Author: Sarah
-
HOMEWORK STATION/COMMAND CENTER MAKEOVER
We have this little area right off our kitchen that was probably meant as a butler’s pantry or something, but I saw it as the perfect little homework/command center area. A place where we put the mail, charge our phones, put the kids homework, have a junk drawer, etc. You can see in the before picture…
-
HOW TO PAINT YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS WHITE
I have always loved white kitchen cabinets. When we were looking for houses, I really wanted to find one that already had white cabinets. I just knew it would be a pain to paint them and then you always have to worry about chipping paint, etc. But we had no luck finding one with white…
-
HOLIDAY LEFTOVERS
Are you a leftovers lover? Normally, I don’t like leftovers at all but for some reason I love holiday dinner leftovers. My new favorite thing to do with holiday leftovers is make pot pies out of them. Just buy some pie crust or make it early, so as soon as you clear the table, put some…
-
WEARING PLAID THIS FALL
{skinnies: Lulu’s, boots: Hunter, top: Target}One of my favorite things to wear in the fall is plaid. It must be the crisp air and my desire to cover myself with some soft flannel. I found this blanket a few years ago. It’s a little small to be a good throw blanket, so instead I have transitioned…
-
KITCHEN FLOATING SHELVES
I just love the show Fixer Upper and dream to have my kitchen look like Joanna Gaines kitchen. I still have some work to do, and I don’t live in a farmhouse…. so I may never get there…. but I already used an antique hutch as a kitchen island (see here), and so my next step…
-
FINDING THE PERFECT DARK HARDWOOD FLOORS
Before we moved in, I knew I wanted to refinish the hardwood floors. We sanded and stained our floors in our old house-you can see evidence here. We did it once, and that’s enough to know that we won’t do it again 🙂 I just didn’t like having our house in disarray for so long…
-
FIREPLACE MAKEOVER WITH BARN DOOR
This fireplace is one of my favorite things in my house. I totally revamped it and just love how it turned out. It was just a generic fireplace like all the other ones in houses built 10 years ago, but now it is totally unique to our house. I want to walk through some of…
-
FALL FASHION STAPLES
{hat. top. boots} Although, I miss the warm weather, there are plenty of things to be excited about in the fall. For me, my list of favorites includes ankle boots and a felt hat. This hat is so soft and comfortable. It’s an easy way to accessorize an outfit. I’m not much of a scarf…
-
CARAMEL APPLE PIE >> EASY TIPS FOR HOW TO FREEZE THEM
I love picking apples in the fall-and I’m always left deciding what to do with all of them. I always make applesauce and lately I have been making pies. I always freeze the pies so they last all winter long. I have a super easy tip too on how to freeze your apple pies-just slice…