My neighbor's garden inspired this punchy tulip color palette, full of warm oranges and deep greens. It's not pastel, but it sure looks like spring! Spring has sprung and it's time for some color in our lives! I don't know about you, but it's been a bit of a dreary late winter in my world. […]
Easy Cinnamon Sugared Almonds - The Perfect Snack
These cinnamon sugared almonds are the perfect healthy(ish) snack for when you want something to munch on that balances sweet and salty with a little protein and fiber. Almonds are a favorite snack in my house, but sometimes I get a little tired of the plain ones, and the commercially prepared kinds are usually a […]
White Sands Palette
This White Sands Palette features an array of muted pastels inspired by the miles of white sand dunes in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. Look closely and you'll find a total absence of actual white. In college, I had a painting professor who would not allow us to use white paint on the canvas. […]
Six Secret Quick Cleaning Hacks
These quick cleaning hacks will have your house (mostly) clean and guest ready in less than ten minutes each. I love having people over. And I know this might sound weird, but I actually love it when friends drop by with little or no notice. Why? Because then I have the perfect excuse for my […]
Make Your Own Faux Chalkboard Ornaments
These cute little faux chalkboard ornaments are easy to make, with few materials, and are totally customizable. Make them for your friends and family this holiday season! It's no secret that I love chalkboards. I have them all over my house, and I keep finding ways to make things into chalkboards because I just can't […]
Frosty Berry Palette
This frosty berry palette makes winter colorful again, with its tangy raspberry and wine hues, balanced by warmer browns and lavenders. When I look around at the landscape in the winter time, it feels a little colorless to me. So I decided to liven things up with a bright color palette that defies the cold […]
Crafty Gingerbread House Banner with Free Printable
This easy DIY gingerbread house banner would make a great holiday party decoration, Christmas tree garland, or window hanging to make your space more fun and festive. With easily accessible and inexpensive materials, it's the perfect crafty project for the holiday season! I love garlands and banners. There's just something so fun about draping something […]
12 Must Haves for a Cozy Fall Home
These are my favorite ideas for creating the feel of a cozy fall home, no matter what kind of house you live in, or what the weather is like outside! I'm always surprised by how quickly the weather turns cool in the fall. I know the end of summer is coming, but somehow I'm never […]
Quirky Pumpkin Palette to Celebrate Fall
This quirky pumpkin resting on a teal blue background is the perfect inspiration for a complementary color palette with warm oranges and deep blue-greens. As I walked back from the bus stop this morning, the sky was filled with hot air balloons. The air was cool and I could smell someone's wood burning fireplace. It […]
Giving Thanks and the Perfect Pumpkin Bread Recipe
With Fall in the air, it's time to break out the perfect pumpkin bread recipe and fill the kitchen with smells of cinnamon, spices, and warm pumpkin. Giving Thanks for Pumpkin Bread Today I am thankful for Pumpkin Bread. Well, I'm pretty thankful every day for such wonderful treats as pumpkin bread. But today I'm […]
DIY Basics: My Favorite Screwdriver Hacks for Home
A few of my favorite screwdriver hacks that make my life and my DIY projects easier. Plus, my personal picks for the perfect screwdrivers for around-the-house use. Welcome back to my latest in the DIY Basics series, where I'm covering some of the things you've asked me about, like sanding, measuring, and the correct way […]
DIY Basics: Sanding and Prepping 101
Whether it's furniture, cabinets, or wood trim, sanding and prepping is usually a necessary part of getting a good finish on your DIY project. Here are the basics on how to sand and prepare wood properly. I'm so glad you've joined me for the latest in my DIY Basics series! Today we'll be talking about […]
Measuring Square Footage for DIY Projects (Worksheet)
This worksheet for measuring square footage is part of my latest series on DIY basics, everything you need to know but may not have learned in do-it-yourself school. Wait, there's not one of those? We should do something about that. I should have titled this article "How to Calculate Square Feet for the Mathematically Challenged." […]
How to Hold a Paintbrush for DIY Projects
