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Lazy Susan Under the Sink Storage Solution

This blog may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy here. My working title for this was “Lazy Susan hits a new low.”  But I didn’t want to start a rumor about a celebrity named Susan. I must have gone on a bender for the reliable Lazy Susan when our Ikea opened up a few years ago [Read more…]

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Halloween Donut Roundup

  This post should come with a warning… reading this  Halloween Donut Roundup post may increase obsessive thoughts of donuts and subsequent donut runs!  I set the bar fairly low in the blog universe with my creativity.  The donuts for this roundup are not Krispy Kreme or Lamar Donuts.  Oh no, these Halloween donuts are made [Read more…]

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Saturday Shares: Monogram Roundup

Saturday.. finally! I was ready for the weekend on Tuesday!  I have a little monogram envy going on with this week’s monogram roundup. Before I jump in to monograms I must share some big news in our house. This week our daughter started her full time job at a big four accounting firm. She graduated in May [Read more…]

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Monogram Doormat in Minutes {unless you make a video to go with it}

If you have not seen a monogram doormat online then you must be living off the grid. I decided to create my own version when I saw this monogram doormat on the Williams-Sonoma website. I have a history with Williams-Sonoma .. like when my search for a zucchini Spiralizer  resulted in my dining room furniture purchase. [Read more…]

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Soup Bowls for the Family

Fall is my favorite season. The earlier sunsets brings thoughts of simmering soups and fresh bread (or the bread in the refrigerator tube).  Soups and chili are my go to meals this time of year. And you can’t make soup without bowls. I recently shared how these  soup starters. changed my life and made me feel like a better mom. Dinner cheats make my kitchen smell like I [Read more…]

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DIY Open Shelving in the Kitchen

I am so excited to share our diy open shelving project in the kitchen! It is an easy project and the hardest part is waiting for the stain to dry on the shelves.  This spring we finally took a leap of diy faith and knocked out 1/2 the wall between our kitchen and dining room!  When we [Read more…]

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Saturday Shares: Pumpkin Roundup in September

Hi there- Today on Saturday Shares I am showing off a pumpkin roundup. We finally got pumpkins rolling into the grocery stores. I was ready for pumpkins by the end of August. I hope to hit a farmer’s market this weekend to get find a few different shapes and sizes.  Denver is set to have slightly lower temperatures-it’s hard to get into [Read more…]

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Coconut Cake Recipe is a Year Round Dessert

When I saw this recipe over at Chef-in-Training I immediately saved it. It had 2 of my favorite words Coconut and Sheet Cake. Something about the word “sheet” sounds easier. And this Coconut Cake did not disappoint in the taste or easy categories! It’s a melt in your mouth dessert that is done in under an [Read more…]

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Saturday Shares: Favorite Quotes

  Hey there! It’s the weekend! We are at an all day high school tennis tournament. With two sons on the same team we are driving between two different locations… all day. And with two boys there are two sets of scores, wins and losses. Emotional roller coaster as this is my older son’s last year [Read more…]

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An Unexpected Pumpkin Patch

Life is full of surprises and  over the weekend I had an unexpected find; a pumpkin patch. This find brought me a new enthusiasm for the season. I love pumpkins; real or fake- I don’t judge.  But, there is a special joy from a garden grown pumpkin patch. While “mulching” around our front porch I [Read more…]

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How to Paint Glass

Did you know you can paint glass? It never occurred to me. Until I painted the glass shelves of my dining room hutch I had no idea I could paint glass. I got stuck on the details; how does the paint stick to the glass? Won’t it just peel right off? What if I hate the finished look? And, so [Read more…]

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In LOVE with our New Paint Colors for our House

    One text to my painter changed my life! Okay maybe life is an exaggeration, but a text on a Monday evening changed our home’s  home’s paint colors and her self esteem.  Our house looks amazing with new paint colors. Our house was in need of a makeover; the house was looking dated, tired and run down.  I think [Read more…]