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
Wooden Playhouse Makeover
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
DIY Bookcase Update with Metal Sheeting
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
DIY Whimsical Arrow Art
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
Adding Fireplace Built Ins to our Living Room
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.
DIY Fireplace Tile with Herringbone Tile Hearth
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
Our Living Room Storage Dilemma and Fireplace Inspiration
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
20 Decor Finds You Would Never Guess are from Target
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
Turn Your Small Closet into a Mini Office
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
DIY Craft and Mail Storage Cart
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