If you’re like me you completely think you can do it all on a regular basis. You set goals, you have big ideas and you think you can do everything you set your heart on. Well sometimes it just backfires. As a blogger, my goal is to inspire my readers in their homes, in their …
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Ever have something that needs to be done in your home but it’s such a small task it never gets done? That’s the way I feel about the space above my kitchen cabinets. A year and a half ago I painted my kitchen cabinets white. I LOVE them. But sitting on my couch staring at …
When you’re a DIY’er you usually have a vision in your head about how you want to have a project turn out. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it totally falls flat. Happy to report this was a success! I wanted a look of a simple wreath that embraced all traditional, simple and cozy qualities and …
You might know me as a driftwood hoarder but I realized I might have a little pinecone hoarder in me as well. While looking for driftwood this summer at the lake, I came across a ton of mini pinecones on the beach. They were so cute I knew I had to take a ton for …
Our downstairs family room has been really slow going since we moved in over 4 years ago. At first we just weren’t spending a lot of time down there. But now, we spend a lot of time there. Especially in the summer since it’s really cool down there. We have already replaced the floor and …
The free fairy struck again! I scored two of these end tables for free on our local Facebook Marketplace! I feel like I always get lucky and grab such beautiful items for free on these sites. I wanted switch out the end tables that were already in our sunroom. Remember these, that I also got …
It’s been one year since I painted my kitchen cabinets and I want to tell you what I think of them. Here is what they looked like before… And the after… But let me tell you, one year later, I still love them. This paint has held up so well. There is only one little spot …
I have been happy dancing all over my new flooring the last week. It is done and I am a happy happy girl! You might remember I put this flooring in my kitchen last November and I loved it so much I regretted not doing the whole upstairs at the same time. I knew the …
As the weather is warming up, I’ve got summer on my mind. With summer comes driftwood…who am I kidding, I love driftwood all year round. I love collecting, selling and even creating home decor with driftwood. If you love driftwood, but are a little unsure of what to create with it, check out some inspiration below! …
Ticks are a huge problem in the area where I live. I was reading an article the other day that my county had more cases of Lyme disease reported from 2000-2015 than any other county! Ugh. I hate them. I am constantly looking for ways to keep them at bay. We are surrounded by woods …
For those of you who follow me on Facebook you might remember the Facebook Live video I did where I was trying to grey wash the top of a round table for my sunroom. Well first, the video was a complete disaster! To start off it was sideways which I didn’t know until too late, …
Our yard is a lot. A lot of work. We have been here for 4 years and every year we try to get a handle on everything that really needs to be done, but when I am pregnant for 2 of those years, and then have little ones running around, plus time, money and learning …
My Mom is awesome. She always has been. My family has always been so grateful for her. Especially since we had kids! She can tell when I’m stressed about a big project and will offer to come down and help with the kids, she even watches the kids when we need to take a vacation …
Anyone else a huge fan of the Facebook Marketplace? I feel like I’m a stalker waiting to pounce on any piece of haggard old furniture piece waiting to be made over. I scored some of my favorite furniture makeovers on there. Like these free end tables that ended up GORGEOUS and of course all of …
When I found out I was having a girl, I knew I was going to have a bunch of headbands for her. How can you not? They’re so cute! What I didn’t anticipate was trying to organize them. I made this little coat rack to hang her little coats but soon it was taken over by her …
The weather here in NY has been crazy! Crazy good! With temperatures in the 70’s we have major Spring fever going on here. I wanted to pop in and show you just a little glimpse of the Spring touches I added this week to our dining room shelves. We are busy getting ready for a family …
There’s a problem in this house. A coffee table problem. A new coffee table will come in, get a beautiful makeover and then it disappears to be replaced by another. My name is Tara and I have a coffee table problem. I think this is a good problem to have. We have three spaces in …
Last June when I was in the hospital having our daughter, I think my son had a huge growth spurt and in my eyes grew 2 feet, grew out of his shoes and just became a big “little” boy. It could have been that I now had a 6 lb baby so everything looked big, …
We have had two snow storms in 4 days here in NY. I hate snow but I do love hunkering down sometimes and just getting stuff done! I have a huge list of projects that I have been wanting to get done and these snow storms have given me the chance! One of those things was …
I have a problem. I live in NY and I hate the cold and Winter. To make it a little more bearable, after Christmas I hurry to take down all the winter decorations and jump right into Spring decor! Does anyone else do this? Spring is my absolute favorite season, I always look forward to longer …