car wall art

I am in the midst of redoing my daughter Nora's room. But I have also been busy putting the finishing touches on my Son's room. Cale...

my favorite but overlooked feature

In the spring of 2012 we decided to upgrade the door handles and hinges on all of our doors. We had standard gold knobs. Every time I ever s...

Inspiration, built ins

                                                                                                     source I love a good built in. They add...

Featured on Cozy Little house

                                                     I was featured on  Cozy Little house, welcome wagon wednesday , Brenda has a amazing bl...

Go to color

My go to colors, turquoise and white. They compliment each other well Everyone has one. The color where when all else fails you paint it. Or...

I've been featured on roadkill rescuer

                                                     I have been featured on  roadkill rescue , for my old spool re do. I am so excited! Thi...

house stalking tuesday

I came across Kourtney Kardashian's house recently. She is on a reality show on the E! network. She has sisters Kim, Khloe, Kendall, Kar...

Old spool redo

Alright people. The spool/book shelf re do is done. It has been done for a while but the how to is finally done. If you will remember it loo...

my afternoon project reveal, daughter's bedroom canvas

So I showed you on Wednesday that I was working on a project for my daughters room makeover. I showed you it  here . Well it is now done. Th...

Up dated house tour

This is my new house tour. With all of the updated rooms and projects. My kids bedrooms will again be updated shortly but I wanted to show t...

making my laundry room worth seeing

I realized when I was going to show my laundry room update that I never actually took any before pictures of the space. It was that uneventf...

your happy place

My dog Teddy sitting in my happy place I always wonder if people have a favorite spot in their house? Their happy place. The spot that they ...

Inspiration, bathrooms

I am toying around with the idea of updating my bathroom. And when I say toying around with the idea I mean trying to convince my husband th...

my project this afternoon

My afternoon project, halfway done I am trying to get my daughters room ready for her birthday party this Sunday. Her curtains for her bed, ...

Patterns in a room

One of the first things I was drawn to when deciding to rejuvenate my house was rooms with patterns. Mainly ones on fabrics. The easiest way...

Ikea EKTORP couch

I love my house, it is fresh, welcoming and unique. Not so much in the architecture but in the decorating. I like that a lot of the pieces I...

a beautiful house

An author named Jane Green has a beautiful home, they call it Figless Manor. On her website  here , she talks about the process of building ...

Addicted to house TV shows

My name is Emily and I am addicted to house shows. Give me any DIY show, celebrity house tours, house hunters. I want it all. I don't ca...

Cane chair redo

                           A few days ago I showed you a picture of two chairs. I was not sure what I was going to do. Well they are done. I...

Word canvas

                                                   I love word canvas's. I believe sometimes they are called subway art, or quote canvas...

my kids decorating additions

                      Can you spot my kids contribution to decorating. Can you spot the Polly Pocket? I was walking down the hallway last ni...

Inspiration, red

I love my home, what I have accomplished and what I have planned for the future. But I always come across a picture, light, pillow, curtains...

amazing upside down house in Moscow

This house is amazing, it is being displayed at the all VVTs- Russia exhibition center in Moscow. It is built with everything upside down. I...

loosing my mind in Joanne's Fabrics

I did it. I legitimately lost my mind in Joanne's Fabrics. And my kids and Husband Dale went to crazy town with me. Let me bring it back...

green with envy... of this house

I came across this house. I really don't know how I came to it. There was so many random twists and turns, new key words, clicking on on...

Decorating, who is in charge?

She REALLY didn't like that picture! I have always wondered how people feel in a relationship when one handles most of the decorating. I...

Kids Art Table

Confession time, I am a fellow decorating blog troll. I eat up anything and everything design inspired. Most of the time I just admire the p...

Goodwill treasures

I love the Goodwill, or Loves Inc, or any consignment second hand store. In between the piles of old shoes, stinky knee and elbow pads, perm...

ceiling fan re do

So I hate ceiling fans, not the function but the look of them. In the summer I am the last one to turn on the AC. I love a breeze, fresh air...

A peek into the boys built in bunk beds

We have been working on the boys bunk beds for a few months now. We really were making progress, then cold season hit and suddenly the fact ...

turning old window panes into frames

  Over the summer I was at a rummage sale and up against the house were all of these old windows. They were being sold for $5 a piece. I had...

Wood floors, we did it!

I love the way our house is coming along. I feel like it has become ours, we have put our own unique stamp on it. But there is one thing tha...

craigslist find! New chair and table project

A lot of times I find myself looking for things on craigslist or other buy and sale pages. Not because I need anything in particular just th...

Kitchen mini remodel part 1

Our kitchen So the first place we decided to sink our teeth into with this house was the kitchen. Eventually we will be adding marble counte...

the perfect piece of furniture

We all have it, that one piece of furniture that is a complete necessity in the room. A couch, chair, maybe a table. It is needed so much fo...

Spring

Well we made it, the holidays are over! Now don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, I love thanksgiving and I LOVE decorating for them. Bu...