I couldn't be more excited to share our dining room makeover with you! This has been my eighth One Room Challenge, and as always it was a race to the finish line... but we made it and the space turned out better than I had imagined. It also remains one of the hardest spaces in our house to photograph, so I hope my pictures do it justice. Our kitchen dining area was the first to be decorated when we moved into our house ten years ago this month. That's because it was one of the few rooms ... View the Post
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Dining Room Facelift Progress
It's the final week of the One Room Challenge 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
{five minute friday} The Fastest Way to Refresh Wood Furniture, Trim and Floors
If you are following along with my One Room Challenge progress, then you know that I am redesigning our master bedroom and that one of my goals was to create a comfortable reading nook in the corner of the room. I picked a cozy new chair as well as an ottoman so that I could kick back and put my feet up. Since my budget is tight, I did a lot of online shopping to find an inexpensive ottoman - but sometimes when you go cheap, you get what you pay for. When the ottoman arrived, it was quite ... 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
Colorful and Modern Oriental Rugs
If you'd asked me few years ago if I'd ever add an oriental rug in my modern living room, I would have told you no way. But this traditional style of rug has made a playful comeback in recent years with lots of bold, colorful options. At the beginning of the year, we repainted our living room walls from teal to gray, and added an entire wall of white book shelves (get the details on how we customized these IKEA bookshelves). After the updates, our living room was feeling a little too neutral ... View the Post
Basement Bathroom Makeover: Week 2 {One Room Challenge}
It's a good thing the One Room Challenge has been extended from six weeks to eight, because we accomplished exactly nothing during week 1, and week 2 isn't shaping up to be much more productive on the bathroom makeover front. We've have some family matters that are taking priority right now, but I did want to pop in quickly tonight with a quick update to show you a few inspiration photos. Then next week, I'll share the detailed plans for this space... and hopefully soon after that we'll actually ... View the Post
{link party} The Creative Circle – Show Us Your Best of 2015!
Welcome to The Creative Circle link party - a place to share and find inspiration for your home! Happy New Year's Eve, friends! It's a big day around here because it's also my oldest son's 4th birthday! It's been a very busy week between Christmas and preparing for the big birthday, but managed to put together a few blog posts rounding up my best and worst posts of 2015! The best decorating, DIY, and organizing projects were determine by you - the readers - via pageviews. And the ... View the Post
The New and Improved Denver Union Station and the Crawford Hotel
Although I am not currently practicing law {since I am staying home with my boys for a couple of years}, one my favorite parts of my job representing metropolitan districts was getting an inside look at some of the major development and redevelopment projects happening around Denver and throughout Colorado. Last spring, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of Denver's Union Station mid-renovation {and, of course, I blogged all about it}. Ever since that time, I ... View the Post
{worth a second look} Biggest Flops of 2015
It's fun and rewarding to look back at my most popular posts of the year, like the 10 most popular decorating, DIY, and organizing posts that I rounded up the last couple of days. But then there are those posts that I get really excited about, that I am really proud of, and expect to be popular, but turn out to be big fat flops! Yup, some of my favorite projects this year turned out not to be your favorites! Or maybe you just missed them the first time around? So this will go one of ... View the Post
{worth a second look} Most Popular Organizing Posts of 2015
Getting organized seems to be on everyone's mind with the new year just around the corner! I have a long list of organizing projects I hope to tackle in 2016, but I'm enjoying one more week of family time before getting back to work. In the meantime, thought, I thought it would be fun to round up my most popular organizing posts of 2015 - as determined by you, the readers - to help get us all motivated and inspired for the new year! I also shared my best decorating and DIY posts of the ... View the Post
I’ve Been Keeping a Secret… We’ve Been on Safari!
I've been keeping a big secret... While you were seeing my blog posts about fall decor for the last couple of weeks, I was traveling through South Africa! And now that we are home, I am so excited to finally tell you all about it! Two weeks ago, Scott and I set off for a week long safari, followed by several days spent exploring beautiful Cape Town! Since returning home on Saturday afternoon, we have barely scratched the surface of reviewing the thousands {and thousands} of photos ... View the Post
{charitable} Discovering a New Way to See a Christmas Tree
I'll warn you up front this story is a little long, but it's a heartwarming story perfect for Christmas and I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it... at the end I'll reward you with photos of a very pretty Christmas tree that I designed for some very special children! The old adage is true - it's always better to give than to receive! Which is why I was thrilled when I was presented the opportunity to participate in a blogging campaign that would allow me to give a free Christmas tree to ... View the Post