Cabinet Makeover with Contact Paper
We are blessed with a laundry room in our home. In our last home, the laundry was in the garage (and the garage wasn’t even dry-walled). And when we moved into our home the laundry room was not...
View ArticleA Revolutionary Organization System for Beauty
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series #ClutterFree Journey I have been working on a new system for my toiletries and bath products for the past couple of weeks and I am LOVING the simplicity! I have...
View ArticleThings I Learned From Leather
We purchased a custom leather sofa about a year ago. Before that, my husband came home one day from one of his projects with a leather library chair. I love both of these pieces of furniture – they...
View ArticleThe 7 Year Itch – Living Room Reveal
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series The 7 Year Itch It has been ages since we did an update on our remodel in our home. Partly because life was just too busy, but partly because our remodel has...
View ArticleMedia Storage Makeover
I guess I am pretty old school by now. We still have a TON of CDs. Yes, like my dad’s collection of old records (I’ve got dibs on those by the way!), our outmoded music option is still my favorite...
View ArticleA #ClutterFree Living Room
This entry is part of 6 in the series #ClutterFree Journey This #ClutterFree Journey is really getting to be fun! I am starting to see my house the way that I want it to look. It really helps after...
View ArticleFamily Instagram Display
One of the projects I have been most excited to share with you here on this blog is our new laundry room. I have been working for months on small changes in there to make a BIG impact. The biggest...
View Article7 Year Itch: Laundry Room Makeover
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series The 7 Year Itch FINALLY! I am finally ready to reveal our laundry room makeover. You have been getting glimpses of it through some of the posts I have been...
View Article“Wait No More” Organizing Challenge – Presence
This entry is part 35 of 35 in the series Hope for Homemakers One of my favorite organizing blogs I Heart Organizing is challenging her readers to finally get organized in their lives, instead of...
View ArticleLiving Room Organization –“Wait No More” Challenge
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series The 7 Year Itch We “finished” our living room remodel toward the end of last year. But as with most projects, there is always something more to be done. We are...
View ArticleSurviving The First Trimester
I have been hoping that the Lord would bless us with another baby (despite my husband’s other-minded-ness) and He has. I am pregnant again and just made it through the first trimester. I have not...
View ArticleEasy Things to Add to your Vacuum Routine
Oh, how I love a clean room. And one of the biggest factors in my enjoyment of a clean room is a clean floor with beautiful vacuum lines. There is something almost meditative about it. And I must...
View ArticleShared Toddler Girls Room
In our 7 Year Itch, it has taken a long time to get around to “finishing” rooms. And then change jumps up and forces restructuring, rethinking, and replanning. Our girls’ room will be changing again...
View ArticleMenu Planning Woes
In my former life, my “just a homemaker” life, I was (well, I am just going to say it) a ROCK STAR in the kitchen. I was constantly making new recipes, had dinner on the table most nights, and rarely...
View ArticleSummer Refreshment at Home
This year is our first summer with our Keurig coffee brewer and we have been having fun with the products that are designed to be served over ice, especially the Starbucks products. We just went to...
View ArticleSimple Snack Planning on a Budget
As we get closer to the time to have our next baby, I have been in nesting mode to the MAX. I have tried to create systems that are easy to understand and follow for when we (inevitably) have help...
View ArticleSecond Trimester Survival
This pregnancy is progressing very nicely! I have been in nesting mode for most of my second trimester this time around. Which has been interesting because I NEVER nested with the first, and sort of...
View ArticleShowroom Shine for Stainless Steel
I just LOVE the look of our stainless steel appliances. But on this round of appliances we didn’t think about the fact that we were not purchasing easy care stainless (like we did with the previous...
View ArticleA Cleaning Routine that Works for Me, Mondays
This entry is part 36 of 36 in the series Hope for Homemakers I am kind of a neat freak with lazy tendencies. I LOVE, love, LOVE the look of a clean space, but I have my places where the cleanliness...
View ArticleMaternity Style Saver
I participated in a Blog Blast Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Bella Gravida. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I had dreams about what I was going to look...
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