It is the big reveal of the New Year, New Room Refresh challenge! I am SO excited to share with you what a huge difference a 5 week refresh made on this teen bedroom. My daughter’s bedroom was never suppose to be a full makeover (thus the term “refresh”), but when changes like paint on a […]
NYNR Challenge: The Ugliest Carpet That Ever There Was
Every time I look at this carpet I start singing “loaaaathing, unadulterated loathing”, from the broadway show ‘Wicked’. I can’t help it. THAT one line is exactly how I feel about this carpet…the ugliest carpet that ever there was. It is week 4 of the New Year, New Room Refresh challenge. And just to remind you […]
NYNR: Custom Bookcase & Accessories
This is the 3rd week of the New Year New Room Refresh Challenge, and I might be in trouble this week ya’all. The carpet installers are coming on Wednesday, and I have only today to finish installing the baseboards and building the custom bookcase before they arrive. Yes, those things have to be installed before […]
NYNR Challenge: Feature Wall & Accessories
Welcome to week 2 of the New Year New Room refresh challenge! In case you missed last week’s adventure, I joined in with an amazing group of bloggers who are all refreshing a room in 4 weeks. Our fearless leader: Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living. Our goal: turn a less than stellar room into a […]
New Year, New Room Refresh: Teen Bedroom
Happy New Year! There is nothing quite like ringing in the new year by remodeling an entire room in 4 weeks. Haha. I don’t know. Seems like a totally fun, totally crazy thing to do. So when my good friend (and former contributor here on the blog!) Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living, invited me to […]
DIY Holiday Light for the Mantel
Learn how to make this cute color-changing holiday light and brighten up your Christmas Mantel! With modern holiday trees/mountains, this DIY lamp makes for cute decor! The smart bulb allows you to change the color of the lighting behind the trees, adjust the brightness, or set it on a schedule. *Sponsored by our friends at Bulbrite Solana™ Smart LED Bulbs I love […]
5 Holiday Cleaning Tips
*This post is sponsored by Bona but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.* Forget spring cleaning, it’s holiday cleaning that gets the most attention in our homes. After all, that’s when we host the biggest gathering of family and friends. Today I’m going to share 5 Holiday Cleaning tips to help get your […]
Parisian Inspired Powder Room Makeover
It is week 6 of the One Room Challenge and the big reveal of my Parisian inspired powder room! HA! It was more like a 2 week challenge since the first 4 weeks were seriously overbooked. Yes, smart…join a 6 week makeover challenge and then be too busy to do much of anything for the […]
Half Bath Makeover – The Final Touches
Hahaha, that title is so misleading. The “final touches” of the half bath include removing the toilet in order to lay new flooring, adding molding, painting, and THEN the decorative touches. It is week 5 of the One Room Challenge, and next week is suppose to be the big reveal of the half bath / powder […]
Bath Remodel: The Light Fixtures Are UP!
If you have been following my Instagram stories, I know what must be thinking right now. “Ursula, that’s it? That’s all you’ve gotten accomplished in this many weeks?” Yep. It is week 4 out of 6 weeks to complete my powder room for the One Room Challenge, and I haven’t done much of anything. Guys, I […]
Powder Room Moodboard
It is week 3 of the One Room Challenge, and I’ve finally started work on my powder room. Sure, wait until the ORC is halfway over before even getting started…yeah, that seems totally sane. In case you missed it, I shared the full before and backstory in week 1, and my inspiration for the powder […]
Powder Room Inspiration
It is week 2 of the One Room Challenge, a 6-week design challenge in which I’m tackling my powder room. Since I decided to join in the fun at the very last minute, I have no plan and no progress to report since week 1. However I’m looking to gain major inspiration from some talented design bloggers. […]
The Powder Room Makeover That Never Was
Oh people. I did a thing. I bobbed when I was suppose to weave, and got hit with the excitement of joining in the One Room Challenge. So while I was suppose to sit this one out (it’s going to be a VERY busy October), one morning in a rare uptake of impressive efficiency, I thought, I […]
Tips For Decorating With Houseplants
Somewhere along the way houseplants became a top trending decorating accessory. And why not? Besides the cleaner air, and and an inexpensive way to add style, plants have a variety of great benefits! Today we’re exploring all the perks of decorating with plants, and tips for making it a stylish feature in your home. Houseplants may have […]
4 Perks of Smart Bulbs
Sometimes the smallest details can bring the biggest returns… If I said there was one awesome hack that could save energy, reduce mom stress, and literally put you in the best light, would you do it? *Sponsored by our friends at Bulbrite Solana™ Smart LED Bulbs These days I’m crushing on one of the coolest smart tech’s to […]
