Posts tagged diy blogger
8 Things I Learned While Renovating Our Fixer Upper

We have been in our home three and a half years now and we’ve been renovating it pretty much the whole way through. It started off with just a lot of scrubbing and a lot of painting, but over three years later, project by project, it’s a totally different different house! I have learned a lot along the way and I am sharing it with you!

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6 Things That I Didn’t Expect About Pregnancy

To be frank, most women hide their pregnancies for the first trimester, so I feel like it’s not talked about a lot. I’m here to talk about it. Also, maybe you’re like me and don’t have a lot of family or close friends with kids so it’s not a world you’ve been very in tune to. That being said, my pregnancy experience so far has come with a lot of surprises! Nothing out of the ordinary, but being a first time momma means there’s so much to learn with every stage of pregnancy and beyond.

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Before & After | Guest Bathroom

The final room reveal is the guest bathroom! This one has actually gone through two transformations in the past year and a half. I’m so happy with how far it’s come.

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Before & After | Office, Guest Bedroom

When we bought this house, I was thrilled to finally have my own office space after about four years of working from home. This reveal is the guest bedroom and office, which will be transformed again in a few months into a nursery. Oh how I’ve loved this space all to myself the past two years!

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Local Art That I Love | Urban Garden

My house is FILLED with art by local Charleston artists. One of my newer pieces is this 3 panel palm print in our master bedroom by Urban Garden Prints. These prints (and all their botanical prints) are originally harvested and hand-pressed by them!

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Before & After | Master Bedroom/Master Bathroom

This is my FAVORITE transformation in the house. Mainly because it was the most extensive renovation we have done so far. We are so happy with how it turned out!

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Before & After | Kitchen

In case you haven’t noticed yet: kitchens built in 1986 were very brown. I think that’s the theme of the “before” of this house. Brown trim, brown cabinets. . . whew. One of the first things I was eager to do to this place was paint those horrible shiny brown cabinets! See what I did. . .

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Before & After | Living Room

When I saw this house, my favorite features in the living room were the vaulted ceilings and wood-burning fireplace. Other than that, it needed a 180!

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Make a Real Wreath for $6! (with only 2 supplies)

Real wreaths (and even the faux ones!) can be quite expensive. Plus, they don’t give off any of that heavenly evergreen scent. I’m here to show you how to make your own for $6 and with only two supplies! Follow the same instructions next year, and it’ll be free :)

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How I Did a Gallery Wall with a Big Empty Wall

We have vaulted ceilings in our family room which I love, but even with a 50 inch TV mounted, the main wall was huge, sad and empty. I didn’t know if I wanted to do shelving, or a mix-matched frame photo wall or what, until Pinterest blessed me with THIS inspo photo!

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A Different Kind of Backsplash

You know my blue and white zig zag backsplash I put in my kitchen a few months ago when I did the refresh? Here’s a secret you may or may not know…

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