We are all spending way more time at home nowadays and that means more time spent in our kitchens. Over here at Valerie Wheeler Interiors, we do consider ourselves to be domestic goddesses who know our way around a kitchen! So today we're sharing our must-have kitchen essentials that make our lives a heck of a lot easier and tastier.

For any of y'all out there who have experienced home renovations while continuing to live in said home, you know that it can feel like the never ending project. You don't want to do too much at once because then living your everyday life in your home is close to impossible with all the noise, dust, and distractions. And now that we are not only living in our homes non-stop, but also working full time at home, home renovations get even more tricky. But we have made it a serious goal in 2021 to forge ahead with our home renovations and make the Kind-Of-Coastal-Cape-Cod our dream home! We asked you guys on Instagram about what you want to see from us in the new year, and we got an overwhelming desire for our home updates. So we are giving you guys an inside look into our OWN home mood board images and what we have in store for our home in 2021!

Hello sunshine. Thank the lord the sun has come out from behind those never ending rain clouds. It is amazing what a little sunshine can do for your spirit. Well being has been a big topic in the design world lately. I for one am a firm believer that the environments we live in have the ability to elevate our moods. Or make your mood take a turn for the worse depending on the room's current state (ahem messy husband and kids). But living in an space that is is aesthetically pleasing is not the only happiness trigger. Your home has to work for you too. Ever heard the saying work smarter, not harder? Well the same holds true for design. There are so many products on the market that are all about making our lives at home a little bit easier... Like remotes that actually find themselves. Vacuum cleaners that vacuum on their own. And lights that can turn on and off when your not even in the room.

Design is in the details. We've all heard the saying. One of my favorite design details is obviously lighting. Lighting has the power to instantly transform any space from mediocre to show stopping. Take my Jacqueline chandelier for example. There is a reason I post this angle every 9 squares on my Instagram. It stops you in your tracks, a detail that can't be missed. Most people consider this element of design when designing a space. But one element that unfortunately often goes unnoticed are the light switches that makes these beautiful fixtures work.

Welcome to our Valentines Day at Home Blog Tour. If your coming from Rachel's tour at The Porch Light Cottage your final stop today is right here at Valerie Wheeler Interiors. I'm so glad you made it all the way through the tour. I'm sure your mind is just flooded with all of the Valentines Day inspiration these awesome ladies have put together this year! Valentines Day can be so overwhelming sometimes, trying to pick the perfect gift, the perfect dress and of course the perfect spot for date night. Since my hubby and I NEVER get any alone time without the kids, I wanted to set up something special at home for just the two of us while the kids were at school. I went all out setting a fancy table, and buying our favorite treats. Of course the kids were feeling a little left out, so I promised them first dibs to this DIY Donut hole tower that I put together for the occasion. Now if you've been here before you know how much I love pink. I mixed in my favorite blush glassware with a little bit of gold and ranunculus to create this table scape. It really helped set the romantic mood. Without further ado, here is my sweet little Valentines Day Brunch for Two. I hope you find something inspiring to share with your loved ones this Valentines Day!

Happy Sunday loves! This week zoomed by me, between client meetings, installs and the blog collaborations, I swear I blinked and it was over! I wanted to do a little informal post to update you on whats been going on behind the scenes here. Since I work from home, most days are usually spent in yoga pants in front of a very messy desk, sipping on cold coffee. My Nespresso machine has been life changing, its crazy how much quicker the caffeine hits me compared to a traditional coffee maker. You know what else has been life changing? Body suits. My gym sessions have been pretty non-existent this month so needless to say I've been feeling a little blehhhh. Now I'm not a huge fan of tight fitted tops, but these bodysuits from Tobi.com are my one exception. They suck me in all the right places, without completely cutting off all circulation. I've been living in them on the weekends. And to all my Mom friends out there, no more pulling your pants up over your pooch! Heres a little round up of my favorite finds this week. If you'd like to see more of my weekly favorites, drop me a line below and I'll throw together some more Sunday rounds ups like this one. Sometimes life is just too busy for me to go all out and get things photographed, but I still have so many fun snaps and random thoughts to share with you all! I hope you all have a great week. Thanks for reading xoxo.

Did you guys get a chance to check out all of the Cheerful Christmas Home Tours?! I love a good excuse to peek inside my favorite bloggers homes. I always leave with so many wonderful ideas for my own home. One idea from my Sweet and Simple Christmas Tour that was a big hit is this DIY Christmas Scroll. So I wanted to put together a little DIY tutorial on how to recreate this scroll for your home. Be sure to grab your FREE PRINTABLE at the end of this post. Really, you can use this tutorial to create any calligraphy scroll, but seeing that its almost Christmas I wanted to create one for my home using the lyrics from O' Holy Night. If you prefer a different song simply follow these 4 Steps to create your own DIY Christmas Scroll.

