There are so many things to love about summer with the endless supply of flowers in our yard being near the top of my list! I enjoy gardening but don't have the time for it to take up hours of my day and my husband feels the same way about yard work - together we have a bunch of lazy girl (and guy) lawn and garden tips and tricks to share! From the easiest variety of hydrangeas to grow to a quick and easy way to clean your patio, a weed free alternative to mulching, and a simple way to weed ...
White Subway Tile with Gray Grout: My Favorite Grays (and One Last Kitchen Sneak Peek!)
My contractors wrapped up their work on my kitchen renovation yesterday so it's 98% done (I just need to patch, sand, and paint some nail holes in trim, paint a couple of doors, and then pretty it up!) and I'm so excited to be able to share the final reveal with you soon! The tiling was done about two weeks ago and it made such a difference in making the space feel finished. When I shared some pics of my tile on Instagram Stories I had so many people asking about the gray grout that I used that ...
Married to a Blogger: The Husbands Tell All!
Hey everyone! I'm taking a fun little detour from my normal home decor posts today to join nine of my blogging friends in putting our behind-the-scenes husbands into the spotlight to celebrate Father's Day! We drilled our husbands about everything from life with a wife as a blogger to what they know about our blogging friends plus an embarrassing tidbit or two about us thrown into the mix (aka question #5 - did he really have to share that?!). Since I love getting in the last word when I can ...
My Five Favorite Summer Essentials
After taking a little blogging break for the past few weeks to focus on the home stretch of my kitchen remodel (including my latest task of filling, sanding, and painting the 1001 nail holes in all of the new kitchen trim - fun times!), I'm excited to be back today with a post about my favorite season of the year - summer! I'm teaming up with my usual "My Five Favorites" gang of Pam of Simple Details, Lisa of Shine Your Light, and Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles, along with our guest host, ...
The Perfect Spring Front Door Color, My Kitchen Knobs & Pulls, & Some Summer Faves
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 ...
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 ...
