Built in bookshelves are the best but I definitely had a hard time styling them. See the final look here! I never thought when I asked our carpenter to make built-in bookshelves in our living room that it would be sooooo hard to style! I wish now I didn’t have so many bookshelves. {You can’t…
I will show you how I transformed this old chair into a burlap stenciled beauty! I found this old, ugly, rickety chair in the back alley behind our old house on one of my stroller walks a couple of years ago. We’ve moved from that house since but I dragged that chair with us when…
I am sharing my Christmas tablescape! There are soo many beautiful details for your holiday inspiration. Our table is now decorated for Christmas morning! Ya! It’s very simple. I’ve put out my favorite Pottery Barn Christmas mugs and plates I bought last year. They have a vintage vibe. My new wooden dough bowl would look…
Come see our tree overflowing with presents! Our beautiful Christmas tree is on a table so there isn’t much room, but it looks lovely overflowing to the foyer bench with the no-sew Joy throw pillow I made. This post is short and sweet because it’s Dec 23rd and there’s lots to do before Santa arrives….
I will show you how to decorate your presents with simple Christmas gift wrap! This year I used kraft paper to decorate some of my Christmas gifts and then I used some alphabet stamps to spell out the recipient’s name. Aren’t these wrapped presents adorable? It’s a such a simple and pretty way to wrap…
I put together this vintage looking Merry Christmas Banner and will share with you my tutorial! I made this vintage inspired Merry banner last Christmas. It’s very easy to do but a bit messy! Would you like to make your own? This is what you’ll need! Supplies: burlap fabric glue or a stapler thick rope…
Decorating your Christmas front door makes guests feel welcome and gives a festive feel! This Christmas I wanted to decorate my front door and front porch in a simple but festive holiday style. Here is some simple holiday decor for the front door. I found this beautiful Christmas twine wreath with red cardinals last…
Check out these before and after pictures of my kitchen eating area that I updated into the perfect kitchen nook! Today I’m going to show you before and after pictures of our kitchen eating area. I turned it into a cozy eating nook! Warning: the photos you are about to see are very reminiscent of…
So this is our kitchen before and after. It’s actually the one room in the house that didn’t get a complete overhaul if you can believe it. The previous owners tried to do some updates for resale value. They left a beautiful french door style LG stainless steel fridge, a Fisher & Paykel gas stove…
