DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. When moving into our home last year, our backyard space was a blank slate with no designated area to sit to eat or casually hang out. This September, we were able to transform this open space into usable space for our family with a new playset and paver patio installation. Relive this process and check out the back yard updates. Before seeing the big reveal of this backyard space, let's look at what it looked like last June. It was a green pasture with unkempt rose bushes and not much else. We were excited to make this space more usable for our family and for when we host guests. Instagram stories followers will remember the saga over getting this playset installed in our backyard. Besides a delay in getting an install date, we had an issue with missing parts with the first install team and the second not show up on the second date, but finally installers were able to put this together, with 2 professionals taking 8 hours. Needless to say, the girls are ... Continue Reading...
Home Tour | Front Yard Updates
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Only one year into owning our home, we’ve already made some big changes, inside and out. This September we focused on the outdoor space, making some minor updates on our own, finding a new play space for the kids and working with a local hardscape professional to add a patio and updated front walkway. Today's post shares part 1 of these hardscapes updates, with the front yard update including a new patio walkway and stairs that were resurfaced. Before seeing any updates, it's best to start at the beginning. Oh and before you ask, all resources on the company we worked with and paver stones we used are at the bottom of this post! This was our home in July after getting the keys. While the house was covered in white vinyl, there were red brick stairs on the front, which always bothered me. There were also large, overgrown trees on the right side which blocked the light in that bay window and two large bushes in the front had deep root systems that were keeping water up near ... Continue Reading...
Guest Room | Side Table Makeover
DISCLOSURE: I am part of the DecoArt Blogger Program and was provided product samples. In addition, this post may contain affiliate links that come at no cost to you. Know I only promote and share products I personally use and recommend! To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. Save on your furniture budget by making over something you already own! DIYing furniture doesn’t always mean cutting, building and assembling but could also mean an easy painting technique to completely transform the look and style. See how to easily update a guest room side table with the trendy farm cottage look with the help of some sand paper and chalk paint. When looking for a new home, we wanted to, of course, have more space for our family to spread out and play, but also make sure we had a true guest room for my parents when they come down to visit. I’m happy that we were able to find a place that fit both those wishes but that also meant we needed to invest in some items to make it comfortable for our guests. We were lucky to reuse furniture and items already in our home and DIY some elements to update the guest room. The room is a bit tight for a queen sized bed so we went with a full sized one Derek had at his ... Continue Reading...
