Swoon Blog

Before + After: 90s Kitchen Update
A young couple and parents of 3 under 3 (see also--actual superheroes) bought a home during the ongoing hyper-competitive seller's market. We got to work on a plan to help them maximize their budget. The new homeowners had a long wishlist for their place and a firm budget. The kitchen wasn't even on the list. They assumed updating it would blow their entire budget. After talking through their goals we put together a plan that would update the entire home by changing out most of the lighting, painting every room and updating the kitchen.

How to Remove Wallpaper, Our Mail-Order House, and Big Changes for the Swoon Family
Follow my 3 step process for removing wallpaper. This is my simple and proven guide for removing wallpaper. The key is patience with the prep work. Don’t skip out on the prep, otherwise peeling the wallpaper off will be so much harder than it has to be.

After 4 years of operating as an online rug shop, we made the leap into a physical space where we can exhibit our rapidly growing rug collections. Our new studio sits snug in the middle of a row of warehouses in the Southside of Columbus, OH. It was a true industrial space before we renovated it. We made many changes to convert it into the bright + airy showroom we wanted.

3 DIY Projects to Start Right Now
It’s hard for me to find the right words to describe everything I'm feeling about what's happening across the globe right now....