How to Build a Built-in Command Center – Part 1
We're a big family. There are seven of us, and we homeschool three kids. Things get crazy, real crazy. As our family grew so did my need for organization. Jeremy's super laid back, but me, I need to plan. When we first renovated our home I made a place for a command...
3 Ways to Transform Home Decor with White Paint
The power of paint never gets old to me, never! It's amazing how easy it is to turn almost anything into something fresh and new with a simple coat of paint. White paint is especially useful when decorating on a budget because it goes well with every color. Whether...
A Thrifted Thanksgiving Table Setting
Thrifting and Thanksgiving don't seem to have much in common, except they do! This Thanksgiving table setting came together with some planning and a few great thrift store finds. For a month or so I've been shopping for new dinnerware. With inventory low nearly...
How to DIY an Inground Trampoline Part 2
This is part 2 of how we put our above ground trampoline into the ground. Go here to read about how we did it in Part 1. The trampoline is finally in the ground. The kids love it and Jeremy and I like how easy it is for the little girls to get on and off to...
How To DIY an Inground Trampoline Part 1
Last Spring after a few weeks of quarantine our boys started to get restless. They spent a lot of time jumping on our two trampolines, and I was grateful we had them. However their restlessness made way for an idea which I was not in favor of. They kept asking to put...
Zero Dollar Family Room Refresh
Over the last few weeks I've been wanting to give our family room a little refresh. The problem was I didn't want to spend any money to make it happen, and I had several other projects in the works. What to do, what to do? The solution is to use what you have on hand...
How to Successfully Repot a Ficus Tree
It took me too long, but several months ago I finally got around to replanting my ficus tree. Clean air has always been a very important aspect of keeping my home healthy and beautiful for my family. This tree has been a part of our home for a long time. My Ficus...
Cherry Picking A Treasured Family Activity
Cherries are our favorite fruit to pick. For the last twelve years we've been coming to Gavin Orchards in Coopersville, Michigan to pick cherries. For many of those years we've had the kids stand in this exact spot in front of a bank of wild flowers. Prior to that I'd...
Beautiful DIY Plywood Plank Flooring
It's so interesting to me how renovating a home can lead to design decisions you thought you might never choose. That's what happened in our music room. When we first bought our house the large room off the entrance had carpet. The rest of the first level had laminate...
A Music Room’s Harmonious Makeover -ORC Week 8
Eight weeks of preparation into one room! A great big thank you to the One Room Challenge and it's media partner Better Homes and Gardens for the allowing me and so many other guest designers to participate. What a great experience! Before - Not Much Music Here The...
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