Today I’m writing about another exciting Before & After project- our guest room! The family that lived here before us had 4 kids, so 2/3 bedrooms were for the little ones. We don’t have any little ones, so we use them as guest rooms! Hospitality is very important to me and to Ben. We have been… Read More Before & After: Guest Retreat
Until yesterday, our enclosed front porch was my nemesis. It is a long, skinny room with concrete floors, scraps of indoor-outdoor carpet, and all of the dead bugs in Iowa. I don’t know how they coordinate it (or why they have chosen this room) but I swear that all of the bugs in Iowa come… Read More IKEA Porch Makeover
*This post contains affiliate links* A few weeks ago, I posted the full reveal of our DIY kitchen update. (If you missed it, check it out here!) With $200 and about a week of hard work, our kitchen was transformed from this… into this! There were three major changes made in the kitchen, but everything… Read More $200 Kitchen Update: Sources and Process
(this post contains affiliate links) I’ve waited a long time to write this post, and am thrilled to finally share about our DIY kitchen remodel! My husband and I live in a 1910 craftsman style parsonage in small town Iowa. Ben is the pastor at our church, and we have been incredibly blessed to live in this… Read More Before & After: A Bright, Affordable DIY Kitchen Update
Hi, everyone! I am excited to begin a new series called Simply Styling. This series will focus on nooks in your home that can be difficult to style. I will help you take the guesswork out of decorating by providing ideas for practical and beautiful use of these tricky spaces. I believe that good design doesn’t work unless it works for… Read More Simply Styling No.1 + Coffee Table
Mudcloth pillows seem to be everywhere recently. Their minimal, handcrafted style fits into almost any design aesthetic. Traditional mudcloth pillows feature African patterns on natural flax cotton. “Also known as bògòlanfini, mud cloth is a traditional handmade Malian cotton fabric that is dyed using fermented mud. The textile’s origins date back to the 12th century, when the… Read More DIY Mudcloth Pillow
A few weeks ago, my friend Emmy asked if I could make a video about how I fill in my eyebrows. This made me laugh for a few reasons. First, I don’t even know how to do it! I bought a brow pencil about a month ago and have been making things up as I… Read More Beauty Uniform: Makeup
