Is your bedroom lacking some style? Ours too! Below I'm sharing our master bedroom budget makeover plan that includes several affordable options to create a space we love! We've been hitting our 2021 house goals hard these last couple of weeks with hopes we can knock several lingering items off of our to do list. (I'm looking at you trim & closet doors.) With most of the big, main area projects nearing completion, it's time to start really transforming several of our spaces by giving them a proper makeover. It's one thing to add new windows, paint, flooring and trim work, but it's a completely different thing to start bringing in personality and making those spaces our ...
Planning & Design
TGI-Friday
Happy TGI-Friday! It's been a little while since I've shared a TGI-Friday post, but I always look forward to putting them together. They're a bit random, but they're full of so many good things, including my favorite new finds and behind the scenes things we've been working on, or upcoming projects we'll be starting. Lately, we've been focusing on all things baby. I've been putting my registry together and finalizing our design plan for her room, as well as the budget for all the pieces we'll need to be collecting to make her room come together. Like with most rooms, it's going to be a mix of high and low priced items. We'll splurge on some things and save on others, ...
Nursery Design Plan
With our sweet baby girl due the beginning of July, I've been working hard to pull together her nursery design plan and our baby registry. It's becoming really real that she'll be here soon, which is both incredibly exciting and making me a little bit nervous at the same time. We still have so much to do and prepare before she makes her arrival! Last weekend we removed everything from our office, which has been relocated to the basement, in preparation to start working on her room. I've thought long and hard about what I want her room to feel and look like. I often find myself sitting in her room, taking it all in and letting my imagination take over. This is the room we'll be ...
Master Bathroom Design Plan
I can't even explain how excited we are to start on our master bathroom remodel! It's been a project we've wanted to do, but held off from finishing while we prioritized other projects that needed done first. It's finally here though, and I've spent so much time working on the new floor plan for the bathroom, as well as the design plan for the space. Before I share the design plan, and the new layout, let's take a walk down memory lane and look back at where we started... The Master Bathroom Before: When we first bought the house, this room appeared to have been one of the only rooms in the house that had undergone some sort of an upgrade. Even with that said, the ...
Office Design Plan
It's hard to believe a month ago the room for our office was stacked full of boxes. We couldn't even walk around in there. Every day I'd walk by completely overwhelmed and frustrated with not being able to find certain things we'd be looking for. As soon as I knew I'd be back to blogging again, putting the office together became a priority. So today, I'm sharing the office design plan and I'm so excited to see it come together! Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Since Todd and I will both be using the office, I wanted it to be a nice balance of feminine and masculine... but we all know how much I love black paint and furniture. It wasn't really a ...
TGI-Friday
Remember when I shared TGI-Friday in the past? I know it's been a little while, but I really like the idea of sharing some behind the scenes peeks, as well as new things I find and love. It's a random post, but it's real and full of good stuff! In house news, we've been spending our weekends working on the yard. If you're following my Instagram stories, you've got a good glimpse at what we've been working on. Just like the rest of the house, it has been severely neglected. The grass that was once there is long gone and we have a ridiculous amount of sticks and tree saplings everywhere. Todd brought his skid steer from work and we've been doing demo on the landscaping. We've scooped up ...
The Laundry Room Design Plan
If you remember the first tour I shared of The Willow House, downstairs there was a teeny, tiny bedroom with it's own walk in closet. Big enough for just about a twin sized bed, it was another room that didn't really make sense. And why the smallest room in the house was the one with a walk in closet, we'll never really understand. The one thing we did know though, from the first time walking through the house, was that we'd be turning this room into the laundry room. I guess I've really been working on the laundry room design plan since that first day, knowing things were going to change. With the existing laundry space in the garage taking up needed parking space, there was no ...
The Hall Bathroom Design Plan
There are several rooms in the Willow House that are getting completely gutted down to the studs, with walls moved and rearranged for better functionality. The hall bathroom is one of them, so today I'm sharing our design plan. Since we're planning on finishing this bathroom first, and will be using that primarily until we get around to the master bathroom, we're going full steam ahead on getting it put back together in time to move-in. First, let me refresh your memory on what this bathroom originally looked like... Not only was this bathroom disgusting, but incredibly outdated with the most awkward layout. We couldn't wait to start demolishing everything in the ...
Guest Room Plan
With the office almost done (we only have a few things left to do!), I'm starting to turn my attention to our guest room. And I have to say, I am pretty excited about this room... I think it has something to do with the fact that our last guest room pretty much just stored overflow items. Sure, it had a bed and a dresser and the such, but stacked on the bed and on the dresser was "stuff" I didn't know what to do with. If guest were coming over, I'd spend a few good hours in there managing the "stuff". The closet was beyond hope, so I prayed our guests wouldn't open the doors. It's purely comical for me at this point, because it was a total wreck. But, not anymore! Here's the guest room ...
Let’s Talk Office Chairs
We're getting close to actually finishing up our office, and now we're down to the point of putting in all the finishing touches that will really take this room to the next level. I still have a few tutorials to share, like the actual desk area, our DIY leather hardware and a few other things, but while I wrap up all of those details, let's talk office chairs, because it's still a big unknown. Deciding on an office chair has easily been one of my biggest hang ups for the room, and I really don't want to settle on a chair that isn't right for the space, or comfortable enough for me to actually want to sit and work for long periods of time. I have that problem now with our ...
The Office Blinds
We were able to make some great progress in the office these past few days and everything is officially coming together. I'm looking forward to being able to make the big office swap and start transferring all of my items over into the new space soon! It's very exciting... and that means we'll be sharing plenty of new tutorials and updates all about our new home office and how we're going to use the space. But today, it's all about the office blinds. When we started making over the room, the office had cheap blinds that we'd originally hung up right after we built the house and moved in. They weren't anything special, and they weren't quite what I was envisioning for the new space. New ...
