About - at home with Ashley

well, hello!

Hi! My name is Ashley and my blog is a combination of home decor tips and renovations (I’m an interior designer). I am super interested in how good design intersects with a happy life at home.

I am passionate about creating a beautiful home and life and helping you do the same! On the blog, you can see that unfold with my tips for creating affordable decor, lifestyle posts about our family, travel tips for a baby/toddler, helpful posts about getting out of debt and some insights on taking beautiful photos for Instagram (I am most known for my Instagram account- @athomewithashley).

I truly believe that everyone can have a beautiful home, no matter what your budget is!

More about Ashley

I’m married to my high school sweetheart- Preston. He’s my partner in crime :). He helps me renovate and even gives me advice on which Instagram photo to post. I hit the jackpot with this one and he is super supportive of everything I do! If we could do anything together it’d be traveling and eating all of the food along the way.
I have the world’s cutest son- Don. At the time of writing this, he is five and really into dinosaurs and Legos. He is talking up a storm and is tall for his age (90th percentile- my husband and I are both average so we have no clue where he gets it from). Don is the love of our lives and we are obsessed with this guy. He is the reason I started this blog and is the heart beyond everything I do.
We are located in Logan, Utah during the summer and Hollywood, Florida in the winter. We have two dogs Derek and Lucy. They are King Charles Cavalier Spaniels- same breed, but so different in personality! Derek is black and white, Lucy is ruby colored. They were our first babies and we love them in spite of the occasional barking.
I went to college at FIDM in Los Angelos for Interior Design and worked for years as an Interior Designer/ Visual Merchandiser/Stylist for a furniture company. I now work from home on the blog so I get to stay home with my littlest love.
When I was pregnant, my husband and I worked like crazy to get our home ready for the baby. We added lots of details to this home of ours that made our lives easier and more beautiful on a budget. I became obsessed with living intentionally. I believe that having a home you love that works with your life style will make you happier.
In July of 2018, we bought a 1905 house that we are now fixing up. You can read more about that here.

I believe my calling in life is to create beauty and I want to help you (yes, you!) have a beautiful life. So here I am blogging about the process. I am so excited for you to follow along!

I love when my work is featured! Here are the links to a few features if you’d like to check them out:

Magazine features-

Newspaper feature-

The Herald Journal- Designing a Way of Life

Website features-

Apartment Therapy- Grey to Glam Bathroom Makeover
Apartment Therapy- Pink Beach Bungalow Transformation
Apartment Therapy- Before and After- a Bedroom Renovation
Cubby- Rainbow Home- DIY Ideas
Buzzfeed- Make Your Home Cozy
Brit&Co- How to Upgrade a Rental Bathroom
HGTV- Chic Bathroom
Overstock- White Box Design Challenge
The Kitchn- Pretty Pastel Kitchen
The Spruce- Fence Decorating Ideas
The Spruce- Patio Furniture Ideas
The Spruce- How to Display Christmas Cards

News Appearances-

Fox 13 (local TV station)- Trendy Wall Hanging
Fox 13 (local TV station)- Renovating a Bathroom on a Budget
Studio 5 KSL March 2021 segment- A House Full of Color

Podcasts

On The Wall Podcast- Colorful Style
Make Space Podcast- Thrifty Transformations
Thanks for Visiting Podcast- Decorating an Air BNB
Cypress Room Podcast- Thriving as a Content Creator
The 8 Cow Life- Pretty in Pink

Speaking Engagements

Speaker at Haven Conference 2018-2023
Interviewed the KeyNote Speaker at Haven Conference in front of 400 attendees- July 2023
Speaker at the Dallas Trade Market- January 2020