Aug 2, 2017The Design Plan: My Parent's HouseInterested in how we got from a bung-a-like to bung-a-love? Get it? Bungalow they liked, to a bungalow they loved? Well enough with the bad jokes. We all know that from Day 1 when I first saw this house, I loved it. Well the bones at least! When we first walked in, I knew it had the potential, so I wanted to break down what we envisioned and how we went from a small three bedroom bungalow to a spacious 2 bedroom. Step 1: Open up the kitchen to the living room and dining room!
Jun 1, 2017Overcoming FearWhat stands in your way when you’re starting a project? I keep saying it over and over again, I’m a project starter, completing a project on the other hand, not my forte. One thing I’ve left out on this, is the fact that I really, really, {REALLY!} struggle with getting started at times. There have been so many projects that have been outside of my comfort zone, that I’ve just hesitated getting moving. I’ve been terrified of tools: I don’t know many women who can look at all
May 29, 2017DIY Monogram TutorialThis is the summer of weddings for us. We’re attending four, three of which I’m standing in, as a Bridesmaid. Lets just say things are a little bit crazy. A maker that I follow on Instagram creates these round monograms, and it inspired me to try something like this on my own. I thought it would make the perfect shower gift! So I figured I’d show you all what I did, and give you instructions in case you wanted to make one of your own! NOTE: I will tell you in advance, the way
Nov 7, 20166 Steps to Planning a Dream KitchenIt’s been about a year since we started our kitchen renovation. Sadly, it’s not completely done yet! We do move a little slow. I’m going to blame this one on how crazy work has been for the past year. Hopefully, with some quiet weekends ahead, we’ll be able to put the finishing touches on it, so we can share the big reveal. Fortunately, most of the hard work is done, We’ve had a few kitchen parties already, so some of you have had a sneak peek. I thought this may be a good t
Sep 27, 2016Jumping in Head First {we’re finally catching up}I’ll start off by saying, I am no pro. When we moved into our house, the only thing I knew I wanted was an open concept kitchen and living space. We loved our house because it had an updated kitchen, but all I wanted to do, was tear down the wall between our living room and kitchen. Photos can’t even do justice to the difference it would make to open up these two rooms. Both our living room and kitchen were long, and narrow rooms. We had to walk around a long peninsula throug
Sep 15, 2016Where to Start?Anyone who’s owned a house can probably relate when I say we had no idea where to start when we moved into our house. So like every {not so} intelligent, {far from} wealthy 20-something, we just broke out the hammer and started smashing. (Smart right?) Within our first weekend in our house, we had completely torn down a flimsy bookshelf in our living room., ripped up every baseboard in our living room, and painted our kitchen. If that wasn’t enough, we thought, why not get st