Full disclosure, this was my first attempt at making potpourri and the traditional way didn’t work out for me. From what I’ve always understood, you start by drying out you flowers or herbs before making your potpourri, right? So I went and cut some pretty flowers from my yard, bundled them together and hung them […]
Dorm Room “Day-kover”
My youngest daughter is spending her senior year in college living in an off-campus apartment with 3 other girls. Having been through this with my oldest daughter, I know a dorm room can be pretty uninspiring. That was definitely the case with my daughter’s bedroom in this house which was rather bland. So I planned […]
Organized Desk for Back to School
*This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PilotPenBackToSchool #PowerToThePen #CollectiveBias I read somewhere recently that 10 minutes of planning in the morning can save you 2 hours a day! Isn’t that crazy? In that spirit, I set out to help my younger daughter get her […]
10 Light Wood Dining Chairs
Welcome to the grown-up version of musical chairs. This one is much more fun from what I remember of that game. Between the kitchen and my little dining nook, I’ve had my own game of musical chairs going on for a while. I almost got rid of my blue painted chairs in the kitchen several […]
Welcome Home Sunday
Happy Sunday! I know I never post on the weekends, but today I’m joining some of my blogging friends for a Welcome Home Sunday feature. It’s chock full of DIY and decorating ideas from each of us. I’m going to keep it short and let you browse through these at your leisure. Enjoy! Welcome Home […]
Removing Water Stains From Upholstery
Over the last 7 or 8 years in which we’ve been slowing making over our house, I have switched out most of our dark color upholstered furniture in favor of light upholstery. Now if you live with kids or pets, or husbands (lol) this can be a risk. Messes are gonna happen. And happened they […]
Painting Chairs With Spindles The Easy Way
So today’s post about painting chairs is more of a maintenance post than a new DIY, but there were a few things about this that I thought could be helpful to you. Furniture makeovers are something I clearly love to do. If you have a good quality piece, it’s better to update than replace. The […]
Five for Friday Design Picks #70
Happy Friday everyone! I know my posting schedule has been a little erratic these last few weeks, things have been so busy over here! We also lost power for an entire week due to a crazy summer storm that rolled through here so that also has me behind on work. I have been meaning to […]
Full Sun Container Garden Mix
Even though it’s a little late in the season to be sharing planting ideas (I’ve seen fall mentioned on social media already!) I wanted to show you guys this full sun container garden. It turned out so good, I thought you could bookmark this one for next year. This was a collaboration between my younger […]
3 Drawer Nightstand Decor Swap
Back when I gave my younger daughter’s bedroom a makeover, I was specifically looking for a 3-drawer nightstand for extra clothing storage. I ended up buying 2 unfinished nightstands from Ikea and giving them a makeover. Sadly, I’ve now learned my lesson that Ikea furniture really doesn’t hold up well. One of the nightstands […]
Don’t Do These 10 Things When Choosing Furniture
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT Furniture Outlet for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you ever walked into a room and felt like everything just “works” together? That doesn’t happen by accident. There are several things to consider when planning your furniture and layout. Of course, when […]
How To Make Soap – Lavender and Bee Pollen
I have wanted to learn how to make soap for months. One reason for that is my husband has very sensitive skin so we are always on the hunt for all-natural soaps for him. Vendors at flea markets often have a good selection, but we only have flea markets here in NJ during the warmer […]
