30 cool kitchen accessories you'll love (and didn't know you needed!) that will help make life easier or help keep your home in order! Have you noticed as you get older that you get excited about things you never thought you would!? We recently put in a new sprinkler system for our yard and I had NO idea I could be that excited about WATER! Another simple pleasure? Finding useful gadgets to help make life easier or to help keep things in order! I found 30 cool kitchen accessories I can't ... continue reading...
Our Colorful Patio Reveal
We created a colorful patio with the help of At Home! This post is sponsored by At Home. The patio is finally complete! We recently made some pretty major changes by adding color to our bland back patio: we painted our backdoor, painted the patio concrete floor, and added new color changing lights! Once that was done, we had a blank, albeit colorful, slate to decorate! It was time to replace our pallet couch, so we headed to At Home to pick out some new patio furniture! We love to ... continue reading...
How To Paint Metal Planters
Learn how to paint metal planters to decorate your patio. This project is sponsored by JOANN. Spring has definitely sprung here in south Texas - my garden is overflowing with blooms and my allergies are CRAZY! With the help of some allergy meds, I've been enjoying our newly painted patio quite a bit more. We recently made some major changes with paint, and that trend continues with this project! The thing we were lacking was wall decor and plants (because YES I always need more plants!) I ... continue reading...
30 Items To Organize Your Life
Getting organized isn't difficult with the right tools for the job! Find 30 items to organize your life all available via Amazon! Kitchens, bathrooms, cars, and closets - we could all use a little help getting all the places we dwell daily organized. We're confronted daily with little disruptions due to disorganization and in order to get our lives to run smoothly, sometimes we need a little help! When your desk is in disarray, wrangle all those loose cords with this quirky cord organizer. ... continue reading...
How To Make A Bed Skirt
Learn how to make a bed skirt quickly, easily, and in any size! This project is sponsored by JOANN. Necessity is the mother of all invention, right? Well when we got a new mattress a few months ago (a Tempur-pedic, holla!) I also got a new bed frame. It never made sense to me why standard bed frames are only like 6 inches off the ground. I found a much taller one, and now have PLENTY of room under the bed! The problem? It was impossible to find a bed skirt that fit! The ones I found were ... continue reading...
How to Make A Simple DIY Wall Hanging
Learn how to make a simple DIY wall hanging to decorate your home. This project is sponsored by JOANN. I'm afraid I've created a marble monster! This project demonstrates a simple technique that I fear could be a bit addicting! Start with a heavy duty fabric. JOANN has a ton of utility fabrics: I used white duck canvas. You then pick your paint - I tested out a few different options and found that alcohol ink worked best. There really isn't a wrong way to do this project - just sprinkle the ... continue reading...
DIY Headboard Ideas: 10 Great Projects!
One of my very first DIY projects was a DIY headboard. It was after college and my first time living solo, so I was really excited to make a place of my own. Did I mention this was right after college? So I definitely didn't have money for the beautiful Pottery Barn headboard I was coveting! Instead I made my own and I was terribly proud of it! That project also kicked off a whole slew of other projects and inspired me to continue creating things for my home. There are so many great ideas out ... continue reading...
Our Patio Makeover – Color Changes Everything!
We made major improvements to our patio by adding COLOR! Our patio makeover: painting our backdoor, painting the patio concrete, and adding new lights! This post is sponsored by Enbrighten. When we moved in to our first home (about 3 years ago!) we were so excited for all the potential DIY projects. We immediately made a list of things we wanted to change and do - it was a big list! The "fun" part of home ownership is sometimes you don't get to do the projects you want and have to do the ... continue reading...
DIY Floating Shelves – 10 Creative Ways to Use!
Create DIY floating shelves for a unique way to fill the empty walls in your home. Here are 10 create ways to use floating shelves. I still have so many blank walls in our house. I just made some decorating progress in our master bedroom by making a DIY bed skirt, but when I was taking pictures of it I realized I can only photograph the room from one direction since only HALF the room looks complete! We have a small end table with NOTHING above it! Same thing in our hallway - zilch on the ... continue reading...
How To Apply Peel and Stick Wallpaper
Learn how to apply peel and stick wallpaper quickly and easily! See how we transformed our pantry for around 30 bucks! We recently did a complete overhaul of our pantry. After making over my baking cabinet last summer, I was inspired to do the same thing to our pantry. We transformed this space with a single roll of peel and stick wallpaper! The best part? It only cost thirty bucks! I didn't know how to apply peel and stick wallpaper before tackling this project, but after seeing how ... continue reading...
How To Organize A Pantry
This post is sponsored by Rubbermaid®; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Learn how to organize a pantry in 4 simple steps! You know what doesn’t bring me joy? Trying to find the lids to my storage containers in the kitchen. I’m convinced that every time a sock goes missing from the dryer, it comes back as a random lid in the pantry! Our pantry became a haphazard landing zone for food, storage containers, and even some cleaning supplies. It was time to get it under control! I ... continue reading...
DIY Mirror Decals
Make adorable DIY mirror decals and bring a little inspiration and enthusiasm to your day! This post is sponsored by JOANN. Do you consider yourself bold? Original? Fearless? All of the above!? As a creator it's important to be all of these and more. DIYing isn’t a just a hobby - it’s a movement! More and more women are unleashing their creativity and many are even turning it into careers. From the Pinterest moms who just want to create the cutest cupcakes at the PTA fundraiser to the ... continue reading...