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Feathers and Stripes

Boston mom blogger | motherhood, baby + kids, family travel, + home

white closet system | Bamboo Baby Pajamas

home, storage + organization · May 18, 2020

Best Closet System + How to Organize a Closet

I was thinking about closets the other day and realized that pretty much no closet upstairs has a door anymore because of the closet organizer systems we use. I don’t know when that became a “thing” of mine, but with…

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navy blue and white kids bathroom

home, renovation · April 9, 2020

Navy Blue and White Kids’ Bathroom

One of the rooms that I have unexpectedly fallen in love with (before it’s even fully done) is the navy blue and white bathroom. It’s the only bathroom we had upstairs for years, except now it’s gut-renovated – and now…

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white and navy blue kitchen renovation

home, renovation · January 27, 2020

Our Kitchen Renovation

I asked on Instagram Stories what you all wanted to see first from our home renovation, and the kitchen was the clear winner. (I won’t lie, I was a little bummed – I wanted to start with the closets! hah!)…

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tips and tricks for a major home renovation

home, renovation · October 31, 2019

Home Renovation Tips and Tricks

Today I’m sharing our tips and tricks after our experience gut-renovating our Cape home… what we are SO glad we did, and what we wouldn’t do again! We bought our house back in 2010, thinking we would be there for…

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home, renovation · October 16, 2019

(Not Fully) Moved In! Renovation Update

Exciting news from RenovationStation: We moved in! So… it’s echoey (we have no curtains and no rugs on the first floor) and we’re still getting used to it, but we’re so glad to be here! It was a long summer…

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Home Renovation Q&A: Answering your questions about our home reno!

home, renovation · September 19, 2019

Home Renovation Q&A

Last week I responded to a bunch of home renovation questions on Instagram, but I wanted to share them here so they can “live” longer than just the 24 hour Stories! I’m happy to do another Home Renovation Q&A as…

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navy blue and white home, colors to decorate with navy blue, navy blue and white home

home, renovation · September 11, 2019

Navy Blue and White Home Color Palette

When we started designing our kitchen, we knew that we wanted white cabinets. Our kitchen for years has had light-colored wood, stainless steel appliances, and beige-ish tile floors. I couldn’t wait to get rid of those cabinets – or the…

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house entryway - new entryway - entryway addition - cape house entryway

home, renovation · August 23, 2019

Home Renovation Update: Month 3

When I last updated on our home renovation, the new addition was framed, the electrical and plumbing were done, and the doors and siding were on. What I didn’t share is that’s when I started to get homesick. It’s a…

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tips and tricks for a major home renovation

home, renovation · August 7, 2019

Home Renovation Update

Our renovation is moving at lightning speed now! For a while it felt like things were crawling along… It was about a month from breaking ground to finishing up the foundation, but once the new foundation was inspected and got…

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home, renovation · June 24, 2019

Mudroom Inspiration

One of the things I’m most excited for about our massive home renovation? The mudroom. I’ve saved this image fromĀ The Lily Pad CottageĀ as inspiration! It might sound a little silly to some, but we haven’t had a mudroom! Our house…

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pink and gray baby girl nursery, small space nursery | Pink and Gray Nursery decor ideas featured by popular Boston life and style blogger, Feathers and Stripes

home, motherhood · June 28, 2018

Baby Girl Nursery – Small Space Neutral Nursery

Our baby girl’s pink and gray nursery used to be my closet/office. When we found out we were expecting, though, we decided that would be her room, and we (jk… T didn’t think we needed to set up a nursery…

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About Alyssa


Hi, I’m Alyssa. Mom of three, wife, dog mom, blogger. Here I share tips and tricks on motherhood, focusing on baby gear reviews and the best stuff for kids, family travel, and home organization.

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