Learn how to make an easy canvas drop cloth wreath for your front door. It’s the perfect easy DIY project to update for all seasons. The first time I saw our house, I told my husband I wouldn’t buy it. There wasn’t anything horribly wrong with it. It’s just that the house was […]
How to Plan the Best Treasure Hunt for Kids
Want to host a treasure hunt for your kids’ birthday party? Read on for the best kids treasure hunt ideas, tips and tricks to make it as much fun as possible. Confession: While I love to plan parties, I do not like to plan structured activities for those parties. While the kids were young, […]
How to Make Adorable Easter Egg Mason Jars (Fun for Kids too!)
These Easter egg mason jars are super cute…and a fun craft to make with your kids. Find out how to make them, and all the different ways they can be used! Aren’t these Easter Egg Mason Jars adorable?! Originally posted by Mason Jar Crafts Love, it’s no wonder that they’re one of the […]
How to Make a Colorful Easter Grass Garland
Easter garland doesn’t have to be limited to Easter eggs. Add color and texture to your Easter decorations with this wild and crazy crafty Easter grass garland. When I was a kid it was always unnaturally green, semi-transparent plastic, and stuck to everything. Easter grass has come a long way since then. These […]
How to Make Custom Live Edge Wood Shelves
From finding the wood, to preparing it and even mounting it on your wall, here’s everything you need to know to make your own live edge wood shelves. If you’re at all familiar with the modern farmhouse trend for home decor, you’ve probably seen more than one version of reclaimed and/or live […]
How to Build the Most Versatile DIY Backdrop Frame
The right backdrop frame is an essential part of a well-designed party. This DIY backdrop frame is so easy to build and store, why would you make any other? From across the room, I see the other moms pawing at it. They inspect the layers of tape, ribbon, and/or twine. They peel the […]
5 Life Lessons Learned from Flying a Kite
Kids love to fly kites during the summer. But little do they know, they’re not just having fun, they’re learning plenty of life lessons flying a kite, too! As she ran down the street for the third time, it finally took flight, soaring high above her little body. The four-year-old turned around and squealed with […]
Create the Organized Craft Corner of Your Dreams
Are your craft supplies spilling out everywhere and impossible to search? Find out how to organize a craft corner that keeps everything in its place! In our storage room, we have two large cabinets, a custom-built storage table, and two large storage bins almost entirely dedicated to storing and organizing craft and party supplies. […]
Easy Maple Leaf String Art Takes You from Summer to Fall
Sarah from Flourish and Knot shares how to make maple leaf string art. Put it up for Canada Day in July and then bring it back out as a fun decoration perfect for a fall mantel display! I know it’s all Independence Day all the time in the U.S right now, but did you know […]
15-Minute Easy Patriotic Wreath
Don’t waste time with complicated July 4th decorations. This ridiculously easy patriotic wreath is ready in 15 minutes with only a few supplies! A few years ago, we took the plunge and painted our front door bright red. It was one of the best things we ever did for the exterior of our home. And […]
How to Make an Awesome Hidden Jewelry Organizer
Ditch the picture frame version & make this awesome hidden jewelry organizer that lets you see all your jewelry without cluttering your walls. I fell for it, just like 15.7 thousand other pinners before me, I fell for that adorable DIY jewelry organizer made with a picture frame and a radiator cover. Seriously, what’s not […]
How to Fail Miserably At Installing a Sliding Mirror
Teetering on the edge of a bathtub in heels is really no fun. But when you don’t have a useful full-length mirror to look at, what else are you going to do? I can’t tell you how many times I stood on bathtub ledges or beds to see my whole outfit. So when the husband […]
Colorful and Modern Boho Master Bedroom Reveal (6 Week Renovation)
With a neutral textured palette, this modern boho master bedroom shows that you don’t need to have a huge bedroom to have function and beauty. Don’t forget to check out the customized Ikea storage wall, tassel trim pillows, and bold black striped accents. I spent 2 hours ironing on Tuesday. That’s about 2 hours more […]
How to Make a Vertical Shiplap Headboard
Do you love shiplap? Then this is the project for you! Learn how to make this modern, stained vertical shiplap headboard using inexpensive supplies that you can get from any hardware store. Plus, learn the mistakes you don’t want to make when completing this project. It was supposed to be easy. I mean, it was […]
9 Simple Painting Tips for People with No Time
I’m so sick of painting, and I’ve barely even gotten started. Just in case you missed the post last week, I’m joining with Linda from Calling it Home for my third round of the One Room Challenge. Last spring, I made over my two-story backyard, in the fall I cleaned out and reorganized our teeny […]
3 Unusual Ways to Create a Design Plan, When You Have No Clue
I hate my master bedroom. In fact, I’ve hated it almost the entire time we’ve lived in our house. We moved in nearly 10 years ago. That’s a long time to hate your bedroom. Bedrooms are supposed to be sanctuaries; places to rest and relax after a long day. They should function well, while also […]
8 Hacks for an Affordable, Organized, and Beautiful Home
Affordable organization hacks: 8 beautiful ways to get your home organized in the kitchen, the bedroom, and the toy room. The sun was out this weekend and the temperatures were perfect in the low 70s. None of us needed anything more than a light jacket. It was almost hard to believe that it’s still February. […]
Interior Door Trim – A Quick and Easy DIY
Interior door trim has never been so easy! Take a look at how to make a plain, flat, odd-shaped door look like new with this simple DIY hack. It was the only door left. The previous homeowner had replaced all the interior doors with standard raised-panel doors…except this one. And it’s no surprise. […]
How to Naturally Stain Wood with Steel Wool and Vinegar
Get all the details on staining wood with steel wool and vinegar. It’s a gorgeous way to naturally get that reclaimed wood look! Have you ever read a blog post or article that stuck with you years later? It might not even be about anything truly deep or earth-shattering, but you never seem […]
A Backyard Ready for Summer Entertaining (ORC Reveal!)
