Happy First Day of FALL!!!!! I do love this season. I hear it MIGHT just fall below 80 degrees next week, so fingers crossed:) It’s hard to get all pumped and decorating for Fall when I’m sweating in a tanktop and flip flops, but I did try my hand at a Halloween craft idea last […]
Family Room Progress and My Built-in Bench!
August 26, 2016 by 9 Comments
Well helllloooooooo! I have missed you SO much!! Hope you all had a wonderful summer! School is back in session here, so that means I will be blogging regularly again and not dropping off the face of the earth anymore! (Well, until next June I suppose;) I really have missed interacting with you guys often, […]
Bye bye Cherry, Helloooo Java: The (EASY!) Banister Makeover
July 6, 2016 by 71 Comments
*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.* I am so crazy pumped about this makeover, you guys!! It’s something I’ve been wanting to do, since, oh, um FOREVER, and I finally just went for it last weekend. We hadn’t had a Saturday morning at home with […]
The Perfect Piece of Furniture..for $10!
June 18, 2016 by 14 Comments
YOU GUYS. (Sorry, there may be a lot of caps in this post. I’m not yelling at you, I promise. It’s just that the level of excitement about this piece of furniture is OFF THE CHARTS. I mean. This is just crazytown. You’ll understand…;) So you know we’re in the middle of the whole family […]
Family Room Progress…Let The Fun Begin!
June 8, 2016 by 11 Comments
I apologize for the crickets over here on the blog. Between the end-of-school year stuff, the renovation, the kids’ sports schedules, back-to-back-to-back Craft Nights…and the biggest news, my sister having a BABY!!!!, things have been CA-RAZY. Good crazy, but crazy. I finally had a minute to sit down and blog and wanted to show you […]
My first attempt at string art: Maryland edition
May 20, 2016 by 1 Comment
Have you been seeing all those adorable string art projects floating around blogland and Pinterest lately? I’ve wanted to try one for a while now, and thought it’d make a potential fun Craft Night idea, so I decided to give it a go. I took zippy photos before and during, because I kinda felt like it […]
Red, White, and Blue Wreath…Using Trash?!
May 6, 2016 by 3 Comments
I’m pretty pumped about this one, folks. My husband was about to toss some old jeans last week. They were covered in holes…and not the cute kind that is popular now, you know, the ripped ones we PAY good money for (guilty – I am actually wearing a pair and have several more in my […]
Let’s Talk Yard Sales: I Don’t Leave Without…
May 4, 2016 by 2 Comments
It’s that time of year again! My favorite: Yard Sale Season! You never know what you’ll find when you pull up to a yard sale, but I wanted to share with you what I always seem to grab when I see them sitting there. There are certain things that that I know I can and […]
From Boring Bi-folds to Plank French Doors: The Closet Makeover
April 18, 2016 by 14 Comments
I almost titled this The Big, Scary, Questionable-Until-the-Very-End Closet Makeover…because that’s exactly what this was. I had this wacky idea, ran it by my husband…got the raised eyebrows. Looked it up online…found nothing. Plank closet doors… Shiplap closet doors… Securing plywood to closet doors… Closet Doors look like Plank Wall… Make closet doors look like […]
Making a Free Nightstand: The Suitcase Table
April 8, 2016 by 3 Comments
Sharing another glimpse into the ‘so-close-yet-so-far-away’ master bedroom today. We were going full steam, then life seemed to get in the way. Only two more things to do, but they’re kinda big projects. I’m hoping I’ll be writing my big reveal post sometime in the next couple weeks, but we shall see… In the meantime, […]
Hi there! I’m Liz, a former teacher-turned-stay-at-home mom to three kids, with a passion to create a warm and inviting home on a budget. This blog all started when I’d put the babies down for a nap, and squeeze in a project during those precious couple of hours! My hope is that you visit this page and feel inspired to do a little “naptime decorating” of your own. Thank you so much for stopping by! 
