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non-sponsored follow-up Sleep Number bed review

In December of 2017, I received a Sleep Number bed as a part of a blog sponsorship and I shared an initial review of it (as a part of that sponsorship) in April of 2018. You can find that post HERE if you’re interested. I am sometimes asked about products I receive through sponsorships and if I still use them or love them. Would I buy the product as a regular customer? Would I still give it a thumbs up even if I’m not being paid? We’ve been sleeping in the Sleep Number bed for just over a year, so I thought it would be a good time to write a non-sponsored follow-up for those who might be curious about it. In summary, I can tell you that we’re still loving the bed. It addressed the major issue we had of being on total opposite ends of the spectrum when

January 17, 2019 41 Comments

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bathroom organizing & cleaning make-up brushes

Just like everyone else in the world, January has me itching to get organized. I am a driven person and that can be a positive thing when it comes to a to-do list, but it can also be a detriment when faced with an entire house to organize and purge. I want to get it all done all at one time, which just isn’t possible unless I neglect everything else in my life for a week. So, I’m reigning in that desire and am forcing myself to tackle the house in bite-sized tasks. When I was sick last week, it was just one drawer in a day. When I was feeling better, it was one closet or a grouping of drawers. In general, this is a good way to approach organizing, so it’s not overwhelming and you can fit it in around the rest of your life (that doesn’t come

January 15, 2019 24 Comments

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favorite home projects of 2018

As I’ve been looking back over the past year and the projects we completed, I realized we have done a lot! 2017 was about getting settled, listening to our house, getting to know its style, and learning the way it functioned best. It was also about tackling the immediate issues, like an aging water heater, broken garage doors, and turning the sunroom into a finished studio. This year has been about making the homes ours…or at least parts of it! Even working at a pretty good pace, we’re not going to get the entire house done in a year. We focused primarily on the main floor since that’s where we spend most of our time. Here are my favorite projects we completed in 2018… Installing Hardwood Floors I knew I wanted to do this before we even bought the house. There was 13-year-old, beige wall-to-wall carpet in the dining room

January 14, 2019 34 Comments

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two cents on tidying up

I’m going to say right off the bat that I have never read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I read some reviews on it and a summary of it a few years ago and felt like I got the gist. The concept of keeping only what you love (or what “sparks joy”) isn’t a new one, so I didn’t purchase the book. I have, though, started watching the new series on Netflix, Tidying Up and decided to throw in my two cents on it. First of all, Marie is so endearing. She is kind and never shows a judgemental face when she’s nose-to-nose with mountains of stuff. She is gracious to her clients and that’s heart-warming to watch, especially in an age where nasty judges and show hosts have a high entertainment value. I also like how the guests on the show are very realistic and

January 11, 2019 73 Comments

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evolving workspaces

I find that my workspaces are the trickiest when it comes to arranging and decorating, simply because they have to evolve as my work evolves. I’ve been using my studio and home office for a year and a half now and I’m learning what works and what doesn’t. I’ve made a few changes and additions that have really helped, but there are still some needs that haven’t been addressed. In my office, I need more storage, a larger work surface, and proper file drawers. In my studio, I need more storage, a flat work surface, and a place to store wet paintings while they are drying. In both rooms, I have some nice storage pieces, but neither space has a closet, so bulkier items that should be in those rooms are stored elsewhere in the house. As someone who likes to keep things in the room where they belong, I find

January 9, 2019 50 Comments

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customizing floor grates

Well, I’m starting off my first full work week of the new year sick in bed! I am itching to organize and get to work on some of the plans I drew up over the holidays, but those will all have to wait…hopefully for just a day or two. Until I’m back on my feet and working on projects again, I am sharing a project I worked on before Christmas. When the slate floors were installed and finished, the white floor vents stood out much more than they did on the beige tile… I originally looked into replacing them with ones that were more decorative, but I had difficulty finding the size I needed and the ones I liked were pretty expensive. I decided to go the thriftier option and used spray paint to transform the existing vents. I was hoping to find a spray paint that was the same

January 8, 2019 27 Comments

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HGTV Dream Home Tour

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the As always all opinions are honest and my own (and I would’ve written this post with or without the sponsorship!) From a young age, I would dream about houses. I would style my dollhouse and rearrange the furniture more than I played with the dolls. I would draw houses in church and floorplans on graph paper at the desk in my bedroom. And as a teenager, I loved going with my parents and grandparents to look at model homes and show houses. I can’t even remember why we did that other than to occupy a Saturday, but I soaked in all of the clever decorating ideas, thoughtful choices in the floorplans, and the combinations of furnishings and fabrics. Having the opportunity to tour the 2019 HGTV Dream Home this year in Whitefish, Montana, brought me right back to that place. I was invited by

December 21, 2018 38 Comments

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non-sponsored follow-up Sleep Number bed review

bathroom organizing & cleaning make-up brushes

favorite home projects of 2018

two cents on tidying up

evolving workspaces

customizing floor grates

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