Idaho Entryway Makeover
Entryway makeover before and after
DIY
Mesquite Flip House Sources (part 1)
Built in 2001, this house had AMAZING bones! I think we only had to rip out two tiny sections of wall, in fact. It had a great floor plan, super high ceilings downstairs, and was in one of the best locations in town. There was an existing pool and spa along with a half acre …
Valentine’s Day Tablescapes
Valentine’s Day pink romantic table decorations tablescape ideas DIY decor
Homemade Bathroom Cleaner
Easy DIY homemade shower tub and sink bathroom cleaner safe on glass tile marble
Bedroom Resources
One of the questions I get asked the most on social media is “Where did you get that bed?” The quick answer is Joss & Main. The more detailed answer- and the one that will save you some time if you’re looking for the exact same bed, is this: I bought it about three years …
Fall Home Tour Part 2
There are just a few more spaces in our home that are decorated (very simply) for fall. I showed most of the kitchen in part one of my fall home tour: On the other side of the kitchen, there is normally a very simple centerpiece on our table. The wooden crate I made last year …
Music Room Design
Instead of utilizing a room at the front of our home as a formal dining room, we decided to make it a music room for our daughter. While we love to hear her play the piano (and she does it beautifully), sometimes her practice time overlaps times when we are working from home. The beautiful …
Colorful Tween Girl Bedroom Sneak Peek
My daughter has always been obsessed with pink, but lately she has been broadening her color horizons and is branching out with more fun colors. She no longer wanted her “fancy Parisian” themed bedroom. She wanted colorful. She wanted to simplify. So we’ve been working on that. Change can be hard for a Mama when …
Clothes Pin Wreath
After coming up with the idea to make a clothes pin wreath for my laundry room, and then realizing it probably wasn’t an original idea, I set about to look at troll a few blogs after doing a google search. And sure enough, its been done. By several people. By considering how others had done it, I …
Ottoman Redo
Ten years ago my parents made me a nice, wonderfully sturdy ottoman for Christmas. This poor ottoman was built well, thankfully, because it made it through the rough-on-furniture toddler/preschooler/big kid years with nary a wobbly leg. Not to mention about 10 moves (including a cross-country move). I forgot to get a “before” shot, but here’s a close …
From Dated Tuscan Painting to Chalkboard
Remember a few years ago when everyone was all about “Tuscan” style decorating? I was too. While I was on the less ornate end of the spectrum, I definantly leaned towards the earth tones and warmth of the Tuscan style. Nine years later, most of us have been over it for a while now. But …
Laundry Room Spruce Up- Part 1
Our rental has an ok sized laundry room. It even has a sink, which I didn’t have in our last house. And I love having it more than I thought I would. There isn’t a whole lot of storage, though. So I corralled my jars of detergents, oxyclean, and my piggy bank I use for …
How I Got my Family to Remember Their Vitamins
Though I’ve made it a goal to fulfilling most of our nutritional needs via the food we eat, I feel better knowing that anything we are lacking in our diets can be supplemented by vitamins. But we just weren’t remembering to take our vitamins. Even when I bought all of us gummy vitamins, making taking …
Fall Decor
It’s still in the 90s most days here in Texas, but it IS fall, so the seasonal decorating has commenced! Fall is my FAVORITE! I post lots of pics on Instagram, just FYI, so if you follow me, you’ve seen many of these already. Not fall decor, but I Love this pulley from a treasure …
Schoolroom DIY Wood Sign
This sign was my first attempt at hand lettering on wood. I bought a piece of wood from Home Depot that was ready cut down to 2×4 ft. I mixed up three of my favorite Minwax stains: Jacobean, Early American, and Weathered Oak. A quick two coats with a cheapo brush later (plus a few …