My friend KariAnne from Thistlewood shared that one of her favorite things about 2022 is all the decorating. KariAnne loves putting rooms together and creating spaces she loves. She shared her top 10 most popular rooms from 2022 here.
It makes me so happy that you all love my Waco kitchen as much as I do. I get asked all the time about the island in the Waco AirBnB. It is an old store counter and I added a butcher block to the top. The open floor plan makes it so easy for our Airbnb guests to find everything they need while they stay at our Waco Airbnb. Click the links below for a tour!
Our Waco AirBnB decorated for the holidays is almost magical. Ready for my favorite Christmas decorating ideas? If you haven’t had a chance to stay at our Waco AirBnB, then this post will be like a house tour during my favorite season of the year! I love to decorate our Waco Airbnb for the holidays….
I believe the kitchen is the heart of the home. I am so excited to share the open kitchen in our Waco Fixer Upper Home. The kitchen is where everyone gravitates. Mornings, before the day begins, everyone gathers in the kitchen, and then again in the evenings as the day comes to a close. Today…
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The beach house has been under construction for nine months and the end is in sight! It has been an incredible journey renovating the beach house and I can’t wait to share the completed house in the New Year! Click the posts below to see the progress we made this year and all of my interior design plans.
It is supposed to be 96 degrees here today, so I am calling this post my Summer Beach House update. I hope you like it. Whether we are ready or not, summer has arrived in Southern California. And just so you know, I am just thrilled! Has warmer summer weather arrived where you are?
Not as much progress with the beach house remodel so I’m sharing my plans for the interior design of the house … aka the beach house stuff! I am sharing all of my mood boards for the three floors in our home. You may remember I was considering modern farmhouse decor for our beach house….
Our family room is where we spend the majority of our time. This year, I rearranged the furniture and I am not quite sure what took me so long to do it!
I love to add Valentine’s day decor to our home. Today I am sharing how to use pink decor in the family room. In a cozy and comfortable way. I added pink decor with pink wall decor, pink pillows, pink flowers, and a pink table setting. Although everything is temporary, the decor has such a…
School is starting which means that it’s time to start thinking about fall. Fall decor is one of my favorites. I started in our family room! While it is still really, really warm, OK hot, here in Southern California, all things fall are right around the corner. Chilly mornings and cooler evenings. College football and…
The kitchen is undoubtedly the room where I spend a lot of time. We renovated it over twenty years ago and I still love it as much as the first time I walked into the finished project. It is also the most commented-on room in our home!
Kitchen Islands are not only practical, but they increase the value of your home. Today I am sharing my white kitchen island and seven ideas for yours. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the many choices out there for kitchen islands. If you are on the fence about whether to add one or use…
I just finished adding new winter farmhouse kitchen decor. I love the new winter look and the touches of blue and green. If you’re like me, when you think of winter, the first thing that comes to mind is spending time in the kitchen. Whether it’s making soup, bread, or baking cookies, there’s just something…
We moved the furniture around in this room last year and it has completely opened up the dining area in the family room. It is adjacent to the kitchen and this table is now the heart of the room.
Is there a difference between a living room vs family room? We spend most of our time in our family room, so why isn’t it called the “living” room? Do you think that the colloquialisms of the living room vs family room are outdated? I think I do. In the olden days, living rooms were…
We finished decorating the house and this week I am going to be sharing every room. I love the farmhouse Christmas decor in the family room. I am not sure why but I always decorate our family room first! I knew this is where I would put most of our Farmhouse Christmas decor and it…
Spring is almost here and I decided it is time to decorate our back porch. Today I am sharing my back porch ideas for spring. The weather is starting to warm up, the sun is shining a little brighter, and the birds are chirping louder – it’s getting so close to springtime. One great way…
Our outdoor porch decor needed a big refresh for summer. A good cleaning, a bit of restyling, and some new pillow covers were all it took! We spend almost as much time out here as we do in our home in the summer! The covered porch, fireplace, and heat lamps in the ceiling provide some…
The remodel of the Waco AirBnB was one of my favorite projects, ever. Each bedroom has a distinct personality and the home was built specifically for guests. I also am sharing a post I wrote on how to remodel a bedroom. I have had a bit of practice at it!
