Have you seen this month’s issue of Family Circle magazine? I’m in it! Turn to the “Clutter-Free in 31 Days” article by Sarah Stebbins on page 20, and there’s my name under tip #6! See it?! I’m also mentioned again on page 24 under Tip #30! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I’m not sure which I’m more excited about
Personalized Playroom Art & Photo Display Wall
There’s been more fun than just coloring and sticker craziness happening in Kate’s nursery-turned-playroom lately! The latest addition to the space is this personalized art and photo display wall. Read on for all the DIY details! Like many good wall displays, this one got its start thanks to IKEA: The top half of the
IKEA TARVA Transformed Into a Kitchen Sideboard
Fact #1: I’m obsessed with storage. I think no matter how big our house is or how many closets it has, it will always feel like there’s never enough storage. Fact #2: I hate staring at the back of our couch when I’m in the kitchen. It’s boring. It’s flat. Nothing about it excites me.
How to Add a Shelf to an IKEA Expedit
I’m slowly progressing on Kate’s new playroom, and my big purchase for the space was an IKEA 16-cube Expedit shelving unit, seen below when I first set it up: I absolutely love the IKEA Expedit and highly recommend it to anyone interested in additional storage for their space. It’s relatively inexpensive, easy to assemble, study
Things Loved in November
1. Twilight’s Breaking Dawn: Part 2 They saved the best for last! As some of my longtime readers likely remember, I may or may not have had a slight obsession with the Twilight books a couple of years ago. Allow me to illustrate what I mean by “slight”: Me (circa 2009), Photoshopped into a Cullen
Tile Shop Tuesday: My Kitchen Backsplash Reveal!
After weeks of drooling over the gorgeous tile selections at The Tile Shop, taking a fantastic, hands-on DIY tile class, and diving into my own tiling and grouting adventures – it’s time for my DIY kitchen backsplash reveal! Our new kitchen DIY tile backsplash (click to enlarge)! The tile is Riviera Beach from The Tile
Oreck VersaVac Giveaway
By now you may have heard that I’ll be appearing in a little thing I like to call a national television commercial for Oreck’s new VersaVac (woo!), but enough about me – let’s talk about this fantastic new product! Storage is in short supply in our house, so it drives me crazier than replacement refs





