I LOVE open shelves in a kitchen. We don't have any upper cabinets. The cups and mugs on the shelves are what we use to drink out of, so they don't have time to collect dust! And we use the cutting boards to serve off of too. Our plates and bowls are in a drawer in our island. I snapped some photos after I took down our Christmas decor of just our kitchen shelves! Sharing some photos and sources at the end of the post. We start with leaning art or cutting boards as a backdrop. You can see on every shelf (I consider the bottom shelf the counter) I have something leaning to break up the ... Read More
Unique and Affordable Ways to Fill Walls
You don't have to spend a fortune on filling up your walls. And you don't have to live with blank walls because you can't decide what to hang up! Have no fear. Get out the hammer and nails and start adding character to your home!! Here are some of my favorite ways to add unconventional art to your walls! Unconventional Art Ideas- #1- Hang Cutting Boards #2- Frame Kids Art- #3- Display Board Games- #4- Postcard or Card- #5- Roll of Craft Paper- #6- Framed Puzzle- #7- Floating frame with Print- #8- Tapestry I will be sharing more ideas as ... Read More
Basement Wet Bar- Pink Fridge and Yellow Backsplash
When we bought this 1970's ranch home half of the basement wasn't finished. The part that was unfinished was by the walk out basement door. Which was a win because we wanted to add a wet bar that had easy access to the backyard and pool. We imagine playing outside, and or swimming and running down the steps to the pink fridge to get a beverage and a cup with a scoop of pebble ice! And thankfully that vision came to life! I planned this wet bar around this Pink Smeg fridge. I wanted to put a pink fridge in our Connecticut kitchen but in the end decided to stick with the classic white. ... Read More
Maui Trip 2022- Favorite things to do in Maui and FAQ
We just got back from an amazing trip to Maui! Kevin surprised me for my Birthday gift and invited our family and a few friends to come with us! Thoughtful gift giver he is! We have been to Maui a couple times and basically do the same things every trip! We referenced this Maui Blog Post I wrote a few years ago, it has all our favorite things to do, eat and the best beaches in Maui. Today I am just sharing photos from the trip, like a personal journal entry (get ready for photo explosion) and also answering your frequently asked questions as well as links to things I wore. This was the ... Read More
Our Entry with Rock Wall- Utah Ranch Home
All the way back in March we made over our entry wall. It was a huge project that took a lot of time to get right. Our goal was to modernized the rock. We didn't want to remove the rock completely because we loved the texture and character. Thankfully it ended up working out and we absolutely love it, and we especially love it now with the furniture and decor! It still has that 1970's Ranch style feel. Ready to see what it looks like now when you walk into our home?? Entry Before- Entry After- The after! You can see exactly what we did to the rock wall on this post. We did add ... Read More
Small Wallpaper Bathroom- Utah Ranch Home
When we bought this 1970's fixer upper there was a really small bathroom off the garage. Basically the size of an airplane bathroom. Now it's double the size 2.5"x9', we just took out a closet we didn't need. The bathroom is still small, and still has wallpaper! I fell in love with the (new) wallpaper we used for this bathroom instantly! It matches the colors and feel that I want for our home, just wish it was in a more prominent spot! It is like a hidden gem in our home-a sweet surprise when you go to the bathroom. It works perfect, right off our green kitchen and mustard ... Read More
Rocky Road Bar Recipe and Printable
Easiest recipe and SO good, Rock Road Bars! Take this to your next party and it will be a huge hit. I got this recipe from Debbie, a designer I used to work with. We did an annual cookie exchange every year and Debbie brought these Rocky Road Bars! At the cookie exchange we would have our warehouse team vote on their favorite and these Rocky Road Bars won one year! I just found the recipe when I was going through an old recipe book and decided it needed a printable and a blog post so we wouldn't ever forget it! Rocky Road Bar Recipe- ... Read More
Inside our Pantry Cupboards and Lockers
When we bought our 1970's home it had a relatively small kitchen for the size of home it is. When we decided to remodel the home we opened up the kitchen, and made the island a lot larger and decided to do open shelves rather than upper cabinets. The kitchen footprint now matches the scale of the home. We actually don't have a traditional pantry, so we decided to do an entire wall of tall cabinets for pantry and lockers off of the garage for storage. I am sharing inside those pantry cupboards and lockers today! Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post Pantry Storage- Organizing ... Read More
How to put a Christmas Tree in a Basket and Favorite Baskets
I popular question I get this time of year is how I get my Christmas tree to fit inside a basket, and stand up straight! Thought I would share what I did this year for the Christmas Tree's in the kids bedrooms and some of my favorite baskets! My friend just said to me she feels very understocked in baskets when she is around me. Ha! I do like baskets to organize things and make sure everything has a designated spot to live. Thank you The Home Depot for sponsoring this post In the past I would just stuff blankets in the bottom of the basket to get my faux tree to stand up, but the tree ... Read More
Ella’s Teen Girl Bedroom- Utah Ranch Home
So excited to share Ella's bedroom today! She was very excited to have her very own room, because of that it made her slightly less heartbroken to leave Connecticut and her friend's, especially her best friend Loralis. Ella will be 14 in January! Say it isn't so! Being the cool teen that she is I wanted to make sure we created a room that matcher her own unique style. I asked her to look on Pinterest for an inspiration photo she liked or even one piece of art would help me know the look she wanted. She found something that helped me get started! Ella Teen Girls Bedroom She couldn't ... Read More
