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May 5, 2017 By Kelly 21 Comments

Pool House Progress

If you remember waaaay back when we started this journey, I told you this house actually had property across the street with a pool. It also had a dilapidated pool house/barn/garage/loft structurey thing. You can check out this post here for more details, but I’ll just remind you a minute. It’s in pretty rough shape.

There is a LOT of work to be done back here, and part of the reason I haven’t been blogging as much the last 2 weeks is because I have been tackling it head on. We painted the whole pool house to match our siding and trim. I had the paint color matched at my favorite local paint store Mullers Paint Store in Caledonia. This is totally not a sponsored post – they are just super helpful and knowledgable there and I love to support local businesses. They matched the color perfectly and gave me ton of advice on how to scrape all the peeling paint and fix this up. If you are local, definitely check them out. Here’s how it looks now:

Still not perfect, but SO much better! The darker color really helped the cinderblock disappear (we do hope to side it someday). It’s getting a new roof and soffits in a week or two and I also need to hang up those shutters (I have a pair for the other window too). Window boxes are also part of my plan to detract from that weird wooden box that has part of the pool pipes in it. We can’t remove it, but I hope to build a better looking bench type thing down the road.

This is kind of our band-aid on the situation for now, but eventually we would like to put new windows in, redo the bathroom inside and insulate and finish the loft space above. That barn door is rotting (clearly), so painting it is my fix for now (because white paint makes everything better), but eventually we would like to put a large sliding glass door there with a faux balcony kind of thing. That’s all definitely down the road a few years. We want to live in the house a while and see how we actually use this space across the street before we make any major decisions over here.

The other major change we made was putting up a new fence. I’m still kind of amazed the Mr. and I managed this all by ourselves in one weekend! Here is the old fence –

When we leaned on most of the panels they actually fell right over, not to mention they were filled with old screws and nails sticking out at all angles. Completely safe and kid friendly…

Luckily the actual posts were all still in really good shape, so we were able to remove all of the old panels and just screw new fence panels right to the existing fence posts. We only had to dig about 5 new posts. It’s so much better now! I still want to stain it all, but they told me at the paint store not to stain it until after it’s been exposed to the weather for a bit.

We’ve been working on cleaning up the landscaping over here too. We replaced all of the stone by the pool and I basically can’t move my arms anymore. Not to mention my legs look like I’ve been attacked by a swarm of tracker jackers (Hunger games anyone?) from tipping over the wheelbarrow. I added these little boxwoods along the fence and I have new lounge chairs ordered. Obviously, opening the pool will be a huge improvement too vs. the old ripped pool cover, but we are waiting until after the roof is replaced so we don’t get a lot of construction debris in the pool.

I also planted a bunch of hydrangeas in the back corner there and we have plans to add beach grass too. Our landscaper did a whole plan for over here that we will eventually do, but it is super involved with new hardscape around the pool, the fence in a different shape and an outdoor bar etc. it’s on the 5 year+ plan, but for now, I wanted this area to look a little more presentable.

Oh, and huge tip – I painted the chainlink fence back there black. How much better does that look!?! Our property extends into those woods, and we wanted to be able to see our kids running around back there so that’s why we didn’t replace the chainlink with wood. Ignore all of the black plastic landscaping trim scattered around that I still need to replace.

The new fence also looks great from the house now too. This is the view from the front porch, which will look a lot nicer once I finish spreading the rest of that pile of stone and once the tool trailer is gone. This is also the view from the breakfast nook and our master bath windows, so replacing that fence was a huge improvement.

My big project this weekend is this structure at the end of the pool, I think I’ve dubbed it “the cabana” or at least that’s what I want it to feel like when it’s done. I removed all of the broken lattice that was on the back and I have plans to power wash and stain it. I also bought navy striped outdoor panels to hang from it. I’m thinking some ferns, a rug, cute outdoor lights and it will basically be Margaritaville ;) Cross your fingers it looks as good in reality as it does in my head!

