Odds N Ends
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. As a family of seven, we can produce a lot of trash, and I have to admit that I feel a little guilty every time we wheel our trash can down to the curb. Lately, I've really been focusing on decluttering and how our family can live more intentionally, and it got me thinking about how we can reduce our waste. In honor of April being Earth month, I started thinking of creative ...Continue Reading
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Creating a Big Girl Butterfly Garden Bedroom (One Room Challenge, Week 3)
Okay, so when they say "One Room Challenge" they aren't kidding. Making the decisions for this room and writing this week's post have definitely been challenging! My daughter loves everything creative. She loves to draw, paint, and design so I knew I always wanted to include her in making decisions for her bedroom, but I think I made the mistake of presenting her with too many ideas. ...Continue Reading
Big Girl Bedroom Makeover (One Room Challenge, Week 2)
This past Saturday, I shared my new (possibly crazy) idea of completely redoing my daughter's bedroom before baby #5 arrives in less than two months. There were lots of scary and unattractive pictures, which were hard to share, but at least they'll make the afters look better, I guess. My daughter's room is one long, narrow rectangle. It's around 10 1/2 by 29 feet with absolutely no storage. Fun times. It's technically what would be referred to as a "bonus room" because it's over the garage ...Continue Reading
Creating a Big Girl Bedroom (One Room Challenge, Week 1)
I am very excited (and a little scared) to be taking on this next project. As you probably already know, I focus a lot on my need to declutter and organize, but decorating rarely ever gets done. It's hard impossible to decorate and create beautiful rooms around clutter! However, I'm determined to create a more beautiful, organized home, and what better way than with an ambitious challenge?! ...Continue Reading
OrganizingBedroom Makeover for a Special Teenage Boy
A couple months ago I set an ambitious goal for myself. I wanted to do a complete bedroom makeover for my fourteen year old son while he was away for summer camp. I had only two weeks to buy what I needed, paint, and get everything put back into place before he got home. To some, two weeks may sound like a lot of time, but more than half of that was spent just waiting for everything to arrive so once it did I wasn't sure I'd be able to get everything done. My husband and I ended up working ...Continue Reading
Star Wars Bedroom Ideas
I'm so excited to share that the surprise makeover of my son's bedroom is coming along nicely. He comes home in tomorrow (eek!), and I still have some painting to finish and a room to reassemble, but I think we'll be able to get most of it done before he comes home. I thought today it would be fun to share a sneak peek at some of the new things he'll soon have in his new Star Wars bedroom. ...Continue Reading
Inspiring Bedroom Ideas for Teenage Boys
In just a few days, my son will be leaving for two weeks at sleep away camp, and I'm cooking up a surprise for while he's gone. I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to pull it off (so I guess it's a good thing he doesn't know about it!) because, like all of my wild and crazy ideas, I've thought this one up way too late to give myself adequate time to prepare. I guess it's a good thing I've been a procrastinator all my life; I'm used to working at the last minute and under pressure. ...Continue Reading
Easy tips for creating and hanging a gallery wall
Creating a gallery wall has been on my to do list ever since we moved into our home four years ago, but it took my forever to get around to it. To be honest, the whole thing completely intimidated me. We have high ceilings in our family room (probably around 20 feet tall at its peak) and a large blank space on the wall behind our couch. That wall was empty for three or so years, which was really depressing. Our home still wasn't feeling like ours, and I missed seeing family photos on display ...Continue Reading
The secret to creating perfect paint lines
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I love painting. It's one of the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ways to completely change the look of a room, but only if it's well done. Today, I'm sharing my secret to creating perfect paint lines. ...Continue Reading
Inspiring Homeschool Rooms
We are gearing up to start our first year of homeschooling in just a few weeks. Our "before school starts" to do list is slowly but surely shrinking now that I've finally completed my planner and figured out our curriculum (post soon to come). The last thing on our to do list is creating our classroom. ...Continue Reading
