featured posts
welcome to the brighten made blog
spring home tour
I’m finallllly sharing an updated home tour! While we still have plans to make some changes, I’m excited to share the state of house as it is now and embracing it for all that it is!
house building questions and answers
Over the past several months, Joe and I have been working hard to customize and build our new home together! It’s been such a fun process (hello, we’re both designers, ha!) that I’m actually a little sad for it to end. I asked the Insta fam what questions they had for me about the house building process, and while we still have a month left, I wanted to share the experience so far.
all about transitioning from a side-gig to a full-time freelancer
It’s one of the most asked questions I get — what was the transition like going from working a full-time, corporate job and having a side-gig to being a full-time freelancer? So let’s dive in!
a glimpse into our rainy-day wedding
How our rainy day wedding turned out to be the magical, garden-inspired day of our dreams.
7 lessons I learned from my first year as a full-time business owner
After one year of full-time self-employment there have been SO many highs and lows with so many learning points. So here are the top 7 lessons I learned from my first year as a full-time business owner.
my real life design story
What’s your design background? Where did you go to school? I’m sharing all of that and more today!