Living in our House has been the greatest opportunity our family has had! We are so grateful to be in this home and still pinch ourselves from time to time when realizing that we have such a wonderful house that we can raise our kids in. It is not the largest house and as any… Read more
Neutral French Country Living Room Reveal
How we tranformed our outdated space with a Neutral French Country Living Room design on a budget. Walking through our front door the last 8 months has been a bittersweet feeling. The “home sweet home” feeling leaves you instantly when the first room you see is empty and a not so put together living room…. Read more
Bathroom Grey Washed Wood Crate Bridal Shower Gift
Quite the title right? I was not quite sure how to label this one… Monday Evening we had a beautiful bridal shower for our headpiece manager at Kleinfeld and her request was to have all gifts wrapped in baskets. As a department team we all set up a different themed basket to shower her with… Read more
Mint Green and Striped Grey and White Table
Sometimes doing a project for others is the kind that you love doing the most! I had a blast refinishing this table that I found on the side of the road awaiting its destiny with Mr. Garbage Man. It could not have been sitting on that curb at a better time then the exact day… Read more
Finding a keeper on craigslist
I LOVE Craigslist! Craigslist Cabinet refinished I have furnished my home with so many pieces that I’ve bought through craigslist. Just a little TLC and you got yourself a keeper! I thought I would talk about this amazing cabinet I refinished and bought for a steal! One of the first important factors on finding a… Read more
Farmhouse Hemnes Makeover
Ikea Hemnes Makeover Recognize this piece? The Hemnes TV stand from Ikea. They sell it for $229 these days. I purchased mine about 3.5 years ago which was $190 at the time. It was a great apartment piece and really suited the look I had at the time. All the furniture in our last… Read more
DIY Clock Coffee Table
The initial plan was to create an ottoman of some kind for my living room. I knew I had my old kitchen table in the garage and thought it could be possible to put some padding and fabric on it and maybe some tufting and create a really great large size round ottoman. We started with… Read more
Pottery Barn window seat and Roman Shades Knock Off
I have been drooling over this image for the last few months now and I had to figure out a way to accomplish this look. Ever since I was a little girl I had wanted a window seat and the first day I walked into this house, I knew that would be exactly what I… Read more
Knock off Pottery Barn Metal Letter
In my last post I showed you my letter F that appears to be metal, but it’s only a wooden letter purchased from Michaels. My inspirations? Pottery Barn’s $30 Metal Letters….here’s a photo of what that looks like. . Of course these are absolutely stunning and perfect, but not all of us have that kind… Read more
The Entryway Plank Wall
Let’s face it…not every home is fortunate to have an amazing mudroom where you hang up backpacks and kick off muddy shoes with gorgeous windows to let in all that natural light. One of my favorite rooms in a well decorated house is the mudroom. I’ve spent multiple hours just “googling” mudrooms and how to… Read more
