Hi there!

I’m Dawn. A 30-something Air Force Wife and mom of three kids (ages 7, 9, and 11) and three dogs. We’ve moved a lot over the past 15 years as a military family, but we currently call our favorite city home: Charleston, South Carolina.

We haven’t had a proper family pic taken in years, so here’s a mashup of my crew!

Home is my happy place

I am perfectly content staying home for days on end, which is good because I also work from home. Since 2011, I’ve run Dawn Nicole Designs, a Hand-Lettering + Calligraphy Blog full-time.

We built our current home in 2018, and I’ve had so much fun decorating it in a Coastal Farmhouse Style.

This blog is a place to share my love of making everyday life a little more lovely, and I hope it inspires you to do the same!

Blogging from my Home Office

FIVE Random Facts

I’m really friendly, so people are always surprised to find out I’m a major introvert and completely content to hang out by myself. My homebody level is borderline hermit.
I’m always, always, always on time (like, ridiculously and neurotically punctual).
I love kindness, typography, coffee, ampersands, too many TV shows, Thai food, ripped jeans, and oversized hoop earrings.
We love traveling. We were stationed in Germany for two years, which gave us a fabulous opportunity to travel. Places we’ve visited include Australia, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Netherlands, and Ireland! Our wanderlust list grows each time we travel.
My favorite bible verse is Proverbs 16:24. Kind words are like honey-sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

Life in the lowcountry

Charleston is dreamy! If you’ve never been, I highly recommend you plan a visit ASAP. Just not in July. It’s our hottest month of the year and you’ll legit melt. 😜 Spring and late Fall are my favorite times of the year here.

Our neighborhood is new but it reminded us of the beloved Rainbow Row in downtown Charleston (but much more budget-friendly, LOL)! The downside of colorful row houses is that we don’t have a driveaway. We pull right into our garage from a back alley.
We live about 9 miles from the Isle of Palms, SC Beach. My brother, Shawn, snapped this awesome pic with his drone when they visited last Summer.

Isle of Palms, SC

Downtown Charleston Historic Homes

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