In celebration of National Craft Month, I decided to step away from the kitchen. Put down the hammer. And, well, craft! I made these gorgeous wood planters using some thrift store finds. Seriously, the hanging one turned out better than I expected! And who would have thought these started out as 35 cent salad bowls …
After a little breakdown yesterday over leaving our old house, I figured it was time to look forward now! While we haven’t started the major renovations yet on our new house, I’ve been keeping myself busy painting some of the upstairs rooms that are not going to be having any work done to them. These …
We’ve all seen lots of striped walls floating around Pinterest (and maybe my loft), but my daughter marches to the beat of her own drum and wanted something a little different for her bedroom. She had her heart set on random scattered stripes on an accent wall. She wanted blue, white and red and for …
This tween girl bedroom makeover post has been a long time coming, but as you can tell from the before pictures, my daughter isn’t likely to be going into the house cleaning career path as she gets older. So while her room was clean for new carpet installation and house showings, I thought I would …
Our holiday meals are pretty much always served buffet style. I mean, when you’re hosting 30-40 people, sitting at a table is usually out of the question, amiright?! So our food gets spread out on counters, sideboards and sometimes even tables (gasp!). Which also means that I never really get the chance to try my …
Is it normal to walk up your stairs and chuckle? To catch a glance at a wall in your living room and snort? This “Oh Deer” artwork I made last spring is still one of my favorite pieces in my living room because PLAY ON WORDS, people!! Ahhh, a play on words is just wonderful. …
You are about to get a front row seat to exactly how cheap and lazy I can be. We moved into this house in 2007 and I disliked the house number plaque immediately. I remember the first time we came to walk through the house, I tapped it as I walked in the front door …
Doing a makeover on our master bedroom was not easy for me! We’ve been married almost 15 years, and our bedroom has always just been a place to sleep for us. The rest of our house is filled with bright colors, walls filled with pictures and so much personality. But our bedroom was a …
We all have talents in this world, right?? Mine is soooo not decorating. I know what I like, but piecing it together is brain overload for me. It just never seems to look cohesive and I struggle BIG TIME with actually making a decision! I mean like months upon months of agonizing over one simple …
It’s easier than you think to DIY your own pillows! When my son was 3 years old (gulp, a decade ago!), he was in love with his preschool teacher. His preschool teacher had a love for cardinals, and the next obvious step in this chain is that my son developed a love for cardinals. Or …