A DIY pergola built in 2 days and styled as a Serena & Lily inspired cabana for less to provide extra shade by the pool. After the water damage fiasco, foundation repairs, and being without A/C the last couple of weeks, it feels SO good to have a DIY pergola cabana in our backyard to escape from it all! Remember…
Read More
Floral Block DIY Outdoor Rug and How to Make a Stencil with Cricut
How to make a stencil with Cricut machines + a plain outdoor rug gets a floral block designer look for less. This post is sponsored by Cricut Official. It seemed like a good day to bust out the Cricut machine to make a DIY stencil. It’s not my first rodeo stenciling (remember last summer’s stenciled front porch floor)? Now that…
Read More
Woodland Baby Boy Nursery Makeover
A baby boy nursery gets a woodland themed makeover with deep green, cozy lighting, and peel & stick watercolor style wall mural on a budget. This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. Oh, my heart! My dream of decorating a baby boy nursery finally came true! To clarify, no, this was not for our own baby….
Read More
Water Damage, Demolition, and Where We Go From Here
Over the weekend, while Robert and I were in the living room folding laundry, we heard Olivia yell from the front of the house, “Mom! Dad! There’s water coming out of the walls!” We ran to find the drywall in our stairway bubbling out with water pouring down the stairs. I immediately felt my stomach drop as Robert ran to…
Read More
Mood Board Monday: 3 Living Room Ideas Under $2,000
3 modern classic living room mood board designs using decor and furniture from Walmart for a designer look for less. This post is sponsored by Walmart. As I type this, I am sitting at my parents’ kitchen table because, over the weekend, our house decided to spring a leak. If you ever feel bored and need some spice in your…
Read More
Our Modern Classic Dining Room Makeover Plans
It’s hard to believe it’s been 4 years since we painted this dining room. Right when we moved in to this house, I was doing a lot of soul-searching and going through a bit of an identity crisis. In the modern farmhouse era when the craze was at an all-time high, we had moved into a very traditional, colonial house,…
Read More
7 Pool Cabana Inspirations (and Planning Our Next Backyard Project)
We had every intention of sharing more backyard progress today, buuuuuuut the universe had other plans as we’ve wrestled a project going awry and a sick kiddo over the weekend. But actually, it’s okay. Because I didn’t really make time to fully wrap my mind around “the vision” for our next backyard project: a pool cabana. We just poured fresh…
Read More
Our Favorite Yard Games and Outdoor Toys for Summer from Walmart
This post is sponsored by Walmart. Sing it with me… “Schooooooool’s out for SUMMER!!!” Which, in parent-speak, that basically translates to, “Oh my gosh! Get these kids to burn off some energy outside! Whew!” Since we’ve had such a huge focus on backyard makeovers this past year, it’s really nice that we finally get to enjoy the fruits of our…
Read More
The Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales
We’re thankful this long weekend for those who gave everything for us. The girls are officially out of school, and for the long weekend ahead, we plan on basically living in the backyard for the next several days soaking up the sun and grilling out by the pool. But I’ll definitely be sneaking in some of the Memorial Day weekend…
Read More
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2021
The best Father’s Day gifts for all budgets and for dads, stepdads, husbands, and grandfathers of all interests. Any holiday that involves Robert getting a gift around here is a fun one to me. Mainly because I definitely have the love language of gift giving, and he is an Enneagram 7, which basically means his level of enthusiasm for everything…
Read More
DIY Bocce Ball Court
How to build a backyard DIY bocce ball court / horseshoe pit in a weekend for fun-filled outdoor gatherings. This post is sponsored by STIHL. Bring on the summer backyard cookouts and hangouts! And on into fall and winter and spring because we added a bocce ball court! It was not without a lot of hard work and sweat, I’ll…
Read More
Classic Decor Spotlight: Scenic Wall Mural Wallpaper
20 peel and stick scenic mural wallpaper for all budgets that look like antique bespoke landscape murals without the commitment. Famous last words: “I will never put a mural on my wall.” Because I said that 10-ish years ago and now… lo and behold, I’m eating my words. Wallpaper companies have stepped up the wall mural game in the last…
Read More
How to Make Texture Paint Using Baking Soda for Endless Decor Crafts
How to DIY texture paint using just leftover paint and baking soda to transform glass, ceramic, and wood thrift finds into home decor. It’s very possible I’ve been living under a rock, but how in the world did I not know about making your own texture paint before?! My little thrift-loving heart is forever changed! Whether it’s old hand-me-down vases,…
Read More
Coffee Table Decor Essentials and How to Style Them
6 coffee table decor essentials and how to style them like a pro to make your living room feel purposeful and beautiful. Coffee table decor is weird. Like… when else in the history of ever would you find yourself staring at an inanimate object for an hour wondering what to do with it? I mean, coffee tables are the most…
Read More
DIY Easy Art for Beginners from a Thrifted Frame
How to up-cycle a thrifted frame and paint an abstract landscape using basic paint supplies for easy art to display anywhere around the home. Color me COMPLETELY surprised that I actually painted something that sort of resembles art. But here we are. When I found this shabby chic picture frame in the thrift store for $2 (less than that garage…
Read More
Classic Decor Spotlight: Chinoiserie Ceramics
A ROUND-UP OF THE BEST CHINOISERIE VASES, LAMPS, PLANTERS, JARS, AND CANISTERS FOR ALL BUDGETS FOR TIMELESS CLASSIC HOME DECOR. Chinoiserie is officially having a come-back moment. I mean, to be fair, it never really went anywhere. It’s always been and always will be a staple of classic decor, so it deserved to be added to the Classic Decor Spotlight…
Read More
DIY Faux Driftwood Outdoor Dining Table Makeover
How to revive an old outdoor dining table with a Serena and Lily inspired driftwood finish using just spray paint. This is definitely one of those “Why didn’t I do this sooner?!” kind of projects. You know the ones where you just walk by a piece of ugly furniture in your house everyday and dread painting it? This one ended…
Read More
Mother’s Day Tablescape & My Favorite Budget Dinnerware
This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. My mom always says, “A girl never wants to decorate her home the way her mother did.” And if that isn’t the honest truth… Maybe that’s why I went so hardcore modern farmhouse decorating our first house. My mom has always been the traditional decorator and growing up, I…
Read More
How We Planned a Fiesta Baby Shower!
How to plan a taco / Mexican themed baby shower with decorations, food, drinks, games, activities, prizes, and music. I had no plans of making this a blog post because I am far from any sort of professional party planner. But over the weekend, my friend Coribeth and I threw a fiesta baby shower for one of our best friends…
Read More
Mood Board Monday: 4 Bedroom Design Ideas Under $2,000
4 mood boards of bedroom design ideas for incorporating designer style for less using furniture and decor from Walmart. This post is sponsored by Walmart. Gosh I have missed Mood Board Mondays! They’re almost as addicting as Thrifty Thursdays… almost. It’s so much fun to “try on” decor to see how they work in a space, and every time I…
Read More
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 56
- Next Page »
