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Remodel & Elevations PLUS What I Bought from Serena & Lily Black Friday SALE
You are not alone if you have found yourself wondering if we are REALLY going to do our renovation! I shared WAY back on August 4th that we were going to do an addition to our home (on this post). Everything always takes a bit longer than you wish it would. I have been sharing on Instagram Stories the progress, and a lot of progress has been made this week!!! We did decide on a contractor so that was a big update that I never shared. We had two bids, one was about 50k more than the other and we had worked with contractor that was less anyways, and really like him, he has done other things for ... Read More
Our New Built-in Window Seat
I credit this window seat idea to Lola and her friend Maria Elena. Kevin and I were moving around chairs, as one does. We moved the swivel white chair down to our living room that was up here in our family room. While the space was without a chair, Lola and her friend moved the two ottomans over to the window, creating a little window seat. I thought it was so cute and creative. They were sitting their playing dolls and looking outside. I casually mentioned on my Instagram Stories how I loved the look, and of course now wanted a window seat there! Above is what it looked like ... 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
What It’s Like to Be in a Magazine-Top Ten Questions ANSWERED
It was so exciting to be contacted by Better Homes and Gardens to be featured in their small space decorating magazine!! I shared some of the behind the scenes process in my stories the day the crew was here, but I had so many questions from you all, that I thought it deserved a whole blog post. Questions ranged from- Do you get paid to have your home featured? How did the magazine find you? How can YOU get featured?? I am here to answer all those questions for you. I even reached out to one of the best stylists, who was also my advocate and got me in my first magazine! Heather ... Read More
Over 20 Painted Brick and Stone Transformations!
Whenever I visit my home state of Utah, I love to help friends and family finish up their spaces! I have shared a few of the spaces from my last trip already here and here, but this little space is something I haven’t shown you yet! This was pretty fun because my friend, Rachel, is usually a fearless DIY-er, but was SO SCARED to paint this stone fireplace! Last summer, while visiting, she asked me if I thought she should.. I told her "If this was my house, I would have painted it before I unpacked my underwear." We've been friends for a long time so she knew what I would say before she ... Read More
Easy Family Healthy Dinner Idea with the Hardest Working Appliance!
My mother in law jokes that we have the hardest working kitchen in the country! She may be right. We cook at home and feed our family of five whole foods everyday. We also love to have house guests and entertain. (YES, you CAN entertain in a small home!) When we are home, we are generally in this kitchen space. So I need my appliances to be 100% practical and useful! I am going to share a super easy family healthy dinner idea all made in the hardest working appliance. I have had to ditch appliances that I only occasionally used. And I am totally thrilled with this new appliance, we had family ... Read More
Large Family Room Makeover- How to not get Overwhelmed
I am often asked questions about how to make a large family room feel more cozy and what to do with expansive blank walls to make a home feel homey. This obviously isn't a problem in my 1100 square foot cape, but my friend recently moved into a home with a large, over-the-garage bonus room. Not only was the 800 square foot family room ENORMOUS, it was not really functional for her family and she said that it often felt like a giant waste since no one really wanted to spend time up there!! Can anyone else relate to a large family room?? I have some tips for you~ How to not ... Read More
15 Things To Get Your Home Summer Ready and Playlist!
Wanted to share a simple Summer tour of our home and 15 Things to get your home Summer ready! From washing windows to creating a summer playlist (which we made for you). We do actually keep a really tidy home. Does not mean it doesn't get messy, we just tidy up before starting a new project and everything has a place! That is the key to a successful summer, not waisting time cleaning inside or organizing! Just like we have a huge list before Christmas. I think mid-year is a great time to reevaluate what we have going on in our homes. Take a look at what you have, did you use it the first half ... Read More
Five Tips for Family Pictures and Spring Outfits
We took some family pictures the other night. In our normal family picture taking ways, I set up our tripod and we took the pictures ourself. I would love to have a photographer on-hand but it just isn't feasible for the impromptu time everyone happens to be ready. And for some getting a professional can be expensive, I believe anyone can do this themselves! Or ask a friend to trade with you! I suggest taking family pictures while everyone is all ready dressed up, hair brushed and has eaten. We took our pictures after church, typically the only day everyone is completely ready at the same ... Read More