Ikea Billy Bookcase Hack
I am so tickled with the way this project turned out that I can barely contain my excitement long enough to write this post. Hopefully I can contain myself long enough to make this a helpful post for you all and share how I went about doing this Ikea billy bookcase hack. There are a […]
How to: Open kitchen shelf styling.
One of my very favorite design features for kitchens has got to be open shelving. I think adding them to a regular old kitchen really wakes up a regular old kitchen and takes it to the next level. That being said, I get questions about the open shelves I have in my kitchen ALL the […]
DIY Painted Wallpaper Tutorial.
Popping in today to share this super simple DIY painted wallpaper tutorial with you all. I recently completed my boys room, you can read more about that here. We were lucky enough to purchase our home with the bead board wainscoting on the bottom 2/3 of the walls in this room. We painted the bead […]
How to design for kids.
This subject is near and dear to my heart, because I always knew I wanted to be a residential designer and create spaces for families to live their lives. I thought I would share a few of my thoughts on the subject today with you all because I often get asked how we “live with” […]
How to prepare your home for an Emergency with First Alert.
Being in a family of First Responders the importance of Emergency Preparedness is not lost on us. We recently finally took the time to sit down with our kids and kind of put it all out there what they could expect if the fire alarms went off in the night, and what they would need […]
DIY Craftsman Style Trim
I am so excited to share with you my secrets to creating character in our builder grade home. I’ve shared how I love all the millwork, but I wanted to focus on how we built up the frame of my Kitchen Window to give it character with DIY Craftsman style trim. This project all started […]
How to install luxury vinyl tile + a fun bathroom makeover
I have a real good before and after to share with you all today along with a fun video tutorial (my increasing fav.) This is a story all about my friend Ashley. Her and her husband purchased a dated ranch home in their dream location last year and has been slowly bringing it into this […]
DIY: Easy shelves big impact.
Have you every installed shelf brackets, measure everything, and they still come out unlevel and wonky? I want to share my tips and tricks to getting them perfect every single time! I recently added some easy shelving that has made ALL the difference on this large wall in my home. Adding shelves with a few […]
The best Ikea curtains on the market!
Yes, yes I did in fact add an exclamation mark to the title of this blog post because this is something I am just very passionate about. While some things from the good ol’ Ikea are made poorly and perhaps even cheap… these curtains are AMAZING. Ikea has about 30 different white-lineny-curtains with strange names […]
Tips for a stylish + welcoming entry way
I have been thinking about sharing this post for a long time, like maybe 6 months or so… ever since I decided that the adorable bench I had in our entry way just wasn’t functioning for me. I loved the bench, but in the past I had always had an entry way table. I really […]