The Playroom Makeover {Part 5- Two Chairs & Window Panels}

I thought I would pop in before the year was out with another update.  I haven't said much about the playroom makeover since March.  I finished the book ledges and moved on to other things.  But tweaks have been made over the past few months and I wanted to share them. First is the large chair in the bay window.  It's been in the Bub's room for years as our story time chair.  But...

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A DIY Latte

A hot drink, especially in the colder months, is so comforting.  It's warm in your hands and warms you up inside.  I had gotten in the habit of pulling into a drive-thru for a caramel latte a couple of times a week, but thought there must be a way to make one at home.  I've been making them for almost a year, and thought I would share how.  Here's what you'll need. I...

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Laundry Room-Behind the Doors

This laundry-hall is probably the hardest-working room in my home.  It's where I go in and out several times a day, and it houses the pantry, laundry, and coat/storage closet.  The door to the hallway constantly stays open.  And the pantry door is usually open as well.  After the countertop was put down, I really wanted to clean up the pantry a bit.  It could use more work,...

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Laundry Room-Update

The best laid plans...always seem to go awry.  Several months ago, I shared plans for my laundry room.  The washer and dryer were delivered, but I wasn't able to move forward with the other parts of the plan.  Then you know what happens when you have family coming in town...you feel the urgent need to fluff the house, and finish all the projects you started.  So when my sister...

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A Boy's Room

Boys rooms can be a difficult thing to decorate.  If you look online you're often limited to plaid patchwork quilts or the latest superhero theme.  Nothing wrong with those, but I just don't want to have to redo the room when he outgrows whoever or whatever he's into at the moment.  I have been brainstorming ideas forever and came up with this mood board a few months ago, but have had...

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Making Over the Laundry Room

 I've been putting together a palette for my laundry room.  I am in the process of replacing my washer and dryer and decided to try to pull the room together before they are delivered.  My laundry area sits down at the end of what is really a multi-purpose room.  When you open the door to the room you look down a narrow hallway that on the left houses a pantry behind sliding...

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After the storm

It rained here today, but I was sitting looking out the window and noticed that the sun decided to peek back out this evening.   So even though it was cloudy overhead, the sun was hitting the top part of my garden.  I couldn't help but grab my phone and snap some pics because I love how everything looks after a spring rain. Clematis vine--my first year getting one to climb First...

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