After finishing our massive kitchen renovation, I noticed several expenses that hit our monthly budget unexpectedly. None of these were game changers, but they did add up to a decent chunk of money after not having a kitchen for about eight weeks. Although they may seem somewhat obvious now, these were misses that we didn’t […]
Home Renovation
Our Kitchen Renovation Reveal
After months and months of long and arduous work, we are happy to say that we are FINALLY done with our kitchen renovation. We were without a kitchen for almost two months, which proved to be extremely challenging!!! Although we have shared sneak peeks over the summer via Instagram Stories, I would like to reveal […]
5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Decide To Renovate
Over the past several years, we have completed A LOT of renovation projects. In case you didn’t know, Bradley and I decided to buy a total fixer upper, and then during the closing process, we found out that I was pregnant. 🙂 Our timeline was definitely altered when we found out this “small” piece of […]
A Closet Transformation For The Princess…..
When we selected which bedroom would be our future nursery, I knew one thing right away……the closets that came with the house HAD TO GO!!! I tried for months and months to be okay with them, due to our impending budget constraints with me being on maternity leave for a year, but I finally hit […]
Items To Consider BEFORE Renovating
Hello, my happy readers! There was something I was wanting to talk to you about that I think is very important to note. I know that HGTV is everybody’s best friend (including mine), and there are all of these shows that feature amazing home renovation projects. We personally love to renovate homes, and I would […]
Kitchen Update – Cabinets & Pulls
I recently posed about how we had officially chosen the granite slabs for our new kitchen. YAY!! Well, now the kitchen cabinets have been selected too, and we are so excited! We are going to go with the door style below, but this is not the exact color. Our color is called “French Vanilla,” and it is […]
Mommy’s Pretty Powder Room Transformation!!!!
We knew when we first bought our home was that we were very quickly going to renovate the first floor guest bath. This was a room that would be utilized a lot, and to be honest, it DESPERATELY NEEDED A MAKEOVER! LOL! It had this HUGE mirror that went across the length of the room, along […]
Kitchen Renovation Update
We are getting closer to our kitchen install date, and I am getting extremely nervous and excited. Most of the materials have been selected, and now we are in the “hurry up and wait” phase. All of the cabinetry and granite slabs have been ordered, but we are going to wait until the middle of […]
Main Stairway Renovation
As I have mentioned in my previous post, we did a massive renovation on the main staircase in our home. I touched on the fact that repainting the railing was a ton of work, but I didn’t really mention the amount of work that went into the floors as well. The previous owners had […]
Entryway Progress…..
We are still desperately wanting a new front door, but we have been able to complete all of our other wish list items. When we first purchased our home, there was every type of floor imaginable. The entryway had a little bit of hardwood, followed by laminate, carpet and tile. My sweet husband actually moved […]