Sunshine and daffodils are so good for the soul, wouldn't you agree? I couldn't be happier that spring is finally here!! The days are finally getting longer, the temps are finally staying warmer and all around us things are waking back up to life! After what feels like an extra long winter, I am so looking forward to a new season … [Read more...]
Shiplap Bathroom Refresh
It's been a long time since we tackled a project around the house. And even longer since the last time I mentioned shiplap here on the blog. Six years ago to be exact, we dove head first into the shiplap craze when we DIY'd a main focal wall in our living room. We still love the look and for about a year now I've been wanting to carry it into some … [Read more...]
How to Get a Faux Vintage Furniture Finish
There's just something about a vintage, chippy finish that really makes my heart swoon. I think it brings so much charm and character into a space when furniture has a story to tell. However, as much as I love those unique vintage finds, they are often hard to come by in good shape or without spending a pretty penny. So today I'm going to … [Read more...]
DIY Barn Wood Shelves & Vintage Farm Decor
I don't think it's any big secret here on this blog that it's my husband and my dream to someday own our own little farmstead. We've been on the hunt for the last 3 years to try to find it, but still haven't come across "the one" quite yet. Our family is incredibly blessed to own the beautiful home we're living in now, and recently have felt as … [Read more...]
Outdoor Christmas Porch
This has been the start of a strange winter here in Wisconsin. Once we hit October, we kind of skipped right over any sort of fall we had left and went straight into winter. Cold winter. Gray days. Cold winter, gray days, with no snow. (insert frowney face) If it's going to be 19 degrees and bleak outside at least let it be pretty with … [Read more...]
DIY Vintage Plate Wall
I love pretty dishes. Vintage china plates and delicate crystal platters tend to call my name. This seems to run in the family because so does my mother. Her collection of vintage dishes far outweighs my own. And I recently had a chance to help her with installing a plate wall, displaying her favorite vintage dishes, in her newly … [Read more...]
Home Office Refresh
Earlier this summer, when I gave my family room a bit of a refresh by moving around some furniture, it sort of set off a chain reaction. It's very much like the domino effect. You can't just move one thing around and not have it impact all the other rooms simultaneously. It just does. So when I took the bookcases out of my office, it … [Read more...]
The Barn Wood Christmas Box
I have a slight obsession with big red barns - actually, I'm a fan of any ol' barn - but the red ones just sort of hit me right in the soft spot in my heart. I love the feeling you get walking into an old barn, the smell of the old wood, the beauty of the beams above you and the gorgeous light streaming in from all the cracks in the walls. … [Read more...]
Patriotic Summer Living Room Decor
Happy Belated 4th of July! It's hard to believe we've already come so far into the summer. Typically by the 4th of July, I start to feel a little depressed because I know we're on the "fast downward slope" to the end of our vacation and before you know it, we'll be back to school in August. The department stores around here are even putting school … [Read more...]
Summer Master Bedroom Refresh
Happy Wednesday to you friends! Thank you so much for all your kind words you shared with me after my "I Got the Blues" post week. I really appreciate the encouragement and can honestly say my blue is slowly to starting to fade. We even found an inexpensive used car to purchase for my husband last week. God has been reminding me of all the … [Read more...]