You know those “if you give a mouse a cookie” projects that lead to many more? Well this mudroom is the reason we renovated our main floor, added a new kitchen and then came back around and did a makeover in this room, too HA! That makes us sound ridiculous, but I’m glad we did …
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Chandelier Options For My Closet Island (And Of Course, My Favorite Costs $2300!)
I have expensive taste. It never fails that if I have several items to choose from, with all of the prices hidden from sight, I’ll almost always choose the most expensive item. It happens over and over and over again. That’s one reason I started DIYing many years (okay…decades) ago. I decided that if I …
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Decorating & Organizing with Baskets (A Place for Everything!)
This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure Policy here Sources: Wicker trunk // White Lamp by Bed // Rug / Blue and White Chinoiserie Lamp by Teal Chair // Ruffle Striped Pillow on Chair // Similar Teal Chair This post is in partnership with Wayfair For the last few years I’ve set …
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The Current State Of Our Master Bedroom Suite
Winter has officially hit central Texas, so my work on the workshop has come to a grinding halt over the last few days. I’m bummed about it because I was really on a roll with those projects, and I was feeling incredibly motivated to continue. But my motivation couldn’t push me to work outside in …
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Our 2024 Year in Review
This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure Policy here Room sources and grandbabies’ outfits What a year it’s been! From the joy and blessing of becoming grandparents for the first AND the second time to our precious Forrest and Lila, to the heartache and sorrow of losing our beloved pup Jack, to …
Signing Off For The Year
I always take the last week between Christmas and the New Year off from the blog, but this year, I’ve decided to take these next two weeks off. Things are just moving so slowly on the bedroom suite. I had expected the contractor’s part to be finished two weeks ago, and here we are two …
Christmas Bar Cart: Creating Peace with Simple Joys
This year is our second Christmas season with our bar cart! I’m still so happy with this “functional decorating” decision. It’s been so simple to style plus it’s a handy piece for serving and daily storage, too. I love pieces like this that bring peace and beauty to our home in every season. Most of …
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I Should Have Listened To Y’all
Well, y’all, the word of the day is frustration. (Also, frustrated and frustration.) You could probably turn this post into a drinking game and be completely sloshed by the end. But don’t. I’m not actually suggesting that. 😀 We started off this week with my mom and I having finished several days of back breaking …
Make Any Room Cozier with These Handy Remote Control Outlets for Lamps and Christmas Trees!
This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure Policy here Make any room immediately cozier with a set of these remote control outlets (on Black Friday sale!). I got them for our living room lamps so I can turn them on and off easily with the remote control. You can also plug your …
A Pink Wallpapered Walk-In Closet? Yes, Please!
Yesterday, I finally got to work on the floor in the hallway and bedroom. I’m so glad to finally be working on these rooms, and now that my whole plan is in place for the bedroom, everything has been ordered, and I just need to get the work done, I’m hoping it’ll be smooth sailing …
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