A New Checklist

Our good friends Melissa and Jay are getting married in October, and I am really looking forward to hosting a couples shower in their honor at our home in July.  This is a picture of them at our wedding in 2013.  Melissa was one of my bridesmaids :) 

Guest Bedroom Reveal

Nearly a year ago (geez time flies) I gave you guys a sneak peak of a little fabric project I was working on.  That fabric was for some pillow covers in our guest bedroom. This is one of those rooms that I have hesitated to share with you guys, because in my minds eye it isn't really done yet.  I think its pretty cute and presentable, but I have at least ten more ideas floating around in my brain that may or may not actually come to fruition sometime this decade.  So I decided that I should go ahead and share it with you, and if I decide to make more changes later, you'll get to come along for that as well :)  So here it is, as it is today:

Creating FREE wall art using repurposed materials

My 17 Favorite Accessories

Not for the first time, I find myself at a loss when trying to name my home decor style.  Is it farmhouse, shabby chic, rustic, or country cottage?  And what the heck is with my new tendency to be drawn towards minimalistic design?  I think the truth is, my style is a combination of all those things with the added fact that I try to do it all for as little money as possible.  Whatever you want to call it, I've rounded up a list of my top 17 favorite accessories for achieving a rustic/cottage/farmhouse/shabby chic look!  Enjoy!

16 Affordable Flooring Options

When it comes to affordable ways to update your home, most people don't automatically think of flooring.  But there is good news! Now it is possible to make your floors beautiful without spending thousands of dollars.  

My little old blog started picking up steam after I shared with the world the transformation of my laundry room floors.

And, not long after that, I used inexpensive materials to transform our guest bathroom floors.

These posts generated so much interest that I thought it would be a good idea to share with you guys some other awesome flooring transformations that were completed on a budget. The best place for me to do my research? Hometalk!  For those of you who don't know, Hometalk is sorta like Pinterest, but only for home decor.  So there is no fitness, recipes, fashion, humor, but there is tons of AMAZING home ideas. From paint to flooring, gardening to organization, if you need home inspiration, Hometalk is a great place to go searching for it! Just click on the photo below and enjoy reading about some truly ingenious people who have transformed their floors on a budget. 

Enjoy, and good luck with your flooring DIY!
- Jesse