Love & Renovations

Our Cedar Closet (AKA: The Nursery Closet Makeover)

I've always wanted to add cedar lining to a closet in our home, and we finally did it in the nursery! I'm in love with this little cedar closet in the nursery now, and I can't believe how simple it was to renovate it. This post is sponsored by CedarSafe, but all opinions are 100% my own! Ooooh, the baby's closet. Maybe I'm just nutty and hormonal, but thinking about organizing a closet for our baby's room has given me so much excitement and stress at the same time. In Jackson's nursery, View Post

Workshop Ideas to Help You Work Efficiently

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We've been gathering lots of workshop ideas lately to help us get our garage workshop organized and functioning in the most efficient way possible. We've recently added a few new things that make a big difference, so I'm sharing 10 quick ideas for how to make your workshop function more efficiently. This post is sponsored by Rockler. One thing Corey and I have learned (over and over) throughout our years of homeownership is that if our garage isn't organized, every project we want to do takes View Post

DIY IKEA IDEAS: 15 Genius Hacks

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Ah, the good ol' IKEA hack. We're all big fans, right? I think by now it's well-established that IKEA is the perfect place to find furniture and other fun pieces that you can DIY into something that's perfect for your home. There are endless possibilities for hacking various IKEA pieces, and all it takes is a little creativity. If you've been reading for a while, you might remember that I already did a roundup of IKEA hacks a couple of years ago, but it's been a while and the internet is View Post

Front Door Ideas

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We haven't loved our front door since we moved into this house, and we've been brainstorming ideas for how we can give it a total makeover without having to fully replace it. Today I'm sharing a few front door ideas, and introducing our plan to make it gorgeous! This post is sponsored by Zabitat, but all opinions are 100% mine, as usual! Can we talk about front doors today? I've never lived in a home with a front door that I loved. As silly as it sounds, I feel like the front door is View Post

8 Kids’ Room Organization Tips

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Each month I've been popping in with some quick life hacks and tips to help you keep your home and your day-to-day a little more organized. Today we're chatting all about kids' room organization and how to keep your kid's room clean! If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably heard me complain once or twice (or a zillion times) over the last few months about the organization - or lack thereof - in my son's room. We really struggled to find the sweet spot between a cute and cozy kid's View Post

Backyard Bar Cart Ideas

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Today I'm sharing a few bar cart ideas to help you decide what to do with your outdoor bar cart. Don't have one yet? Why not?! It's a super versatile piece that will add so much to your yard. Read on to see 5 ideas for how to style your backyard bar cart. One of my favorite things we've ever added to our backyard is this outdoor bar cart. We found it at a local flea market and gave it a total makeover, and it's been such a versatile and useful piece ever since. I change up how our bar cart is View Post

Nursery Debate: Is a Nursery Mobile Really Necessary?

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We've been debating whether or not to add a mobile to our nursery. Today, I'm going to dive into the details on which nursery mobiles I have my eye on and why I'm thinking we may not even need one! Today, I want to chat about something that may end up being a little controversial...nursery mobiles. I know what you're thinking - there's nothing controversial about mobiles! But, y'all, this has been the single most difficult decision of this entire nursery renovation so far (why?!), and I View Post

My 10 Pregnancy Must Haves

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Looking for the pregnancy must-haves you should know about during those oh-so-challenging 9 months? Here's my list of maternity and pregnancy products that I couldn't live without. I don't know about you, but when I'm pregnant or have a newborn I'm all about searching for other people's lists of things they just have to have. What makes life easier? What clothes are the most flattering? What do I not want to miss out on?! Since I always love reading these lists from other people, I figured View Post

Our IKEA Tarva Dresser Hack

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We loved using a dresser as a changing table with our older son, so for this nursery, we knew we wanted to try it again. We took an IKEA Tarva dresser and gave it a makeover - now, it's the perfect changing table! With just a little over a month to go before my due date, the nursery really is finally coming together. And, thank goodness because the nesting urges are hitting me hard this time around. I'm trying to share all of the little bits of progress in the nursery as we go (don't View Post

DIY Closet Shelves (AKA: How to Organize Your Kid’s Closet)

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Our four-year-old son's room has been a disaster since we moved into this house, and a lot of it was due to a total lack of closet organization! We built some DIY closet shelves for him and it might just change my life forever! One of the rooms that has given me the most grief since we moved into this house in November has been my son, Jackson's, room. In our old house, he had a super organized room with lots of shelving and organization. It was easy to keep (mostly) clean, and it was one of View Post