Blog Posts
Double Curtain Rod Round Up
(Affiliate links included in post.) In my quest to solve my living room curtain debacle I’ve searched high and low for double curtain rods. I’ve been looking for drapery rods in wood, gold, or possibly chrome. Because our living room has paneled walls I didn’t want anything too decorative. I narrowed the search to modern…
First World Problems: What to do about my living room curtain rods
I moved into our house 2.5 years ago and there has been one thing hanging over my head since day 1: our living room curtains. Our home was the model home for our neighborhood. From what I can gather that meant that it was professionally decorated and that it got some extra features (most of…
April Blog Progress Report
I didn’t post a March blog progress report because I let my feelings get the better of myself and was feeling a bit down about my overall progress. But here I am back with a blog update. Friends, this is not the best post I’ve ever written! Overall I haven’t been as active with the…
4 EASY STEPS TO STAGING YOUR KITCHEN TO SELL YOUR HOME FAST
Everyone knows that kitchens and baths sell homes, right? Well if you’re selling and your kitchen is less than stellar then today’s post is especially for you. Today I’m sharing my 4 best tips to staging your kitchen so your home sells fast. Let’s get a few things straight before we dive into staging your…
How to stage your home to sell fast: Bedrooms & Bathrooms
When you are staging your home to sell you want to make the most of each bedroom & bathroom. After all most people decide the size of home they want to buy by the number of bedrooms & bathrooms it has! When your house is photographed it is going to tell everyone available on the…
What is Home Staging & Should I do It?
If you have real estate on the brain then you know it’s all about making sure that you get top dollar for your current home. When we sold our house we were nervous wrecks (seriously, ask our realtor!). We wanted to make sure that we had done everything in our power to show our house…
Use Pinterest to Get Rooms You Love
One of my favorite things to look at are different home design pins. So many of the images on Pinterest are more inspirational than real, and honestly, I’m not a hater about that. I like that people are putting their ideas and work out there for the masses to absorb and enjoy. The bad thing…
HOW TO ADD CURB APPEAL FOR A QUICK HOME SALE
In the past few years I have gotten pretty into sprucing up my homes curb appeal. Today I’m super excited to talk about how to stage the outside of your home to prep for a quick home sale! Of course anything you do in preparation to sell your home is going to be different than…
WHEN A HOME OFFICE MAKES SENSE (ROOM FEATURE)
When you are a small business owner the struggle between expense vs investment can be very difficult. This is especially true if you are working from home and needing an office. I am co-owner/photographer of a wedding photography company in Kansas City with my business partner and life long best friend, Sarah. In the photography…
February Blog Update and Income Report
Well month 2 is gone & over, so let’s have a little February blog update. Since I made my first pennies (literally) this month I’ll add a bonus income report at the end! This month I had hoped to get a few more posts published but in the end I published exactly the same. I…