This post contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase something after clicking a link, Amazon will give me a percentage for recommending them, at no cost to you. Another week in the $100 Room Challenge is done! Plans changed slightly because of what was ... read more
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Powder Room Demolition
Not really demolition...I just removed the counter's muffin top and backsplash, took down the light and mirror, the floor's backsplash and mudded the walls to get ready for painting. It's week two of the $100 room makeover challenge! On day one of the challenge ... read more
Powder Room Makeover Coming
Our master bedroom has a powder room. A sad, sad little powder room. It's actually possibly one of the weirdest powder rooms ever designed...but more on that next month when we remodel the main bathroom. As with the rest of the house, it hasn't really been ... read more
Master Bedroom Makeover
Our bedroom updates are done(ish)! The spring One Room Challenge is over and I'm SO glad we participated again. I know our bedroom would look exactly the same as it did 5 weeks ago if it weren't for the challenge. Here's what it looks like now: We removed ... read more
Last-minute mother’s day gifts for a minimalist
It seems most mother's day gift ideas are for gifts from children to adult parents. Well...I'm an adult woman with no children and an even more adult mom who happens to be a big fan of simplifying. And I would still like to give my mom a gift for Mother's Day! I'm ... read more
New vintage furniture (ORC Week 5)
Everything is still in progress in the bedroom. This week is all about the furniture. (We LOVE having this corner of our bedroom back from the dogs!) The townhouse we rented a few months ago was unfurnished. We brought a few things up from the house, but we ... read more
DIY dry shampoo for dogs
Guys...dogs just stink. We love them like crazy, so we put up with it until we're to the point of not even wanting to be in the same room anymore. In spite of what some vets recommend (and lots of people on the internet that are just quoting each other), our dogs do ... read more
DIY dog bed (ORC Week 4)
The dogs have been banished to the closet. Our Golden boy isn't a fan of confined spaces, but our Bernese girl loves them, so we thought she would love a bed in the closet and he wouldn't be much of a fan. Of course, it's the exact opposite. They both fit in the bed, ... read more
How to make money from home: start with a hobby
The best way to make money from home is to start with a hobby. This post is going to be the first in a series of steps you can take if you want to start making money from home--based on what has worked for me, and what hasn't. I currently have three income streams: my ... read more
