There is something awesome about homemade bread.  And I am not talking about bread machine bread.  But rather that kind that you knead to perfection with your hands.  Now that I think about it, the awesomeness of homemade bread could either be the end product (it is just so yummy) or the process.

Making yeast bread often has this reputation as being extremely time consuming and requiring a lot of space.  The hands on part of bread making is pretty nominal (relatively speaking); I …

Buying a new sofa as a married couple can kind of be like playing Goldilocks and a sales person all at the same time.  You both have your agenda and those expectations of what is just right so finding the one sofa that is going to make everyone happy is a fun treasure hunt; more so than most home decor decisions given the sofa’s leading role in a room.

Both of us had some pretty strong feelings on the style and …

For every space we decide to make our home a compromise was made.  And if countless hours of HGTV have taught me anything it is that we are not alone in the eventual need to compromise on one of those needs as it is found to be slightly less of a priority given the options at hand.  For an outdoor space, garage parking, and dogs allowed, I will sacrifice square footage and apparently even the amount of kitchen cabinets.

As a …

Have you ever had that feeling that you just have to paint your place?  And that you wanted it done yesterday?  Our apartment had been painted a trendy dark blue color scheme and this winter it had begun to feel like a cave.  This trendy dark blue might look amazing in a wide open loft that has a floor to ceiling windows but in our standard 2 flat building it was not quite having that effect.

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So I have …

Sewing can be such a fun and rewarding hobby.  There are so many great projects that allow you to add a handcrafted element to your home.  And if you prefer a slightly different type of motivation, there are gorgeous fabrics to chose from allowing those handcrafted touches to be custom to your style.

Yet sewing can be an intimidating and time consuming hobby, can’t it?  Between balancing all the aspects of daily life (career, family, etc) I sometimes find myself preferring …

Well hello there!  I am Tara and I am beyond excited to be joining the amazing ladies at Elizabeth Anne Designs Living.

While some of you might know a bit about me from my blog In This Instance, where I have blogged about everything from my wedding planning journey to the pretty little everyday details that are capturing my attention, I thought it may be helpful if I start off with a little bit about me. I am a Midwest girl …