Big news… we bought a house! I've been dying to share this with you guys ever since we signed a contract on it about six weeks ago but wanted to wait until it was a done deal. Well it's now official - on Thursday we closed on a house in Wilmington, N.C.! The whens and whys of it are kinda complicated so I thought I’d write a quick post to share a few details with you and answer some of the questions you may have. And of course I've got some pics of our new home to share too starting with this ...
My New Dining Room Chandelier, Smart Bathroom Organization, & Favorite Fall Sale Finds!
How in the world are we already sliding into Labor Day weekend?? Some of you are probably ready to get a break from the heat and head on into fall but summer in Connecticut is beautiful and I'm not quite ready to give it up! But I AM ready to get going on our big fall project (our master bathroom addition) and have been trying to finish up all of my smaller projects around the house the past few weeks before that starts. Today I've gathered together a few of them to share for my latest "View It, ...
Our “Before” & “After” Dorm Room Makeover!
Last weekend we got my oldest daughter moved into her freshman dorm and all ready to start her first school year away from home (cue the tears!!). We had a blast scheming up plans for her dorm room in the weeks leading up to move-in - if you missed it, check out {this previous post} with all of our favorite dorm room bath, bedding, desk, and decor essentials that we found in our search. There's definitely a night and day difference between what's available for dorm rooms now versus when I went ...
Favorite Fall Wreaths To Get Your Front Door Fall Ready!
August has been busy at the Jarrett house! I have some fun news to share at the end of the month that will explain part of the busyness while much of the rest of it revolved around getting my daughter off for her freshman year at college (we just left yesterday from moving her in :( ). Now that things are settling down a bit, I'm all about scheming up some fall decorating plans! By the end of the summer my front porch planters are always starting to look pretty sad and I'm ready to start fresh ...
My Six Best Laundry Room Storage Ideas (+ a Big Wayfair Clearout Sale!)
I love decorating small spaces! It's the perfect opportunity to try something new because if it doesn't work out, the need for a do-over isn't as big of a deal. Also, my organization-loving heart enjoys the challenge of coming up with storage solutions to make small spaces big on functionality. I'm wrapping up the makeover of our little laundry room in the next week or so by tackling the "something new" part (I'm using wall decals to give it a wallpaper-like look!), but first I wanted to share ...
My Five Favorite Smart Home Products!
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 at using new smart home technologies but... not so much! 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 always ...
