make this: painted wooden easter eggs
**Hey! We’re on vacation this week! So, we might be a little absent from social media and all that jazz, but you’ve still got four days of awesome posts coming up!! Have a fantastic week!** Like St....
View Articleget organized: shower solutions
Last week, we shared the before pictures of our master bathroom before starting to make it over. One of our big issues was shower storage. Up until now we’ve just been keeping all of our bottles around...
View Articlecolor pops: minty fresh
Mint is just an all around great color. In fact, it might just be the perfect pastel. It can be casual or fancy and a few pops of mint look great just about anywhere. With St. Patrick’s Day and Easter...
View Articlehave a home philosophy
The past few weeks have been full of a lot of thinking. You know, like grown up thinking. Such as “where do we want to live?”, “what’s going to be the best for our little family?”, “how can we scrape...
View Articleour home: bathroom style on the cheap
On our latest apartment adventure, we set out to add some color and style to our bland, boring master bathroom. Every apartment we’ve lived in has had the basic bathroom features that are just bland...
View Articlelet’s talk about pinterest
Soooo, Pinterest. Maybe you haven’t heard of it? What starts out as a fun little site can easily become the time-suck of the century. But I love it. And apparently so do a lot of other people. But even...
View Articleweekend wrap up (#abeautifulmess style)
Not every weekend deserves a wrap-up blog post, but this past one definitely does. And, as you might be able to tell from the title, I just discovered the new A Beautiful Mess photo app, so all of the...
View Articlecolor pops: mellow yellow
Well, it’s officially June! Umm, how did that happen? Anyways, I’m trying to enjoy the sunshine-y weather here in North Texas while it lasts. (As in, before it gets to be 300 degrees) and I thought it...
View Articlemake this: moving supplies art
You know those artist’s who can take, literally, anything, throw it together and call it art? Well I kind of feel like that with this project. When we moved to Dallas, I used these giant styrofoam...
View Articlesneak attack bedroom makeover
So, a few weeks ago, I walked into our bedroom, and decided to change everything… well almost everything. I’d been trying to work with the big bold design on the IKEA curtains we got last year. I even...
View Articlecake batter cereal treats
So, I was recently faced with a sort of conundrum. I wanted to make something sweet for my birthday, but pretty cakes and cupcakes made from scratch usually take quite a while. I was looking for...
View Articlemake this: starry constellation art
A few weeks ago when I shared our little sneak attack bedroom makeover, you might have noticed one of the frames above our bed was basically just a blank sheet of blue paper. I knew I wanted to create...
View Articlecolor pops: spring green
My “bread-and-butter” color choice with home decorating is without a doubt, navy blue. It’s a perfect non-neutral neutral that makes whites whiter and helps other colors in the room pop, but lately,...
View Articlecolorful life list: take a sewing class
Exciting news!!! I have officially crossed something off of my Colorful Life List! Last weekend, I took a sewing class! Now that I’m past college and homework and I have a steady job, it’s time to...
View Articlemake this: pretty quote art
I am always on the look out for new DIY art ideas. Apartment living doesn’t exactly lend itself to major renovations or projects, so mostly what I do is decorate. And since I don’t want things to get...
View Articlemake this: recycled patio party wall
Are you ready to party on your patio?? Because, after this project, I know I am! It’s finally time to debut the outdoor project that has been on my to do list for almost a year. You saw a little sneak...
View Articlechristmas in july (when’s winter again??)
Well, I made it just in the nick of time. Two days before August arrives and I’m rolling out a Christmas in July post! A little holiday inspiration to get you through the summer. This year I am really...
View Articlelets talk: blog conference essentials
(Psst! I’ll be tweeting and instagram-ing all throughout the conference, so if you want to tag along follow me!!) The week of Haven 2013 is finally here! In fact, I’ll be hopping on a plane in less...
View ArticleHaven 2013 Wrapped Up In 7 Pictures
I’ve been home for three full days now and my head is still reeling from this past weekend. Haven 2013 was a lot of things. It was scary, overwhelming, loud, exhausting, exhilarating, exciting,...
View ArticleHobby Lobby Framing Review + Dallas Map Art
*Psst! This is just an open and honest review. I was not paid or compensated in any way for this post. I just go to Hobby Lobby a lot and finally decided to give custom framing a try! A few months ago,...
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