They are finishing up laying the wood floor in the house (squeal!), so I haven’t been able to get great progress shots this week on the inside. Next week, I’m hoping to show all of the finished flooring down. I have gotten lots of questions about flooring, so answers coming soon!

April 28, 2017 By Kelly 37 Comments

House Update – Cabinets and bathtub!

Lots of fun things to share again this week! Sorry it took me so long to get to it – the Mr. and I have actually been killing ourselves replacing the fence around the pool across the street. My arms are basically useless noodles after all the manual labor, but we finally finished it all and it looks great. We also painted the entire barn/pool house situation as well. So, I’ve been too busy working to actually post about it, but I’ll get to it next week as it’s raining here today.

I’m just going to keep going with my random “here’s what they did this week” posting style. First up is the kitchen.

They are hanging all the cabinet doors and I just went over all the hardware placement too! I’m so excited with how the kitchen is turning out. To refresh your memory that large cabinet on the left will be glass and the doors slide. I’ll probably keep all our white dishes in it. You can’t see it in this pic, but it balances out the refrigerator area nicely. We also decided to go with simple classic subway tile again as (1) I still love the classic look and (2) it’s cheap! Let’s not talk about the budget situation at this point (if you could only see the dirty look the Mr. is giving me right now…)

You can see a bit of the back breakfast nook wall in this picture that they tiled from top to bottom. This is the wall with the barn beams. If you can picture this area, it is one side of the breakfast nook, next to the pantry door. The window looks out over the front porch.

Here’s a better shot, they took the beams down to tile and paint. I can’t wait to see them go back up.

Here is the opposite side of the breakfast nook, next to the refrigerator. I’m so excited to style these glass cabinets. I may have brought a few dishes in just to see how they may look… I know, I’m losing it a little. I’m just so ready to get in there and decorate!

In other big news, all the plastic is off the window and ahhhhhhh! I just love seeing the blue water against all the white woodwork. This was totally my vision when we started building this house, and it’s so fun to see it coming together. I mean, imagine there wasn’t a giant wet saw in my living room and you get the picture.

The fireplace is totally done and they did such a beautiful job on it. If you knew the amount of math that went into working out the mantel height, tv cabinet width, and ceiling situation to make this all come together you would understand why this is so exciting to see.

There will be cabinet doors on the bottom portion of both built-ins and our tv will be mounted in the right side where there are no shelves. The doors swing back and slide in and the tv is on a 3 ft arm that swivels out. If that makes sense? I’ve had lots of questions about this set up on my social media and I promise I will post pics/videos when it’s all set up. Oh and the stone is from J&N Stone, the style is Quartz and the color is Price. The mantel is another one of the barn beams we saved from the old house. I snapped this pic the day they did the grout and it has actually dried to a much lighter color, which I love.

Ok, saved the best for last – my tub! We own all the property across the street, so when my car and the tool trailer isn’t parked there, the view will be really nice of all the pretty trees across the street. And hello? This floor GAH, obsessed with it, can you believe it’s tile? I’ll be doing a post on it next week when it’s cleaned up a bit more so you can really see all the details. You can find the direct link in my flooring source post here.

The plumbers and the electricians have been busy installing all the fixtures so look for that next week!

April 20, 2017 By Kelly 68 Comments

House Update – Paint and Kitchen Countertops

SO much has been going on at the house this week, I don’t even know where to start! So, I’m just gonna throw it all at you randomly.

First up, the paint is almost done and I’m loving the colors (you can see them all here). This is the mudroom blue:

and our master bath and bedroom grayish, greenish, blueish color (so dark in this photo, but gorgeous in person!)

Oh and our master bath! I haven’t shown the cabinets painted in here, they are the same deep blue as our kitchen island. And yes, the countertops are in too!

