DIY Roman Shade: A step-by-step tutorial on how to make beautiful budget-friendly DIY Roman Shades. After making three different versions of faux roman shades and relaxed DIY Roman Shades, I've created the ultimate tutorial for making Roman Shades with detailed instructions on how to make your own!  DIY ROMAN SHADE DIY Roman Shades are a fantastic way to decorate windows that lack the space for hanging curtains. In our house to date, we've made four Roman Shades in our endeavors ... Read More about DIY Roman Shade: How to Make Roman Shade the Easy Way

I've teamed up with my friends at Sengled for this post but all thoughts and opinions expressed are mine alone. Thank you for supporting the companies that I choose to partner with!   SMART HOME LIGHTING SYSTEMS WHY LIGHTING IS IMPORTANT When we moved into our home, the first thing we fixed was lighting. You see, when we moved in, it was comically dark. Out of the eight can-lights in our kitchen, three had working light bulbs--and they were cheap 40 watts soft white (2700K) light ... Read More about Smart Home Lighting Systems: Automating Bedtime Routine With Little Ones

DIY Wall Art: Fun and Easy DIY Wall Art Canvas even Beginners Can Do! Looking for DIY wall art ideas or budget-friendly large abstract artwork on canvas for your living room wall? See how I was able to make this creative and fun DIY Wall Art Project for just under $40! DIY WALL ART I've always wanted a big piece of artwork to go on the wall in our family room. The problem was that all the paintings that were big enough (large enough to stand next to this painting in the kitchen, and the ... Read More about DIY Wall Art: Easy DIY Wall Art Canvas Even Beginners Can Do

 Small Entryway Mudroom: For the longest time, we struggled with our garage entryway hallway: coats were always being left on the floor, shoes piled up, and there was nowhere to hang your purse. We desperately needed a better organized entryway with a small mudroom bench and coat hooks so we could use our narrow hallway and it wasn't just a drop zone! SMALL ENTRYWAY MUDROOM PIN THIS SO YOU DON'T FORGET!   WHY WE NEEDED A NARROW MUDROOM If you have small kids like us, you ... Read More about Small Entryway Mudroom: Narrow Hallway to Organized Mudroom