The Vegel House Shop

The Vegel House Shop

The Vegel House Shop is now open! I’ve always had a little heart dream of opening my own store. But what it exactly looked like or how was still left to be revealed. Our move to Iowa has brought so many wonderful gifts to our family and something new that I’ve enjoyed...
Kitchen Sink Update

Kitchen Sink Update

Living in a small space has meant that we see and experience everything in our home every single day. So I’m very tuned into the functionality and aesthetic of our home. There were a few things going on around our kitchen sink that I wanted to work on: 1) our...
Creating an Entryway

Creating an Entryway

Living in our small Moffitt Cottage has showed me how to work with awkward spaces. The design of the home was built without entryways. Moffitt was all about efficiency in his design and deemed some “extra” spaces (i.e. hallways and entryways) too excessive...
10 Things {January}

10 Things {January}

Okay these days are long. I don’t think we’ve seen the sun for a week now and I can feel it. It is our first winter back in the Midwest after being in the south for 4 years and I forgot about this part of winter. How are we coping? 1) baking. lots of it 2)...
INSPIRATIONS 1.22

INSPIRATIONS 1.22

“Beauty is quietly woven through our ordinary days…Everywhere there is tenderness, care, and kindness, there is beauty.” John O’Donohue My days are very ordinary. Revolving around Dawn dish soap, loads of laundry, diaper changes and a constant...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

We are in the thick of a winter and what a welcome back to the Midwest this series of weather events has been! It’s been fun to cozy up, hunker down and watch the snow fly. While we’ve been snuggled up in our home, it’s been a good time to reflect on...