Speaking of countertops, the kitchen counters also got installed and I love them! They are quartz – the color is Mysterio I think? But I can’t remember the brand at the moment… I will find out and tell you when I share the final reveal pics

I talked about my kitchen plans changing a little bit last week – it’s not a huge change, but I nixed all the butcher block counters. I’m pretty bummed about it.

We could not find a wood that looked good with our wood floors. The guys didn’t want to stain it, because it wouldn’t be food safe without using a sealer that would make the finish glossy. Everything was either too yellow or orange and rather than having the woods clash, I decided to do away with the idea even though I love the look. So the island will be the same quartz and the pantry will get a soapstone looking laminate.

The basement wet bar got the same laminate and it looks really nice, plus I don’t need to worry about my kids ruining it like I would have if we went with the butcher block. It is super dusty down here, but I’m excited to style those shelves. The brick patterned square tile is a fun touch and bonus these tiles are even cheaper than subway tile. Also sneak peek of our wood flooring, I can’t even with these floors; I love them SO much! You can check out my post on them here, but I will be sharing more reveal posts on them soon!

Back upstairs, they finished the ceilings, and I could lay on the floor and stare at them all day.

OH, and they also started the fireplace stone. It looks really dark in these photos becuase its raining out, but they are going to get a light grout which will lighten it all up a lot.

Last thing, the kids flooring is in! You may remember it from our old sunroom, I loved this flooring so much I had to go for it again. They are laminate, but they look so real. I love the white and grey tones with the pale blue walls in my daughter’s room.

Ok, I think that’s all I have to report at the moment. The driveway and patio are done too, but it is pouring outside, so I’ll have to share outdoor shots later. They are laying the rest of the flooring this week and the electrician is coming next week to hang light fixtures! Gah, we are like this close!

April 19, 2017 By Kelly 12 Comments

Pet Proof Carpet

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.

Lately I’ve been sharing lots of design decisions for the new house, and today I’m talking carpet! We aren’t quite at the carpet installation phase over at the new house (soon!), but I received our gorgeous carpet already and couldn’t resist unrolling it and taking it for a test drive. It actually looks pretty great here at my parent’s house, where we are temporarily living, but don’t get any ideas mom!

Let me back up a bit and talk about carpet. If you have been following along on the blog for a while you may remember our puppy Charlie.

He is a year old now and doesn’t seem to be slowing down on the puppy phase anytime soon. So, finding something durable and Charlie proof was high on my list. When I found out all the benefits of the LifeProof carpet line at Home Depot, I was hooked – especially now that it’s been specifically designed to be “pet proof”. It has 0% moisture absorption, which cuts down on pet odor; NanolocTM spill and soil shield for easy cleanup; and it’s 3X easier to clean dirt and dander. Just what we need with 2 busy kids and a crazy dog.

This carpet will eventually be installed in a room in our basement AKA kid zone. Where there are kids, there are snacks. And where there are snacks, there is also Charlie. Stains, dirt and who knows what else will definitely be happening down here and I’m glad that this carpet is up to the challenge. With all the stain resistant benefits it’s also incredibly soft and so pretty.

We went with the Scarlet 0641D cut and loop pattern in the color Deserted Castle. The LifeProof carpet comes in tons of patterns and colors – it was hard to decide. Home Depot has a great display with samples you can take home, which was really helpful. We loved the subtle pattern and texture in this carpet. The warm grey tone is going to work great with the neutral tones in our home.

I laid it out in my mom’s living room and our kids are begging me to keep it here until we move, because they have been playing on it nonstop. It’s Charlie’s new favorite spot to hang out in too!

I’m so excited to see it installed at the new house, just a few more weeks and I’ll be able to share the real thing!

PS – They installed the countertops today, so look for a kitchen update this week yet!

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April 11, 2017 By Kelly 41 Comments

House Update – Kitchen Paint and Bathroom floors

Hey guys, sorry for the long break! I was hoping to get a post out before we left for spring break, but with all the trim work on the main floor, the painter spent almost the whole week caulking and sanding, which does not make for very exciting update photos. I’m sure the painter was just as excited about filling and sanding all 40,000 nail holes.

