What is your favorite thing about your home? Hmm, not much! It was my husband's house when we got married. I guess my favorite thing would be how much work we have put into it to make it our own.
Favorite decor trends right now? Bright patterns, especially pillows!
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Too many to list - all were special in different ways. PEI with my mom and aunt, Rolex Kentucky with my mom, Maui with my dad and stepmom, Fredericksburg and Kaui with my husband...
Favorite childhood memory? Family vacations to the beach in Delaware!
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Everytime I try to go back to the Nest, it gives me an awful headache that makes me nauseous... so I'll be here as long as there's activity!
Where do you live? an a suburb outside Toronto, Ontario
Do you own? Rent? Own a 2bdr condo, moving on June 29th into a 3bdr bungalow.
What is your favorite thing about your home? Our new home has an awesome backyard and a three season room out back. Love it!
Favorite decor trends right now? Hmm...I don't know. We have cork in our basement and will be putting it in our kitchen. I love open layouts so we are taking out a wall in our kitchen (part of it). I like accessories and have way too many.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Our honeymoon to the DR in 2011 was awesome but we go to St. Lucia in the summers to do literacy work (we are both teachers - I am not teaching today, I am at a meeting, on a break!) and I love the island (this year will be my 6th trip)
Favorite childhood memory? We lived overseas. I learned a lot. I went to boarding school in France. It was awesome.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Don't really care either way. I had only just started posting on D&R on TN so it isn't a huge loss to me.
Where do you live? Northern VA ish, just south of the state known as NoVA
Do you own? Rent? Own.
What is your favorite thing about your home? The land, we have 2 acres and it is so nice to be able to go out and dig a whole wherever I want.
Favorite decor trends right now?I'm big on re-purposing right now. I have three cable spools that I need to make into tables.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? I'm corny, the best trips I've been on have been family related trips. We went to Nashville for a wedding last year and stayed for a few days with FI's family and had a blast
Favorite childhood memory?We used to go to Woodstock every year and my dad and a few of the other dad's set off a huge fireworks display for the area. It was great.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Seriously? This place is awesome.
Post by lauree1183 on May 11, 2012 10:01:56 GMT -5
Where do you live? Minnesota
Do you own? Rent? DH and I own
What is your favorite thing about your home? That it's the perfect amount of space for DH and I and now that we've added a third bedroom we've got room for an eventual child.
Favorite decor trends right now? Floating shelves and pops of bright color.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Toss up between hiking the Inca Trail and our most recent trip to London and Paris.
Favorite childhood memory? Camping in the Black Hills with my grandparents.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I'll stick around here for a while...
Do you own? Rent? We just built a new home and moved in in October.
What is your favorite thing about your home? Probably the backyard. And the abundance of bedrooms!
Favorite decor trends right now? Grey
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Spent six weeks in Ireland after graduating from college with two of my girlfriends. So fun!
Favorite childhood memory? Wow, this is a hard one! I would probably say getting to go to Space Camp, but then you would all know I'm a complete geek.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I've been part of offboards before; only one I ended up sticking with. So far, so good, though!
What is your favorite thing about your home? That it was completely renovated a few years back, but is 100+ years old. And my neighborhood. Walking places is fantastic!
Favorite decor trends right now? I like to pretend that I'm stylish, but I'm not.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Hmm, Vail, CO in the summer, LA w H before we were married, all of the all inclusives we've been to (even when the resorts weren't the nicest), Paris with school in college, Rome w my BFF when we were in college.
Favorite childhood memory? All time spent w my grandparents.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Here!
Post by lovemymonkey on May 11, 2012 10:18:54 GMT -5
Where do you live? Baltimore suburbs
Do you own? Rent? own
What is your favorite thing about your home? my big kitchen with tons of storage and I have great neighbors
Favorite decor trends right now? not sure if it's a trend, but I'm enjoying seeing brighter/more saturated colors on walls
What's the best trip you've ever been on? ahhh, so many! I loved our honeymoon to Mexico the most (b/c we were honeymooners), but the Greek islands and Paris were amazing too.
