The school year is right around the corner, which means the end of those long, relaxed summer days, but it also provides a great opportunity for a fresh start. Creating some simple organizing systems for back to school can help you get back into a good routine, and can keep you on track throughout the year. The kitchen is certainly the heart of the home, and, in our home, it is also school command central! In addition to packing lunches, we have a lot of “school stuff” to keep track of ... View the Post
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How to Organize Spray Paint Cans
Our house has a detached garage, which, as a DIYer, can sometimes pose challenges. Because the garage is unheated and uninsulated, I basically have a spray paint season, and then a long period of months when it's too cold to paint in the garage. And the months of cold weather also make spray paint storage a challenge. A couple of years ago, I added shelves in our utility room to store some of our paint and painting supplies. I did a lot of research to determine if it was safe to store paint ... View the Post
A Festive Holiday Hot Chocolate Bar + Free Printables
I am not a coffee drinker, but ooooh how I love hot chocolate! For several years now, I've been wanting to create a hot chocolate station in our kitchen, and this year, I finally did it! We now have, at our finger tips, everything we need to make lots of different variations of hot chocolate any time our little hearts desire. I had a lot of fun putting this together, and I hope you love it as much as I do! We have owned a Keurig for a couple of years, and we keep it out on our kitchen counter ... View the Post
How to Design a Shared Family Room and Playroom
Like many families, we spent much of our summer outdoors - exploring the mountains, walking to the park, and playing in the backyard. But now that fall is here and winter is right around the corner, we are spending much more of our family time indoors, specifically in our basement family room, which also serves as the kids playroom. Today I'm sharing my five of my best tips for creating a shared family room and playroom that is comfortable and works well for the whole family. I am ... View the Post
{seasonal style} Halloween Home Tour
The countdown to Halloween is on, and today I'm opening our doors and inviting you in to see how we decorate for the holiday! If you are like me, and you love getting a peek in other people's homes, then you are in luck, because there are 14 other talented and stylish bloggers who are also sharing their Halloween Home Tours today! You'll find links to each of those at the bottom of this post! But before you hop over to any of the other tours, let me show you around my place! Not a ... View the Post
Quick Tips to Prep for Winter
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Lennox® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. We are having quite the Indian Summer around here, but predictions are that we'll be seeing a snowier than normal winter. I'm trying to enjoy every last 70 degree day while I can before the weather turns cold, but we've already started to prep for the changing seasons. For those of you that live in cold weather climates, today I've got five quick tips to help you get ready, too. BACK OF ... View the Post
A Serving Bowl Becomes a Thanksgiving Turkey
You guys probably know by now how much I love coming up with creative ways to upcycle belts. I've used them to create hanging shelves, drawer pulls, basket labels, a closet organizer, and even wrapped a belt around a lampshade. But you'll never believe what I did with belts this time around... I used them to turn a plain serving dish into a Thanksgiving turkey! Seriously cute right?! I'll show you the just how easy it is to make your own turkey with belt tail feathers, and then at the ... View the Post
{decorating with style} Zebra Cornice Boards – Part 1
Our nursery has been ALMOST complete since Beckett was born nearly 17 months ago. But the one project we never got around to finishing were the window coverings for the room. Now that Baby Number 2 is set to arrive in a matter of weeks, I decided it was time was finally get this project done! We love how modern the architecture of our home is, but one element that poses a big challenge is the abundance of long, thin horizontal windows throughout the house. On the main floor of our house ... View the Post
{seasonal style} A $1 Halloween Craft for the Toddler Set
I love a bargain, which is why I can't stay away from the dollar sections at my favorite stores. You'll never see me skip over the Target Dollar Spot, and you'll never see me stand in line at Joann Fabric without scouring all those bargain bins along the way. So imagine how excited I was when I found wooden coloring masks for only $1 each! I knew these would be the perfect Halloween craft activity for Beckett and I. They sold a total of four different Halloween mask options, and I ... View the Post
The Birthday Party that Wasn’t
I was planning a fun blog post for this morning with lots of pictures of adorable toddlers having the time of their lives at Beckett's Sesame Street themed second birthday party! And I would, if I could, but I can't...because the party didn't happen. But let's start at the beginning of this sad story. You see, I had this great idea to rent the multi-purpose room at our local rec center for Beckett's birthday party this year. Beckett's three favorite things at preschool are story time, ... View the Post
DIY Sesame Street Bean Bag Toss Game
On Monday, I shared my sad story of Beckett's birthday party being cancelled last weekend because the rec center employee who was supposed to be there for our after-hours rental never showed up. We were locked out and had to turn thirty kids away. But tomorrow is take two, and we expect that this time the party will go off without a hitch. {Fingers crossed!!} Since Beckett absolutely loves Sesame Street, it was an obvious choice as the theme for his party this year. I wanted to keep all ... View the Post
Valentine’s Gift Bags and a Bag Topper Printable
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and I've been busy preparing gift bags for Beckett to give each of the kids in his preschool class. I started (as I often do) by searching around Pinterest for ideas, and as always I found lots of inspiration, but nothing was quite what I was looking for. I had a few requirements: no candy; something fun and age appropriate for 2 to 2.5 year olds; low budget; and, finally, something that Beckett could help to create. A few weeks ago while shopping ... View the Post