Nurturing hearts and home
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 went ahead and did a wooden playhouse makeover instead. I’m a rebel like that.
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
Have you ever walked into a home and felt that “ahhh” feeling? A feeling of instant belonging, like you were welcomed and at home in the space? What, in particular, gave you that feeling? The answer is: many things! Many little things can work together to create a cozy home AND it can be simple to achieve in any space. Follow these six tricks to
A while back I posted about our small closet makeover into a mini office. After living with the space for a few months, we made three changes to add more function. Before talking about the changes, let’s quick recap. This closet is too small to hang coats. It became a dumping ground for random stuff and wasn’t functional at all. Here’s what it looked like
OH say can you see…red white and blue decor? Give a salute to the grand ol’ flag with these patriotic decor finds featuring American colors, stars and stripes. The best part? Score them all for under $25. Give your space a star spangled bang with these fun Patriotic Paper decorations. Change out your throw pillows for less with these American flag pillow covers Dress up your table
If there’s one thing about decorating that most homes have in common, it’s a bookshelf. I’m going out on a limb and saying most homes, let’s say 98% of homes, have a bookshelf or two somewhere. We just added a literal wall of bookshelves to our home (read about the build process here), and you know what part of the project took the longest? Yep,
Last time we talked about our fireplace, we wrapped up our DIY tile project and installed a floating mantle. Which means we are now onto the finale of our fireplace project: adding built ins around the fireplace! Hooray! Adding built ins around the fireplace was always the end goal of our living room project. Why? We needed storage!! Functional storage! To recap briefly, we had
We can finally mark our DIY fireplace tile and mantle update as finished. Coming straight from the horse’s mouth: 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
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
When it comes to kids parties, I’m a huge fan of making our own favors. Not only is it fun to get crafty with the kids, but DIY-ing your own is a great way to teach your child the importance of gratitude. My daughter had a BIG idea for her DIY rainbow party favor, and I’m sharing the details below. BUT it doesn’t have to be
Calling all thrifty crafters! I have a fun no sew sweater Christmas tree project for you. It’s inexensive, quick and so stinkin cute, I don’t think you’ll be able to resist. I love an easy and fun Christmas decor project, but when it’s no sew AND upcycled, I could practically shout for joy. Or jump. I’m more of a gleeful shouter than a gleeful jumper.
