My parents are fantastic. Every time they take the 4.5 hour journey to come visit us, I immediately take out my Master List on what projects I would like to work on while they are here. Either it’s for them to help me, or just to watch the little guy while I finish a project. …
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Our downstairs family room is one of the rooms where we haven’t really done much since moving in except for painting…but yes there are a lot of plans in my head for this room…. The hearth around the wood stove was brick. But it wasn’t just brick, it was brick RED and I hated it. …
One of the projects that has been on my master house list has finally been crossed off! I have been wanting to do some kind of entry way project where our side door comes in since we moved in. Originally I was thinking wainscoting with a shelf and hooks, but it was about $35 dollars …
So the holiday projects have started and I’m excited about the one I just finished! This sweater wreath was sooo easy! It’s the perfect project to do while watching TV or while your little one is napping! Things you need: (Affiliate links, see full disclosure here.) A sweater (or two) you don’t wear …
I love long curtains. I feel like they give a room elegance and just feel a little cozier. What my husband hates is when we have to use our baseboard heat they could potentially get too hot and catch on fire. Here is our easy solution and it works like a charm!
This post was posted about a year before I made the now extremely popular Burlap Wreath Video Tutorial Post. Because of the popularity of that post, I have decided to use this post as just the written instructions for the Easiest Burlap Wreath Ever! Supplies: (Affiliate links for your convenience. See full disclosure here.) Burlap ribbon: …
When we started house hunting I knew I didn’t want a Raised Ranch or some of you call it a split entry. But that is what we got and I had to make the most of it. At the top of the stairs was a typical raised ranch iron railing. I hated it. I felt …
One of the reasons we bought this house was an amazing sunroom off of the kitchen/dining room. But it looked like it was out of an 90’s issue of DIY Home, especially the ceiling fan. So as I was priming the walls and a beam in the ceiling I realized if I wanted to update …
So our little Henry is now 12 weeks old and I am finally getting around to writing a new post! I am totally in love with our new little man and I am also in love with his room. We choose to have his room the biggest, besides the master because since he was …
I love natural elements, anyone will tell you that I’m obsessed with rocks and anything nature. So for our little Henry’s nursery I wanted to add some of these elements and here is what I came up with. I am in absolute love with these. They are my favorite things in the nursery! So …
Well it finally happened! We have closed on our new house! After 3 years of on and off looking we are in our forever home. We put the offer in on February 17th (my birthday) and we closed on May 20th. It feels so good to finally be in our own home…and now the fun …
In one of my stagings that I was completing for an investor, there was a beautiful fireplace, but the artwork I grabbed for the mantel didn’t seem to be working. The home had large windows and was surrounded by woods, I didn’t want the art above the fireplace to fight with the natural beauty surrounding …
I was so excited when I found out my preggo best friend was having a girl. She is the first girl in a sea of little boys so of course I started imagining all of the pretty things I would make for her. One item I knew I had to make was a little tutu! I think …
I love rocks. Ever since I was a little kid I have been collecting all kinds of rocks. I even had them as the place cards at my wedding! While looking at some of my rocks I began thinking of way I could use them and decided to try to incorporate them in my jewelry and …