My parents host Octoberfest, basically a fall family dinner every year, and this year they hosted it at our home. The main activities are good food and all the kids leave with a pumpkin! It's a fun time of year because there are so many yummy fall foods! I'll share our usual menu and favorites. Tablecloth Options- ... Read More
10+ Favorite Organizing Items for Under the Bed, Game Storage, Closet Shelves and More
I have been wanting to organize these three areas in our home. One I just completed and two of them I did a couple months ago, but didn't share here! The area I just organized was under our bed with nice storage bins, our laundry room closet and our game cabinet. Excited to share the good things I found! Organizing Favorites- 1- Under the Bed Storage 2- Sunglass and Bag Storage- 3- Game Storage 4- Closet Shelf Dividers 5- Laundry Shelf Storage 6- Battery Storage 7- Spice Drawer and Supplement Drawer- 8- Pans and Cutting Board ... Read More
Prettiest Water Filter and Pop of Fall Decor in Drink Room
Did you know a water filter could be pretty? Who knew a water filter could actually be decor in our homes! A statement piece. Well, I found it, the most gorgeous water filter, I want one in every room. We already had a water filter, the Berkey, which I think is nice looking too, but not pretty. We recently took our stainless steel Berkey on a road trip to our cabin for the weekend (when you are used to nice filtered water you want it all the time, and I don't like to buy plastic water bottles when I don't have to). Needless to say, I conveniently left that stainless steel Berkey at the cabin, ... Read More
Simple Ways to Bring Fall Inside and Our Fall Porch
Is it starting to feel like fall where you are? The leaves are changing here in our Utah mountains and the mornings are a lot cooler. Felt like the time to add some cozy fall vibes to our home, taking you along! We went to a vintage market over the weekend and two items I found there inspired me to decorate for fall! Ready for Trick or Treaters- Fall Colors- Blankets- Spooky Art- Target Fall Favorites- ... Read More
Clean Home Recipe- Cleaning Windows Outside and Inside
We clean our windows about once a month, it is actually easy to do! Granted, the second floor we have to use a ladder or get on the roof. But for all the lower windows and even the 14' windows in our gym we can reach. Sharing our favorite tool to clean the windows and the recipe for the window cleaning solution we use. Clean Home Recipe- Window Cleaning Solution ... Read More
Our Home in Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas 2024 and Most Popular Christmas Decor
Well this is the earliest I have ever talked about Christmas! But our home was just featured in Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas 2024 issue! In celebration of the release I put together a video for Instagram of our home at Christmas time, and rounded up all the most popular Christmas items I shared last year. It was a joy to be featured, and included in this magazine. Photographer Adam Albright, and the Magazine Editor, Nicole Dean came to our home the first week in December of 2023 to get all the photos, then writer, Kelsey Lepperd called me for a phone interview. I have been ... Read More
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
These cupcakes are the perfect fall treat! They are so flavorful, perfectly spiced, and the cream cheese frosting balances them out nicely. My sister makes these every year for my mom's annual Octoberfest. It's a fun tradition of fall favorite foods and desserts. Make these as soon as you can, you won't regret it!! Fall and Halloween Decor- Print Recipe Here ... Read More
Fall Hosting Table Setting and Recipe Ideas
It’s the perfect time of year to invite friends or family over for an Autumn dinner party. Fall feels like the time to get cozy with candlelight and good food. My mom hosts us every fall for an Octoberfest dinner that is always so yummy. And then the kids get to pick pumpkins my dad grows! Sharing some fall recipes we love and table setting idea! Hosting Favorites- Dining Room Sources- ... Read More
The Before and After’s of our 1970’s Remodel with Measurements, Square Footage and Cost
Sharing a full blog post of the before photos of our home and measurements! I like to be transparent and helpful, my only reason for sharing measurements and cost. Our home is on one acre. One of the most important things for us in our home buying journey is being able to comfortably afford it. We bought this home because it was in the neighborhood we wanted to live. We would pick location over square feet every time. Exterior Before- Exterior After- Entry Before- Entry After- Family Room Before- Family Room After- Kitchen Before- Kitchen After- ... Read More
We Painted our Piano- Best Tips for Painting a Piano
I have wanted to paint our piano since we got it off FB Marketplace, but I held off because it was such a pretty piano, gorgeous wood... I thought it would grow on me. That being said, it wasn't the right look for us. I wanted something a little more funky, less traditional. Plus the wood felt dark wherever I put it in our home. Taking my own advice, if you don't like it, change it! Don't fight the urge to paint something! Piano Before- Design Plan- ... Read More
