Hey everyone- I am in a bit of a pillow-palooza at my house! My sister recently sold me on the classic down pillow. She was a northwest girl for a few years and she embraced her inner sweater and down vest self! Seriously! They put feathers in everything up there! So she got me to [Read more…]
Ikea Hack: DIY Serving Board
I found this wood lazy susan at Ikea. I think it was $7.99 ish so I bought two! Originally they were a blond oak color. I painted them white and had plans to put them in the pantry. But, they took up more space in the pantry than what each lazy susan could store. And, the kids would spend [Read more…]
Cork Décor Ideas
Hi there- I am a cork dork these days! I found a package of cork circles at Ikea a few months ago. I had no idea what I was going to do with the cork, but this has never stopped me from making a purchase! I was on a mission to find a few cork décor ideas. [Read more…]
Entryway Refreshed
Hey there~ Anyone wishing for spring? I admit I usually hang onto the chilly February days. In fact, I think there should be a push to move Thanksgiving and Christmas back a month so we have the holiday lights to cheer us up in January! Who wants to take that campaign on in 2016! Ha! [Read more…]
I think my husband has male pattern BLINDness…
In an effort to help me last week, my {first} husband offered to run a few errands for me in between lax practice for my boys. I knew this request was tricky, but I figured how hard can it be to pick up something at IKEA? You know where this is headed, right? So, I asked if he could [Read more…]
Removing Interior Shutters:
One of the things we loved about our house was the custom shutters. They were beautiful and were such an upgrade from anything we had ever had in a window window. And, then a funny thing happened last summer… I was at a neighbor’s house and she had wide open windows looking into her backyard. [Read more…]
Thrifty Teen Bedroom Accessories
It’s done! After multiple negotiations makeovers and tweaks my son’s room is done! Here is the finished room. For the details on this before and after click HERE. On a side note, the hardest part of this project is reconciling my wish for a Pottery Barn room with the reality that my son wants a “cool” [Read more…]
IKEA CURTAINS AND HARDWARE
We finally got an IKEA. It’s the only store west of I-25 in Denver that is allowed to be a huge blue/yellow box. That’s how much Denver loves IKEA! I am on a mission to update my window treatments. Here is our dining room window a few weeks after it was painted. Yes, that is snow [Read more…]