Hello and welcome to Valerie Wheeler Interiors. For those of your coming from House Full of Summer I'm so glad you made it! I have been invited to join in the Cheerful Christmas Home Tour with some other incredibly talented design bloggers. These ladies have inspired me in so many ways, I'm so thrilled to be part of this tour. As the new designer in town I could not be more excited to share my home all decked out for Christmas!! The other ladies are linked at the bottom of this post so be sure to check out their beautiful homes as well! You can shop each room with the links below and in my Style Shop.

Welcome to Week 7 of the One Room Challenge! I am thrilled to be sharing my final reveal with you guys today!! When my powder room caught on fire back in February, I knew I wanted to use this as my opportunity to completely transform the space!!! Remember the sad, crispy before picture?? You can check out more before and the full horror story HERE.

The Christmas Elves were busy working their magic this weekend. My flocked Christmas tree from Wayfair arrived last week and can I just say how freaking gorgeous it is?! I couldn't wait to get this beauty up. I'm only 5'2" so I was a bit nervous to put a 9 foot tree together solo, but it was actually surprisingly easy to pop into place. If you follow me on Instagram you might of heard that I am participating in my first every Christmas Home Tour. Its so crazy getting the house fully decorated before Thanksgiving!! I thought for sure my family would think I've officially lost mind but it actually has the opposite effect. I'm officially the coolest Mom ever for decorating the house before any one else. The kids have been running around in their Christmas sweaters and watching Home Alone all weekend!! I love it!! With all the Holiday cheer going on around here, I wanted to share my latest Holiday Home picks. Perfect for the home decorator on your list, or maybe yourself;) I know I have bought a thing or two for me this year. If your not already signed up, LiketoKnow.it is another great way to stay up to date on all the holiday sales this year. Basically you like your favorite bloggers post on Instagram and get an email of all their favorite picks sent straight into your inbox.

Happy November loves. You know what that means... Christmas!!!! Yes I said the C word. I can't help myself I am just over the moon excited for Christmas this year. Last Christmas we were knee deep in stomach flu and drywall dust. I was completely robbed of my decorating bliss. Not the case this year. I am soaking up all the tidings of joy that I can get now that our home renovations are finally complete. I am also extremely excited to share that I will be joining some INCREDIBLY talented bloggers on a Christmas Home Tour this month. So to kick off this Holiday season I wanted to start a weekly Holiday Gift Guide series from me to you. Each week will have a different theme so be sure to check back for tons of home decor and sale guides until Christmas. Thanks for reading guys, I can't wait to share some sneak peeks at my Christmas decor. [show_ms_widget id="35993034" image_id="41852870" width="735" height="1102"]

Today's post is one that has been weighing heavy on my mind lately. Mostly because I am still figuring things out when it comes to working from home with kids. When I started my own business I did so for two reasons…

Welcome back to week 2 of the Fall One Room Challenge!

So its been 8 months since our powder room caught fire at my daughters birthday party. For those of you who don't know the scoop on the fire you can catch the whole story here. Besides fire restoration clean up and removing the damaged drywall things have come to a screeching halt. I have a design plan in place, but I'm having the worst time finding a 30" vanity at a relatively reasonable price point that I loveeee. I know what I like and what we can afford, but naturally what I like is never what we can afford!! Also I'm pinching pennies these days since we just remodeled our kitchen, replaced all the floors and all the stucco ceilings on on the first floor. The bathroom is the missing piece to make our remodel complete, so it kind of worked out that we have a good reason to remodel it! No I did not set the powder room on fire on purpose... Im not that crazy despite what my friends may think. Since the main floor is mostly white, I decided to paint the doors leading into the basement and powder room gray. I fell in love with this London Rose wallpaper from Anthropologie years ago and I just happened to grab a roll while I had a 20% off coupon. Man I love it when Anthro has their 20% off days...

Since I tend to lean a little more of the glam side when it comes to my home, I decided to jus things up with this venetian mirror and the prettiest ballerinas prints I ever did see. I hope you like it!

Yup, there you have it. My daughters last birthday party went up in flames, literally. My Turkish towel was burnt to a crisp and I vowed to never burn a candle in the bathroom again (but I do still decorate with them, cause I'm a sucker for shiny things) Luckily my super hero mom instincts kicked in and the fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread. No one was hurt or even traumatized by all the smoke. Well except for me... and my bathroom that has been sitting in a half finished state since February. Usually I don't sit on projects for 8 months but I have good reasons for this delay.

