#thecottagebungalow in House Beautiful

Hi everyone!

Sooooo by now most of you have heard and/or seen the news…IM IN HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. THE House Beautiful. And I’m not only in it…IM ON THE FREAKIN COVER

There really are no words to describe how incredibly honored and excited I am about it.  I had NO IDEA my space would make the cover.  It was never mentioned so when I got the call about of days before the issue it newsstands I was floored. What started out as their interest in featuring our kitchen renovaiton in the color issue pivoted into more of a multi-room feature, which pivoted into a bigger story, which ultimately pivoted into the cover story!  Talk abou the ultimate pivot-a-bitch.

I was so excited about the kitchen feature because I worked so hard to create a highly personal space for our family and I am extremely proud of it, but I was a bit reserved and nervous about the rest of house.  There are so many things that still aren’t complete. So many imperfections. But then I remembered my golden rule and my why in all of this: curating a home is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s ever-changing and constanly evolving. There will be corners that are empty and spaces that arent quite where you want them to be. This feature means so much to me because it’s a tangible manifestation of my passion as a desginer and of the work I do here on social media.  It’s about the bigger story of home.  About how we each get to define what that means.  How we each get to dictate what our joy at home both looks and feels like. It’s about seeing deep striking black walls on the cover of a publication sitting alongside the other shelter mags on the shelf. It’s about how this little home and our journey into downsized living quite literally changed my life.

I have so many house things to catch you up on here on the blog, including many of the details here in the living room.  Hello black ceiling, new sofa, wallpaper and dream pendant!  So many things.  But first, here’s a little peek at the kitchen

Obsessed is an understatement.  Yall, I actually cook in here. What even is life! See more of this space in the current issue of House Beautiful.  Im so incredibly grateful to the HB team for the honor.

Full kitchen renovation post coming soon friends.  In the meantime, you can catch the entire reno process from demo to install through my kitchen reno IG vlog series.  Until next time….

Posted By: Shavonda Gardner · In: features, interiors, thecottagebungalow