As I wrote about in THIS post, we decided to build built-ins on a complete whim. So much of a whim that I didn’t even get a chance to take any true before photos. (FAIL!) The two photos below are super old photos I happened to find that kind-of show the wall we wanted to build […]
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Just over two weeks ago I sat in our living room staring at our huge blank wall and randomly asked my husband what he thought about building built-ins for that large space. We have vaulted ceilings in our living room with light-colored walls, so one of the first things my husband did when we moved […]
Hi friends! On a whim, my husband and I decided to build a very large structure in our living room, and it is looking like it was always meant to be there! Since we were taking away two chairs in order to make room for this, we decided to incorporate a bench for extra seating. After researching bench […]
Happy New Year, friends!! How are you doing? Did you make it through the holidays okay? I will admit, I struggled a little bit! Everything included in the holidays can be a little overwhelming and I was feeling it. BUT! It’s a new year, and a fresh start, and I am LOVING the thought of […]
Many of us have Christmas traditions that we look forward to every year, and one of my very favorites is getting in our cozies, bundling up, and hopping in the car to go look at Christmas lights with hot cocoa in hand. One thing we do to make it a little extra fun, though, is […]
Christmas is wonderful for so many reasons, and one of my very favorite parts about Christmas is receiving my friend’s and family’s Christmas cards! I love getting the mail and seeing which cards have arrived, and I truly enjoy seeing all of my people during this season! But, one discouraging thing about the Christmas cards […]
Hello, friends! The other day I was getting lunch in my fridge and noticed I randomly had a bunch of rosemary I wasn’t planning on using and thought, “how can I use this as decor?” since it immediately reminded me of Christmas. Well, after digging through my craft supplies and finding some brown pipe cleaner, […]
My motto when decorating our home has always been, “how can I get this look for less?” and it still holds true today. As I shared last week, we remodeled the outside of our home and we did it in such a way to get the exact look we were going for, but without spending […]
Today is the day! And can I just start off by saying THANK YOU!? Thank you so much to all of you who have been following along on this exterior makeover and who have been just as excited as we have been during it all. It is so, so appreciated! Our home, while absolutely lovely, […]
We are currently walking through the process of choosing the right exterior paint color for our home, and my gosh, it is NOT an easy thing to do! But because I am one to research, analyze and research some more, I have come across a few tips that I have found useful when choosing a […]





