Twenty-five FREE fall artwork options for your home! My favorite season has arrived! There are some seasonal decorating ideas I share again and again...and free prints/artwork are one of them. The ways to incorporate into your home decor are endless! Each year new printable art is created by incredibly talented bloggers. And they are FREE, other than the paper used to print them. :) You can use yo

Beauty, clothing, home and more...my recent Amazon favorites! It's that time again! Amazon Prime Days are currently live and as always, I gathered a few of my home, beauty and DIY favorites to share with you! One thing I do different than most is only sharing products we use and love in our own home. I can personally attest for each and every one of the items I'm sharing today. If you're an early

Using Mother Nature for my fall fireplace mantel decor! Last year I shared some ways I've used hydrangeas in my fall decor : If you are lucky enough to have access to these beautiful flowers, they are excellent (and FREE) additions to your home this time of year. So many hydrangea varieties turn the most gorgeous pink and green tones in the fall, so they create a beautiful, organic look. In years

Helpful tips for creating gorgeous fall window box and container displays! These beautiful fall foliage suggestions for your containers and window boxes will carry you through Thanksgiving. I usually wait till the end of September to change out our window boxes and planters, as we can still get some HOT days here in the Midwest well into October. There are so many beautiful options beyond the typi

My biggest and best closet and organization transformations over the past nine years! I shared our nine year before and after home tour recently, and I wanted to make a separate post dedicated to only the organization transformations over the years. There have been a ton , so I gathered the biggest and best for you here! Decluttering and organizing are some of my favorite pastimes, and I really en

Easy and delicious pumpkin bread recipe with simple ingredients. Because I'm fully in the fall spirit (even though it's in the 90's this week here), I was on the search for a good pumpkin bread recipe. I found this super easy pumpkin recipe online and of course had to share it with you. You know if I'm sharing a recipe it's SUPER delicious and really easy. :) If you like pumpkin even a little bit

Nine year before and after home tour {SO many DIYs!} It has been NINE years of fun do-it-yourself projects and decor in our home! If you're a long time follower who has seen the transformation of our home, can you believe it's been that long? It's been a while since I've done an extensive before and after tour, room by room. So today I gathered a ton of pics and I'll share links to many of the pro

Breaking down the differences between unassembled and pre-assembled kitchen cabinets. I'm breaking down the differences in quality and pricing among the four types of cabinets available from most big box hardware stores. I've used three of the four options for my DIY projects over the years and have come up with a favorite! After much research on what type of cabinet to use for our basement kitche

My favorite outdoor solar lights for a beautiful (and safe) backyard! These solar lights work just as well as our wired landscape lighting, and come in some really fun options that add some whimsy to your yard! I know summer is winding down, but if you're anything like me, fall is your favorite time to enjoy the outdoors. Autumn is the BEST time to enjoy our backyard. I've always been a fan of lan

Utilizing the dead space at the ends of a closet for TONS of added storage. This is one of my favorite ways to make a closet even more functional! I first did this DIY years ago in our guest room closet -- it was a wide closet with sliding doors. We didn't really need it for hanging clothes, so we utilized it for extra bedding and other random stuff. What we really needed was some shelving, so I d

Best homemade DIY jewelry cleaner recipe. This helpful homemade jewelry cleaner is super simple and cheap ( free if you have the basics on hand). You can get your gemstones looking brand new without any harsh chemicals! When I take my diamond rings into my jeweler to be cleaned they look at me like I have three heads and ask WHAT IN THE WORLD I have been doing. I guess the spray paint, saw dust, p

The most beautiful early fall kitchen and dining decor from Walmart! It's been a while since I've browsed around Walmart! I was SO impressed with the fall Better Homes and Gardens line they's started unpacking over the past week or so. I'm not ready to pull out the fall decor just yet, but this collection was so pretty, I just had to share. Most of the items that caught my eye were in the serving

Removing wallpaper, fixing drywall damage and more main bedroom projects. For a second, I thought maybe this bedroom project was going to be E.A.S.Y. But I was very wrong...it started with a much hope. 😂 I've tackled a BUNCH of rooms in our house this year, and the one I wanted to address this summer is our bedroom. When we first moved into our home, I was very into a dark gray color called Westch

This easy trick will give your wilting hydrangea blooms new life! I’m back today with a super quick tip that brings a droopy hydrangea back with minimal effort. If you love hydrangeas as much as I do (and who doesn’t, for real) then you’ll love this tip. This trick works for both cut and store bought hydrangea blooms. I used to hate when I’d buy flowers (or cut them from the yard) and they’d droop

These affordable, extra long curtain panels look GREAT and are well under $100! If you've ever shopped for window treatments, you know they can get expensive quick . I have found that most stores don't carry curtains for taller ceilings, usually only the shortest versions around 84 inches or less are readily available. I recommend hanging your drapery brackets and rod at least a few inches above t

This pasta dish with sausage and spinach is SO easy to make and has tons of flavor! This one is a crowd pleaser and so easy to throw together! Have you ever forgotten about a favorite dish and then rediscovered it? Maybe something from your childhood or a recipe that not only tastes good, but brings back good memories? This absolutely DELICIOUS pasta recipe is one of those for me. I found some rec

Common design and decor dilemmas and how to fix them! Over my 18 years of blogging and content creation, I've received so many design dilemma questions from readers. I noticed that many of questions repeat again and again over the years. I started taking note of the top requests for help, and gathered the top five design and decor dilemmas many of you have asked about! 1. Downplaying an ugly TV Th

Easy tricks to make store bought curtains look more high end. There are so many great ways to update store bought drapes to make them look a bit more custom! And most of these tips don't involve sewing. I've sewn my own custom curtains many times over the years, but you can save SO much time (and money) just doing a few DIY hacks to ready made drapes. 1. Adding length to drapes HomeGoods, TJ Maxx

How to make furniture look more expensive with a few coats of black paint! Black is one of my favorite colors to use in a room because it's a classic -- black furniture is a chameleon that works in nearly every space, no matter the wall color. I find black accents to be more neutral because they ground a space and give your eyes a place to rest. I've transformed many items over the years with a fe

Twelve cute and simple 4th of July crafts, decor and entertaining ideas. I've gathered a few quick and easy patriotic projects and recipes -- these Fourth of July DIY touches will look great inside and out. Most of these are great projects to work on with the kids as well! If you're hosting over the July 4th holiday, these projects can be knocked out pretty quick. And the easy food ideas are great