Now that I officially live three doors down from my sister, we’ve decided to go through old family recipes and make one each week. And I figured might as well share them with you guys each week in something we’ll call Foodie Friday #foodiefriday. First up is my grandma’s cherry coffee cake, basically my favorite recipe from her kitchen. INGREDIENTS: 1… View Post
As I mentioned before, my sister and her family built their new home just three houses down from us. So I decided to put together a housewarming gift basket for her that’s full of lots of useful household items! This post contains affiliate links. Since this is my sister’s first home, I knew some things that she would need right… View Post
My brother recently gifted some old end tables to my sister. While they were in great condition, my sister really wanted a pop of color in her new family room so I offered to paint them. We decided on Old Violet Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I used this color before with this table I had in my old house and… View Post
OK, here’s a quick video tour of our new place as promised! Not the best quality, but you can get an idea of the layout and what we’ve done in just one short week. I’ll take some updated photos in the coming weeks, but it was hard to get any last night with this Harry Potter rabid fan wanting to play… View Post
Hello everyone! It’s been a few crazy days around here. Please PLEASE remind me to never move again. I’m so tired and my feet hurt and I still don’t internet or TV or a refrigerator or a working dishwasher, ugh…. but I am happy to report that I only have about 20 boxes left to unpack, hah. Baby steps, people. So I… View Post
So much for a lazy weekend before the big move… Somehow my sister talked me into starting her son’s nursery. I’m actually quite excited about this project though because 1.) I’ve never decorated a boy’s bedroom before and 2) it’s been 8 years since I decorated a nursery. My sister sent me a photo she found on Pinterest a couple weeks ago for inspiration…. View Post
One week. Yep, just one short week until we close on our new home. It’s hard to believe considering the last time we walked through our new place it looked like this… At least I knew underneath all of that cardboard was our hardwood flooring. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about these floors. It was… View Post
Check out this adorable DIY fall pumpkin monogram, looks amazing on the front door of your house! Sometimes I see one of those blank die-cut pieces of wood at the craft store… you know, the ones around the holidays, like a winter snowman or a heart or a shamrock… and I know instantly know what to do with it. That was… View Post