Love & Renovations

The 12 Best Cheap Bar Stools Out There

Are you looking for bar stools for your dining room but finding that they're too expensive for your taste? I'm rounding up 12 cheap bar stools - all under $100 - for every need! Whether you want a backless bar stool, an upholstered bar stool, or a wood bar stool, I've got you covered! One thing you may have heard me talk (a lot) about lately is how I'd like to get rid of the sideboard that we currently have under the bar between our kitchen and dining room. I really do love this piece, but View Post

Getting Our Paint Organized

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We're working on organizing our garage to turn it into a functional and gorgeous workshop. After adding our dust collection system, the next step was to organize our paint supplies! After Corey and I got our dust collection system up and running, we were feeling really motivated to keep working on the garage and make it look even better. Our to-do list for this space is still long and rambling, but it's just one of those things that you have to take on in bite-sized chunks, you know? So View Post

Things To Do In Waco (Other Than Visiting Magnolia)

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Are you planning a trip to visit Magnolia Market in Waco and looking for what else to do while you're in town? Here are some great ideas for things to do in Waco other than visiting the Silos! This past weekend, Corey and I headed up to Granbury, Texas with my parents for a quick vacation. It was so nice to get away for a few days and just relax, and I definitely wasn't ready to come home when it was all over. One of the things we've made it a tradition to do when we're going on just View Post

Father’s Day Gift Guide

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Need some Father's Day gift ideas? I've got you covered with this Father's Day Gift Guide that includes 20 different ideas for all of the dads in your life. Whether he loves video games, grilling, beer, or books - this list has you covered. Father's Day is right around the corner - can you believe it's next weekend already?! I am one of those people who really loves to give creative and thoughtful gifts whenever I can, so I have been thinking about how we'll be celebrating Father's Day in View Post

Our New Dust Collection System

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Our current mission in life is to get our garage organized - that's why I'm so pumped to tell you about the progress we're making and our brand new Rockler dust collection system. This thing is amazing and is going to help us keep our garage workshop clean and tidy! You may recall that shortly after we moved into this house, I wrote a post declaring that Corey and I were about to whip our garage into shape. Well, um, that didn't happen. In fact, not only did we not get the garage View Post

Our Summer Schedule

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Do you need ideas for how to keep your kids busy and entertained this summer? I did too - that's why I put together a (slightly nerdy) summer schedule for kids so that my preschooler could stay busy and I can get some work done too! I mentioned on a recent Instagram post that I am a big fat nerd who has created a spreadsheet schedule for our summer to keep us organized and busy throughout the day (without relying on screens too much). There was immediate interest in learning more about it, and View Post

How to Make Your Bed Like a Pro

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Do you feel like you're wrestling with your bed every time you wash your duvet cover? Ever wonder how to put on a duvet cover without breaking a sweat? I'm going to teach you our (SUPER) simple trick for getting it back on in two minutes or less - it's a breeze! This post may feel familiar to those of you who have been reading this blog for some time - that's because I'm recycling it! That's right - I was brainstorming ideas for what I could share for this month's quick life hack, and I View Post

Our Ryobi Pressure Washer (AKA: My New Favorite Tool)

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A Ryobi Pressure Washer review of the 1600 PSI Electric Pressure Washer. If you've ever wondered what a pressure washer is good for or if you need one in your life, this post will answer those questions for you. Here's a hint - the answer to the second one is YES YOU DO! This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Have you ever watched those videos that pop up on Facebook from time to time of people pressure washing things? Every single time those View Post

Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale Finds Under $50!

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Here's a quick roundup of my favorite finds from Nordstrom's Half-Yearly sale, plus a roundup of other big sales happening this Memorial Day weekend. Happy Saturday! I know you don't normally hear from me on the weekend, but I plan to take Monday off to spend the day with my family and I wanted to be sure to pop in to alert you to a few amazing deals that are happening this weekend! Do you follow the Nordstrom sales? I'm not usually the type to keep up with when they're having sales, View Post

Our New Front Flower Beds

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Today I'm sharing a few simple front yard landscaping ideas, along with a look at how we totally transformed our front yard flower bed over the weekend! Allow me to be really honest with you today - although I'm generally pretty confident when it comes to interior design, renovations, and making the inside of my house something I can be proud of, I am a hot mess when it comes to the exterior of my house. Corey and I often laugh about the fact that our front and back yards tend to look like View Post