Homemade Ice Pack aka DIY Soapy Mess

Cheap DIY Homemade Ice Pack

Homemade Ice Pack aka DIY Soapy Mess W gets his fair share of bumps and bruises. Of course, by fair share I mean he always has a new bruise. Oh and he bumps his head a couple of times a day. I’m hoping it’s a toddler thing and not a clumsy thing. Remember when I [...]

DIY Toddler Science Experiments

Toddler Science Experiments

Toddler Science Experiments My son is obsessed with volcanos. He is all about any toddler science experiments he can do to test out how volcanos work and how to make things explode! I decided to start teaching him the basics behind reactions before we start building our first volcano. With this experiment we decided to [...]

DIY Boy Bedroom Makeover Complete

DIY Boy Bedroom Makeover Complete

DIY Boy Bedroom Makeover Yes, the title of this post is DIY Boy Bedroom Makeover. Yes, that is a photo of a very pink room. Well, that is the before shot! When we moved into our house 9 months ago, that is what W’s bedroom looked like. He still sleeps in our room so it [...]

DIY Bathroom Ideas to Spruce Up the Guest Bathroom #CleanHands #CGC

DIY Bathroom Ideas Paint the Walls

DIY Bathroom Ideas When we moved into our house, our powder room was in need of major help. The previous owners had taken all of the fixtures and done some touch up with a different color paint! It was lovely if you like the deconstructed look. Luckily we love making rooms our own and had [...]

Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar: Grout Saver (Mom Made Easy)

Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar - Grout Saver

Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar I’ve seen some fabulous ideas on Pinterest. I shared 5 baking soda uses with you. But there was one I wasn’t completely sold on. No matter how many times I saw it pinned on Pinterest. Even before and after photos couldn’t convince me. I didn’t believe that I could [...]

Homemade Ice Pack (Mom Made Easy)

Cheap DIY Homemade Ice Pack

DIY Homemade Ice Pack W is an active little guy so we have lots of bumps and bruises. He will usually let me put ice on him for a few minutes. I definitely prefer ice packs to bags of ice. It’s easier to grab them and go. But ice packs are expensive! I found a [...]

Glidden Paint Adds a Pop of Color to the Bathroom (DIY Review) #noisegirls

Glidden Smoky Mauve Paint in Eggshell finish

Let me start by making a few confessions. I love DIY home decorating. HGTV is one of my loves. It started many years ago when I developed an addiction to Trading Spaces. My mom and I would talk about when we had a house of our own where we could do all of the DIY [...]

The House Files: DIY Daddy Conquers the Wet Bar Faucet

Wet Bar after

When it comes to home repair and home decorating, I usually do the projects with my mom. J enjoys the improvements we make and will help out if we ask, but it’s not really his thing. When we moved into our new house, one thing I knew we needed to replace was the faucet in [...]

The House Files: Going Bold in the Powder Room (DIY)

DIY Bathroom Ideas Paint the Walls

We moved into our new house the weekend before Halloween and I had big plans for Thanksgiving break. In the week I had off from work, I planned to paint the Powder room and the entire breakfast nook and wet bar area. My mom thought that one project was all I would get done but [...]

The House Files: A Baby Nursery in Primary Colors (DIY)

Nursery After!

I meant to post this a few months ago since it was a project that was one before W was born but I figured it was a great project to share even if he’s 10 months old now! Before I even found out I was pregnant, I had purchased a bedding set because I loved [...]