But First, We Must Meet

Let me begin my introducing myself.  I am Natasha Williams: former graphic designer, turned teacher, turned stay at home mom, turned teacher again, turned marketer, turned blogger/designer.  I haven't been able to figure out what I want to be when I grow up – so it just seemed natural to do what I love – all things home and design.

What is Linenwood Home?  Linenwood Home is a design consulting service and lifestyle blog.  After years of going through many different career paths, I decided it was time to do something I am truly passionate about - creating comfortable, functional and beautiful spaces.  Most of all, I really just want to inspire others to live life beautifully.  I believe that our surroundings affect our mood, so if you always have something pretty to look at, you'll always be smiling. ;-)

In 2009, my home decorating and interior design dreams came true when my husband and I stumbled upon a house {ca. 1908} for sale in the North Hill Historical District of Pensacola.  It was in pretty rough shape and needed a tremendous amount of work, as you can see in the pictures above. We did a lot of the work ourselves.  I remember walking into the house and my husband literally looked at me as if to say, you’re crazy if you think I’m buying this.  Long story short, I fell in love with the house, and somehow talked him into buying it.  Together, we made it into the wonderful home we live in today.

How do I describe my style? I love comfortable and inviting spaces, spaces where guests don't want to leave.  I love a home that looks pretty.  I love decorating with a neutral palette and then adding splashes of color.  {I also have recently realized that I have a weird obsession with quirky animal accents, but I’ll save that for a later post.}

Linenwood Home is the result of many years of being passionate about home design and decorating.  Since I owned my first home, I fell in love with decorating.  My first condo was painted all sorts of different colors – a red bedroom, a black and silver swirly painted bathroom, and I even applied a faux finish on the living room walls.  Yikes - you live and you learn, right?         

I  have been inspired by so many other design blogs including: Dear Lillie and Studio McGee, just to name a few {if you haven't already, you should really check those out}.

I can't wait to share my new adventure with you!  To start this journey, here is a fun before and after of the exterior of our home:

The day we closed on the house in 2009

Soon after we completed renovations in 2010