Today I’m sharing some easy deck lighting ideas, which can be used for patios and porches as well. Because why have a beautiful outdoor space if you can’t enjoy it at night when it’s cooler and the kids are asleep? Fire Columns Fire columns are great alternatives to fire pits. They can be used on decks and patios. And because… View Post
I decided to make a dedicated Kid post. Click HERE to see all my Prime Day and Target Deal Day finds! Tons of Melissa and Doug toys are on sale! Click HERE to see all the M&D deals! Laundry Play Set … HERE … 35% off … LIGHTNING DEAL! BUY SOON! Black Wooden Doll House Family … HERE … 20%… View Post
Yay! It’s Amazon Prime Day! I’m going to share my favorite Amazon finds here, as well as some Target items. I’m going to update this post often so keep checking back throughout the day! When I add new stuff, I’ll put it at the top of the post so you don’t have to keep scrolling. I made a dedicated Kid… View Post
I’m not gonna lie, I was really underwhelmed with this year’s NSale. There were a lot more deals last year, especially in regards to baby and kid stuff. Right now, the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is open to cardholders (you can apply here). But if you don’t feel like taking out another credit card, you can wait until the sale opens up… View Post
We added another big, and expensive, addition to the backyard last week– a black aluminum fence. To recap, one year ago, the back of our house looked like this. Then, in August of last year, we had a deck and pergola built. And on Friday of last week, we got a fence. A fence was always in our plans because… View Post
Last week, when I shared a tour of our summer deck, I mentioned how in the evenings we get blasted in the face while out on the deck. Well, today I’m sharing our outdoor deck shade solution. f The solution for blocking out the sun was installing two cordless 96″ x 72″ sun shades. In an unusual twist of luck… View Post
Episode 5 After the snooze fest that was episodes 2-4, episode 5 came through. It was the first episode since episode 1 where it had my full attention. The Call I saw someone say this on reddit– “Imagine not seeing your husband for about 5 years due to sexual servitude & then being asked to make a phone call to… View Post
We closed on our first home exactly 10 years ago. It’s been almost two years since we sold the house, and moved into our new construction home. I’m realizing I never did a full home tour of the house. So today I’m sharing the home tour. Partly to share with you and partly for me to have a comprehensive post… View Post
Our deck is officially ready for summer! If you’re stopping by for the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Series, welcome! Before I show you my summer styled deck, allow me to take you on a brisk walk down memory lane. In case you don’t remember, or you’re new here, this is what our former “deck” looked like. Lots of raging summer parties… View Post
Today I’m sharing my favorite outdoor planter tip and some easy succulent planters. My Favorite Outdoor Planter Tip What’s this groundbreaking tip, you ask? It’s filling the bottom of medium to large sized planters with things. You can use empty plastic containers, packaging pillows, bubble wrap, Styrofoam, etc. I’m going to talk about plastic products in this post because I… View Post
I thought I’d give you a little update on our bonus room loft area at the top of our stairs. There are some new additions and summer touches to the space. And speaking of summer, if you’re coming over from Jenna Kate at Home, welcome! See anything weird about the photo below? That’s a water-filled vase with flowers, agate, and… View Post
A few years ago, I published a post on growing and caring for hens and chicks. Today I’m showing how to re-plant hens and chicks. And I even crafted a video to show you exactly how it’s done. You can check that out at the bottom of this post. Would you believe me if I told you all of my… View Post
Last month the landscaping on the front part of our house was in desperate need of refreshing. I mean, the photo below speaks for itself. Yikes. We failed to put down new mulch last summer, so the mulch was looking rather… rough. Not to mention a lot of the little pebbles the builder put down for the downspout run-off had… View Post
I recently threw a baby shower for a dear friend, and I decided to make a diaper cake. This was my first time making a diaper cake so there was some trial and error on my part, but it’s pretty easy to make and can be made in under an hour. So today I’m sharing how I made mine, step… View Post
I made the following free printable No Soliciting sign for the greater good. Because let’s be real with one another for a second. I’ve yet to hear one person say, “OMG, I love when solicitors ring my doorbell. They’re so fun to chat with! In fact, I invited one back for dinner next week.” That’s right. No one appreciates strangers… View Post
This past weekend I co-hosted a baby shower at my house for my very good friend, Jen. And while this will be her third child, it was her very first baby shower. So we tried to make this shower as special as possible for her. And instead of doing a general recap, I thought I’d do more of a baby… View Post
I’m often asked about my flower and succulent planters, so I thought I’d share where I find and buy outdoor planters. Outdoor planters are perfect if you don’t have a lot of space for garden beds. They’re also great for adding pops of colors to your outdoor space, like porches, decks, and patios. And if you don’t have a green… View Post
Last week I shared how our living room is slowly turning into an adult-looking space. One of the ways I accomplished this was by adding some living room window treatments to the mix. We also got new couches, in case you missed the post and need a refresher on what the living room looked like before. I’m going for more… View Post
We recently took our living room from “Oh, these folks just moved in” to “Wow, established adults actually live here”. And let’s not focus on that fact that we’ve lived here for nearly 2 years. You know the saying– Rome wasn’t built in a day. As you can see in the photo below, our living room lacked any sort of… View Post
When we had the deck and pergola built last summer, the plan was for the deck dining table and chairs to go in the space closest to the water. And the sitting area would be in front of the privacy screen. I tackled the sitting area sofa and chairs first. And after hours of scouring the Internet and scoping out… View Post
