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The Den (aka Man Cave)

May 21, 2012 in Making our House a Home

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a lot of home decorating projects to share as we worked to get our CO home ready to sell before our big move to NE. You have now had a tour of my Living Room, Bonus Room, Kitchen, Main Bathroom, Master Bedroom, Master [...]

Our Laundry Nook

May 16, 2012 in Making our House a Home

Our 1970s home does not have a laundry room….just this “nook” in the den.I had been oogling over some other blogger’s laundry room makeovers and decided I might as well make the best of what I’ve got…its’ just a nook, but it could be a cuter nook:)My budget for this [...]

Our Master Bathroom

May 15, 2012 in Making our House a Home

It was quite a while ago that I wrote this post, outlining everything that was wrong with the bathroom which is now a part of our home’s Master Suite. When I revealed our Master Bedroom, I was quite intentional about leaving the bathroom door closed: for the bathroom was still [...]

Selah’s First Birthday Party

May 14, 2012 in Announcements

As I shared the other day, my baby girl is now one year old….and I was hoping to have a big ‘ol birthday bash to celebrate. Originally, I thought I’d be making her a princess tutu. I had actually purchased an assortment of teal and green tulle a while back [...]

The Nursery: Girlified

May 10, 2012 in Making our House a Home

It feels like forever ago that I told you about my plans for our “Big Bedroom Swap Around.” I have since revealed the new kids’ room and our new master bedroom with its fabulous new walk-in closet. But I have never revealed to you the last bedroom: the one that [...]

The Evolution of Our Kitchen

May 3, 2012 in Making our House a Home

A few weeks ago, I revealed our new bonus room…and the week before that, our living room. Sandwiched between them is the kitchen. This is what it looked like when we bought our house:-We bought our house as a foreclosure, so we expected we might have to purchase our own [...]

Our Bonus Room

April 14, 2012 in Making our House a Home

As I told you last week, our home had an addition put on it several years before we purchased it. It is on the rear of the house, beyond the kitchen. Although we have rearranged a few times, we have always used that space as our living room:I have never [...]

How to Make a Burlap Flower Wreath

April 9, 2012 in Made by Mom, Making our House a Home

A couple of weeks ago, I shared a tutorial for these burlap flowers.In an effort of continuity (or because of a week long obsession with burlap?) I also made some burlap pillow covers and this burlap flower wreath:Wanna make your own? Here’s how: 1. Buy a straw wreath. 2. Draw [...]

How to Hang a Photo Wall

April 6, 2012 in Making our House a Home

This post has been featured: Yesterday, I showed you my “new” living room, which is very much like my “old” living room. But in a new spot. It was the third time we have hung our Thailand photo wall in the same exact arrangement. First in our apartment: …then in [...]

The Evolution of Our “New” Living Room

April 5, 2012 in Making our House a Home

Our home had an addition put on it several years before we purchased it. It is on the rear of the house, beyond the kitchen. We have always used that space as our living room:That left us with what was home’s original living room to use in other ways. We [...]