A free download of botany printable art perfect for spring and summer, plus a wall decor hanging hack to make hanging frames quick and easy. If you didn’t notice, radio silence hit hard here on the blog last week. Since we’ve had so much happening lately, it’s been challenging to keep up with everything that entails…
A couple of weeks ago, I got the best kind of mail, a bouquet of flowers delivered to my doorstep. I’m telling you, I think this particular bouquet of flowers knew that I’d been trying to think up something creative for a Valentine’s Day printable since I knew I’d be teaming up with some talented…
Maybe I’m not one of the cool kids, but we’re not much of entertainers at our house for Valentine’s. And Leslie Knopp has me epically beat on throwing Galentine’s Day parties. (You know that reference, right?) Instead, we’re the low-key V-Day entertainers, the let’s-just-wear-pajamas-all-day-drinking-coffee kind of people. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. So…
It’s about this time every year when I plan to do it all. To have all of our family’s Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving, to bake cookies for our town’s firefighters and police officers, to adopt as many Angel Tree kids as possible, to have our home completely scrubbed clean and organized before company arrives, to…
My grandmother is the notorious “saver” in our family. I wouldn’t call it “hoarding” because there’s an art to it. And I’m pretty sure she passed down her saving tendencies to me over the years. Every dish, every candle holder, every scrap of fabric that could possibly serve a purpose one day would get tucked…
Get ready for a heaping pile of exclamation points. It’s home tour day!!!!!!!!! And not just any home tour but the let’s-put-pumpkin-spice-in-all-the-things home tour. Woot! #DontHateMeBecauseImBasic This year, I’m joining one of my best blog friends, Rachel from Maison de Pax, again in her Fall Into Home 2016 Tour along with 12 incredibly talented bloggers….
My little brother and I could not be more opposite. On Halloween every year growing up, I’d always want to find an excuse to dress up pretty and girly, usually with some kind of tiara involved. My brother… he always wanted to chase kids with toy chainsaws while wearing zombie makeup. To this day, I…
Fess up. Have you had a pumpkin spice flavored something yet in the past week? Or gotten just a teensy bit excited at the thought of crunching leaves under your fall boots that you’ve been dying to pull out of your closet? If you’re still in summer mode, this post is going to completely throw off…
If you ever visit our house for a random summer cookout or Friday night hangout or whatever kind of shindig we usually have happening around here, you might think we are super duper hyper organized. Oh contraire, friend. We might ask you to hang your jackets on the hallway hooks because you do not want…
Can I just give away free stuff to y’all in every post I write from now on? Every time I share one of my DIY/crafting/decor-dreaming/oopsie-flub-ups on this blog, I do a little happy dance because I’m still amazed that people other than my mom read about our adventures. You guys stopping in and sharing your thoughts…
I had fully intended on sharing a great before and after with y’all today, but sometimes life happens. It looks like I’ve got a case of the sickies to start off the week. So I’ll be curled up in bed watching Friends reruns and trying every trick in the book to prevent Olivia from using…
Tips for organizing a pantry using dollar store containers, recycled boxes, and repurposed baskets and bins, plus a free pantry inventory checklist to make grocery shopping easier. Cheers to accomplishing New Year’s resolutions in the first week of January! Huzzah! We won’t harp on the fact that the rest of my house is an utter…
Things to get rid of in a day in the New Year that are cluttering up the most used places in your house to create a peaceful home and life. This month, I have been a total decluttering maniac. After purging and sorting through every closet, cabinet, and drawer, I am finally down to just…
Tips and tricks to make a teen’s or kid’s small closet organized and functional with these storage ideas specifically tailored for girls. We kicked off the new year with a household full of sickness and a funeral… not exactly a stress-free way to start our January. But one thing that always makes me feel better…
13 cozy Christmas living room decor ideas to add warmth and comfort while helping your home stretch seamlessly into winter. This morning, I totally broke down and cried. And bless Robert’s heart, he sat there patiently and listened as I poured out all of my stress from the past week. “December is so exhausting… I…
Make this DIY Thanksgiving centerpiece idea for your own table decor using a scarf, thrifted candlesticks, and other common cheap finds to create a high end look. It’s possible we’re living in The Twilight Zone these days. Because as Robert and I were walking through our neighborhood with the girls on Halloween night, I saw…
The most realistic Christmas garland, trees, wreaths, and stems and vintage Christmas decor staples for a timeless, old fashioned holiday home. Today marks the day when Robert and I pull ALL of our vintage Christmas decor from the attic, crank up the Bing Crosby, and get to work! Bloggers are weirdly earlier than normal for…
16 of the most common decorating mistakes most people make when choosing paint colors, furniture layouts, and styling, and tips on how to avoid them. There are times I think about ALL of the doofus decorating mistakes I made when I first started attempting to beautify our house a decade ago, and part of me…
The best bedding, paint colors, and decor to create a cozy bedroom with high end style that doesn’t break the bank. Ever since Robert and I painted our bedroom black a couple of years ago, we have never slept better! I think I’m sold for life on creating a cozy bedroom that feels like a…
Tips and resources to create elegant Halloween decorations on a budget using secondhand vintage decor and antique style finds. Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but I don’t love the usual store bought Halloween decor. The thought of filling my entire home with skulls and spiders and snakes honestly scares the living daylights out of…