We spent the last week in Jamaica with the kids and the Mr.’s extended family – what an amazing time! Although I was determined not to have sick kids this vacation and basically fully submerged my kids in hand sanitizer every day, in a weird plot twist I got sick while they stayed healthy. What can you do? Jamaica is not a bad place to fight a head cold so I won’t complain :)

While we were soaking up the sun, the painter was definitely busy, and I have a few fun progress shots to share!

This was only 1 coat, but I am crazy about the island color (check out all my paint colors here)! My only complaint is I wish I had used it other places – it’s so pretty in person. Also, I don’t think I have shared the island design before? I love that it has little open bookcases on either end, so I can not only display pretty serving bowls and trays, but also it’s easy access from the main food prep space.

Sorry for the dark phone pics again, it’s storming today in Michigan and with the windows covered in plastic it’s pretty hard to share how great all the woodwork looks.

All the board and batten walls have 1 coat of white paint so far. I know white walls aren’t for everyone, but for me it works. I really want the lake view to be the focus and I will also be adding lots of fun color through artwork, furniture and rugs etc… So, it may look a bit blah now, but add in the warm wood floors, stone fireplace, fun accessories and it will all come together.

In other exciting news, they got the kids bathroom floors done! I went with penny tiles because they are classic yet fun, and I could go with dark grout that will hide dirt. I just picked this tile up from Lowe’s and it’s very reasonably priced. It’s hard to tell in these pics, but my daughter’s floor is white with a medium grey grout color.

Oh and sneak peak of that old dresser I picked up this fall at the flea market – doesn’t it look cute in here? I’m going to paint it a light blue color, even though I love the chippy white look, but it needs a more water resistant finish on it. The upper half of the walls in here will be wallpapered with a pretty paper from Anthro and I’m taking volunteers to come help me hang it?!? Hanging wallpaper is one of the hardest DIY’s for me.

We went with a light grey tile with dark grey grout in my son’s bath. It looks great with his navy cabinets. The walls in his bathroom will stay white, because I have a fun bright shower curtain and towels planned in here. I am realizing this small space is going to be impossible to photograph! Design boards with all the info are on my to do list, just as soon as I can breath through my nose again.

We went with a black soapstone looking laminate countertop in here, I’ll give the exact counter on the design board, but it should look great with the black hardware and nautical lights.

Ok last update – they got the decks and railings up! It really changed the way the back of the house looks and I love it. They still need to wrap the deck posts in white pillars and add the pergola, but the outside is close to being done.

They also added all the little corbel things up in the peaks.

I think that’s it? I’m probably missing something, but I’m in a cold medicine haze over here. I’m going to try to put together a new kitchen post for you all later this week. I’ve had to make a few changes to my design plans in there (kind of a bummer) and I want to break it all down. Crossing my fingers I kick this head cold and get my butt in gear!

March 24, 2017 By Kelly 49 Comments

House Update – Paint and Trim

I’ve been slacking on house photos this week, so this post is going to be a lot of random stuff wrapped all in one. The painter finished up in the basement and is moving upstairs next week once the trim guys finish up. They have been knocking it out everyday and it really feels like we are in the homestretch!

Let’s talk trim upstairs first and then I’ll show you how great the paint downstairs turned out. Although fair warning I snapped these pics with my phone on a gloomy day and they aren’t the best. I promise I will break out my real camera just as soon as I don’t have to worry about the sawdust flying.

If you remember these old beams from the house that we knocked down, I wasn’t sure where to use them, because they were all different sizes. We finally settled on using them in the breakfast nook and I love the character they add to the space. That window seat bench will be painted white and have a cozy cushion on it. I’m trying to decide between a round table or a small rectangle one, ideas anyone?

