Our home office has this little nook that’s been calling out for some attention. I’ve always had grand plans of tearing out the shelves and wall next to it and creating a two person built-in desk. But it was just something I never got around to. Instead, I took our old IKEA dining table, plopped…
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DIY Pretend Makeup for Kids
Read moreDon’t ask me how it happened. I’ve never been the girl who loved wearing dresses, or styled her hair, or did her make-up every day. I’m very much a jeans and t-shirt kinda girl. Always have been. Always will be. But these girls of mine? Total girly girls! Emma loves anything pink and sparkly. Skirts…
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Operation Clubhouse {DIY Playhouse with Slide}
Read moreI have fond memories of countless hours of my childhood spent playing outdoors. Riding bikes all over the neighborhood. Scrambling through the brush and the weeds exploring and imagining. Making mud pies in the front yard. It wasn’t often that you’d find my sister and I indoors watching TV. Unfortunately for my girls, our house…
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Emma’s Fun & Eclectic Big Girl Room
Read moreGah! I seriously took these pictures a year ago and just haven’t gotten around to putting this post together. So I’d say it’s now about time! Until we decided to start trying for Baby #2, Emma was still sleeping in her old crib (converted to a toddler bed) in her nursery. I knew that with…
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Charlie’s Colorful Modern Nursery
Read moreOk guys . . . I think it’s finally time for Charlie’s colorful, modern nursery reveal! There’s not much I love more than decorating a nursery. The bright colors. The cute designs. I love it all! I’m not one for “traditional”, cutesy nursery themes. I just like to take random things that I like and…
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Baby Swing Makeover
Read moreI’m a lucky girl. I have great friends and family. As soon as I announced that I was pregnant, the hand-me-downs began flooding in! One of the things I got from a friend was a baby swing. It works great and Emma loves to nap in it but I was never too fond of how…
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DIY Coral Dresser Makeover
Read moreI’m gonna let you in on a not so little secret. I’m cheap. That’s a large part of why I DIY. Why buy it (or pay someone to do it), when I can make/do it myself for less. I work hard for my money, so I have a hard time justifying spending a large amount…
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Why I Painted My Doors Black (And You Should Too!)
Read moreHave you ever had one of those ideas that everyone else thought was crazy? You know, something like – “I’m gonna paint the dresser bright yellow and put it into the living room” “Can I paint the office ‘Teal’?” “I’m making felt taxidermy heads for the nursery“ “I think I’m going to paint a herringbone…
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Emma’s Nursery Reveal
Read moreOnce hubby and I decided to start trying to expand our family, I immediately began planning our future baby’s nursery. Who am I kidding? I began planning the nursery as soon as we got married. Maybe before. I’m a girl. We do these things. Sorry I’m not sorry. Thanks to the wonderful world of Pinterest,…
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DIY Herringbone Accent Wall
Read moreIf you follow me on Instagram, you got sneak peeks of this project as I was working on it. Now it’s time to share it with the world! Introducing: my DIY herringbone wall! I was inspired by this project that I found via Pinterest: Isn’t it stunning?? I have a HUGE blank wall in the…
