DISCLOSURE: I was compensated with a product sample by Custom Picture Frames for this post, but the opinions are all mine and not that of the company! In addition, this post may also feature affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that Spotofteadesigns.com only promotes products which have been personally tested and ones I’d stand behind. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. What better way to bring some interest to your wall space than adding wall art?! Handmade paintings, store bought creations and family photos, can bring your blank walls to life, adding a bit of personality to your home. Discover one way we updated our home with the help of custom frames showcasing black and white family memories in a living room gallery wall. Full disclosure, prior to this room update, I had been working with Custom Picture Frames for a few months, developing content for their upcoming web blog. I was well aware of their attention to detail, especially when shipping, so I was happy they partnered with me on this project for my own home! As a quick update: this is what the living room looked like when we moved into our house almost a year and a half ago. Gross carpet, old fashion fan but ... Continue Reading...
Home Tour | Backyard 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. 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...