We also used another beam for the fireplace mantel. It will be stone on the bottom and the rest will be painted white. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about where we are putting the TV in this room. It’s actually going to be mounted on an arm inside the lower cabinet on the right there. The doors will open and slide back and the arm can pull out and rotate so we can aim it at the couch. I’m so excited that I have the ability to hide the TV! Plus downstairs is where our bigger TV will be, so most movie nights will be happening down there. The cabinet on the left will have identical doors on it for closed storage and then the bookcases on the top will be open so I can have fun styling those.

Here’s a peek at the wall treatment we are doing in the whole main living area. It’s vertical board and batten like we had up our staircase in the last house. It looks a bit busy now, but it will all be painted white and just add nice texture to the room. I’m thinking of hanging my big American flag (from our last house) on that wall above the stairs for a pop of color.

Here’s another look at the entryway.

Ok, moving on downstairs. I’m really happy with how all the paint colors are turning out so far. You can check out my post here if you want to see them all. Here is the Agreeable Grey in the family room area.

I love the subtle color, it’s hard to see in this iPhone pic, but here is another look.

The Newburyport Blue cabinets look beautiful with it and I love the contrast. That space between the shelves needs to be painted yet.

I was nervous about this Functional Grey color for my son’s room, but I actually really like how warm and cozy it is.

And the Topsail color in my daughter’s room is awesome, despite this gloomy picture.

Like I said, the painter starts upstairs next week and the cabinet doors just got delivered today, so I should have fun progress to show next week too!

March 16, 2017 By Kelly 38 Comments

Lake House Flooring Ideas

We are finally getting to the good stuff in this whole house building project, and I’m excited to share some of my flooring selections with you all. Today, I’m focusing on the main floor. Flooring is probably one of the scarier things to pick out, because it feels so permanent. I wanted to pick something classic that I would love for the next 20 years and not something trendy that would drive me crazy by next season. So, I went with very neutral and natural looking elements. Check it out.

I’m so excited to be working with BuildDirect again on this project! I received product in exchange for this review, but all thoughts and opinions are honest and my own. If you haven’t shopped with BuildDirect before, it’s online Marketplace connects you directly with the sellers of home improvement products at a great savings. One of my favorite things about BuildDirect is they send free samples right to your front door. I’ve been driving all over the place to pick out selections for this house, dragging my poor kids with me, so it was nice to shop for flooring in my yoga pants from home. BuildDirect has so many home improvement products to choose from and their flooring selection especially is awesome. I loved the fact that I could quickly compare different flooring side by side without spending hours in a store. I narrowed it down to several options I wanted to see in person, ordered my free samples and received them the next day. That’s another perk when shopping with BuildDirect, their customer service is great and they even have a free virtual Design Center to help you plan your next project.

If you remember, our last house had super dark espresso flooring, which was beautiful, but the dark color showed every little crumb. This time around, I was determined to go lighter. I found lots of great options of wide plank engineered hardwood, but I fell in love with this Vanier European Oak Whitewash Collection flooring. It comes in 7 1/2 inch wide planks, and it has a brushed finish, which is so cottagey and worn feeling without being too rustic. Bonus, I sprinkled sand and granola bar crumbs on it (my kids got really into making crumbs for me to test it out!) and you couldn’t even tell because it’s basically the same color, which should cut down on my daily sweeping. Here’s a more detailed look from BuildDirect’s website. I think it’s going to look great with the salvaged beams we are using in the house. It’s so pretty in fact, that it’s out of stock right now, but it will be available again shortly! In the meantime this Vanier Extra Wide Plank Oak in Smokey Champagne is a great alternative and it’s even on sale right now.

It’s so beautiful in person and I can’t wait to see it installed. It’s also going to go down our staircase and be in part of the basement as well. It’s such nice neutral color, not yellow, not pink just a beautiful worn natural looking wood.

