Yesterday, Ben and I took on a project we are now very familiar with. We removed the carpet from our large guest room! The process took about two hours from start to finish. (I've thought about writing a post with instructions and tips for removing carpet, but it is so simple and there are already…
Last month, Ben and I had the incredible opportunity to visit his parents in Istanbul, Turkey. Ben's dad, Robert, works for the international division of a construction company based in Colorado Springs. He manages projects overseas on behalf of American contractors. Most of his projects are in Europe and the Middle East, so Robert and…
My friend Stephanie's kitchen was just like mine. Large, dark, and perfectly fine. The dark 80's cabinets are in great shape, but needed a little refreshing. When the lovely Tricia from The Purple Painted Lady™ reached out to me about a partnership, I knew I wanted to help Stephanie with her kitchen.
A few weeks ago, I shared some before pictures of our upstairs bathroom. (You can read that post here if you missed it!) My design plan included painting the walls and vanity with leftover paint, replacing the hardware with leftover knobs from the kitchen, and replacing a few accessories. My only expenses were a $30 shower curtain, a…
The design of our guest room was very important, because Ben and I place a high value on hospitality. We have been immeasurably blessed with this home, and we want to use it to bless others.
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…
*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…
