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Now that we’ve been in our “new” home for 2 years, I feel mostly settled. Although we still have many ideas for the future, we’ve gradually made this house feel like our home and have figured out how to maximize each space. Most rooms are obviously designated without much thought- kitchen, living room, bedroom, etc. However, the “flex” room off our entry area has been a challenge. I’m sure many of you have...
It’s so exciting when you find out you’re going to have a baby. So many thoughts and emotions, so many things to buy to prepare your home for your sweet bundle of joy! Baby showers and registries help take some of the burden off new parents, but many times you’ll still need to buy some big-ticket items on your own. The cost of preparing for a new baby adds up...
This post is all about being flexible and going with the flow. (What started as a project for the bedroom, ended up as a project for the entryway.) I had a vision in mind for our master bedroom update, and I’ve had a hard time bringing that vision to life. Originally, I wanted mirrored windows to flank the bed above each bedside table. I wanted something that was a little distressed looking...
Being at home on maternity leave has given me plenty of time to study my house and my décor while I sit around with a sleeping baby on my chest. Those middle of the night nursing sessions have also given me plenty of time to scroll through Pinterest and dream of things I want to do around the house. Combine those two with being a little stir crazy and you get a...
So let me start out by saying maternity leave has been amazing. I’ve spent lots of days parked in the bed snuggling my little sweetie. And to think I was legitimately worried I couldn’t love another child as much as love my 4 year old…. Its unbelievable how your heart explodes all over again. And there is something about watching my older daughter light up over her baby sister that makes me...
I’ve finally finished my last project before baby arrives! I got a last-minute spurt of energy and decided to do a dresser makeover in our master bedroom nursery nook. When we moved into our new house last summer, my in-laws gave us a very sturdy bedroom set; it consisted of a large dresser, an armoire and two nightstands. The wood is beautiful, but we didn’t love the matchy-matchy look of a...
I know posts have been few and far between lately, preparing your house and life for a new baby can do that 🙂 We’ve decided to room share for a minimum of 6 months, but more likely plan on having baby in the room for us for the first year based off the AAP recommendations. This means our master bedroom will double as our nursery. Luckily, our current home gives us plenty...
I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday! It’s still chilly here in the Midwest, but the sun is out and it’s starting to look like Spring outside. I think today is supposed to be the last day it doesn’t hit 60 degrees in the 10 day forecast and for that I am grateful! I’m going a little stir crazy in the house today, so I thought I would show you guys...
I’m so happy to finally be sharing this project with everyone! I’ve been working on this shipping crate transformation since last October, and here we are 6 months later with the final results. I have to say, I do have a bit of an excuse for neglecting the basicallyLiz part of my life 🙂 Shortly after starting this project I found out we were expecting another baby!! So I chose not to...
I hope everyone is enjoying this Thanksgiving Eve! Can we just take a second and think about all that we have to be thankful for?! I’m thankful we won’t be talking politics at dinner tomorrow 😉 Just in case you needed to take a break from the cooking and cleaning, I thought I would share my quick and easy tea towel kitchen curtain hack. If you have 5 minutes and $10, you can do this....