Laundry Room Before and After

    We're starting to wrap up some of our home projects and I'm so excited to share our completed laundry room with you! When we moved into our house, I knew that I needed to make this space more functional. The door opened into it, the closet was wasted space, and there was nowhere to fold clothing, not to mention the BRIGHT turquoise walls. 

    I decided to remove the closet hanging and replace it with cabinets that will provide us with storage as well as an additional folding space. I'm contemplating adding some sort of rack into the nook to allow for a spot to hang clothing, but I'm still undecided. 

    I also decided to remove the washer and dryer from the drawer pedestals. Overall this makes the space more functional, as we can now have countertop space, though I will say it can sometimes be challenging to reach the socks in the back of the washer!. I hope you love the space as much as we do. 

Before // 

After // 

Product Info & Links

Accent Wall Color: SW 9647 Soft Sage 

Wall Color: Behr White Moderne 

Floor Tile: 24 x 12, Slate Ceramic Floor Tile 

Wall Tile: Boutique Ceramic Tile 

Countertops: White Oak Butcher Block Countertops

Barn Door: Herringbone White Barn Door 

Shiplap: 7.25 in White Pine Shiplap 

Olive Tree / Laundry Basket / Wall Art / Light Fixture  / Basket / Rug (similar) 

Affordable Front Steps Makeover

Hi All & Happy Memorial Day! 

I hope you've all been able to spend some time with your family on this long weekend, and to remember those we have lost who fought so hard for our freedom. I'm always so touched to see our communities come together to remember our fallen heroes. 

Today, I wanted to share with you my latest home project! It seems like every time I finish one project, another one pops into my head. Today is also the 2 year anniversary of when we bought our home- time flies!

Galley Kitchen Renovation Before & After

Hi All-

I'm back with another home project to share with you. I will link all of the products used at the end of the post.

Affordable Small Bathroom Renovation

Hi All-

With these stay at home orders in place, Kyle and I have been trying to fill our time. Kyle has now re-done so many things in our house that I've lost count. I thought it would be fun to share some of our home projects with you. The first project we tackled was redoing our very ugly and dull bathroom for well under $1,000 dollars. 

I'll be sharing the things we changed as well as where you can purchase the items. 

Home Decor Refresh

Happy 2020 Everyone!

I get so giddy with the start of a new year. Does anyone else?! On new years day, Kyle & I took down all of our Christmas decors and it felt so good! I spent the day cleaning everything and then realized we were in serious need of a few new decor pieces.

Red & Green Christmas

 Hi All & Happy Holidays! 

I decided to decorate my house early this year as there are just a few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We had a snow day last week (so exciting!!) which means I didn't have to work (#teacherlife) so I spent the day decking the halls. 

Closet Office

Hi All & Happy Sunday!

I recently added some new decor pieces to my little room as well as having a custom closet installed. There are a few more things I want to do and decor pieces I want to add but I thought I should just share it. I picked up this beautiful multicolor rug a few weeks ago at Pier One. I previously had a bright white rug but I felt like everything was beginning to look too sterile. I love the texture and color this rug adds to the room. Another item I added to the room was this leather ottoman. It's a fun and functional piece though I usually don't sit on it, I just pile all my clothes on it! I always get a lot of questions about my clothing rack. Kyle and I drove to Canada to go to Ikea to get that rack. It came in a million pieces with of course no directions but I love it and it was under $200! 

Kyle had 3 of our closets in our house done which has been life-changing. Our house was built 50's so the closets aren't great, to say the least. The custom shelving in my closet has created so much storage and I actually enjoy going in there. If you're on the fence about having custom closets installed I say do it! 

If you have any questions about specific pieces let me know! I'm going to link a lot of them below.

♥ Nicholle

Affordable Deck Decor

Hi All! 

I'm so excited to be sharing our outdoor space with you today! We recently had a deck built in our backyard and it turned out better than I could have hoped! Prior to the deck, we had some concrete steps and a 5-foot wide concrete walkway- not very cute at all, and definitely not a usable outdoor space. My hope for this deck was to extend our living space and to create an area where we could enjoy the summer months in Vermont.

Home Tour

Hi All!

I realized I never did a formal "tour" of our new home on the blog so I thought I would snap some photos after our cleaner came the other day. I know what you're thinking- why do you have a cleaner!? She comes once a month to deep clean our home such as mopping the floors and scrubbing the shower- it's Kyle's little gift to me and I love it! We've been in our home for about 2 months now and are loving it. Of course no room is completely "done" but it's starting to really feel like our little nest. We're planning on doing a few upgrades in the future but this is where we are at right now!

Around The House

Hi All!

I've been getting so many messages about our home ever since we moved in. I thought it would be fun to start a new series on the blog called Around The House. In these posts, you can expect to see home decor, recent home purchases and styling updates for different rooms. For this first post, I'm going to share some pictures of our living and dining area right now. We recently got a new rug & painted our fireplace! 

I've been trying to keep our home very light & bright. The linen curtains in our living room help to really brighten the space up. I love that they let light in yet still provide us with some privacy. Prior to owning a home, I didn't know how difficult it was to find curtain panels! These took me almost a month to find!

DIY Painted Fireplace

At Home // February 2018

Hi All & Happy Sunday!

I thought it would be fun to share some snaps from my home. I've shared a few of the rooms before but I don't think I've ever shown pictures of the dining room. If you're wondering no we didn't choose that green color, it was that way when we moved in, we just haven't gotten around to painting it! The other photographs are from my office/closet space. If you have any questions about where items are from just let me know! 

The dining room hasn't been clean since before THANKSGIVING- not even kidding. We've had gift wrap, cookie platters, and decorations scattered about. This weekend I decided this room needed to get back into order and I'm so happy it's finally clean! I like to have breakfast in here on the weekends because it's so Sunny. I've had to find decor items that will match this oh so lovely green wall color and I think these floral place mats are perfect- they have me dreaming of warm spring days! 

My office may look clean right now but I can promise you it's not always that clean, 95% of the time there are clothes in a pile on the furry stool and my makeup is scattered all over the vanity. I spend a lot of time in this room so I love how much natural light it has. It's a very bright happy space that I truly enjoy being in. It's nice to have a spot that's girly and all mine! 

What's your favorite room in your home?

XO,

Nicholle 

DIY Christmas Centerpiece

Can you believe Christmas is just a week away?! I can't believe how fast these past two months have gone. Today I wanted to share with you an easy DIY centerpiece that you can make with materials you probably already own! 

 First I gathered supplies to create the centerpiece- I used some fake tree branches, pinecones, leftover ornaments, candle holders & tea lights. These were all items I had around my house & in my Christmas boxes 

 Next, I placed down my tree branches- I cut the stems off and placed them together to create a fuller looking bundle. I secured the branches together using floral wire. Another great option for this would be garland! 

 I then placed the pinecones onto the branches- start with whatever material is largest- so if you're using big ornaments start by laying those out first. Make sure you are nestling the items into the branches so it doesn't look like they're just sitting on top. 

 I then added my ornaments & some decorative pinecone picks- these were ones I had leftover in my decoration box- you could even add in cute little figurine ornaments or different floral picks. To make the centerpiece more secure you can fasten the items with the floral wire ono the branches. 

Finally, I placed some decorative tealight holders I had recently spray painted silver into the branches. These added a nice focal point and taller element into the piece. I placed some glitter tea lights I had left over into the holders.

Let me know if you recreate this! I'd love to see.

XO,

Nicholle