Beginning a new DIY project can be daunting, especially if you feel like you don't even know how to hold a paintbrush. Let's get that cleared up so you can get on to the fun stuff! Welcome to my DIY 101 mini-series, where I'm sharing basic skills that sometimes get in the way of beginner […]
Easy Build: Dog Crate Side Table
This dog crate side table is the perfect space saving solution when you want your best friend's bed to be part of your living space, and it's easy to build with just a few ingredients. Our dog runs our life. Yep, I've become one of those pet parents who thinks the dog deserves a spot […]
Chair Rescue with a Little Paint and Upholstery
With a few basic paint and upholstery tricks, you can turn a $5 thrift store find into a gorgeous new design piece for your home. I know chairs don't have feelings, but when I see one fallen from its former glory, sitting forlornly in the back room of a thrift store with a $5 tag […]
Cool as a Watermelon Palette
This watermelon palette brings all the coolest colors of summer together for a mouth watering take on citrus greens, aqua, and cerise. Ok, I know the saying is "cool as a cucumber" but this watermelon looked so cool and refreshing, I decided we need a new saying: "cool as a watermelon." I mean, cucumber is […]
Replacing Cabinet Hinges with Overlay Self Closing Hinges
Replacing cabinet hinges doesn't have to be intimidating or difficult. With careful preparation and a few tools you probably already own, you can install brand new hinges rather than trying to paint the old ones. When we moved into this house, I never realized how many cabinets live here. The house was built about 50 […]
Family Event Calendar for End of School Planning
Use this short term family event calendar to get you through the end of the school year craziness. With scheduling, gift reminders, and due dates, this is the planner that keeps our family on track in May, but you can use it anytime life gets a little hectic. Every year around the beginning of May […]
Fun Mother's Day Gift Guide to Make Her Smile
This Fun Mother's Day Gift Guide is full of unique and pretty handmade goodies, with a dash of irreverence and snarky humor. Each is hand picked by an actual mom (me) and guaranteed to make her smile. I love all things handmade, especially for Mother's Day. But that doesn't mean you always have to be […]
Modern Spring Palette and Thoughts on My Backyard Bird Family
This fresh and modern spring palette combines bright nature-inspired colors with soft pastels for a bold yet balanced feel. The first thing I became aware of this morning when I woke up was the birds chirping outside. I don't know what they were talking about, but they were quite enthusiastic about it. At the risk […]
My Little Dishwasher Magnet Secret
How a dishwasher magnet and a little motivation gets this mom out of doing dishes every day. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to live with a small annoyance because you never think about it until you need it? Or maybe you think it'll be difficult or expensive to replace or fix. Or […]
6 Simple Secrets to Minimal Home Staging
Whether you're staging your home to sell, or just freshening up for yourself, here's how to do it for free in 6 easy steps! When I'm not working on my own house or one of our flip houses, you can often find me helping other people get their houses ready to sell. One thing I've […]
Build a Pocket Sized Mini Flower Press
Tap into the Victorian art of flower pressing, and make it portable with this pocket sized mini flower press. My oldest daughter loves collecting and pressing flowers. When we go camping and hiking, she's constantly scouring the landscape for little blooms, like searching for sea shells on a beach. Each one a tiny treasure, she […]
Timeless Spring Floral Palette
These muted terracotta shades are grounded with dusty green for a modern take on a spring floral palette. I'm so ready for Spring, especially because this year the Spring colors are all about rusty modern boho shades rather than clear pastel pinks and greens. (Nuthin' wrong with a pretty pastel, but it's fun to mix […]
House Hunting Worksheets to Tame the Overwhelm
Finding the right house can be overwhelming, but these house hunting worksheets will help you get organized and keep track of the homes you visit, so you can make the best decision about which home suits your needs. Househunting fatigue is real. You've seen a few houses, tried to keep track of which parts you […]
How to Improve Air Quality in your Airbnb Property or Home
A super easy way to improve air quality in your home or vacation rental property and give yourself and your guests clean air and peace of mind.
