Welcome to my new blog!

This is my first blog post of hopefully, many to come. There is a chance, however, it might also be the only one for the next three months (I’ve got three young kids, a full-time job, and live in a pretty chaotic city…so we’ll see).

Okay, let me introduce myself.

I’m Shannon. I live in Washington, DC with my husband and our three little ones. I’ve always loved writing and design but haven’t carved out the time to share what I’m working on; until now.

This blog is about community, taking on small, doable projects, and letting go of perfection. It’s about making life slightly cooler, mostly through home design, a bit of humor, and a lot of trial and error.

You might find posts here about color-coding a bookshelf, choosing an area rug (spoiler: it will definitely be a series), or even how to de-rat a city backyard (yep, that happened...like three times so far). I may post pretty pictures or they might just be real life and messy- remember, this blog is not about perfection or a curated experience.

I hope you'll follow along, laugh a little, and maybe even get inspired to tackle something small in your own space to make things slightly cooler.

Come say hi on Instagram @slightly.cooler—I’d love to connect.

Here’s to realistic projects, fun, and maybe, slightly cooler days ahead.