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
DIY Sconces to have Light without Power “Magic Light Trick”
I was SO excited when I figured out how to make a sconce have LIGHT without having to do anything with electrical wiring. Basically magic. A light trick! I had ordered some sconces for the Nursery we just completed for my Sister-in-law on my last blog post. I wasn't sure if we could easily change them to have a plug or figure out how to run electricity to them. Well I came up with a solution that involved none of the above and that cost under $20, done in 2 minutes! We recently removed the header that was above our window seat. Creating the perfect spot to add a sconce above our window seat ... Read More
How to Build a Window Seat and Built-In Bookcase Tutorial
We have a window seat and it seemed WAY too complicated to attempt ourselves. Until my brother-in-law showed us how it easy it was! Just fascinating how it all comes together to actually be SOMETHING! If you caught my last post on the big Nursery Reveal that we completed this window seat and built-in bookcases AND decorated the room in just TWO DAYS! This is a follow up post to that post. My favorite home improvement store, Lowe's sponsored this post. Everything you see on this window seat and bookcase DIY tutorial is from Lowe's and the best part is you can build one too...for under ... Read More
Nursery Project the Reveal- Before and After- Completed in TWO days!
Remember the Nursery Project Plan I shared? Well we did it! We completed an entire nursery makeover in just TWO DAYS! It was so much fun to work on this FOR family WITH family. Lowe's sponsored this project, I really enjoy working with them and all their products. We completed the entire nursery in just two days because we were visiting Utah for Christmas and that is where my sister-in-law lives, who we did this nursery for. We had a lot of help to get this project done and a lot of encouragement from all of YOU over on my Instagram Stories. I am going to share the entire reveal today ... Read More
Cushions for Banquette and Window Seat- Best Online Sources
I held off on ordering cushions for our banquette. Now that we have them I think... WHY?! I should have ordered the cushions as soon as we started building the banquette! Now that we have the cushions it is basically like we have another sofa in our home. Honestly in a small house we maximize every square inch and another place to hang out is gold to us! I shared some other options for cushions for banquettes and window seats below! Because every home needs more cozy spots to curl up! I shared all my tips on building our banquette on THIS post. If you are building a banquette and know ... Read More
