Over the past couple years, I’ve mentioned our “unexpected kitchen remodel” a few times; however, I’ve never actually shown a true reveal. I love our updated white kitchen and so glad that we added a large center island to the area. In years past, we had looked at adding granite in our kitchen, but had […]
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A Backyard Deck Upgrade
We have had a love/hate relationship with our deck pretty much since we moved into our house 10 years ago. We loved the nice big size and the view; however, we didn’t exactly love the paint. The original owners had painted the railings gray and decking red. A few years ago, we re-painted the deck […]
Which Smart Lock Should You Pick For Your Home?
Touchscreen or buttons, bluetooth or Wi-Fi, these days there are so many different options in the smart lock world. These options can seem overwhelming, but once you find a few key features, picking the right lock for your smart home can become an easier decision. When I was at CES earlier this year, Smart Home […]
Awesome Smart Home Devices Found On Amazon
Are you building a smart home? The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing exponentially and there are so many awesome things that have “smart” technology. Brad and I have been working on expanding the Smart Devices in our home and there are so many things where I now wonder what I did without them. These […]
Easy Guest Bathroom Update
I gave a sneak peek of our bathroom update last week when I showed off our awesome new toilet. Today, I’m sharing a bit more about how we gave our bathroom a face-lift with minimal cost and work. We completed this project over the course of a few weekends (it probably could have been done […]
Tips For Choosing The Best Toilet For Your Bathroom Remodel
This post is in collaboration with American Standard. All opinions are my own. One of the items that has been on our house wishlist for a while is to update our guest bathroom upstairs. We had talked about different aspects of it over the past few years; and then when our house flooded we realized […]
Easy DIY Faux Garage Door Windows
For the past few years I’ve wanted to add something a little “special” to our garage doors. They just seemed so boring. A couple weeks ago I finally spent some time putting my plan into action and created some faux windows to our garage door. Here is the “before” photo, our boring garage door has […]
Easy Update to Bathroom Floors
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Ever since Brad and I moved into our house (over 7 years ago), updating the vinyl flooring in our master bathroom has been on the list of dream projects. The previous owners had left a bit of water damage by the shower on these floors and they […]
Tips For Surviving Home Water Damage
If you’ve been following along on social media, you’ve probably noticed that I’m doing a little bit of an unexpected remodel around my house. Through this process, I’ve learned a few things about how to survive this home disaster and find the silver lining in all of it. 7 Tips for Surviving Home Water Damage Don’t […]
Painting The Nursery
A couple weeks ago one of our bedrooms got a paint upgrade so that it can become a nursery! When we bought our house, the previous owners had painted every wall white. When we moved in, I painted an accent wall in the room; but all the walls could use a refresh. Since we wanted […]