Budget Kitchen Makeover - The Reveal
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Budget Kitchen Makeover - The Reveal

You guys, the day is finally here. The kitchen makeover is DONE! I started making over our kitchen back in February, working in between my little ones nap times and bed times. Four months later and I can finally say that this project is finished! Best of all, you won’t BELIEVE how much I spent in this transformation!

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New Year, New Goals
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New Year, New Goals

Hello there! I hope that your year is off to a great start. For me, it’s looking to be quite a busy year already!

It’s already the middle of the month in January and I’m just now getting to writing this. You see, being a stay at home mom to my two little ones is my first job. It’s a job that I adore and wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

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How I transformed my Entryway…WITHOUT Spending a lot Money!
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How I transformed my Entryway…WITHOUT Spending a lot Money!

I love showing you ways to decorate and update your home on a budget. That means that I reuse and re-purpose decor pieces regularly. It's my way of creating a whole new look and feel in a space without hardly spending any money! That's exactly what I did when giving our entryway a little refresh for fall.

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A Summer Home Office Refresh
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A Summer Home Office Refresh

We recently purchased a new area rug for the living room that has set of a refresh in several areas of our home. Not only has the living room gotten a refresh, but also the home office and play room. I didn't intend for it to happen this way, but once I got started, I just couldn't stop. One purchase and bam! I've rearranged my entire house. Does that ever happen to you?! 

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A Master Bathroom Refresh for under $1000
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A Master Bathroom Refresh for under $1000

You guys, the day is finally here! We have finally decided to start giving our master bathroom a refresh.

Ever since moving into this house, the master bathroom has irked me. It's a roughly 5'x15' space that has six doors. SIX!

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A Simple Master Bedroom Winter Refresh on a Budget
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A Simple Master Bedroom Winter Refresh on a Budget

As we were anticipating the completion of our four season room enclosure, my husband and I quickly began dreaming up ways to decorate the new space. The more we thought about it, the more we convinced ourselves that updating the furniture in our master bedroom would be a better result for us. So I quickly came up with a plan to reuse our current furniture in our master bedroom in the new four season room and get almost all new furniture for our master bedroom.

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A Coral & Navy Baby Girl Nursery: The Reveal
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A Coral & Navy Baby Girl Nursery: The Reveal

I'm so super excited about today's post because this is a project that we've been working on for months. Alongside converting the screened-in back porch into a four season room, we've have also been busy converting our old playroom/guest room/office into a nursery that is fit for our princess who is due to arrive any day now!

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$100 Room Challenge: Nautical Kids Bathroom Reveal
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$100 Room Challenge: Nautical Kids Bathroom Reveal

Well, I made it! I'm a day late posting this but I made it! 5 days before my due date and I was able to refresh our kids bathroom before our little girl arrives. Believe me there were times that I had my doubts that I would be able to finish, but I'm so pleased with the result.

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A Simple Winter Home Decor Refresh for your Home and Wallet!
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A Simple Winter Home Decor Refresh for your Home and Wallet!

Do you find it hard to decorate your home after taking down all of the Christmas decor?

I always find that once Thanksgiving has come and gone, I'm itching to take out all of my Christmas decorations and start filling my home with holiday cheer. With that same type of enthusiasm, I'm ready to take it all down once the new year rolls along. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE decorating for Christmas, even more so that I have kids. But I also love the feeling of a refresh after I put all of the holiday decor away.

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$100 Room Challenge: Kids Bathroom - Accessories + Organizing
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$100 Room Challenge: Kids Bathroom - Accessories + Organizing

It's week three since I started refreshing our kids bathroom to accommodate a new little member of our family, our baby girl is due any day now. I'm quickly working away trying to get this bathroom ready in time before her arrival! This week, I'm focusing on all things accessories and organization to ensure that I have a functional space for my kids and overnight guests.

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$100 Room Challenge: Kids Bathroom
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$100 Room Challenge: Kids Bathroom

With the new year comes the start of another $100 Room Challenge! If you've been following me for a while, then you know I love participating in this challenge where it allows me to update/refresh a space in my home for $100 in just one month. See what space I plan on tackling this round!

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Growing our Space: Four Season Room
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Growing our Space: Four Season Room

We have a new addition to our home! A lanai turned four season room to help accommodate our growing family. Come check out all the details on how we added an additional 200+ square feet to our home!

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