Well, we did it. We transformed our backyard from a cluttered mess to a backyard ready for summer entertaining. Not just ready for entertaining…perfect for it really. It’s been six busy weeks battling poor weather, illness, and hectic schedules. If you go back to the original checklist, you’ll mostly see a plan to clean things up, […]
DIY Outdoor Bar with Cinder Blocks and a Pallet
Need a gathering spot while you grill in the backyard this summer? With just some cinder blocks and an outdoor pallet, make this stunning DIY outdoor bar. Imagine having to cook dinner with your stovetop and oven on the main level, but your refrigerator and countertop upstairs. That’s exactly what the Husband dealt […]
Yes, I Actually Spray Painted My Patio Cushions (ORC Week 5)
Learn all the tips and tricks to get the best results from spray painted patio cushions…and the truth about whether or not it’s worth the the effort. RELATED >>>> How to Paint Rusted Patio Furniture the Right Way It’s week 5 of the One Room Challenge, and Have you ever gotten to a point […]
Outdoor Toy Storage: 5 Tips to Get Everything Organized Once and For All
Are your kids’ outdoor toys a cluttered mess? Here are 5 tips to get your kids’ outdoor toy storage organized once and for all. This backyard renovation turned out to be so much more work than I originally expected. Not just because it’s a huge space, but because we seem to keep adding […]
How to Make a Deck Privacy Screen with Ikea Sultan Lade
Learn how to create a deck privacy screen that also doubles as a climbing trellis for your potted plants. Assembly is simple, and you can make it in a weekend! What a week! The warm weather finally decided to come back to the mid-atlantic and our family couldn’t be happier. We’re in our […]
Easy DIY Potted Plant Benches (ORC Week 2)
In this backyard renovation update, find out how to make easy DIY potted plant benches using leftover deck boards and simple hardware. I wish I could say that we had more done on the deck this week for the One Room Challenge. Unfortunately, the cold/snowy/rainy weather in conjunction with our family schedule kept a […]
How to Paint Rusted Patio Furniture
Don’t throw away that old rusty outdoor furniture! Find out how to paint rusted patio furniture to make it like new again! What have I gotten myself into? Temperatures aren’t much above freezing around here, our next few weekends are filled with activities and I just signed myself up for a MASSIVE six-week […]
Easter Activity for Kids: DIY Felt Easter Eggs Busy Board
A felt Easter egg busy board is a fun Easter activity for kids of all ages. Easy to make, it’s also a great learning tool for colors, shapes, math, & sorting. Do you remember those adorable felt Christmas trees that were going around Pinterest a few years ago…the ones that are like giant […]
{Tutorial} Easy DIY Magnet Wall
A few weeks ago I participated in the #MommyReality Buried Alive challenge, where I lamented the massive quantities of kids artwork that comes home to us every day. Seriously, it’s been covering our refrigerator, our island, an art board in the playroom and at least one banker’s box in the office. It’s simply too much. A […]
DIY Self Watering Planter for Gorgeous Plants All Summer Long
Conserve water and grow healthy vegetables with a DIY self watering planter system. With easy-to-find materials and one afternoon you can be on your way! Do you struggle with home-grown vegetables? I hate to admit it, but we do. For the last few years, we’ve tried planting various herbs and vegetables around our […]
{Spring Cleaning} Garage Organization Tips
Spring cleaning. It’s something that I often think should get done, but keeps getting pushed aside for more interesting activities like planting flowers in the garden or getting outside with a can of spray paint. Occasionally, however, there’s an area of the house that’s just so far gone, it can’t be neglected anymore. Two years […]
Our Homemade Minnie Mouse and DIY Superhero Costume
Is anyone else still suffering from a candy hangover? No matter how much I promise I won’t touch the stuff, a few too many pieces always make it past my lips. Lesson learned for next year…get the candy you don’t like! (the problem is figuring out which candy that is!) Ever the procrastinators, we realized […]
6 Fun Apps for Editing Your Photos
How was everybody’s weekend? Hopefully nice and relaxing. My Mother’s Day was better than expected…the Husband surprised me for Mother’s Day with my very own iPad! He put it in with an order for my new computer, so I’m feeling extra special right about now. I spent most of the weekend exploring apps for my […]
Crafty Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids
Can you believe it? Valentine’s Day is only one month away. Well, 31 days to be exact. We just finally got the last of our Christmas decorations down Sunday. Instead of focusing just on all the sweets for the holiday (though I’m already working on something for that end…yummy!) here are a few crafts to […]