Time is going so quickly. Can you relate? Nothing makes you feel the years slipping by quite as much as having a high schooler. As I process my kids quickly getting older, it has me reflecting on what things I do with my time, how we interact as a family, making memories, and doing things that make our spirits full of purpose and JOY. Two things that I love are playing with my family and being in nature. There is something so special when that combination intersects. Times slows Continue Reading
Easy Narrow Nightstand (for that small nook)
This room just makes me happy. There is color EVERYWHERE! I've never been afraid of color, but lately I am having more and more fun going bold and mixing prints and styles to create something of my own. In this room, we have handmade and store-bought. There is new and rustic. There is color and then neutrals (or a color that acts as a neutral), and somehow it all works together to create a beauty that I love. This room's finishing touch was actually started years ago. Let me Continue Reading
Repurpose Kids Chairs into Wood Shelves
I have a problem. I can't let go of sentimental things. Items that have a story. It may be like hoarding to hold onto them, but I like to think of it as a repurpose-ing gift. Can you relate? My boys received these little wood chairs from their uncle, after he did a trip to Africa. I love that he found them for my boys and brought them clear across the sea on a plane just for them. So thoughtful. My boys don't really fit in them now, but I could not stand to take them to Goodwill. As Continue Reading
DIY Rustic Wood Shelf
Today, I'm excited to share another element of our Foster Care bedroom. If you've followed along you've seen the plank wall, unique curtain hooks, the "LOVE" and "Whole World Inside Me" wall art, and the pallet frame. Right now, I want to walk you through this Rustic Wood Shelf. I gathered some odds and ends wood and a few planks from a collapsed barn to make this piece. If you gathered your own wood and followed the principles in this post, you could make your own rustic shelf too! I love Continue Reading
DIY Colorful Shelf
Do you have an old bookcase that you don't really like anymore, yet you don't want to part with it? I have had this cute little shelf unit sitting out in my garage for months and months. I didn't want to part with it, but I knew it needed something (for me to love it enough) to put it in my house. I love the cute little size of this shelf. I foresee turning it horizontally and using it above a desk or dresser. I knew it definitely needed some updating since the back was peeling off, so that Continue Reading