I'm back with the last post in my series about how to take a successful road trip with your family. Today, I want to give you some specific ideas of how to entertain the kids on a road trip. I already showed you what I consider to be the best apps for a road trip and how I packed for our last road trip. The last thing we need to consider to make it more likely we will have a successful ... Read More about How to Entertain the Kids on a Road Trip
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The 15 Best Apps for a Road Trip
Thinking about or planning a road trip? Today, I'm sharing my picks for the best apps to use to help make your road trip a success. My 2 daughters and I have gone on a 5,300-mile road trip together(part 1 and part 2) and a 7,000-mile road trip. We had the best time together! In addition to our attitude to go have fun and flex as needed, I think a big part of the success of our trip came from ... Read More about The 15 Best Apps for a Road Trip
Teenage Girl Room Ideas ~ Our Room Reveal
Oh my gosh you guys....I'm excited to show you today's post! I finally finished a whole room in my house! I've got lots of pics and room ideas for you as I show you all the fun in my teenage daughter's bedroom. :-) So, first I just have to say.... I finished a room!!! I've been working on our living room for about 1 1/2 years and I'm still not done. I've done parts of our room, the hallway, ... Read More about Teenage Girl Room Ideas ~ Our Room Reveal
How to Hem Curtains in a Snap
Don't you hate it when you buy curtains that are perfect for your home, but they are too long? It's such a pain to hem curtains, but I figured a way to make it easier. Today, I'm going to show you how to hem curtains the easy way. I decided to finally tackle hemming the curtains in my daughter's room and to find a way to get it done in 15 minutes. I like sewing some things, but ... Read More about How to Hem Curtains in a Snap
DIY American Girl Doll Bunk Beds
It has been what feels like forever since I've done an American Girl Doll post and it feels like even longer since I've actually made anything for our dolls. Today, I've got a diy that only took me about a year to actually finish...geez... I say that a lot. I finally made these American Girl Doll Bunk Beds for our dolls from inexpensive IKEA doll beds. I started these beds in April ... Read More about DIY American Girl Doll Bunk Beds
More Living Room Ideas ~ Update Lamps
I have another update from our living room re-do for you today. I have tons of living room ideas for our house that I'm trying to implement as I can save money and find time to get them done. The living room was seriously outdated and needed help. Little by little I'm making progress and I'm loving the results. Today, I wanted to show you a simple update that I think makes a big difference. I ... Read More about More Living Room Ideas ~ Update Lamps
Fall Decorative Pillows
Do you remember the decorative pillows I made a earlier this year? I updated them again for the fall season. I wanted to show you my idea for some pretty fall decorative pillows. So if you remember the tale of these pillows, I started with an IKEA hack to turn two pillows into three. Next up I made some simple envelope decorative pillows for spring. Over the summer, I made some cute burlap ... Read More about Fall Decorative Pillows
Kid’s Bedroom Ideas ~ Create a Cozy Reading Nook
I've got more kid's bedroom ideas for you today. As much as I love the IKEA Expedit shelving and diy desk I showed you last week. I think the reading nook I created in Pumpkin's room is my favorite element....well at least in her room. I do love the shelving and desk in the other room. The reading nook is just so cozy. I wish I had one in my room. Pumpkin LOVES to read. In an effort to give ... Read More about Kid’s Bedroom Ideas ~ Create a Cozy Reading Nook
Girls Bedroom Ideas ~ Moving My Girls from 1 Room to 2 Rooms
You guys, this post has been a long time in making it onto the blog. It goes back to March to be exact. A bit over 4 months ago, we moved our girls rooms around. I've got tons of pictures for you today. I'm hoping you enjoy them and that maybe they can give you some girls bedroom ideas for your own house. Until March of this year, my girls shared a room. I thought long and hard about ... Read More about Girls Bedroom Ideas ~ Moving My Girls from 1 Room to 2 Rooms
Burlap Summer Decorative Pillows
In my quest to add summer decor to my home, I decided to make some burlap decorative pillows. I thought that burlap would go with my summer mantel and look light and airy like summer. I used the pillow forms I made from two IKEA pillows. In hind sight, I probably should have used a different fabric rather than burlap. While it looks summery and cute, it sure is not cozy on the couch. Oh ... Read More about Burlap Summer Decorative Pillows