Family Flip House Before and After
Inside: a little show and tell with the before and after photos from our latest flip house adventure. We look at every flip house as an opportunity, but this one was especially aptly named, located on a street named Opportunity. We jumped at the chance to transform this three-bed, two-bath house from a run-down rental […]
Dusty Succulent Palette
How soft greens and pinks came together to make a modern color palette and a grown-up bathroom. When my kids asked me to redesign their bathroom, I knew what I had to do - give them a grown up space that felt like a spa and a garden all in one. I dove in and […]
Girls' Bathroom Makeover Reveal for $100 Room Challenge
How $100 and lots of succulents transformed this teen girls' bathroom into a fresh, fun, and functional space to start the day right. We've crossed the finish line on this $100 Room Challenge, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Plus, for the first time ever, my budget came in at exactly $100! If […]
Small Space Painting Tips and Progress in the Girls' Bathroom
When painting and organizing isn't pretty...yet. Plus, my favorite small space painting tips! You know how some days it feels like everything you do actually creates more work than it solves? Well this week was one of those days, alllll week long. But while it may seem (to me) like I'm spinning my wheels, I've […]
Painting and Staining Cabinets for Girls Bath Makeover
Progress on my girls' bathroom for the $100 Room Challenge, beginning with staining and painting the ugly old oak cabinets. This project, like most of my room makeovers, started with painting and staining cabinets. Because I was unsure how the staining would go, I decided to start with that project. I figured if it turned […]
Girls' Bathroom Makeover - New $100 Room Challenge
This girls' bathroom makeover will challenge your thinking about how far $100 can go in home improvements! It's time for another $100 Room Challenge and I could not be more excited to dig in to this one! My girls' bathroom is in need of some TLC and I've got lots of ideas I can't wait […]
Love Advent? Celebrate with my New Christmas Printable!
Celebrate the hope of Advent with this Christmas printable of one of my favorite carols. Warning: it may make you want to walk up to total strangers' homes and start singing! I love the advent season. I love the feeling of expectation leading up to Christmas. I love everything about decorating the house and tree […]
Winter Woodpile Palette
I woke up to a dusting of snow this morning. Well, actually I woke up to my daughter pulling on me, insisting I come see the snow, before it all melts. There's something so tranquil about fresh snow. It sort of cleans everything it falls on, and makes the ground, trees, and even fences feel […]
Pretty Printable Planner Now Blooming in Time for the New Year
My new floral printable planner is now available! Filled with fresh blooms and prompts for creativity, gratitude, and meditation, as well as daily to-do lists and schedules, this pretty planner will keep you productive, while giving you a little nudge to stop and smell the roses each day. Ever notice how the best ideas are […]
How to Make this Sweet Little Chalkboard Banner
A faux chalkboard banner, made from black foam board and wood beads, is the perfect way to add a little design flair to your space. Find out how easy it is to make your own - no power tools required! You may have noticed I love chalkboards. There's just something wonderfully analog and unrestricted about […]
How to Make an Easy Floral Map Painted Pumpkin
This floral map painted pumpkin is easy to make, and so much more colorful and fun than your average jack-o-lantern. I love Autumn, but I don't love orange. It's a dilemma I face every year when I want to decorate for Fall and I'm left with neutrals if I don't want orange and browns. (Nuthin' […]
Rusty Fall Leaves Palette
This rusty fall leaves palette brings together several warm shades of red-brown, for a cozy start to Autumn.
4 Easy Ways to Make Custom Art out of Cheap Frames
How to make custom art out of cheap frames to showcase your family's personality in your home. No artistic ability necessary!
What You Need to Know Before Painting Cabinets
Finally - everything I know about painting cabinets, condensed into one place. And it all applies to painting furniture too! Painting your cabinets, especially a whole kitchen full of cabinets, can be a daunting DIY project. As with most things in life, there's no one "right" way to do it, but there sure are lots […]
Cozy Craftsman Makeover Reveal
See the complete transformation of our latest flip house, from rundown boarded up bungalow to super cute family home, in this craftsman makeover reveal! Flipping houses is never easy, but completely remodeling a house in the midst of a stay-at-home health crisis adds a whole 'nother level of challenge to the process! When we first […]
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