A living room spring refresh was definitely in order. Ironically, there is nearly two feet of snow outside my window as I write this. Go figure. Living on Lake Michigan has its perks, one being lake effect snow. We got about 20 inches in 24 hours! Regardless, spring is coming. The fresh flowers probably helped set the mood. Fresh flowers have a way of doing that. For those of you who don't know, I have started an essential oil business and I hit a really huge milestone with that (and now ...
Decorating
Bedroom Decor Ideas & Mini Makeover
Creating a beautiful bedroom is simple once you have a few key elements: A beautiful bed frame, a bedside table and a few key pieces to pull together your bedroom design idea. How to become a bedroom designer There is no certification involved, but here are some steps to creating a bedroom you love. Research! Start a Pinterest board for bedroom ideas Analyze. What do all those bedroom ideas and designs have in common? Light walls? Dark walls? Patterned walls? Upholstered bed ...
Girl Bedroom Makeover – Woodland Forest Decorating Ideas
This isn't any ordinary bedroom makeover. The pictures will show you a beautiful space, but that is only half of the story. The story really begins with a little girl, Riley, who has been battling brain cancer. A sweet little 9 year-old girl who has been dreaming of her own room. I've seen it time and time again, the universe bringing things together in such a way that you just look to the sky with wonder. That feeling that something bigger than you is at work. Her family was house ...
Christmas Home Tour
Welcome to our Christmas home tour. We have four young and active kids here so we like to keep our holiday core simple, affordable, bright and fun! Thank you so much to Not Just a Housewife for hosting this fun Christmas tour blog hop. Welcome to all our new friends from the Blooming Homestead. Colorful ornaments on the tree and in the lamp and bright Merry Christmas banner is all it took to bring some holiday cheer to this living room wall. I didn't buy a ...
Living Room Refresh for $100
We had a bookshelf we inherited waiting to be painted, chalkboards hanging above a console because we had them and random stuff sitting on the console because that is what clean surfaces are for. My pillow covers were clashing with my carpet (online ordering error) and there were nail holes in desperate need of a patch and paint job. Last weekend I we put a little elbow grease in and around $100. I repotted a plant that desperately needed it and bought a basket at TJ maxx for $16 for the ...
