Nurturing hearts and home
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
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
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
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
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 are blessed with fabulous preschool teachers this year, and I could not wait to give them a fun handmade thank you card set for teacher appreciation week. Teacher gifts can be a bit tricky. I’m always looking for items that are both practical and thoughtful. A handmade thank you card set is a wonderful way to thank a teacher AND give them something they
Last year we repainted our deck and added potted shade planters by our deck stairs. The main purpose of the planters is to cover bald spots where grass won’t grow. Our yard is shaded by a huge, beautiful silver maple tree that won’t grow grass near its roots. Instead of trying to grow grass where it just won’t grow, we decided to take the path
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
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
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