Welcome to my fall home tour! The other day while the girls were at school I cleaned the house and brought up some of my fall décor and picked up a few things at the store to get our home ready for fall. My daughters walked in and said "oh this looks so pretty, I love fall and all the colors." It made my day and everything I had worked on worth it. It made them feel happy to be home, it made them excited about the future, it made them feel that the are important enough that I would spend a little extra time to create a beautiful space for them. I filled my basket for my front door with ... Read More
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Touch of Fall
"Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower, see the good." I put out a little bit of fall in my kitchen. My girls start school on Thursday. We like to do a special dinner for them and talk about how to handle different situations and make homemade pizza. Their Dad also gives them a special blessing at the start of every school year, I had them all of my life, you can read more about that HERE. My girls always appreciate when I decorate for the seasons and Holidays, I thought this would get them excited for school! You can read details about my kitchen and our ... Read More
Fall Wedding
Kami, my sister in-law just got married. I know that Blaine will be a carring husband, he is always the first to ask me how is your work going?? Kami will be a fun, thoughtful wife because she is always willing to play...go hiking, fishing and help get the yard done for her wedding!So happy for you two! We love you! A big group of geese flew overhead, it was so pretty!Ella everywhere but up front with the rest of the line Ella decided to take a squat and get every single petal out of her basket right there. I didn't know what she was doing so I ran up to her and she would not move until she ... Read More
Adding Color, Pattern and Personality to a Room- Simple Swaps
In our guest room, we added wallpaper last year and have loved it. But looking at it now, I feel like it is lacking in color and really our personality. Decided to swap out the lamps, add some fun art, and I also had my eye on a new checkered duvet, I knew would go with the vibe I was going for. Didn't need to re-do the entire room, just a few changes made a big difference!!! Read to the end for all the bedroom sources, and a new rolling TV we added! Bedroom Before- While I love this look, it felt it was lacking personality. I love all the core pieces in here (I linked them all at the ... Read More
Our Trip to Tokyo Japan and Okinawa Japan
We just spent 10 days in Japan! We went to Tokyo and Okinawa. We earned a trip with Young Living to visit their brand new farm in Okinawa, where they harvest shell ginger, so we added on a visit to Tokyo first! Our entire family came, kid's were very excited to see Japan and my good friend Miko Bowen earned the trip too, and she brought her family as well, one of our favorite families to travel with. I took A LOT of photos, and decided to include them all in this post. This is a journal entry for me and hopefully helps you if you are planning a trip to Japan. First off, we only took ... Read More
Custom Curtains in Family and Bedroom with Curtain Panel Measurement Guide
We have lots of windows and open spaces on our main level living space. We also have lots of colors and patterns! One way I was thinking I would like to connect all our different spaces is by having the same curtain and curtain color throughout. I found some that I love, can't wait to share them with you! Also sharing how I measure for curtain panels, a Curtain Panel Measurement Guide. I used to work in a high-end design store and we did a lot of custom curtain panels, but they are a time consuming process, sharing an easy online option below. Thank you Homerilla for sponsoring this ... Read More
Peanut Butter Bar Recipe
I have been making this recipe since I was a teen. I got it from our neighbor, Susan Davis. It is actually in our church recipe book, which I hang onto for this recipe only! I decided to put it on a blog post, so we can always have it. Plus, the church recipe book was missing ingredients in the instructions, so I was always having to remember to add the flour and oatmeal, now there is no confusion (ha!). This will be your go-to peanut butter bar recipe!!! We took it to our New Years Eve party and two of my friends already text for the recipe, so here you go. Look at these yummy bars! The ... Read More
Favorite Porch Plant and Planters- Our Gym Front Porch
Our new gym is basically done! Just need to finish a few more things, then I will share it all in a couple days. We did plant my FAVORITE PORCH PLANT on either side of our new doors. I bet you can guess my favorite porch plant is?? If you guessed Boxwoods, you are right! We live in Utah, zone 5 and we lived in Connecticut, zone 7 and boxwoods did well potted in both those locations. This is the front of our new gym (sources on gym HERE)! On either side of our door we potted Ornamental Boxwoods, found them at Cactus & Tropicals. I potted them in a pot I bought on clearance at the end ... Read More
Bedroom Makeover with Dormer Windows- Peacock Bedding
This makeover was so fun! I knew the window dormer and pitched ceilings would make for a challenge but in the end a cozy primary bedroom with lots of charm for friends we love! Susan and Wayne are my parents close friends of 40 years, they lived across from us growing up. Susan babysat my sister and I, and then as I got older I babysat her kids. We just love their sweet family so much. This was such a big transformation! Thanks to The Company Store for Sponsoring this post! Bedroom Before- This is what their bedroom looked before. After seeing the room, I came up with a plan! ... 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- Battery Organizer // Game Holder Organizer // Card Game Organizer // Felted Storage Box Cord Organizer // Storage Bins with Handles // Roll Out Pan Storage // Label Maker // Drawer Bin Jewelry Box // Jewelry ... Read More