by Brooke Christen
I have a fun blog post for you that came as a request from a reader and actually after many said “yes, please do it!” Splurge vs Budget- Bedding. I found very similar bedding to our Serna & Lily Bedding at Target! Basically 1/8 of the price! If you are looking for bedding or just want some ideas on how to make your bed you will like this post.
As a reminder below is our current bedding- Click HERE to see the Budget option (yes, I actually bought it and made my bed with it to compare!)
I wasn’t going to send out an email today, don’t want to send you too many! But I really want my email subscribers to see the girls room FIRST! We made some simple changes and can’t believe how different the room feels and looks. Both of my girls absolutely love it. Kevin was out of town when I finished the wallpaper and when he got home Finn took him by the hand and said “come look”. It was so cute!
See the after HERE and I bet you will spot all the things I moved around from other spots in our home. Sometimes the pieces you already own work best because YOU already picked it once.
I got the girls shared bedroom done early so I thought I would share it with you today!! If you missed yesterdays blog post. I gifted new bunkbeds, bedding and all my design time to my friend to makeover this room for her daughters. You need to see the floral decal’s I put on the wall!
Below is the BEFORE photo of the room and my friend sent me a photo after I left yesterday of her girls playing dress-up and enjoying their new bedroom! See that photo below….
Click HERE to see the After!
I am starting a room makeover that belongs to my friend, remember the Thrifted Home I shared on my blog in the summer? Well now I am taking on their girls room. Head to my post today to see the plan, what we are changing and why I am doing it HERE
PS- If you missed it we are making some changes to MY girls bedroom that I just shared on THIS blog post Saturday.
PSS- I shared a Friday Favorites too! You need to see the awning we added to our back door HERE! We LOVE how it turned out.
Back door BEFORE without the awing- Click HERE to see it now!
My friend offered to take my kids for a couple hours to play in their backyard pool. It was really generous of her. I took advantage of the time and did mini project. Solved a pain-point for us. Where to hang the papers and photos my girls want to hang onto. And also a spot for their schedule.
I really just had a small idea of what I wanted to do and hoped it would work. Stopped at Home Depot and looked around for supplies that I could rig up a little system for their art. Sometimes that is how inspiration and ideas start. Looking and what tools you could use.
We have a mini wall behind their bedroom door and thought that would be the perfect spot. But it needed a little back-drop. Thankfully I had just enough leftover shiplap wallpaper to hang there. Like I literally had JUST enough. It was a little moment that I felt God’s love for me. I know some of you might roll your eyes and think….”really? It’s wallpaper”.
But it is more than that.
He knew it was important to me to finish this project to boost my confidence that I was doing what I was supposed to be doing in that moment. I often second guess myself and think I should just stop working and putting pressure on myself. But that moment as I doubting myself that day I had a confirmation I was doing ok.
I hope you find those moments to. Because they are there. He is aware of you. I have heard them called “God Winks” ❤️
Below is the BEFORE photo I didn’t show on my blog. See the after HERE!
I asked over on Instagram for all of your bedding questions! I got over 100. Most of them were pretty similar questions. I dove in and answered a chunk of them by going to a bedding store and doing a demo of four different ways to make your King bed! This also works for Queen beds too. And how to keep white bedding white! You can pop over to my Instagram later today for a chance to win a $500 bedding shopping spree to one of my favorite bedding stores. I would buy the Dutch Euros if it were me. If you don’t know what that is make sure to head over to my blog today to see! Read the post HERE 
We went to St.George Utah last weekend and stayed in my clients vacation home. I worked on a few projects for her. Fixed up two bedrooms- still really simple but bug changes go a long way! See both rooms HERE
Below is one of the bedrooms BEFORE…
Hello! First, thank you to those who took my survey. So far majority want an email every morning when the blog post goes live. I really wish I could split out the list to those who want monthly and those who want daily. I have someone helping me who might be able to split it up. So until then I will send it when a post goes live. That way you will be able to get into my blog first (when I share on Instagram Stories, it has been locking up my blog because so many go over at one time).
Today I shared two ways to style a King Bed, something that is saving my Fiddle Leaf Fig, New Shoes, Sales and a story about a mean direct message. Read it all HERE
Design Question-
Hello! I really have been questioning if I should send out emails every time a blog post goes live- I don’t want to bombard you! So if you want them to come every time a blog post goes live or you would rather get them once a week PLEASE take this quick survey (only TWO questions!) Take Survey HERE
Also I have two new blog posts up!
Spring in our Front Room with some Target Finds HERE
How to make your Bedding look Fluffy and our New Bedding (with a video of how I make our bed) HERE
DESIGN QUESTION-
Happy Monday! I have the rest of our home in todays blog post, the upstairs. This area has our family room and the girls shared bedroom. Oh and I got a new camera, I am so excited about. I can tell a difference in my photos, let me know what you think and if you notice!
There are also other bloggers in todays tour that you can hop on and take a peek at.
Surprise! I have a post for you on a Sunday. I haven’t sent out a post on a Sunday…ever! But I am joining my Seasons of Home Blog Tour and this is the day that worked for everyone.
Today we are sharing Christmas touches in our Bedroom. Now I don’t do a lot but I did make some “winter” changes that I am loving…a new idea to hang above your bed! And a few other fun changes.
A little behind the scenes- this is is what Finn did with one of the Christmas touches I added…right in his mouth:)
This post might not be for all of you. I almost didn’t share it, but I thought all of my blog posts aren’t for everyone.
I wrote this post because we have had many tears in the morning. And when I look back I can typically relate it back to the fact that we were not prepared.
If you have kids heading back to school or have been there done that we all need your tips! Pop over and leave a comment on your back-to-school hacks! I would love to read them.
I didn’t share this pic on my blog today- thought I would share it with just you. Because I do get asked often to see the inside of our closets and where we keep everything. This is the girls bedroom closet. The top row is Ella’s clothes and the bottom is Lola’s. I bought a cheap plastic laundry basket because it can squeeze the best in their closet…exactly where I like to hide it! And a little step stool so they can get to the top shelves.
