Our basement family room is one hard working space - playroom for the kids, movie theater for the family, party space for family and friends {especially during football season}, mom and dad's quiet escape and tv binge-watching space after bedtime, and sometimes even dining room {shhhh... don't tell the kids, because they aren't allowed to eat down there}. One space that serves so many functions is bound to have storage challenges, and I've been trying to tackle them one at a ... View the Post
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Debonair Dog Coasters
March is National Craft Month, and to celebrate Steph of Crafting in the Rain has put together a great series called Craft Month A-Z! Each Saturday in March, a handful of awesome bloggers will be bringing you crafts for each letter of the alphabet, starting this week with A, B, C, D, E & F! I am thrilled to be participating in this Craft Month event by bringing you a fun and easy craft that would make an awesome gift for the dog lover in your life! D is for Debonair Dog ... View the Post
How to Weatherproof Art for the Outdoors
When I shared some photos of our backyard in the spring, you may have noticed that I hung a large, canvas photo on the exterior wall of our white stucco garage. For years, I had been wanting something decorative for this space to break up the sea of stucco, but I had never been able to find any outdoor art that I really liked. So this year, I created my own weatherproof, outdoor art, and today I've got the super easy, five minute tutorial for you. Watch this quick video tutorial, and ... View the Post
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Only three days until Valentine's Day... have you found the perfect gift for your significant other yet?! If not, I'm here to help! Today I've put together a list of eight quick and easy gifts that your special someone is sure to LOVE! Rather than just saying I Love You on Valentine's Day, why not say it all year long? Simply print out this cute love note {available in two colors and two size}, pop it in a frame, and use a dry erase marker to write a new message each day. I shared the ... View the Post
{news} Two Big Annoucements: The Creative Circle & The Denver Home Show
I have two big announcements that I am excited to share today {and a couple more coming soon}! First up, let me introduce you to The Creative Circle, a new weekly link party that I will be co-hosting with my friend Kathy of Up to Date Interiors. This is good news for bloggers and non-bloggers alike! If you are a blogger - we can't wait to see and showcase all your creativity and talent! Come link up your best DIY, decor and design related posts with us each Thursday and we'll feature our ... View the Post
{decorating with style} How We Incorporate Wedding Mementos into Our Home Decor
When Porch.com asked me to participate in their #LoveYourHome series, I immediately knew that I wanted to talk about all the ways that we surround ourselves with love in our home by filling it with photos and memories of the love we share! Over the years, I've found lots of creative ways to decorate our home using mementos from our wedding and honeymoon... And what better day to share that story than on my 8th wedding anniversary?! I love pretty things, but I believe a home should be a ... View the Post
{featured} Talking Budgeting and Saving at PWO
Last week I announced that I have joined the contributing team at Pretty Well Organized, and I told you about Wendy's 2014 Organizing Challenge. This is week #1 of the Challenge, and the topic is budgeting. Today I am very excited to be sharing my very first contributor post about how we budget within our savings account. If you are in need of any budget tips, you'll find lots of other useful information at Pretty Well Organized, and in the upcoming weeks PWO will be focusing ... View the Post
{seasonal style} Non-Candy Halloween Treats with Free Printable
Beckett is almost three, and he is just the sweetest kid! He is always looking for gifts to give to other people and recently, and we recently came across some Halloween pencils and spider rings that he begged to buy for the kids in his preschool class. How could I say no to that? So I decided to make up a little card for Beckett to give his friends. The cards read "I'm Glad You're In My Web of Friends." They turned out so cute that I thought I'd also offer it as a free printable for you ... View the Post
Backyard Evolution Part 3 – A Colorful Patio Designed for Entertaining
After showing you all the before photos of our backyard and walking your through the patio construction process, I'm excited, today, to be giving you a more close up tour of the patio, complete with details about how we've made our relatively small yard work well for entertaining large groups. And you all know I love color, so I'm sure you won't be surprised to see that the as our patio has evolved, it's become a bit more colorful each year. If you want to catch up on parts 1 and 2 of ... View the Post
{seasonal style} My Modern Christmas Table + 10 More
Ever since my husband gave me a set of gorgeous white and silver snowflake dishes for Christmas a couple of years ago, I look for any excuse I can find to entertain around the holidays and throughout the winter! When I was invited to participate in a Christmas table blog hop with some of the most talented bloggers I know, and hosted by the lovely Aniko of Place of My Taste, I was a little intimidated because tablescapes aren't really my thing, but I was excited to see how my snowflake ... View the Post
Stylish & Organized Life with Kids
I hear people assert all the time that you can't have nice things or a stylish home when your kids are young. Well, I'm here to disagree! When asked to define our style in just three words, and I came up with Modern. Graphic. Family. While "family" isn't a style in the traditional sense of the word, family has a huge impact on how we decorate and live in our home, and we make our design decision with the whole family in mind. Life with kids is certainly full of fun and craziness, ... View the Post
Dining Room Facelift Progress
It's the final week of theĀ One Room ChallengeĀ before the big reveal next week. Our kitchen dining area has come a long way, but we've saved the best for last... which is really just another way of saying that we've procrastinated on a couple of the biggest projects and we'd better hope everything goes smoothly so we can make it to the finish line! This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something I recommend, you'll pay the same price, but I may receive a small ... View the Post