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A Vegetable Garden
I don't have much of a green thumb, but after growing tomatoes and strawberries last year, I wanted to try more edible plants this year....
Jun 7, 2023


Office Mural: Version 1
When I designed the space for my home office, I kept a big blank white space on a wall because I wanted to have a place that I could...
Jul 31, 2022


Growing, Tiny But Mighty
I have been notoriously terrible with plants. I forget to water them. I overwater them. I place them in unknowingly terrible environments...
Jul 28, 2022


A Bathroom Mini-Makeover
I desperately want to update our outdated upstairs bathrooms, but alas, I am not made of money. (and quite frankly, I'm a little tired of...
Apr 13, 2022


Gingerbread Houses 2021
Once I was out on my own, and able to decide more what I wanted out of the holidays & traditions, I knew I wanted a tradition that...
Feb 23, 2022


Home Buying: 10 Tips I Wish I'd Had
This is our third place together and we've now been in this house almost two years. As we're finally in the furnish-and-hang-out-phase...
Feb 20, 2022


My Home Office (part 3)
Well, here we are in the final phase of my office and I AM SO EXCITED FOR IT. I might be more excited for this room because it's where...
Aug 28, 2021


The Blue Guest Room
This room was done very early into moving into this house, and is probably the room that gets the most compliments (after the kitchen)...
Jun 16, 2021


Closet Doors Makeover
We have giant, dated, plywood sliding closet doors on each of our bedroom closets. For our closet makeover, I just took them completely...
Jun 9, 2021


My Home Office (Part Two)
*Note: This post is about the process and idea behind the final remake of my office. It was a very long process, and part three will be...
Jun 2, 2021


Guest Room (Part Two)
I recently redid the larger guest room, and you can read all about the first version of the room here. I kept trying to put this refresh...
May 24, 2021


My Home Office (Part 1)
Having my own dedicated office is definitely one of the biggest perks of this new house. The room I decided to turn into my office is in...
May 13, 2021


A DIY Necklace Organization Solution
Necklace storage has always been a tricky one. I remember when I was younger and I'd store them in a drawer, which would ultimately...
May 6, 2021


The Green Guest Bedroom (Part 1)
What helped keep me moderately sane during the home buying and closing process was planning what some of the rooms would look like ahead...
Apr 24, 2021


Living Through A Kitchen Renovation
If you're an avid HGTV viewer like myself, you're aware that the best advice when doing a renovation is to not live in the space while...
Apr 15, 2021


An Organized Spice Drawer
My love for organization knows no bounds, and I knew once the kitchen was done that I'd want EVERYTHING in it organized. While it's...
Apr 7, 2021


Main Bedroom Closet Makeover
I love organization, and I love a good closet. So, when we moved into our house I wanted to design out each of the closets to work well...
Feb 3, 2021


An Impromptu Mural
I've been wanting to start practicing mural painting, but I've been waiting until I had a big blank (unimportant in the house) wall. I...
Jan 28, 2021


Home Renovation: Little Details, Big Impact
We've now updated three houses, and there are a handful of small details that go a long way. Most of these can be done in less time than...
Dec 21, 2020


The basement hallway refresh
When we bought our new house, the basement hallway was... less than ideal. The walls were coated with wood paneling, the ceiling was...
Dec 9, 2020
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