When we moved into our current house we gained much more square footage over our old home. However, once you fill it with seven people and all of their stuff I found that I still had to get creativ…

Months ago I came across this spectacular birch tree stencil at Cutting Edge Stencils. I first saw it here, but Michelle has since switched things around a bit and now has it here in her house. I k…

It is still hard to believe that this is the same space! BEFORE AFTER! It is amazing the transformation that can happen with some plywood, various leftover paints and a partner in crime!&nbsp…

I wanted to take the gallery wall idea and give it a twist…make it meaningful…make it us. Neither Sam nor I grew up in Minnesota. Our families live hundreds of miles away. It has a…

When we last left off we were without a dining room table and functional chairs. Today I am happy to say that we now have chairs…and a previous craft table that is standing in until we DIY a …

I’m going to share a little story with you today. A story about a living room and a hardwood floor and a woman who secretly wanted a rug…really, really bad. Our main character in the st…

All week we’ve been peeking inside other blogger’s beautiful homes. I so enjoy seeing everyone’s various personalities, likes, color schemes and design ideas…all while sippi…

When I got married my parents sent me off with a keepsake plate that had been custom made after my birth. I cherished it because it was the way that I always remembered things like how much I weigh…

We closed on our home at the end of January 2012. Immediately we started working on the basement. Since we were transitioning to a family of seven we helped with the demo and left the rest to the p…

Have you ever seen a problem in your life and felt like it was just one big mess? I mean really, is anything ever going to change….are things ever going to get better?!? Maybe things around y…

To Simply Love More

I’m not usually a holiday decorator. That simply means that I don’t usually decorate for Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, etc. I usually stick to three main themes th…

In an effort to challenge my contentment meter and stay within a budget, I have $50 per month to spend on Decor & DIY projects for around the house. On the first Tuesday of ever…

Growing up, my parent’s house was filled with antiques. To me they were simply things that we weren’t allowed to touch. They didn’t have any meaning to me. Now I can appreciate th…

All three of our boys share a room…crazy I know. When we first moved into this house our youngest was in a crib in what is now our guest room. Since almost all of our extended family live far…

Do you ever have an idea for a project but then you just get stuck? That was me when it came to this gallery wall. I spend a lot of time at my little desk tucked in the corner of our dining room. T…