You guys, I have been working my tail end off on refinishing a table for the eat in area in our kitchen. What started out as me having an overwhelming feeling of our old table being way too large for the space and stumbling across a Craigslist table that had such good bones I had to have it has resulted in about two months without a table for our family to eat at! (You may remember that our … [Read more...]
My $5 Tieks Hack
July 25, 2017 7 Comments
In my last post, I shared my true and honest feelings about my Tieks and whether or not I felt like they are worth $200. I also promised that I would be sharing the hack on how I made my pair work better for me. Thankfully after dropping big bucks on the shoes, the hack is totally affordable and takes just a couple of minutes. It's been well documented that some people feel like their … [Read more...]
Living Room Update
June 13, 2017 2 Comments
This past week my mom and I went to an open house in my neighborhood. It just happened to be the same floor plan as my home and I was dying to see how it was styled and if there was anything that I felt we needed to update before we go to sell our home one day. Since there are only 4 houses in our entire neighborhood that are this floor plan, it was a great chance to see someone else's take on … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Personalized Globe Teacher’s Gifts
May 15, 2017 2 Comments
It's that time of year again where you realize that school will be over before you know it and you want to get tokens of appreciation for the tireless teachers who have helped shape your little one's minds for the past 9 months. It's always so hard for me to find something that I think represents my gratitude and yet fits into the budget. I don't know about you, but I've got three kiddos, most … [Read more...]
Gift Filled Ornaments – Perfect for Classmates!
December 6, 2016 2 Comments
My oldest daughter is ten years old and officially a tween. She loves her friends fiercely and pushes hard at every opportunity to make sure that they know that. It is one of those qualities that I can truly appreciate as a grown woman...why can't we all be like that?! So in the spirit of helping her change the world one friendship at a time, I helped her whip up some easy, inexpensive gifts … [Read more...]
DIY Faux Fur Christmas Trees Made on the Cheap!
December 6, 2016 2 Comments
It's no secret around here that I love me some faux fur, so while I was digging out my Christmas decorations and came upon my fur wreath that I made last year, I knew that I needed to add some more into my decor! Luckily for me, I adored the way that the wreath turned out, so I decided to basically copy my own idea and made these gorgeous faux fur wreath Christmas trees on the … [Read more...]
Why we stopped giving our kids Christmas presents
November 30, 2016 16 Comments
Okay, that title makes it sound so much more doom and gloom than it is in my house. I guess that if truth be told, we do still give gifts, they just aren't the traditional Christmas gifts. Here is the story of the shift in our home and why we chose to buck the system: After many years of toy accumulation, my husband and I were constantly overwhelmed by the amount of "stuff" that our … [Read more...]
Repurposed Coffee Bar
November 1, 2016 3 Comments
One of my favorite things about being a military wife is having the crazy accurate ability to guess what year something happened by picturing the house/state that we lived in at the time. It's a crazy gift, but ask almost any military wife and she will be able to do the same thing. And that is exactly how I remembered how old the table that I repurposed to become our new coffee bar is. My … [Read more...]
How we Made a Built in Granite Bench for FREE!
October 26, 2016 5 Comments
Hopefully you were just as enamored with my closet as I am and aren't getting sick of hearing about it. But just in case you are, this will be my last post on the big dream closet makeover. In case you missed any of it, you can take a peek at the before photos and plan, the in progress shots, my Pottery Barn Jewelry Cloche knockoff and the big reveal. But for now I want to share with you how we … [Read more...]
My Big Dream Master Closet Reveal!!!
October 19, 2016 5 Comments
Yay, I am so excited to be sharing my big dream master closet reveal with you today!!! SOOOO excited!!!!!! This project has been a long time in the works, and while it didn't take too long to complete, it was a totally different project than I had originally planned on tackling at the time. So let's dig right into the before and after shots and I'll break down some of our choices and how we … [Read more...]
DIY Pottery Barn Knockoff Jewelry Cloche
September 28, 2016 Leave a Comment
While looking for decor ideas for my dream closet I came across a gorgeous jewelry cloche in the Pottery Barn catalog. I was instantly enamored and ready to add it to my shopping list until I noticed the price tag. Because if I am totally honest, the "closet on a budget" plan that I created a few weeks ago has become a budget busting build. In a really incredible way of course, but I knew that … [Read more...]
Dream Master Closet Part 2
September 19, 2016 Leave a Comment
Oooh, I am so overjoyed to see my ideas coming to life in the making of my dream master closet. (In case you missed it last week, I shared my frightening "before" photos and my overall plan here.) After emptying the closet out, which as you can guess took quite some time, my hubby and I got right to work! First thing first, I painted the room with a neutral beige-ish color that I knew I … [Read more...]
