Room Makeovers

  • Brown and pink home office

    How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color Every Time

    I’ve painted a lot of rooms.  A LOT.  Some of them have turned out awesome….and some have been on the short list for a repaint.   Right before quarantine started  (yes, all the way back in 2020!) I decided on a whim (with no plan or budget) that I was going to sell all of our…

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  • Walk in Closet Organization (Guest Room Remodel)

    I hope you are all following me over on Instagram because if not this post may seem a little out of left field.  Almost 2 years ago we discovered a horizontal crack in our foundation.  The crack ended up causing considerable leaking which over the course of following year led to extensive foundation work.  We…

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  • Farmhouse King Size Iron Headboard

    Farmhouse Master Bedroom Tour

    I’m 36 and I live across the street from my life long best friend.  Sarah and I met in the third grade when I was 8 years old, so I guess technically ‘life-long’ isn’t actually true.  We aren’t originally from Kansas City but we moved here for college and both ended up here.  Sarah and…

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  • DIY Basement Renovation Before and After

    Basement Family Room Before and After – Final Reveal! (Renovation Series Part 5)

    baseIt has been 4 long years in the making of the post I’m sharing today. Over the last few weeks you have went through the journey of our basement renovation and today I am sharing our full basement family room before and after renovation!  Bear with me as I use all of the exclamation points…

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  • Beginning Our Basement Renovation (Basement Reno Series 1)

    This is going to be a long post guys, so grab a cup of coffee and settle in!  When we bought our house we knew that we would be in for a basement renovation.  I really like the previous owners of our home.  I’m not judging their style, it was just really different than ours. …

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  • How to use a tapestry in your boho bedroom decor

    Boho Bedroom Ideas from Emma’s Room

    For the last few months my baby sister, Emma, has been living with us.  (And by baby, I mean 21.;)) We’ve loved having her around and one unexpected surprise has been getting to put together her room. I had been working on this room to be a playroom and had just finished scraping the ceiling…

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  • How to makeover your bathroom on a budget

    HOW TO DO A BATHROOM MAKEOVER ON A BUDGET

    I was flipping around on Instagram the other day when I realized I’d written several blog posts about easy ways to update your bathroom.  (Are you following me over there?  If not click here to start!) So I thought, “I need to put those all together in one easy reference post!”, and that’s why I’m…

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  • Best ways to make white walls work in an outdated house

    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…

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  • Bathroom painted white with green vanity gold hardware, vintage arched mirror, gold sconces, DIY drop cloth shower curtain and original artwork. Text overlay reads white and green bathroom refresh, when art helps bad decorating

    Small Budget Bathroom Makeover

    From the moment I set eyes on our hall bathroom I had a mirror in mind for it.  I didn’t know where I would get this mirror but I knew the shape it was calling out for.  Luckily I was at an antique store shortly after and found the perfect mirror for the space.  Unfortunately…

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