DIY projects to nurture hearts and home
Our small house is tight on bathrooms, and when we moved in we knew we would do a master bath remodel. A master bathroom remodel was really necessary because the existing bathroom had been gutted to the studs. Our en suite bathroom is tiny by today’s standards, but we’re pretty sure that when the house was built, our master bath was the cat’s meow. I
Are you ever too old for a playhouse? The answer is obviously no. But when you have to kneel AND crouch to make it inside, some creativity is all you need to find new ways to enjoy it. Since it’s getting harder for me to play IN my kids playhouse, I did a wooden playhouse makeover instead. You see, painting their playhouse is what I
We recently did a super quick DIY bookcase upgrade to our playroom bookcases. We inherited a pair of bookcases with our house, but we’ve struggled with where to put them. We are always in need of more storage space in our small house, and these bookcases were very underutilized in their previous spot. We wanted our bookcases to flank a daybed in our playroom, but
If there’s one thing I cannot resist, it’s a cute set of whimsical arrows. Put it on your wall, a necklace, blanket, garland…it doesn’t matter. Give me all the whimsical arrow art! When we updated our little girl’s room, we toned down her pink walls a bit with a big ol’ piece of whimsical arrow art on one wall, and her white dresser flanked with
We are officially on the finale of our fireplace built ins project: adding the actual fireplace built ins! Hooray! Building built ins on the sides of the fireplace was always the end goal of our living room project because we needed storage!! Functional storage! Our vision had always been built in cabinets on the bottom (to hide toys) and built in shelving above the cabinets.
We can finally mark our DIY fireplace tile and mantle update as finished. It’s checked off. The whole nine yards is complete. Ok, enough. Let’s cut to the chase. See what I did there? Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. In all seriousness, we are so excited to share about our DIY fireplace tile and mantle project. The finished look is everything we were hoping
When you live in a smaller home, one of the biggest challenges is finding practical storage solutions. Living room storage can be especially tricky, and even moreso with small kiddos. Kiddo things can take over living room storage in a hurry! We love our home to feel cozy and inviting, and that means that our decorating style doesn’t try to hide the fact that we
By now, I’m sure you know my feelings towards Target are this: can’t stop, won’t stop! But when it comes to home decor finds, I think you will agree with me. Target is seriously stepping up their home decor lines, and I want it all. There are so many wonderful decor finds from Target, and they keep coming out with more. Your guests will never
Do you have a small closet in your home that needs a makeover? Maybe it’s a closet that is just a dumping spot for all your miscellaneous stuff? We did a small closet makeover recently on one of our front entry closets. The closet was too small to hold coats, but the perfect size for us to build a standing desk. The problem with the
One of the best parts of starting a new year is seeing everyone’s new years resolutions. After the holidays, I usually have an itch to get our house organized and back on a normal routine. Our small house is lacking dedicated storage and organization spaces in general, but one area that was particularly a mess was our front closet organization. We have two front closets
Our Christmas fireplace is my favorite spot to decorate for the holidays. The fireplace is the focal point of our main living space, and adding Christmas decorations to it was such a fun project. This is the first year we were able to decorate the fireplace for Christmas after installing a new fireplace mantle with built in cabinets. I’m so excited to share our Christmas
We are SO excited to announce that baby #3 will be joining our family this fall! What is the gender and how has this pregnancy gone so far? Read on for more details. Will We Find Out the Gender? This is a resounding “YES!” We are planners by nature in this family. Finding out the gender is a fun little tease before we get to
