We recently made over our friends office into a guest room. They were debating if they should leave it an office or use it as a guest room. It can be a hard decision, trying to figure out how to maximize a room. Since they have guests often and Lauren works from home a couple times a week, both a home office and a guest room were important. I suggested to use this bonus bedroom as a guest room because you can really put an office desk anywhere, but you can't put a guest bed anywhere!! Today we are going to share what we did for their office. We went back and forth about putting a desk in ... Read More
DIY Christmas Ornament or Gift Tag made with Clay
My sweet friend Annie came over the other day to collaborate on a few Christmas gift ideas and she brought with her the cutest DIY clay Christmas Ornament. It could also be a DIY Christmas Tag. You just need a few things to make these. They remind me of play-dough actually. I have made salt dough ornaments before and those are a little bit more work. These are so easy, anyone could do it!!! When Annie (she has a blog- Most Lovely Things) came over she decorated my mantle and strung the clay ornaments onto my new tassel garland (I have 2 up) and mixed in the wood beaded garland. I ... Read More
Most Popular Christmas Items- and New Christmas in Kitchen
I know a lot of you are buzzing and excited to start decorating for Christmas or even just gathering ideas!! I have gotten several message asking where I find all my Christmas swag! I find it ALL over. From Walmart.com to Anthropolgie! I went through my analytics from November and December last year and picked out all of the top selling items from you! And luckily they are all my favorite things too for Christmas! #1- Christmas Looped Pillow This was a top seller last year and the year before! Not going out of style!!! I found it on sale HERE. This will sell out soon. Just warning ... Read More
3 Ways to create Cozy Bedding and Cozy Christmas Pajamas
Are you in an area with snow falling already?? In Connecticut we have had a lot of rain, no snow. My family is in Utah and they have seen snow and I have gotten lots of messages from you saying you have too! Sooooo I think it might be time to bring out the cozy flannel sheets and bedding! We brought out our flannels and are in heaven. Kevin got into bed after I had put them on, and he was saying how soft and cozy they are. It really is easy to pull-together cozy bedding, just with 3 ways! Thank you The Company Store for sponsoring this post #1- Cozy Bedding always starts with the ... Read More
Home Security and Peace of Mind- Free Security Equipment
Some of you might have heard this story, but wanted to share it again as to why we finally decided on a home security system. We would have really liked to have outdoor cameras to protect our home and car, when our car was stolen. I didn't realize WHY we could have benefited from outdoor security cameras, if we had outdoor security cameras we would have been alerted immediately of motion outside our home and we would have been protected. About a month ago, Kevin woke up to head into work around 4:30 am. Walked outside and noticed the car wasn't where it should be. He came back in, ... Read More
Painted Piano and Wallpaper Accent Wall- Make a Statement!
Today we did a mini makeover for some friends of ours, that took about two and a half hours to do. I love little makeovers like this that show how you can love the home you have with a little bit of love and effort. The recipe for this mini makeover was- a main piece of furniture- a thrifted piano, some peel and stick wallpaper to create a fun accent wall, a few accessories, a plant or two and some accent lights. And we were ready to make a major statement! Do you remember this family room and fireplace we made-over couple months ago? I stole that mirror that is above their fireplace ... Read More
4 of our Top Requested Meatless Monday Meals
Want to know what my most asked question has been on my Instagram over the past few weeks? "Can I get the recipe for Kevin's Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with the Creamy Dressing?" Or some variation of that question! Kevin comes up with the yummiest recipes and I finally nailed him down to share what he came up with that day! We have been trying to go meatless every Monday ever since I post my "do without" post. Gotta walk the walk! If you are considering ditching the meat or if you already do without meat in your meals, these four dishes are so good that I promise you won't even miss ... Read More
Easy Bedding Idea and Curtain Panel Tips- Bedroom Makeover
We are lucky enough to live around some really great people, who are way too kind about my ability to makeover a room. I had met Keith at our local CrossFit and he was cracking me up how he knew the term "Water Wednesday" and "Thirsty Thursday". So I knew he was a real fan. Ha. So when he and his wife Lauren, asked me to come over and help them with their guest room, I was game. I typically say no to design jobs, but I consider them friends. Also I told them if I can share their room makeover on my blog then that is the only way I will do it. I want to be able to help everyone, so my blog is ... Read More
My Top 10 Amazon Finds! (this week)
Anyone else thankful everyday for Amazon?? I swear Amazon is the key to my success. It is how I can get stuff done. No jumping in the car and driving to the store to grab socks, laundry products, you name it! I feel like this week I got an abnormally large amount of boxes from Amazon. They were all fun things, so thought I would share my top 10 Amazon Finds with you! NOT sponsored by Amazon ♥️ Top 10 Amazon Finds! #1- Hydro Cell Water Bottle- Anyone else lose water bottles like you lose your car keys?? Us. We seem to be low on our reusable water bottles. Finally ordered 3 of these in ... Read More
Trader Joe’s Favorite PALEO Foods
A blog reader recently asked me to share my favorite paleo foods I buy from Trader Joe's! I thought that was a great idea. In the past I have shared a Trader Joe's Top 40 Favorites, but a lot of it I don't actually buy myself. It was a "Most Popular Trader Joe's Items" kind of list that everyone loved. But when I personally shop at Trader Joe's I stand there and read all the labels, some I know without even picking up that the item it isn't paleo. A pizza sauce for instance might have some sneaky sugar in it, even sausages and other foods you wouldn't think have sugar do! So if it is packaged ... Read More
