Cleaning a house requires a whole list of skills, but cleaning a house quickly, from top to bottom, is a skill that in my book approaches super-hero status. And when you’re getting a whole house ready for guests in under 4 hours, you need all the super-hero-ness you can find. So I’m going to give you our secrets to how we do it with our AirBNB rental home. If you missed the last post about getting a house ready to rent as a vacation property, definitely check that one out first. But if you’re caught up, or just wondering how to clean your home fast, roll up your sleeves, grab… Keep Reading
Vacation Rental Hosting: How to Set Up a Home for AirBNB
Welcome to a new mini-series here on the blog, all about hosting your own vacation rental property! While I’m normally all about DIY Projects, Crafts, and Flipping Houses, today I’m kicking off a new series that goes along with my latest project outside the blog. But first, a little background information. Let me tell you a little story about how I accidentally became a landlord. As you may know, my design partner Jana and I flip houses as a little side business. I say “little” because we’re not a big operation like the HGTV gurus who do dozens of homes a year. We don’t have a lot of time or… Keep Reading
Big Plans for this Office in the Latest $100 Room Challenge
I’m so excited it’s time for another $100 Room Challenge! This time I’m tackling my husband’s office, which doubles as our guest room. I love the $100 Room Challenge because it makes me get things done and keeps me on a budget. This will be my fifth makeover, and I’m always amazed at what you can accomplish in four weeks with $100 dollars. If you need proof, just check out how far $100 went in these rooms: The Family Room The Breakfast Nook My Daughter’s Room The Guest Bath This challenge was started by Erin of Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry and I always love being a part of a group… Keep Reading
Flip House Hattie’s Big Reveal
It’s here… Reveal Day! I love a good makeover, don’t you? Our current flip house, named Hattie, seemed like she didn’t need much, but in reality all the little changes added up to a full remodel. This was the kind of house that just needed a few of the right touches to bring it up to date. And while that’s not as exciting a makeover as some of the falling-down houses I’ve seen, the overall effect turned out to be really satisfying. But enough of my musing, let’s get to the pictures, shall we? Hattie Before her Makeover Here are a few “Before” shots of our beloved Hattie, to remind… Keep Reading
More Peace in my Home with Onelink Safe & Sound
Thank you First Alert OneLink for sponsoring this post. Onelink Safe & Sound – Meet Your Family’s New Best Friend. #ONELINKSTORY I’m always looking for ways to make my home more peaceful, secure, and beautiful, and I just found a new way with Onelink Safe & Sound! We recently installed one in our house, and the whole family loves it, all for different reasons. Onelink Safe & Sound My new Safe & Sound gives me peace of mind with its intelligent smoke & carbon monoxide alarm with remote notifications. If something were to happen, even while I’m not at home, it would notify me on my phone. That’s in addition to… Keep Reading
Lit Headboard Frequently Asked Questions
Fun FAQ’s: Dreamy Light Up Headboard This month, I’m taking a little break from new projects to go back and answer some great questions about old projects. Sometimes I don’t know whether I’ve written a good tutorial until you write to me with all your questions, and I figure out how much information I left out. It seems only fair to go back and answer those questions and fill in some of the holes. (Last week I covered our painted kitchen cabinets, so be sure to check out that post if you’re thinking of painting yours.) I built this dreamy lit headboard out of curtains and Christmas lights almost four… Keep Reading
I Love the After: The Big Reveal of our Latest Flip
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I’m not writing a progress post on our flip house like I had planned for this week. The good news is because it’s turned into a reveal post! Yep, we’re done. This sweet little home is on the market, ready and waiting for its next family. I loved working on our first flip house, but this one has brought me even more creative joy than that one did. I don’t know why, but some houses just capture your heart, and this one did just that. Maybe it was the moment my daughter christened it “The Birthday Cake House” (y’all… Keep Reading
$100 Room Challenge Reveal – Growing Girl’s Bedroom
Tween Girl’s Bedroom Makeover It’s reveal week for the $100 Room Challenge! Reveal week is always my favorite, partly because I love to see a fun project come together, but also partly because of the enormous sense of relief I feel after the final push to get everything done. I can’t wait to show you my growing girl’s bedroom makeover! Before we get into the good stuff, I want to say a big Thank You to Erin of Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry for hosting this challenge, and giving me the deadline I needed so I could finally get this room done! ~This post contains affiliate links. If you make a… Keep Reading
Dip-Dyed Ombre Curtain Makeover – $100 Room Challenge
For this week’s $100 Room Challenge update, I’m sharing with you one of my favorite projects, ombre dip-dying. I use this dip-dye method for several of the tea towels in my Etsy shop (which are all unfortunately sold out at the moment), but it’s really an easy project you can do yourself. (Check out week 1 and week 2 to see where we’re coming from!) My daughter likes her white curtains, and I do too, but I thought they needed something a little more interesting to make them less boring. The ombre effect will let us leave most of the fabric white, while adding just enough color to tie in… Keep Reading
Ceiling Fan Makeover – $100 Room Challenge
When I started working on my daughter’s bedroom for the $100 Room Challenge, I knew the first thing that had to go was that awful ceiling fan. (I think I referred to it as “the brass monstrosity” in my last post.) But with only $100 to makeover a whole bedroom, that didn’t leave a whole lot of budget for a new light fixture. No problem, I’m used to working with tight budgets and ugly light fixtures! I had never done a ceiling fan before, so this was a challenge I was excited to try. If you’re just joining, be sure to check out last week’s post with my plans for… Keep Reading