Fall is finally making its way into my home, the weather has already gotten cooler and the leaves are just beginning to fall to the ground. My daughter is so excited for leaf piles to jump into while I am excited for breaking out my favorite boots.
Read MoreDIY STAIRCASE
Once the plan set in motion to begin construction, I knew we needed to make a plan for inside access to the basement.
Read MoreA NEW/OLD BED
Finding the perfect bed for my daughters bedroom proved to be a very difficult task. We had already bought a new desk, dresser, bedding and accessories but the room was feeling character-less. Her original white headboard was lovely but too small for the space and didn't make much of an impact.
Read MoreDIY HIDDEN STORAGE
Our home is pretty small so we sometimes need to be clever with our storage.
Read MoreDining Room in the Making
Last week I posted about finishing the basement family room. If you missed it, you can read about it here. After we moved all of the living room furniture downstairs I had a big empty room left upstairs. This empty space is now becoming our new dining room. I really wanted a dining space that was light and bright, somewhere we could gather and enjoy our meal together with friends and family. Up until now we have been eating at the peninsula off the kitchen. Here is the dining room/living room space before we moved in.
Read MoreDIY Decorative Ladder
Hello friends! I found a beautiful vintage quilt and two matching antique ladders at our local antique store but silly me didn't purchase them immediately. When I went back to buy them they were all sold. I still wanted a ladder to hold my growing quilt collection, so I decided to build one with scrap wood I had around. This is it!
Read MoreCoffee Table Makeover
We had this old table that really wasn't my style. Its mahogany/cherry stained, oval shaped with claw feet. It could have been pretty but the top wasn't in the best shape. I decided to give it some new life.
Read MoreSimple Bedroom
I have been working on projects all over the house but I thought it was time to give our master bedroom some attention.
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Easy Entertaining on a Budget
Today I am sharing my go to outdoor party set up. I got a folding table from Aldi a few years ago and it has really come in handy. With a simple table cloth that I purchased from Walmart and some vintage folding chairs my mom got for me, I have a lovely outdoor party on a small budget.
Read MoreFinishing The Basement
The very long process of finishing part of our basement ourselves to make a family room.
Read MoreA Sneak Peek
My latest project is coming to an end. I'm just waiting for one more decor piece to arrive and then I can do finishing touches. It's very bitter sweet but already I am ready for another project and I want to do something big.
Read MoreQuick Shelf Update
Do you remember from my Instagram post awhile back how I made these floating shelves for my daughter's room?
Read MoreDIY Doll House
My husband and I decided to make Abigail a doll house. I started to research plans, the first place I went was ana-white.com which is my favorite furniture builder ever (Fan girl moment). I had already used several of her easy to follow plans on various other projects, my favorite being these amazing 8 foot picture ledges.
Read MoreMy Daughters Bedroom Project
My daughter's room was very small, as you can see in the pictures below (these are from when the previous owners lived there). Originally she had a door from her room going into the bathroom but it was unnecessary because there's another door to the bathroom outside her bedroom door.
Read MoreGuest Bathroom Update
Today I will be sharing our main bathrooms mini update. Here is a before picture without any updates done. The bathroom is a good size but needed to be refreshed. Our master bath also had this same vanity top.
Read MoreMy weekend closet remodel
Recently I renovated my hallway closet and by renovated, I mean ripped out the entire closet. Here is what the front entrance looked like before we moved in.
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Opening up the kitchen
I shared how we bought our first home in my previous post and that we immediately started work in the kitchen. One day, I'd like to do new cabinets, add a backsplash, and upgrade the appliances but for now I will share with you our kitchen progress thus far.
Read MoreA new chapter in our lives...
My dad got sick. Well very sick, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. We decided it would be best to do a humanitarian move to be close by him. The military approved the move even though we had just moved to a new location only two years earlier. But like true military folk we packed up and started searching for a new home. After some searching I found a home that was about to be listed for sale. As I explained this home to my husband and mother-in-law I could see the "she's lost her mind" look on their faces. This home sat on 13.58 acres.
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