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 ...
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Its All About the Windows & How a Room Is Inspired
I often get the question, Where do you get your inspiration from? And that is a hard question to answer. Inspiration is a combination of things for me. The space, my budget, what is available, how I want the space to function and what makes my heart sing. Sometimes I get stuck on an idea and the rest of the world isn't aware of my genius. I will run from store to store trying to find whatever it is I have envisioned, only to find out it doesn't exist. Sometimes you can fix that with a DIY and ...
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 ...
Living On One Income
First of all, I want to start by saying how much I love blogging and the whole Balancing Home community. I know my post have become irregular. Funny thing is: I have so much I want to share with you. I'm hitting the third trimester of pregnancy so by the time the kiddos are in bed I am pooped. This is probably going to sound weird too, but the chair we have at our desk is literally painful to sit in. It kills my tail bone, which makes it even less likely I will plant my bottom down and get to ...