Life As Art
How’s your November been friends? It's still Fall at our house, both inside and out. The weather here in Michigan has been so unusually nice lately that the kids and I have been taking lots of walks in the woods. We homeschool so I also let them take their books to...
Buy Used Furniture and Save Thousands
It’s Week 7 of the One Room Challenge. Is this what it feels like to run a marathon and reach the last mile? I think we can make it! We had big furniture decisions to make and a small budget. This kind of budget is only doable if you’re ok with used, or what I like to...
DIY Jewelry Tree Stand
Wow, wow, and wow is all I can say about this amazing DIY Jewelry Tree stand. I'm proud to be in the middle of two very creative and ingenious people, my mother and my daughter. I've mentioned Mary before and how we're working on her bedroom makeover together. I...
Cornucopia Thanksgiving Table Setting
Do you know there's an art to setting the table? I don't even know half of the customs, traditions, or rules, but many people do and they're serious about doing it correctly. I just like to set a pretty table. It can be simple and beautiful at the same time. Life gets...
Life As Art
Happy November! So much to look forward to this month. In Michigan, it's starting to get cold but I'm not letting that dampen my enthusiasm for the Holidays ahead. I think part of why I'm getting excited about this time of year is due to all the decorating I'm seeing...
Our Thrifted French Style Chair Find
Hey friends, it's been a good week of DIY. Mary and I are having so much fun working together and making over her space for the One Room Challenge. It's Week 6 of our journey to transform Mary's childhood bedroom into a Parisian boho inspired retreat. Yesterday I...
Amazing Cabinet Makeover With Fabric
What do you do when you have a very large piece of wood furniture in a smallish room? You turn it into an amazing cabinet makeover with fabric! You also paint it the same color as the room's walls. Even if you have brightly colored walls, you ask? Trust me, you still...
Light Fixture Thrift Flip
You are not going to believe this light fixture thrift flip! In this post I'll show you how we turned a dated old light fixture into an elegant floral inspired vintage chandelier. The best part is that it hardly cost us a thing! Light Fixture Thrift Flip We wanted to...
Life As Art
It's the last Saturday of October and I'm sad to see this month coming to an end. It's been gorgeous everywhere I look. When we're driving, "Look at those trees kids!" has been my motto. Thankfully they're as in awe of God's creation as I am. On a design note I took...
Decorating a Plain Window with Plants & Curtains
Can't believe we've been working on Mary's Parisian Boho Bedroom Retreat for just over a month, but we have! It's week 5 of the One Room Challenge and we're getting there. We've been busy at work designing and scheming and DIYing our way to a beautiful room for my...
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