First House
Little Tikes Play Kitchen Make Over for Boys
Last year my niece got a darling little play kitchen for her birthday. The thought of a play kitchen had never crossed my mind until we were visiting and my oldest son became quite enamored with it. He began asking to go to her house and play kitchen! A few weeks before his birthday we…
HOW TO MAKE A HOME OFFICE WHEN YOU’RE OUT OF ROOM
In this day in age a landing spot for all of your personal home office items feels like a must. I showed you a few months ago how we turned our sun room into a home office for my wedding photography business. Today tho I’m sharing how we changed an under utilized space in our…
DIY Fire Pit Area Round Up & Bonfire Hosting Ideas!
Does fall having you craving to sit around a bonfire? Us too, that’s why we hosted this evening with our friends around our DIY fire pit area. Read on to see details on how to host your own bonfire as well as resources to awesome diy fire pit tutorials! With fall nearly here I think…
How to decorate with white walls
This is a funny post for me to write because several years ago, in our old house, I dreamed of having an all white house. (Yes, the whole house.) My husband wasn’t on board (and ultimately I love color too much to make that commitment) but I did have an all white room that I…
Happy Grey, Green and Aqua Nursery
My oldest son is about to turn 7. SEVEN. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around that. In my mind he’s still brand new and we are still learning how to be parents. (Ok, let’s be real, he may be almost seven but we are still learning how to be parents. I’m not…
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…
YOUR BORING HOUSE IS AWESOME (EASY WAYS TO MAKE ANY HOUSE SPECIAL)
After purchasing our first house I found myself lamenting that we hadn’t gone for something with more character. That we had bought a less boring house. Our home was the largest we could afford on our barely-adult salaries. The house had interesting things about it and it certainly ended up being something we loved in…
All White Rooms are the Best (Formal Living Room Feature)
I’m pretty sure that it was Rachel Ashwell that made me begin to take notice of how beautiful all white rooms could be. We had just bought our first house. I fell hard for the unfussy, soft, shabby chic rooms that I kept seeing all around me. Though I certainly have a deep and abiding…
Entertainment Room Feature (How to create a home movie room)
(This post may contain affiliate links. If you shop from one of these links it helps support this blog. Products do not cost more when you shop through an affiliate link. To read all of this blogs disclosures and policies click here.) Personally I think that any home that is lucky enough to have two…