Hi friends! I can't believe how crazy fast both the weekend and the entire month of May have been flying by - between the kitchen remodel (we're on the home stretch - woo hoo!), school wrapping up, celebrating two family birthdays and an anniversary this month, and lots of other little things, it's been nonstop busy and I'm looking forward to a slower pace in June. It's been a bit since my last edition of "View It, Do It, You It!" but I've got some good stuff saved up to share including two ...
The Perfect Spring Front Door Color, My Kitchen Knobs & Pulls, & Some Summer Faves
Baby Stepping My Way to a Smart Home with Nest Hello Video Doorbell
As someone who's been forced to become somewhat tech savvy because of blogging (there's way more behind-the-scenes tech stuff associated with it than you'd ever imagine!), you'd think that I'd be the first to jump into using new technologies but that's pretty far from the truth. I was the last of my friends to get a smart phone, held on to VHS tapes way too long after DVDs came out, and generally have a tendency to just stick with what I know. Luckily I have a technology-loving husband who's ...
7 Time-Saving Painting Tips for a Next Level Paint Job (& Kitchen Reno Progress!)
We're two months into our kitchen reno and finally starting to get real-life glimpses of what our final space is going to look like! Thank goodness because I'm officially done with doing dishes in the bathtub, ordering takeout (I never thought takeout & eating out would get old...), and having a baker's rack full of food in our hallway. I took some kitchen progress pics so I could show you all where things are at and am sharing those a little later in this post but first... let's talk ...
Four Spring Decorating Must-Haves (That Will Put You Ahead of the Game for Summer!)
I love seasonal decorating but sometimes I feel like as soon as I decorate my home for one season, it's almost time to start decorating for the next! That's ok for most of the year (I truly love bringing out my super cozy throws in the fall and lightening and brightening everything for spring) but the spring to summer transition is the one that gets me - between my girls getting out of school and the temps finally getting warm enough that I'd rather spend my free time outside instead of in, ...
Ideas for Decorating with Round Mirrors
I missed you guys! Last week was my girls' spring break and we had the best family trip in Florida visiting the parks for the first part of the week and then relaxing poolside for the rest. Getting away from the kitchen renovation for a week, soaking up some sun, and putting my phone and laptop away were all good for my soul and I'm feeling recharged to finish off our reno and get back to blogging too. I brought a big ole stack of magazines and catalogs on our trip that I hadn't had a chance to ...
Countertops, Flooring, Lighting, & More: Sharing ALL of My Choices for Our New Kitchen!
We're five weeks into our kitchen renovation and have taken this room down to the studs, jackhammered out the floor tile and the concrete slab in the eat-in area, put in a new wider window, rewired and replumbed the whole space (including fixing wacky findings like a working water spigot buried in our kitchen floor), added steel beams to resupport our sagging ceiling, spray foam insulated, muddled through two Nor'easters leaving us without power for days, and.... FINALLY we get to start putting ...
