5 Reasons I Love Carpet (And Why You Should Too) This is post is part of CRI’s Spring 2020 Beauty of Carpet campaign. Read the full post at Home Made by Carmona. Now more than ever we are seeing the importance of creating homes that act as a safe haven for our families. As we go through this tough time together, I’m glad we can take a moment to appreciate the little things, and reflect on how we can help our families (especially the children) feel a little safer in a turbulent time. As our famil [...]

Essential Spring Cleaning Tips + The Beauty of Carpet This is post is part of CRI’s Spring 2020 Beauty of Carpet campaign. Read the full post at A Blissful Nest. Our has wall-to-wall carpet and is a cozy space right at the top of the stairs. I think of it as the second heartbeat room of our home because we spend so much time up here.  So I decided to tackle this space with some essential spring cleaning before the makeover and partnered with The Carpet & Rug Institute to [...]

5 Tips to Spruce Up Your Master Bedroom for Spring This is post is part of CRI's Spring 2020 Beauty of Carpet campaign. Read the full post at Love Your Abode. I prepared this post weeks ago before all the craziness with the Covid-19 crisis that has hit our nation and world. With quarantines and social distancing in place, most of us have been spending a lot of time at home. Naturally, it has made me think about the importance of how our homes truly serve as a place of respite. With the changing [...]

Classic Holiday Style and Family Fun in Charleston, SC This post is part of the 2019 Holiday Beauty of Carpet campaign. View the original post at Black Southern Belle. Holidays are here and nothing feels better than spending time with family. One of my annual ways to spend family time is by exploring historic hotels and holiday houses to get inspiration for holiday decor. Today I am giving a tour of the holiday decor in one of Charleston’s historic hotels. It is a great location downtown, has be [...]

How to Make a Comfortable Reading Spot for Kids This post is part of the Beauty of Carpet campaign from May 2019. Read this full post at What Moms Love. Work with your kids to create a special reading spot where they can go to get comfortable and curl up with their reading material. This could be a cozy corner of their bedroom filled with pillows, or a secret hideout “fort." Wherever it may be, just make sure it’s somewhere that’s really inviting – if they’re on the floor, having carpet or a [...]