Favorite childhood memory? Saturdays at the Smithsonian with my Dad
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I haven't been a terribly active poster lately, but i've been on TN forever and it's a hard habit to break! I'll probably check into both boards when I have time.
What is your favorite thing about your home? The condo I'm in now has lots of space. The house were building, well everything is my favorite so far because it's mine
Favorite decor trends right now? Farmhouse sink, book nooks, emphasis on designing on reality and functionality rather than just looks.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? I'm a Disney world aholic
Favorite childhood memory? I used to love to sit in my closet and draw on the walls hah. Even when I was a bit older. I really needed a creative outlet.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I'm happy here as long as I'm not the only one hah.
What is your favorite thing about your home? It's the first place I've really decorated to make it seem grown up, and not some random pieces I threw together. Hubs and I have really been able to make a small space functional.
Favorite decor trends right now? mixing patterns, mid century modern furniture, anything clean/sleek/well designed
What's the best trip you've ever been on? My sister lives and got married in New Zealand- spent a month over there for her wedding. Going back this winter to see her baby and do more travel
Favorite childhood memory? My grandfather had a beach house and my mom was a teacher so we spent all summer there. Great memories.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I'll stay wherever the party is.
Post by DirtyMartini on May 11, 2012 10:23:11 GMT -5
Where do you live? Worthington, Ohio (suburb of Columbus) Do you own? Rent? Rent a house What is your favorite thing about your home? Mmmm...that it holds us all (4 kids, 2 dogs); the fenced in backyard; the cottage style house; the landscape to garden; our big bedroom; my kids' walk in closets; the granite counter tops; I could go on and on ;D
Favorite decor trends right now? I don't know. I pull so many DIY ideas from here, as well as just styling trends in general. I am still learning! What's the best trip you've ever been on? I went to Germany once with an ex-boyfriend, and that was wonderful. However, now any trip with my kids is great. I love seeing my DD play in the waves, build sand castles, etc. However, I reallllly want a one on one trip with DH soon. Favorite childhood memory?
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I kinda like it here. I was a long time lurker on TN, and here I feel like I can start fresh!
What is your favorite thing about your home? the space! We moved from a tiny loft to a 3 floor single family. I love having a real house in the city.
Favorite decor trends right now? mixing styles/vintage and modern
What's the best trip you've ever been on? I got to go to Israel for semester in High School and did tons of trips all over the country
Favorite childhood memory? Going to Broadway shows with my grandma
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Depends on who stays and who gos! I had been slacking in my nesting because I had been so busy, but now I am motivated to finally get a few projects done.
Post by emoflamingo on May 11, 2012 10:51:26 GMT -5
Where do you live? Kansas.
Do you own? Rent? Own.
What is your favorite thing about your home? That it's almost finished (right in time to move lol).
Favorite decor trends right now? Hmm. I don't know! I don't "follow" trends in general, I do what I want (I heard that as Cartman in my head) because I like it that way. Which kind of makes it hard to find casual green patterned curtains lol.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? I think my favorite was the trip we took my senior year on the Run for the Wall. It's the motorcycle ride for POW/MIA from the Vietnam war. Went from KC to Washington DC following the motorcycles (my parents were on one, my grandparents drove me and my siblings in my dad's truck and hauled the camper trailer) and it was one of those experiences I will never forget.
Favorite childhood memory? Roadtrips with my dad over the summer and spring breaks. He took me all over with him.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Depends on if they fix it, I guess.
Where do you live? The Mitten Do you own? Rent? Own What is your favorite thing about your home? My dining room, the neighborhoodFavorite decor trends right now? Um....I don't even know what is trending
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Honeymoon in Mexico Favorite childhood memory? Spending time with my grandma and great grand parents And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Not sure! Both maybe?
I (like others it seems) was mostly a lurker on The Nest but I thought that I would jump on it! Such good ideas and helpful critiques.
Where do you live? Charlotte
Do you own? Rent? Own
What is your favorite thing about your home? I love the open floor plan. We also love the neighborhood.
Favorite decor trends right now? I really like pops of color. My living room was super vanilla and I am digging adding fun bright color.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? The best trip would probably be to Ecuador...summer session back in college but it was such a great experience.
