Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. If I asked you what was some things that you disagreed about with your kids or your spouse this week – would the remote or TV programming be on that list? I know it can be […]
How to Make a Personalized Stenciled Pillow
Disclosure: Post sponsored by DecoArt but choice of saying, creation of pillow, and adding another pillow to my bed was all me! 🙂 I added a fun personalized pillow to my bedroom! And yes, see that wedding picture in the background – our “Happy Ever After” truly did begin on that day back in […]
New $4.00 thrift store light fixture in the kitchen (Kitchen Makeover)
Next step in the kitchen makeover was doing something about that not very pretty fluorescent light! If you have missed the previous kitchen makeover posts you can check out the before pictures here (oh, those wood edged laminate countertops – so glad those are gone!), picking out and ordering new laminate countertops from Home Depot, 10+ beautiful […]
Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: fun brand name thrifting finds + why I CHOOSE to live a frugal life
Happy Friday! I have so enjoyed a less busy week this past week with no appointments or pressing things on my schedule after a crazy busy summer! I have spent the entire week at home and got lots done around the house and in the kitchen – I just love working around my home. I […]
How to install a DIY beadboard backsplash (Kitchen Makeover)
The kitchen makeover is coming right along and I just love it more and more with each change! If you want to go back to the beginning you can see the before pictures here, considering all the much updated options available in laminate countertops, and installing our own new laminate countertops. And now we have […]
New headboard for the guest bedroom
So remember this metal headboard I bought at my parking lot yard sale few weeks ago? I paid $20 for it plus he threw in bed rails too. Turns out it is from Wal-mart and is $49.84 on their site and doesn’t come with rails – so I think I got a pretty good deal! […]
Painted Dresser and Mirror makeover (Master Bedroom furniture)
I am so excited to be working with Behr paint again on their Behr DIY Experts team! Thanks to Behr Paint for providing the paint for this project, but I provided the sweat and elbow grease and design choices! 🙂 You can check out all the bloggers that will sharing lots of paint projects […]
Establishing a Daily Cleaning Routine (My Easy Cleaning Schedule)
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Dirt Devil, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #DirtDevil360Clean http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Can I admit to you that I struggle with cleaning, cleaning schedules, and keeping a clean house? Ok… can we all just admit that we struggle (unless […]
Friday Faves + Frugal Finds: Brass light fixture + lamp
You guys, I am having yard sale withdrawals!! LOL! Hopefully I will find some tomorrow to stop at as I am out running errands. In between summer vacation, rain, Haven Conference, and just crazy schedules it has been over a month since I stopped at a yard sale. I have managed to stop in a […]
10+ Beautiful kitchens with Laminate Countertops
When I shared the post on how we installed our own laminate countertops, SO MANY of you commented that you are in the same boat. Not living in a granite-worthy house and have been considering laminate countertops. But like me, you don’t necessarily want your kitchen to look like it has laminate countertops. I get […]









