It’s the midway point of the One Room Challenge which is when a little bit of panic about not getting finished always starts to set in (full-on panic is a week 4 thing 🙂 ). But I got this! (I think…) Here’s the current state of affairs of our bonus room: I know, it’s definitely not looking like it’s anywhere near to being finished but it’s getting there! Here’s what I knocked out since last week – for one, I decided on, ordered, and received my new mattress for the daybed. Wooo hoo! Thanks so much to all of you who gave […]
Must-Have Measurements for Your Bathroom (How High to Hang Your Towel Bar, Sconces, Toilet Paper Holder & More!)
Hi everyone! Today I’m adding another installment to my “must-have measurements” series of posts by sharing some tips and measurements that will make designing & decorating your bathroom a breeze! You guys know that there’s been lots of bathroom reno action around here lately with the makeover of our guest bathroom and painting the tile floors in our hall bathroom so it seemed like the perfect time to dish these tips. Even if you didn’t just buy a towel rack or TP holder that you need to hang or you aren’t about to jump into a bathroom makeover, I’m hoping these […]
One Room Challenge Week 2: Playing Dog Nurse, Finding a Daybed, & Your Mattress Advice Needed!
What a week! I think I accomplished about 5% of what I set out to on my One Room Challenge bonus room makeover this week, mainly because of my third child – you know, this 15 pound cute and furry one… She had a pretty major surgery last week and I knew she’d need a lot of my time with extra care but wow – I’ve been pretty much a 24/7 dog nurse since she came home a week ago. I’ll spare you the gross details but let’s just say that it’s been a pretty crappy recovery in all senses […]
One Room Challenge: My Bonus Room Makeover Begins!
Honestly I’m not sure why I jump into these crazy challenges that involve way too much work in way too short of a time but for the seventh time (yes, seventh!) I’m participating in the One Room Challenge (ORC). If you’re new here and not familiar with the ORC, it’s a twice-yearly online event that challenges bloggers to transform a room from start to finish over the course of six weeks, sharing weekly progress along the way. It’s stressful, super time consuming, and about half way through I’m invariably cursing myself for doing it but then reveal day happens and […]
My Five Favorite Ideas for Decorating Kids’ Rooms
Kids rooms are my very favorite rooms to decorate because they’re all about having fun and thinking outside of the box! When I madeover my girls’ rooms, we did them both HGTV style with big surprise reveals and seeing their reactions to their newly decorated spaces are some of my favorite memories! Today I’m sharing five of my favorite ideas for decorating kids rooms that come straight from my girls’ room makeovers. My friends Pam of Simple Details, Lisa of Shine Your Light, Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles, and our talented guest host, Julie of Julie Blanner are sharing their ideas for decorating kids’ rooms too! […]
My Home’s Paint Colors (Room by Room!)
One of the most common questions I get is “What’s the paint color in that room?”. I’m always happy to share because when I’m crushing on the way a paint color looks in someone’s space, I want to know the color of it too! I wrote a post several years ago sharing all of the paint colors in our house but since then I’ve painted a bunch more so decided to write an updated post including all of the rooms I’ve gotten to so far. Good paint colors can be tough to find and these are all keepers in my […]
My Fall Home Tour: Fresh Ideas for Fall!
I love summer so much that I’ve kinda been a big baby about transitioning to fall but once my girls went back to school and I had to turn on my heat for a day or two last week (yes, already!) I decided it was finally time to get my fall decorating game on! Today I’m welcoming you into our New England home, sharing the little fall touches that I’ve added to make our home warm and welcoming for the season. Hope’s waiting for you at the front door, ready to tour you around “her” home (because let’s face it, […]
How I Painted Our Bathroom’s Ceramic Tile Floors: A Simple (and Cheap!) DIY
Do you ever have a project that ended up being so much easier than you expected that you’re kicking yourself for procrastinating so long to do it? Painting the ceramic tile floors in our first floor bathroom was one of those projects for me! I decided I was going to paint my bathroom floors way back in 2014 when I was making over my space for the One Room Challenge but the stenciling of the bathroom walls took so long that I ran out of time to do it before my big reveal. Somehow THREE full years went by with […]
My Favorite Beauty Products (& How I Keep Them Organized!)
Friend recommendations are the best so I’m totally excited about today’s “My Five Favorites” since I’m joining four of my blogging buddies to dish about our favorites in fashion and beauty! And since I’ll take any and every excuse to talk about home organization, I’m also going to show you how I organize it all! Along with my usual My Five Favorites crew of Pam of Simple Details, Lisa of Shine Your Light, and Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles, we have Cindy from Rough Luxe Lifestyle joining us as our guest this month. I met Cindy a couple of years ago at a trip to Round […]
How to Prune Hydrangeas, Change Their Color, Revive Wilting Blooms, & Other Tips and Tricks that Will Make You a Hydrangea Boss!
The endless supply of hydrangeas in our yard is one of my favorite things about summer – I love being able to walk out our back door one minute and have a beautiful bouquet of hydrangeas prettying up our home the next! Whenever I share pictures of my hydrangeas on Instagram and Facebook, I get lots of questions about things like pruning, changing hydrangea colors, and making cut hydrangea blooms last so I decided to take those commonly asked questions and answer them today (affiliate links included in post)! I’ll kick things off with a question that you should definitely […]