Favorite childhood memory? Family trips to the mountains.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I have made this site a Favorite!
Do you own? Rent? Rent for now. We just sold our second home two weeks ago and don't plan to buy again for another year-or-so when a property on my dad's farm becomes available.
What is your favorite thing about your home? It's cheap and safe and works for now.
Favorite decor trends right now? two-tone cabinets (light uppers, accented lowers), open shelving in the kitchen (had these in our previous kitchen and loved them), painted wood flooring. I'm sure there are more.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Hmmm. Probably the North Sea cruise I took about a decade ago. Amazing.
Favorite childhood memory? I couldn't pick a favorite. I had a very happy childhood.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Depends on whether or not traffic picks back up over there. I started a private board for IN mamas over a year ago and it's still going strong so there's certainly a chance these boards could be here to stay.
Do you own? Rent? Rent currently but looking to buy in the next year.
What is your favorite thing about your home? Our neighborhood. We're right next to the river and it's quiet but super convenient to everything we love doing.
Favorite decor trends right now? Light colors and nothing that is super matchy but still flows.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? St. Thomas
Favorite childhood memory? Going on our yearly trips to the OBX
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I'm a follower... I will go where everyone else is.
What is your favorite thing about your home? We have lots of bedrooms. However, we are in a horrible neighborhood
Favorite decor trends right now?
What's the best trip you've ever been on? DH and I went to Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Italy last year on a cruise. I cry when I think about it. It was so wonderful.
Favorite childhood memory? I had a good childhood. Probably watching football games with my Dad.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I have no idea. I'll probably stay here because I only went to the nest for message boards anyway. I read marriage blogs, get recipes, and other stuff on other websites.
What is your favorite thing about your home? Our yard. Our house sits on 0.75 acres, but most of that is in the backyard and it's fenced in. Our dogs absolutely love it and I love seeing them having so much fun.
Favorite decor trends right now? I don't really have any. I've been stuck in renovating mode for so long that I haven't even started looking at actually decorating my spaces!
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Honeymoon to Maui. We had such an amazing time and I can't wait until we can go back.
Favorite childhood memory? Going on family vacations every summer.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? No idea.
What is your favorite thing about your home? My favorite thing about our apartment is our patio. My favorite thing about our building is the gym and the views of Manhattan/East River
Favorite decor trends right now? Moroccan trellis print
What's the best trip you've ever been on? Tie between our honeymoon (3 weeks in Italy) or the 3 week tour of the UK and Ireland I took with my two best friends.
Favorite childhood memory? Celebrating Christmas at my grandmother's Victorian home in WI. A huge tree, tons of presents, and 20 of my family members crammed into her house for the week.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest?
What is your favorite thing about your home? The neighborhood
Favorite decor trends right now? I don't know. I'm still liking gray walls if that counts.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? H and I went to Brazil for a friend's wedding. I tried to get him to break into the hotel rooftop pool to skinny dip. And then I spent the entire next day hungover in bed. Do not make friends with the local bartenders in Rio.
Favorite childhood memory? My dad worked shift-work and occasionally he'd be injured and off for months so he'd pick my sisters and I up from school and take us on the most random adventures. He once took us to the local dump to see the QE2 pass by. Three little girls in a stinky dump not caring at all about some stupid ship. But yeah, lots of good memories there.
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? Tough call. TN and TB are "home" but that format is dreadful. I'm liking the freedom over here and the app.
Do you own? Rent? Own - our current home and our former home, which is now being rented
What is your favorite thing about your home? the finishes ... the couple that built out house had great taste!
Favorite decor trends right now? This is pretty general, but I like that reusing, refinishing and repurposing are "chic" right now. I love taking old items and making them new.
What's the best trip you've ever been on? I really can't decide. Probably Norway. I hope my best vacations are still to come!
Favorite childhood memory? Pick only one? I don't think I can do that!
And most importantly, do you plan to stay here or go back to the Nest? I like the usability of this site better, although it's much less graphically pleasing. I don't know. We'll see.