October is finally here. The true start of Fall in my books. Which means its time to buy an obnoxious amount of pumpkins for the front porch and hope they don't rot by Halloween. I've been so inspired by this color palette lately so I thought I'd put together a little mood board of all the home finds I have been loving for Fall. I don't know what it is about this cow print from Minted, but he makes me want to join the 4H. Throw in some soft camel leather (hello oxymoron) washed woods and plaid... and you got your self a whole new look for Fall. Happy shopping and thank your for reading!

I'm so excited to share with you the launch of Valerie Wheeler Interiors! For those of you who followed my previous blog...Olde Town Style, thanks so much for sticking with me through all the changes. And for those of you who are brand new to the blog...welcome!! I wanted to share a little recap on how Valerie Wheeler Interiors came to be. During my years as a SAHM my love for interior design really manifested into a full blown obsession. So much so that I decided to go back to school when I was pregnant with my third child to become an interior designer…

Happy Easter Monday! Is it just me or does Spring Break take way too long to get here and then whiz by way too fast?! I fell off the blogging radar this past month... interior design school tends to take over my life sometimes. But I am happy to report that I am counting down the days until graduation in 4 weeks. After that I will officially become an Interior Designer. I swear I get butterflies every time I say that!! The past 3 years have been a journey to say the least, and I am so thankful for my sweet family, friends and neighbors who have helped me with kids and just life in general when it all gets to be too much. Which is atleast every other month! It really does take a village:) I feel like I have finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up and I'm so thankful to be able to share that with all of you on this little corner of the internet! So until my design projects start this summer, I want to keep sharing more updates on my greatest project to date, my home. These are snippets of our life lately as we wrap up the finishing details on our renovation. I hope you can find some inspiration to bring a little bit spring style into your home as well. Basically I just bought a bunch of blooms, books and bunnies. Be sure to check out more of my latest Spring Home finds below. Thanks for reading!!

Hello loves! I have been getting a ton of questions on Instagram lately about my countertops and it reminds me that I never did a follow up on my Marble vs Quartz debate (you can read Part 1 of the great debate here). I decided to go with honed Volakas marble from In Home Stone with a Dupont edge. We have been living with it for close to 2 months now and you know what? I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! You CAN live happily with marble... even with three little ones. I swear I had at least 18 different people tell me that I was crazy for wanting marble when I was designing our kitchen. Most of them were fellow design students or contractors. I was so conflicted. I knew I would never be able to recreate the natural beauty of marble with the manufactured quartz. I was just so worried that I would be a freaking psycho about the countertops if we went with Marble. I am happy to report that this has not been the case whatsoever!! Yes I have had my moments, like the time when my husband left the wet bottle of Dawn soap on the counter over night, I might of had some choice words for him the next morning ;) But for the most part even if there is a blemish or a spot on the counters I just wipe it up with warm soapy water and the spot completely fades once it is dry. Not sure if thats the sealant working its magic or if marbles really isn't as fussy as everyone makes her out to be. But its kind of cool to watch the watermarks magically disappear. I do have two rings by the sink but I swear you only notice the if you bent down just right and squint. Not a big deal, right? Here are my tips for taking care of your marble countertops. They're really not as scary as some might think.

This week I wanted to share a little party I threw for my youngest, London. She is turning 3 next week and since February is such a crazy month for us, I decided to combine her birthday party with Valentines Day. Target had so many cute decorations this year that it really came together pretty quickly! I already had most of the Valentines decorations up (you can read that post here) so all that was left to do was put together a kid friendly menu and set up the cookie decorating station. Since I knew there would be a few little ones attending, I decided to clear to playroom so they had room to roll and get diapers changed:) Plus it was the perfect floor space for the short lived hot potato game we attempted! The big kids had fun taking pictures with our silly photo props, decorating heart cookies and consuming way too much sugar. All pictures were taken during the quiet before the storm by the lovely Tracy Marshall... and when I say storm I really mean fire! I swear every year we have something catastrophic happen at a birthday party. And this year takes the cake... we actually had a mini house fire when all the guest were arriving! A hand towel in the bathroom had fallen into a candle that I had lit on the sink. The whole entire turkish towel was burnt to a crisp by the time I ran in with the fire extinguisher. Luckily no one was hurt or too spooked by it so we aired out the house and kept the party rolling. It just goes to show that all the party planning in the world is never enough when it comes to throwing kid parties. So please enjoy all the pretty pictures below knowing that my life is and always will be complete chaos. But as long as the kids are happy I'm not complaining:) Thanks for reading and Happy 3rd Birthday to London Joan!