One lesson we’ll be taking from 2020 is to never stop transforming your home into a place you love. The main bathroom in our house has always been “acceptable” – updated by the previous owners but using cheap materials that didn’t match our style or the style of our house. We’ve been setting aside money…
DIY Nap Mat Cover
E started a new preschool today and we couldn’t be more excited. The cover on her nap mat from daycare was looking a little worn, so we decided starting a new school was the perfect opportunity to make a new-and-improved DIY nap mat cover. If you’re not familiar with a nap mats, many daycares and…
Craftsman Carriage House: Bathroom Reveal
Isn’t it funny how home projects can divert so far from your original vision? The only item from our original design plan for the carriage house bathroom that ended up in the actual room was the showerhead! OUR ORIGINAL INSPIRATION I’m totally okay with that. Our goal with the space was to create a functional…
Mini Liquor Bottle Christmas Tree
Let me introduce you to the best White Elephant gift or creative surprise for a friend: The mini liquor bottle Christmas tree. The IT guy in our office hit it out of the park at our wine and gift exchange last year with a wooden dowel Christmas tree covered in mini bottles. When it came…
Easy Homemade Bourbon Cream
Each year around the holidays, I wait for Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream to hit the shelves. The challenge is, we never finish the bottle and end up pouring most of it down the drain before it expires. This year, we decided to try making homemade bourbon cream so we could make a smaller batch for…
Raggy Christmas Quilt Tutorial
I’ve always loved the cozy, comfy look of a good raggy quilt and what’s a better time to make one than as an addition to your Christmas decor! Fun prints, soft flannel, and frayed edges make this raggy Christmas quilt the perfect project to add to your holiday plans. Raggy quilts have exposed edges that…
Look for Less: Studio McGee Moody Living Room
Anyone else binge watched all of “Dream Home Makeover” on Netflix already? The living room featured on episode 1 is my new obsession. I love how bright yet moody the room is, with different textures that give off that polished-yet-cozy vibe. I would love to recreate that same feel in our small living room, but…
The Best Baby Name Signs for Your Nursery
As we were thinking about ways to affordably transform Evie’s neutral nursery into something a little different for baby sister, adding a sign with baby’s name on it kept showing up in all of my inspiration pictures. But with so many options available online, how do you pick? We’re rounding up the best baby name…
Ghoulish Halloween Deviled Eggs
Halloween 2020 will look different for so many reasons. Instead of a big party with friends, we’ll be joining our “quaran-team” – a small set of families on our block with kids around the same age – for a backyard party with games for the kids. We’re whipping up a batch of our favorite ghoulish…
$15 Felt Flower Nursery Mobile
I’ve been brainstorming affordable ways to spruce up our existing nursery and make it feel “new and different” for Baby #2, while leveraging the big purchases we already have (crib, rocking chair, rug) and not making large investments. Enter this beautiful felt flower mobile I whipped up in a few hours. Total cost? $14. SUPPLIES…
DIY Toddler 90’s Aerobics Instructor Costume
Let’s be honest – as adorable as it is, getting an 18 month old to wear a costume on Halloween is incredibly difficult. Rather than fight E on a mask she didn’t want to wear or something warm or itchy, we went the DIY route. The only requirements? It needed to look and feel like…
Our $40 Bedroom Lighting Upgrade
One of the joys of living in a historic home is you can never count on having electric run to the places you want or need it – and trying to drop new wiring is a huge hassle (not to mention $$$). Our bedroom is one of those places. We have a ceiling fan (which…