Wall Lighting For The Office
Lots of glorious progress is happening in the new office. Anthony and I have been spending any spare time we can muster trying to finish this room before farming takes over and he's too busy to help finish our list of projects. And we really need to finish this room so the other original office can be completely cleaned out and turned into the new guest room space. The mess has to end at some point, right? But since we have been making a good deal of progress in the room, I'm starting to focus my attention on the finishing elements of the space. Right now, my brain is all locked in on wall lighting for the office. I originally shared my vision for the office lighting in this mood board, ...
Home Office Mood Board & Design Plan
Just a few days ago, I spilled the details on our first big project of the new year. And when I say it's a big project, I mean it. It's basically an entire room makeover from start to finish. Every single element in the room is being added fresh, which makes this an exciting project! Starting from scratch allows me to really nail down exactly what the room will look like, and how it will function- an important element for our new office. I need it to function well, it's a necessity. Today, I wanted to share our mood board for our new home office, and the overall design of the space. We've already begun the process and I'm excited to say everything is looking amazing, and this room is ...
Creating Our New Home Office
Happy New Year! I didn't intend to take last week off, but we've been so very busy working on new projects, I didn't want to over extend myself by trying to get the blog caught up with new posts. Slacker blogger, I know. Lots of new stuff to come though, I can promise you that! I have big plans for the new year. I have high expectations. 2016... wasn't great. It was tough in several ways and I very much was looking forward to a fresh, clean slate. Anthony and I have been prioritizing several areas in our home that need to function and work better for us. At the top of the list, our home office. If you're a long time reader, you know I've been working on our office, or trying to work on it ...
It’s Makeover Week!
I have something fun in store for you this week. :) I've been working on a fun makeover for my mom, and we finally got it finished! She and my dad went on a vacation right in the middle of working on her office, and I decided to finish the room for them. My dad knew what was going on, but my mom didn't! She was fully expecting to get back from vacation and come home to a mess, not just in one room, but several others because of the overflow from her office. When she left, we had a few projects finished, but there were twice that many to finish while she was gone. She had no idea what hit her when she got home! First, let's go over the back story of this room. It used to be ...
New Paint In The Master Bathroom
Ah! It's been forever since I last shared our master bathroom. Right after we found out our shower had been leaking into the living room (they share a wall), we basically demoed the bathroom, leaving the cabinets and bathtub. We ripped out the existing tile and installed new floor tile, and shower tile. It's been one of the best decisions... not only does the shower not leak anymore, but the bathroom looks waaay better than it did with the original tile. The last time I shared about the master bathroom, the tile guys had just left. Here's what it's looked like for the past 5-6 months... Mind you, I did clean, but that was basically it. The bathroom has had paint swatches on ...
The White Kitchen Wall
White paint makes everything pop. We recently planked a few more walls in the house, and that led to a wall in the kitchen being painted the same color for a smoother transition... Yes, it's true. I love the color white. White walls, white flowers, white clothing, white vehicles... basically white everything. When we first built the house, I had the main color in our living room/ kitchen area painted Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore. I really liked/like the color, but noticed that a few of the rooms that received the direct sunlight began turning a bit pinkish. Especially in the entry way. One of the first ideas I had, was to paint stripes on the wall. And while they did look good, I ...
Combining Board & Batten With Planked Walls
We've been working on adding custom finishing touches to our home since we built it 4 years ago. We've updated much of lighting, built a bench for our breakfast nook, and added board and batten and plank walls throughout the house. In my opinion, the biggest and most custom changes have come from the board and batten walls, and the plank walls. They have added a craftsmanship to our home, which it was lacking. Adding the custom wall treatments has also clearly distinguished certain rooms in our open floor plan. Like most, I would agree that having an open floor plan is a wonderful and beautiful thing. But, it also makes it hard to establish different rooms because of the open ...
New Master Bathroom Tile
Our master bathroom renovation is moving right along! The tile guys finished installing the tile on Monday, then finished with the grout and caulking Tuesday! I can't even tell you how excited I am. Not only for the fact that we basically have a new bathroom, but for the simple fact that we get our house back. Renovations are tough. Dust and dirt lands on every available surface, items are out of place, and the normal rhythm of "home" is gone. But it's all worth it for the cause. I mentioned in my previous post that the demo was done, and we were ready to start over with new tile. I snapped a few progress pictures, but for the most part I tried to stay out of their way as they were ...
Picture It: Bedroom Design Inspiration
Today I'm excited to share a new Picture It: Design Inspiration. I love creating a room based off of a single beautiful image, and this month I'm focusing my attention on designing a mood board specifically for a bedroom. I know I can't be the only one with a bedroom full of random left-over furniture, and hand-me-down accessories. Our bedroom needs a bit of work, that's why you don't see it on the blog very much. I'm hoping I'll have time to spend some attention on it this year, but in the mean time, I thought it would be fun to use this lovely picture to base an entire bedroom design around. Here's my inspiration: Original Source It's such a beautiful picture, and I think the ...
Picture It: Design Inspiration
A few weeks ago I asked you all to take a reader survey. I wanted to see exactly what you like and didn't like! I've always known we were a DIY couple and blog, but what I greatly under estimated, was how many of you come to get decorating ideas and inspiration. So many of you asked for me to share more of it, so that's exactly what you're going to get! :-D Today, I wanted to start a new series that I'll be doing monthly. It's one that I originally found in the Country Living magazine. I love it when they make an entire design based off of a single picture. I look forward to seeing what they put together every month, so I decided to give it a shot too. My goal is to provide you all with a ...
