he just swings in his MamaRoo or lays on us almost all day haha. But I know it’s soon to pass and I am soaking it up as much as I can.

Knox is obsessed with his brother and I think that’s made this transition so much easier. If I had to handle the emotional roller coaster of Knox feeling jealous or upset over Rory, that’d have made this all so much harder in all respects. I really don’t think we did anything in particular to help with this other than keeping Knox informed all throughout my pregnancy and getting him excited as much as we could. Other than that, I just think it’s who Knox is. Every kid will be so different for this situation! Give yourself and your first born grace if you’re having a hard time with the transition of bringing home #2.

 Things I am loving right now…

Legendary Milk Sunflower Lecithin: This is for certain what finally fixed my clogs that caused my mastitis! I legit had them ALL OVER. First of all, mastitis is as awful as the stories I have heard. I had a fever over 101 (up to 104) for over a week and hardly felt like I could move. I had it so badly because my antibiotics didn’t work at first and I had to FIGHT for a new prescription. Thank God, after two days, I finally got a hold of my midwife after begging to please speak with her and she wrote me a new one that started to fix me within 3 hours. Because of my history of being immune to some antibiotics, I knew that was the issue. But… because of COVID, the phone nurse tried to convince me I had COVID coincidentally with my mastitis and I wasn’t even allowed to come in to my OB-GYN to see my own midwife BECAUSE they said I could have COVID… That’s a different subject for a different day. Anyways, even after my infection was on the mend, I was still clogged in so many spot and knew it was only a matter of time before I got infected again. THIS STUFF WAS THE GAME CHANGER!

I have been trying to catch up my milk supply with my Miracle Milkookies, of course. But in general, because my supply is so high, I am still pumping 8-10 oz a session between right and left. That’s SUCH a blessing since we exclusively pump to feed Rory!

Nursing Bras: I have so many different nursing bras at all price points… none beat these from Amazon. I bought the v-necks first and then bought the push padded ones and they are MY TOP FAVORITE. It’s like wearing marshmallows and the hooks are sturdier than any of my others.

Doctor Brown Bottles and Milk Bags: We played with different bottle brands with Knox and landed on Doctor Browns! However, these glass bottles are a whole other level. We LOVE them and they look brand new still (the plastic ones started to look icky after a while). Then, if you’re pumping and saving milk at all, buy THESE. They are sturdy and stand while you pour. And, the top is sturdy enough to use as a spout while you pour the milk into the bottle. I know this sounds crazy to have a favorite bag for milk… but it takes one flimsy one and 5 oz. lost to find a favorite.

Ninja Personal Blender: Okay, this one is kind of random to have on this list… but it’s a recent purchase of ours and we love it. We have the big Ninja Blender but it’s just kind of a hassle. I love this personal one lately because I have been making SUPER easy frosé in it… lol. 1 cup of frozen strawberries, 1 cup of rosé, and 1 tsp of sugar.

 

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