It is almost that time of year where we start to swap out our summer clothes to fall (bring on the layers, and transition our front porches to a cozy, inviting fall scene! I shared our early fall porch the other day on this post. Yesterday I added some real pumpkins to my tower (same tower I did last year too for pumpkins), some lights and a large plastic pumpkin that I made look like a warty ceramic pumpkin. Check it all out in today's post. Also linking up some of my fall outfit finds from Walmart! Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post Here is our porch all decked out with ... Read More
Our Kitchen Plans
Finally sharing the plans for our kitchen! I started making calls to have cabinets made back in April. Most everyone was out 6-12 months. Busy season. I found one cabinet company that could make them in about 6 weeks, but they didn't offer some of the custom features we wanted. Thankfully I saw my friend sharing on Instagram her new bathroom and laundry room, I immediately called her reference and luckily he could fit us in! First, let me share what our kitchen space looks like today so you can visualize where everything will go! And for fun, let's look back and what the kitchen looked ... Read More
Easy Egg Roll Recipe- Oven Baked- Everyone will love!
My mom makes the best egg rolls, she really makes everything so good. I attempted to make them the other night from memory for my family and not surprised my kids loved them too, even Finn! They are the easiest egg rolls to make and we bake them instead of fry. You could easily fry or even air fry this egg roll recipe. They are packed with veggies, protein and simple ingredients. My mom made them last night and to my surprise, they tasted really similar to what I made! Sharing the egg roll recipe with you today! We also made soup to eat with our egg rolls, a Thai Coconut Peanut Soup…so ... Read More
Thai Coconut Peanut Chicken Soup
We got together with all the girls, my mom, sisters, my girls and my grandma to make dinner together and hang out. Our plan was to make my moms egg rolls (the best) and a soup. The soup we made was a Thai Coconut Peanut Chicken Soup, I have made it before and for got how much I liked it! Thought I would share the recipe! Such an easy soup recipe that pairs really well with our favorite egg roll recipe! PS- find my new favorite toxic-free pot HERE. ... Read More
Picking Paint Colors for our Home Office- Help from a Specialist
I was honored to get to work with Farrow and Ball on this campaign. Because little did I know how valuable and helpful it would be! I actually consider myself confident in the paint department, I rarely pick a color I don't like and I am not afraid of color. But I often say, it would be nice to bounce ideas off of someone who is an expert in paint. Thankfully there is someone who you can hire to do such a thing. And I had them help me our home office. Farrow and Ball offers a Colour Consultancy Service on their website! Depending on where you live they offer a virtual color consultancy or ... Read More
4 Ways to Enjoy your Outdoor Space Longer
Depending where you live, you might be thinking of ways you can enjoy your outdoor living space as long as possible! We live in Utah and we can already feel the weather changing, it's getting cooler at night! And we are hosting a fun event end of September outside, so we are trying to get everything ready for that. I have 5 ways to help you enjoy your outdoor space longer, things that we did to our new outdoor space! Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post 1- Add More Lighting It is starting to get darker early and earlier. Exterior lighting is a must! We hung these Outdoor ... Read More
Back to School Teacher Gift Idea with Thieves
I really like buying gifts for others. So when it comes to teachers, I like to think beyond the generic teacher gift and send them with a basket at the start of the year of favorite things. If you’re searching for a healthier, more eco-friendly or simply a more unique teacher appreciation gift, consider one of these ideas! Great way to give thanks right from the start. Teachers are the best. Finn is in kindergarten!!! And I am so thankful for his teacher. She was so sweet when she met him. They do a snack in class and she said that she provides it, so we are including a Target gift card ... Read More
Fall Front Porch Ideas and Target Fall Finds for Fall Mantel
Stopped at Target the other day, looking to see if I could spot anything good to share with you! Especially decor that felt like fall. I found several good things and they inspired me to put together a fall mantel for you. Yes, my house is not finished, just too excited to start sharing ideas. Early fall inspiration if you will! Target Finds- Fall Edition- Rustic Vase Brown- this color is so gorgeous!!! Ceramic Natural Vase- this comes in two sizes, really nice in person!Women Figure Sketch- I can't pass up a figure sketchFaux Sherpa Pillow- these have a pretty gold zipper and leather ... Read More
Tile is Being Installed- Help us Pick a Pattern
We have all our tile in and they are starting to install it! YAY!!! Really SO excited. I LOVE all the tile we picked….but one of the tiles I am second guessing. It's the one I have been most excited about too! The tile in question is the Landry Room, we are also calling the Pool Room. I wanted it fun. I wanted it to be unique. But now I am saying to myself, "why couldn't you just pick a normal tile?". I do want to preface this with- I am not worried about getting sick of it, I just want to love it now. I think, once we have the pattern right, I will love it. My girls and Kevin ... Read More
Cedar Wood on our Front Porch and Back Porch with Hanging Daybed
We are very thankful we have a covered front and back porch. That being said, both porches needed some finishing touches. The previous owners, did a great job and finished the ceiling with partial board. We decided to go a step further and add cedar paneling to both the front and back porch. We felt it would pull in the rock on the home and really complete the look. I will say I am appreciating the rock more and more. Front Porch Before and After We love how it turned out! I shared this front porch space before (here), I haven't shared how we added the cedar wood and also what the back ... Read More
