Although I love the idea of entertaining in our home, I’ve found that outdoor entertaining is much more enjoyable, less stressful, and so much easier to clean up after (as long as I follow a few simple tips!)
I’m sharing those tips today — along with lots of pictures of our new pool, deck, patio, and outdoor entertaining areas!
Dave and I closed on our first house back in 2006… and we’ve been painting like crazy ever since!
Painting isn’t my most favorite passtime, but I’ve grown to love it, simply because it’s such a quick and frugal way to update any space in our home.
Give YOUR home a farmhouse facelift with our favorite farmhouse paint colors!!
If you want your weekends back, if you crave a little downtime (with family, friends, or alone), if you’d like to feel more rested and refreshed for the week ahead, these 6 strategies will help you do just that.
Say goodbye to hectic and stressful weekends, and get ready to enjoy your weekends again!
Our Bestway brand Costco pool has been the perfect addition to our backyard for the past few summers. Our family spends HOURS in and around the pool each day!
If you’re in the market for an inexpensive above-ground pool, this is the pool for you — get ALL the details here BEFORE you head to the store to buy!
In an effort to create a more functional living space for our growing family, we recently transformed our previous master bedroom into a cozy farmhouse den!
This mini-renovation took roughly 36 hours and resulted in a fantastic spot for family game nights, movie marathons, afternoon naps, or just curling up with a good book without a crowd of people around.
I love decluttering as much as anyone, but during this period of social distancing, decluttering looks a bit different as all thrift stores and donation drop-offs are closed.
I wish I could magically open all thrift stores again… but since I can’t, I thought it might be helpful to share 10 ways to declutter your home and life even when donation centers are closed.
I am continually asked what “chores” or responsibilities our kids have, and/or if we recommend any specific simple daily tasks for children at various age levels.
I’ll be honest, even though our family is very routine-oriented and scheduled, we haven’t found a chore chart or reward system that works well for us. Our family seems to function best with a handful of basic expectations that, although unwritten, are known and (usually) remembered by all… I’m sharing 60+ of these unwritten tasks or expectations in today’s post!
Exactly 1 year ago, I shared my personal challenge to complete a full-house purge BEFORE the New Year (along with several posts regarding my purging progress).
This post series was so popular last year, with many of you completing your own full-house purge, that I thought it would be fun to try again… I even have a FREE printable this year!
I’m often asked if I “dread” September because it means Dave goes back to school… and while I don’t love sending him back to school after a summer home together, I don’t dread it either.
In fact, September is one of my favorite months because it’s the start of Fall — my favorite season! I’m sharing a few more of my favorite things in today’s post!
Over the years, I have gotten so many question about when, where, and how I tackle all those little projects and tasks that need to happen “sometime”, but don’t necessarily have a deadline and seem to hang out on our to-do lists forever and ever.
I thought more about how I could simplify and consolidate these to-dos, and I came up with a 7-day Housekeeping Guide that encompasses most of “extra things” I do every week.
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