It is that time of year again when parents of schoolchildren rejoice! Here is a collection of some of this years favorite back to school tablescapes as well as one created for my new sophomore. It's fun to try and make the return to school a happy event by having a special back to school dinner. This back to school breakfast party by Pink Peppermint Design is so cute. I adore how she uses flash cards to create a scholastic themed chandelier. This school house themed party by Knitties ... View the Post
Summer Snapshot, Our New Flooring
I had wanted to do a big, splashy reveal post for our new flooring. But summer has arrived and it is in full swing. If I waited until everything was cleaned and decorated and the house was empty of teenage boys… well, it would be a good month or two maybe never for that post to be possible. So here is a summer snapshot, our new flooring. So a good summer snapshot of the renovated spaces will have to suffice. Let’s get the product details out of the way first. After months of indecision, we ... View the Post
Make An Extra Long Lumbar/Bolster Pillow For Under $10
Make an extra long lumbar/bolster pillow for under $10. A slow, but upwardly rising, trend is the use of an extra long lumbar or bolster pillow in living and bedroom décor. For those who perhaps are unfamiliar with the terms, a bolster pillow is round in shape. While a lumbar pillow is more rectangular in shape. Given their increasing popularity, you can find ready made pillows in this style but they are often quite pricey. So I wanted to offer some low-cost solutions. If you are handy with ... View the Post
Simplicity and Sunshine
I recently bought an old confit pot at the Paris flea market. A confit pot is a French version of a fat jar. I had wanted a confit pot for years. My desire stemmed from the Van Gogh series of sunflower paintings. Something about the simplicity of the two objects he painted really appealed to me. Everyday sunflowers, which probably grew without anyone planting them, were plucked and placed by Vincent in an impromptu vase of a confit jar that was probably laying around in the asylum kitchen. ... View the Post
Good Kids Doing Great Things
Yesterday was the kind of day that made the hard job of mothering all worthwhile. Good Kids Doing Great Things. My son completed the construction portion of his Eagle Scout project. Take a good look at this entire tree line. You’ll learn why in a moment. Good Kids Doing Great Things Did you know that only 4% of boys who are Cub Scouts go on to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout? It takes YEARS of hard work and dedication to even get to a place where you are eligible to begin ... View the Post
DIY Desk & Shelving Unit Teen Boy
You can make an inexpensive desk and shelving unit in just one day. Here is how we created a DIY Desk & Shelving Unit Teen Boy. DIY Desk & Shelving Unit Teen Boy This set of wooden shelves, which incorporates a desk, was created for Sweet Guy’s room this past Saturday. It is said that “necessity is the mother of all invention”. This is absolutely true in this case. I had grown weary of finding textbooks and other schoolwork paraphernalia strewn across various rooms in our ... View the Post
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