Today, I have a funny little tale about a lamp. Before I get to the lamp, I must say it started with an empty room. We moved into this house, and we had a blank slate. We've been tackling it little by little and rooms are coming together. The living room has been one of the slowest rooms since we left our old couch and loveseat in Georgia. This room needed seating. So, a couch was added. A gallery wall was added. Yet, it was missing something. This room needed a lamp. One that Continue Reading
Dreaming Big (my boys bedroom plans)
There are moments as a mom when I sit back and just watch my kids through different eyes. Do you ever do that? Sit and watch how they talk, their little quirks, and try to burn it all in your memory forever? When I can quiet the to do lists and tasks playing over and over in my brain, I have a much more free heart to savor these miracles in my care. They really are masterpieces. I love how Caleb just hungers to be near and talk to me. He will come in the room literally just to tell me Continue Reading
Create an Outdoor Patio Space You Love
This is the best time of year to be outside in my book. I literally find myself wanting to take a picture every day of the clouds. You know I love fall, so I won't gush too much. Something key to enjoying the outdoors is having a comfortable space to watch the kids, relax, sit, and just be. We have been trying to sell our house for about two months now. The other week, before an open house, I literally had an idea to do a makeover under our deck. It was one of those ideas that once it came, I Continue Reading
DIY Plank Wall
I am not a professional decorator in the slightest bit. Walking in a store and trying to pick out items for a specific room and putting them all together stresses me out. What about you!? However, I do love to craft, so that takes over in my decor. I usually start with a project that begins to give the room character and I just keep adding (and sometimes subtract) until it feels done. I have one goal when I work on a room - I try to make it my favorite space in the house. I want to walk in Continue Reading
Hutch Makeover For A Cause (Foster Care Update)
Have you ever purposefully destroyed something you created? One of my first babies (and I'm not talking about my live kiddos...but one of my first painted furniture pieces), I just destroyed to makeover. This painted hutch started my love for painting and repurposing furniture. I re-painted it for our foster care bedroom, so it only seems natural to share with you where we are at in our certification process. Yesterday, we had our LAST home visit. If you have been (or know of anyone who Continue Reading