Hey everyone, I hope you're all enjoying a wonderful July 4th weekend! So far ours has been a mix of barbecues, yard work, and fireworks - we live right above a field where they shoot them off each 4th so we have the luxury of watching them from lawn chairs in our driveway! I'm popping in to share a quick "View It, Do It, You It!" post today including updated plans for our master bathroom addition ("View It"), my tried and true way to clean stainless steel appliances (and get them streak-free!) ...
Our New Coat Closet Using IKEA Pax Wardrobes!
There are so many things to love about having an older home but ample closet space is unfortunately not one of them! On our entire first floor (which includes two of our four bedrooms and three of our four bathrooms) we have only two closets - the small clothes closet in our bedroom that my husband and I share and a shallow storage closet off of our kitchen eat-in area. We've never had a coat closet and have relied on just a few hooks by the front door which doesn't work so well when we have ...
My Five Favorite Tips for Keeping a Cleaner Home with Dogs (and Kids!)
Our Boston terrier, Hope, is everyone's favorite family member - she's the best greeter, cuddler, and comedic entertainment around! She's happiest when she's being carried around (sometimes I joke that I should get a baby sling because she'd seriously love it) or is snuggled up next to us in the family room. We should probably be better dog parents and set more ground rules for her around the house but the honest truth is that she rules the roost! She's allowed up on all of our furniture and not ...
2-Ingredient Organic Weed Killer That Works!
After experimenting with several different formulas for organic weed killer, I'm sharing the one that's worked best for me! Super easy with only three simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry! (This post is a 2019 update of a previously published post) Living in Connecticut where the summers are fairly mild, we tend to get just the right amount of rain, sun, and shade for our landscaping to thrive. But unfortunately the weeds thrive too - it's a constant battle to keep ...
Favorite Narrow Nightstands for Small Space Bedrooms!
As part of the mini makeover of our guest room (if you missed my previous post about it, you can catch up {here}), I'm planning to replace the narrow nightstand to the left of our guest bed. When I first decorated our guest room, I couldn't find a small space nightstand that I liked so I snagged the one that's in there now on clearance at HomeGoods as a "temporary" solution. Six years later and it's time to finally follow through on getting one that's a better size (the current one is too high) ...
My Painted Bathroom Tile – Did it Last?, Stopping Deer in Their Tracks, + Fave Weekend Sales!
Hey everyone! I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! I'm loving that summer seems to have arrived to Connecticut - we've got lots of sun and warm temps so I'm one happy girl! I'm popping in to share a quick "View It, Do It, You It!" post including a much-asked-for update on whether the painted tile floor in our bathroom has held up ("View It"), a must-do this weekend to protect your plants from deer ("Do It"), and my favorite weekend sale picks for you and your home ("You ...
