When I was a junior in college my now husband--then boyfriend--gave me a potted plant. That was nearly a decade ago and now the pot looks like this. It was broke down to say the least. The plant was still viable, but it was definitely ready for a new home. We were at the Home Depot grabbing other supplies for various projects and the terra cotta flower pots caught my eye. Seemed like just the right size for my plant and very affordable. Much better, right? Man! I don't know why it ...
Before/Afters
Simplifying Our Bathroom, Simplifying Our Routine
Before Hudson was born, like right before Hudson was born--I'm talking 38 weeks pregnant-- we gutted our bathroom. It was pure craziness. The toilet was sitting in the nursery, I was peeing in a Home Depot bucket and we were bringing home a new baby (our third) in a week. You can read more about that insanity here. First of all, let us be clear on one thing-that vanity was rotting, disgusting, grossness and it was HUGE! We have one, not very big bathroom and that vanity took up more then ...
A Case of the Mondays Cure
So this post may not be aptly named since it is 10:50 on a Monday night and by the time you folks are reading it, it will be Tuesday (or close to it). Things have been a bit slow going around here. It is a do puzzles, hang around in the backyard kind of summer so far. With lunch--aka our pizza factory--as the highlight. I have/had grand plans of fitting so much into the summer, but this guy is holding us back. I mean it in the most loving way possible of course. Hudson is ...
Big Girl Room Reveal
After leading you on for months I finally have my act together. Here is the final reveal of Eleanor's big girl room. We had so much fun making this special room for Eleanor. It was tough saying goodbye to her nursery. With baby #3 on the way, it was time. I was so nervous about her being upstairs and being in a big girl bed. It turns out all my worrying was for nothing. Isn't that how it goes for us moms? She loves her big girl room, spends hours destroying playing in it. We made ...
Big Girl Room Doors & DIY Magnet Board
We finally wrapped up Eleanor's room. Since starting her room our living room got a bit of a makeover, we renovated our bathroom, worked on an nursery and welcomed a brand new baby boy. Needless to say, I have left you all hanging. I have been sharing with you the process of Eleanor's room makeover starting with the prepping, the reading nook, the low down on the reading nook, everything you need to know about carpet tiles, how the room was inspired, the hardware, and the bedding . Before the ...