Easy Affordable DIY and Lifestyle Blog
Easy Affordable DIY and Lifestyle Blog
I love switching out my toddler’s books as the seasons and holidays change. For Christmas this year, I added some battery operated lights from Michaels. These gold mercury glass ones are great and I have them multiple places throughout our house! They have a timer too, so come 4pm everything turns on automatically. I added …
On December 1st all the plants on my kitchen window ledge were told to hit the road to make room for my little Christmas Village. “Told to hit the road” sounded catchier than “lovingly transported to another window after fertilizing and watering”. I love my plants. The kitchen window ledge is the ideal spot for …
This homemade dried orange garland couldn’t be easier to make and costs only a couple of bucks. It’s a perfect accent to your Christmas décor. I wanted a pop of color and layered one of my dried orange garlands above my kitchen sink. I also hung one in my kids’ playroom. Supplies Heads up – …
Get creative after a trip to Target and Trader Joe’s with this easy DIY Thanksgiving centerpiece and garland. Supplies: Fresh Flower Pumpkin Centerpiece I got this artificial white pumpkin from Target on sale after Halloween for 50% off. It was hollow inside and was advertised as “carvable”. I’ll take a fake pumpkin and no messy …
My oldest son is allergic to wheat (and peanuts!), so we have had to make some adjustments to accommodate his diet at our house. We all wind up eating gluten free a lot of the time just to make things easy! I’ve made quite a few gluten free baked goods, and these donuts are up …
I was so excited to jump right on board the IKEA play kitchen hack train. My boys love the kitchen so it was worth the effort, but my level 10 excitement to makeover the DUKTIG play kitchen had my husband raising an eyebrow. Who wouldn’t have fun designing a fancy, realistic kitchen for tiny humans?! …
This old bench fit perfectly in our small foyer and was in desperate need of some TLC. I wanted a to keep the wood but didn’t want to deal with messy furniture stripping. I chose to use chalk paint to create a weathered wood Restoration Hardware look. Supplies Heads up! Affiliate links below. If you …
Designing nurseries has to be one of my favorite thing to do. We chose to not find out the sex of our first child. Of course it was one of the best surprises of our lives (spoiler alert – we had a BOY!). I also had so much fun driving family and friends crazy with …
It was 70 degrees out today here in New England, my toddler wore his Halloween costume to the park, I’m still dipping into his candy haul and I heard Christmas music on the radio today. You know what that means – Thanksgiving is coming. We don’t skip over Thanksgiving and head straight for Christmas at …
Supplies Needed Heads up! Some affiliate links below. If you click and purchase I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Related Links I love that dark green is having a moment. I jumped right on board when I was pregnant with my second baby boy. I wanted his nursery to incorporate …