Today I am sharing the three bedrooms in our Airbnb Waco home. Each is comfortable, cozy, and the perfect place to sleep. I couldn’t fit all of the photos of the spring refresh of our Airbnb Waco home in yesterday’s blog post. So today I am sharing some photos I took after we gave the…
Over the past few years, I have remodeled seven bedrooms. As I make plans for the beach house remodel, I am sharing some fun bedroom remodel ideas. We have four bedrooms to remodel in our beach house. To get started it really helps to look back at some of my previous bedrooms remodel ideas.
This was such a unique project. We literally recycled everything in our kitchen at the beach and moved it to Maryliz’s condo. You will be amazed at how this project started and how it turned out. I am so happy we saved our old kitchen from a landfill!
If you love a before and after project, you are not going to believe how amazing this kitchen refresh and repurpose project turned out! When we began the Ventura Beach House Remodel, we planned to tear out the kitchen and do a complete remodel of the space. And then, we had a crazy idea to…
Today is the second part of our Kitchen Refresh & Repurpose Project. I cannot believe that this is even the same kitchen! If you haven’t already seen it, be sure to check out my previous post about my Kitchen Refresh & Repurpose Project, Part 1. Today, I am sharing the final details and the full…
It might seem odd to consider our backyard a room, but with the amount of entertaining that we do outside, it definitely qualifies. This year, we had a wedding and a book launch party in the backyard.
Wow. I hosted the Book Launch Backyard Party this week and it was incredible. The party was way beyond my expectations and simply amazing! I knew I wanted to host this party even before I was done writing the book. To be able to open up our home and share it with those who enjoy…
We hosted a wedding backyard party at our home last May and it was magical. I cannot wait to share it with you all today! My son Michael was the best man at the wedding and his best friend from college (and volleyball teammate) was the groom. As you can see from the photo below,…
Our carriage house is original to our home and back in the day, was exactly that, a building that housed the carriages. A recent transformation has given it new life.
I created this table with Valentine table decorations for a friend’s dinner I hosted in the Carriage House. When I set a table, I go through the same process every time. I shop my home, pick up flowers at the grocery store, and start creating my table. I even made the heart-themed platemats to use…
Looking for a non-traditional Christmas color? Decorating for a pink Christmas was one of my favorite Christmas decor ideas! I decorate our Carriage House with a beautiful pink Christmas theme. I made pink Christmas tree decorations, pink Christmas ornaments, pink Christmas wrapping paper, and more. The pink Christmas decor worked so well with my Christmas…
Today, I am sharing the Valentine’s Day DIY vignette I created in my dining room. I created a vignette using DIY fabric valentine hearts and Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies. Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. For me, the entire day is about letting the people in my life know and feel that I…
I can honestly say that it never occurred to me to decorate my master bedroom for Christmas. Apparently, I am clueless because I have never decorated any bedroom in our home for the holidays. But that has all changed.
I love collecting vintage items and just recently I started collecting vintage crocks. These crocks have so many uses and I love displaying and using them around our house. Surprise Announcement! I have a new Collection. Haha. In addition to collecting vintage quilts, transferware, flower frogs, cake stands, English advertising pots, ironstone, and more. But…
I learned so much while organizing our Christmas Decorations. Thank you to my favorite organizing store, The Container Store. Two years ago I broke my foot a few days before Christmas. My family was kind enough to pack up everything after Christmas and put away all of our Christmas decorations on the third floor. Sadly,…
I am so excited to share with you the Final Reveal of our Waco Fixer Upper Home. I absolutely love how it turned out. This Waco Fixer Upper project has been an absolute labor of love. If you’re thinking of starting your own fixer-upper project, or if you’re just curious about what it’s like, keep…
2021 is going to be all about embracing change. Together, let’s create some happy changes in our life. Happy 2021. I have thought a lot about the new year and I know I want to do a lot of things differently. For me, this year is going to be about embracing change.
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