A New Year, A New Look

In it’s short life, Inspired by Lynne has been updated only a couple of times. My first site was far from what I envisioned but a great start to get me going. I was so new to the blogging world I barely had a clue what I was doing, let alone design a good site. But within a few months, it was obvious I needed something more responsive but I wanted to stick with WordPress. So then, I found a great theme over at Bluchic (see my original Site Revamp Post here) that worked to achieve the right look and really served me very well….until now. Not that it wasn’t a great theme, but I had been itching for a change for awhile and finally thought…hey, what better time than now?! So 2016 brought a new year and a brand new look for Inspired by Lynne!!

So what’s changed?

• First off, I wanted a cleaner look and new header. Gone is the cursive Inspired by Lynne logo.
• In keeping with the cleaner look, I opted for neutrals only…black, white and grey all the way
• Instead of jumping right into the content, I loved the look of the slider on the homepage. I can highlight different posts here or our flips
• I wanted to change the layout for a thumbnail and excerpt post format, instead of having readers see the whole post right off the bat. Hopefully, that will help make the blog a little easier to navigate, finding older posts quicker
• I loved the new footer option! Check it out below!
• The Olivie theme is very similar to what I had before but just enough of an aesthetic change that it feels new and refreshed!

Is it perfect? Not yet! But getting better! I keep learning more and more as I continue in this blogging world and I want the site to reflect that. I think it’s really important to continue to evolve and grow. Future plans are to include another page where I can start to offer design services and then one day, a great gallery where I can showcase all my design projects. With my next interior design course underway (the business course), this step is hopefully only a few months from taking shape! I’m really excited to see where 2016 takes me but, so far, I am loving my new look!

What do you think?! Thanks again for all the support! xo