My sister-in-law just moved into a new home about a month ago. She reached out to me asking what wallpaper I would choose for her family room and how to make her new house feel like a home. Because it can be hard to get a new house to feel like you and a place you like to be! I am sure a lot of you can relate. I offered to help her when we came in Utah for Christmas. I decided to partner with The Home Depot to help her and her family love their family room, the area they spend the most time. Little changes go a long way. And it was NOT bad before, just not cozy like she was hoping. But ... Read More
What everyone wants for Holiday Brunch- Cinnamon Roll Recipe
I asked all of you what you REALLY want to eat on Christmas morning. BTW- that was super fun to read all of your messages. There were a lot of messages! We decided to practice your favorite Christmas breakfast, because I had never made it before. And guess what? The first time was a success. Can you guess what we made? Cinnamon Rolls. Everyone wants to indulge on Christmas morning with Cinnamon Rolls! And the vote was split between Cinnamon Rolls made from scratch verses store bought Cinnamon Rolls. We made our Cinnamon Rolls in our cast iron pan, a non-toxic pan. We also made our favorite ... Read More
Entry Makeover with Color of the Year
We made-over my friends entry the other day. They have lived in this home for about two years and the entry has bothered her since day one. It doesn't let in a lot of light and the light fixture they had was dated and dark. Also the space was lacking character. Her wish list is to get a new door that has glass to let more light in. Getting a new door is not a priority right now, so she was avoiding doing anything. I am sure a lot of you can relate to that. Thinking that if it isn't going to be "perfect" or your dream entry then why bother? I believe we can all love our homes NOW! With a little ... Read More
Living Room Makeover- Choosing the RIGHT Furniture
I have a really great living room makeover to share with you today! I loved how this idea came to me to do this and I will share how these projects come about. But first I want to point out that the inspiration for this living room makeover is to share the importance of choosing the right furniture for your home. Not just bringing pieces you like from an old home or even purchasing new items without a plan. It is so important to consider the flow of your home. The layout. The function. How you will use the room. In this case, a living room that is really the center of the home. It is also ... Read More
Guide on What Papers to Keep and How to Keep Papers Organized!
Is your New Year’s resolution to get your life organized? Take control of your paper clutter BEFORE Christmas. Today, I want to share some tips to help you organize your documents. I do think that when it comes to organization that we make it a lot harder than needs to be. As many of you know, we have a small house, 1100 square feet, with no office. We used to have a small secretary desk that we no longer have. However, we do have a writing desk in our upstairs family room that the kids use to color or do projects on. Many of you have asked what we do with our documents and where I k ... Read More
Presets, Family Pictures and Printing Photos
I wanted to do a follow-up post on Preset's, printing family photo's and some new frames we added to our front room! My goal with this post is to answer common questions I have been getting about my photos. And I thought with Christmas around the corner printing photos is something a lot of us are looking to do. I know both of our parents and grandparents love to get a new family photo of us. So I will share where I have them printed and how to make your photos look 100% better! Common Preset and Photo Questions- What is a Preset? It is a set edit that you use in ... Read More
Trader Joe’s Christmas Shopping List!
New season. New Trader Joe's Shopping List! I wasn't going to do a Trader Joe's Christmas Shopping List….but a lot of you asked for it! And I am so glad you did. I found some really fun new Christmas items, thanks to you! And I ended up hosting our book club for December and strictly used all Trader Joe's items. I have learned from years of hosting parties that the easier I make it the happier EVERYONE is! Well, Mainly me. And Kevin, because he helps me a lot. I like to get ready-made food's and Trade Joe's some of the best holiday party foods! Simple things that can go in the crock-pot to c ... Read More
DIY Gift Idea- Macrame Hanging Plant Holder
I joined a very creative group of bloggers for a Mystery Box Challenge! The challenge was for us to box up and ship anything that we weren't using anymore and send it to another blogger (that was randomly selected). This idea excited me for a couple reasons. #1- I hope that is would inspire you to do something like this with your friends! I get asked all the time to share ideas of repurposing things. So this entire "mystery box idea" is exactly that, to get creative with random things! #2- It is a challenge sometimes to use what you have and it sure is a good exercise for our brains! Which I ... Read More
Christmas Gift Guide for Her
This Christmas gift guide is basically all my favorite things! Things that I get asked about over and over by all of you! Or things that I can't live without or would love to get for a gift. I hope you like it! Let me know what is your favorite thing on the list or what you are giving to others! (You can click on an image below to shop!) JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. #1- Initial Personalized Necklace- I have have THIS initial necklace that I get asked about daily. It was a gift and was pretty pricey. I ... Read More
Complete Christmas Home Tour with VIDEO and Favorite Things
Hello! Today is last of my Christmas Home Tours! So I thought I would combine all of them and do like a walking tour for you. I also included a 3 minute video of our Christmas Home Tour! So you can see the complete layout of our 1200 square foot cape in Connecticut. I always wonder how homes I see flow together, hopefully you do too and you enjoy this type of tour today. I am also sharing my favorite thing I did with my Christmas Decor this year and YOUR favorite thing. I am basing your favorite thing from the comments I get, the photo's I see of you duplicating what I did or the ... Read More
