This post brought to you by Moen, Incorporated. All opinions are 100% mine. Once upon a time I was 24. We bought our first house and within months of owning it we had the kitchen gutted and a wall knocked down (you can see more kitchen before and afters here). Ahh...to be young and dumb. There is something to be said about not knowing what you are getting into. Of course, shortly after tearing out our kitchen we learned I was pregnant. By the end of the whole ordeal our bank account and ...
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Its All About the Hardware
My life is moving faster then I can write about it. We have been crazy busy and it just keeps going all the way up to d-day. This weekend we rearranged the living room, took a mini road trip to Ikea and I co-hosted a baby shower for my twin brother and his wife. I keep thinking, once I finish x we can slow down. And then a new project pops up. Today I want to talk about Eleanor's big girl room. I have a few more posts to share and one more project to finish, but Eleanor is sleeping up in her ...
Spring Mantle With Nest Specimen Art
Yay! It's spring! Okay, not really. We have a fresh 7-9 inches of snow outside and the ten day forecast doesn't even hit 40 degrees. In my head: December, January & February are winter, but that is it. After that, I am all about spring. Four seasons, 12 months means each season only gets three months (cue laughter from every.single.person who lives in Wisconsin). Needless to say, regardless of the weather, Easter is right around the corner so it was time to get my Easter/spring shelf ...
Hanging Gutter Bookshelves & the Low-Down On the Reading Nook
Last week I revealed Eleanor's big girl room reading nook. The first completed project of her new room. Since posting it, I have received lots and lots of questions about her space. Questions on various Facebook posts, on Instagram, in the comments and just about anywhere one could think to look. I tried my best to answer them, but at the end of the day I thought it would be best to put all those answers in one post. Let us start with a source list: 1. Gutter bookshelves and end caps ...
Everything You Need to Know About Carpet Tiles
Finding affordable flooring solutions for your home can be really difficult. These Home Depot carpet tiles fit the bill and now I am breaking down everything about why we chose carpet tiles, how to install carpet tiles and how these Home Depot carpet tiles are holding up FIVE years later! The room with the carpet problem With a new baby on the way, 8 weeks away (eek!), we have been busy moving Eleanor out of the nursery across the hall from us and up to her big girl room, complete with big ...