Here's how this journey started: we bought an auction house that needed to be completely redone. Things started to add up pretty quickly, so we bought the cheapest appliances possible. I want to replace our fridge so badly, it is kind of an eye sore. It's not really user friendly, it's huge (not . . .
Peg Board Wall
Finally, my vision has come to life! This wall has been in the back of my brain since we bought the house, and my wonderful husband brought my vision to life. We tried to keep cost down where we could. We had some spare wood in the garage for some of the shelf, made the wall with pine . . .
Bathroom Remodel Design
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by! If you're new, we just bought a little house that needs a little TLC and we're excited to get started. We sold our house a few months ago and have been living in limbo with my mother-in-law while searching for a home. We've put multiple offers on multiple homes, . . .
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
YOUR LOVE HELPS US GROW. There is no more of a true statement than this, the love of family helps us grow. That expression we toss around a lot, it takes a village, really does hold true to all the mamas, grandmamas, and great grandmamas out there. When Mother's Day and Father's Day rolls . . .
Choosing the Right Paint Color
We all make mistakes, and I have made my fair share of mistakes when it comes to choosing paint colors. You get this idea in your head that something is going to turn out awesome, then you finally finish it, and it's not. When we first bought our house, I was so ready to get in there and get . . .
West Bottoms KC
Looking for something fun to do on the weekend? If you venture downtown across the 12th street bridge, there are thousands of treasures to be found in the West Bottoms. The West Bottoms actually used to be referred to as the French Bottoms, a place of trade between the French trappers and . . .
Hot Mess Spice Drawer
I am in a constant state of always trying to improve our home. In an ideal world, I want to fix or improve something before it becomes frustrating... but this time frustration fueled this project. First, I started looking for spice jars that I liked online. Let’s be real, shopping with a one . . .
Recycling Clothing that Sparks Joy
You might read the title of this post and think, “Wait, if it sparks joy, then why recycle it?”. Well, here’s the thing... The Marie Kondo purge that has taken over the world at the moment, thanks Netflix, has inspired me to go through my house again. I read her book a few years ago and actually was . . .
DIY Chalkpaint
In our home, most of our furniture has been handed down to us, or previously loved. Most of our furniture, I love. Some of our furniture... I don’t love so much. A few pieces we have, I walk past them on a daily basis and want to change them in some way... make it more fitting for our home. If . . .