I wasn’t crazy about having wood floor in our entryway at the last house – especially with the snowy winters we get. So this time around, we decided on tile not only in the mudroom/laundry room/powder room, but also in the front entry as well. We went with this beautiful Janeiro Slate Tile (again a classic) in Montauk Blue. We are doing a brick pattern in the mudroom area like this –

and the Versailles Pattern in the front entry for a little something different. Although ours will still have lighter grout like the pic above.

Lastly, the tile for our master bathroom will be this pretty Salerno Porcelain Tile – Wilderness Series. It looks like white washed wood planks, and I think it’s going to be so calm and warm especially with my free standing tub.

If you are in the market for new flooring yourself, now is a good time to save at BuildDirect. They are kicking off their big Spring Sale today, you can check it out here. It runs through March 31st with savings up to 50% off on over 8,000 products including wood flooring, carpet, tile, decking, siding and more!

The painters have been busy in the basement all week, so I’ll have more fun updates to share next week!

March 15, 2017 By Kelly 36 Comments

House Update – Trim, Cabinets and Ceilings

Things are getting real at the house guys! I thought I would pop in and share more of the trim progress and cabinets they’ve been working on this week. Let’s start off in the basement with our playroom/movie room/hang out room.

There are 3 built in elements in this room. This wet bar area will hopefully keep me from running up and down the stairs all summer long. I plan on keeping snacks and drinks down here for friends and kids to grab easily when we are down by the lake. They will be painted navy (see my paint colors here) and have a wood counter top. I’m most excited about the pull out trash bin and pull out recycle bin on either side of the sink. Somehow I feel like this will promote my children actually throwing things away, when in reality I’m sure I will find snack wrappers and empty juice boxes 3 feet away on the floor, but a girl can dream.

We will have our big tv down here mounted to the wall and we added this little planked recessed area to dress it up a bit. I added this super handy black rectangle so you can picture it easier.

On the opposite wall, we added these built in bookcases last minute. We loved the Ikea hack library shelves we built in our last house (see them here) and we filled up every inch of them with books. I sort of panicked when I realized those 32 million boxes of books had no where to go. Thankfully the guys whipped these bookshelves up over the weekend and they were only about $200 more than doing the Ikea hack again. There will be a game table area in the back corner for family game night and snack time.

Let’s head upstairs and check on the beautiful cabinet they built in our master bathroom. I love how this cabinet turned out. It’s going to be painted a blueish gray color and there will be hanging pendant lights over the mirrors.

Ok and my most favorite thing they have been working on this week is the living room ceiling. It’s hard to tell in these photos, because I was shooting around the scaffolding and the guys using the saw, but it is SO cool in person.

The whole thing will be painted white, and there will be 4 total of the support looking cross beam thingys – technical terms only obviously. I wanted this room to look like the exposed rafters of an old attic, if that makes sense? They used 8 inch MDF boards and regular 2 x 6 lumber to create all the cross beams. The painter got a head start on painting the x things, so he didn’t have to try to get his hands in the middle of them.

They are already spraying all the trim and doors in the basement today. I’m not sure if it’s just the fumes, but I’m getting so giddy at the prospect of actually living here. Later this week I’ll be sharing all my flooring selections for the main floor so stay tuned!

March 7, 2017 By Kelly 34 Comments

House Update – Kitchen Cabinets

There are so many exciting things happening over at the house, I can’t even! They almost have all the trim finished in the basement, the cabinet bases are all in and they are going to be painting soon.

I tried to share my kitchen plans with you all a few weeks ago (click here to see the plans), but I only had my pitiful drawings of them. Here is an overhead look of the kitchen area (via my drawings) to refresh your memory. My feeble renderings seemed to leave you with more questions than answers about my kitchen plans. So, hopefully now that the cabinets are hung it all makes more sense and you can see the layout better. The doors aren’t installed, yet because everything needs to be painted, but it’s fun to see it taking shape.

This photo is taken standing in the dining area (by the lake) looking into the kitchen. They still need to add a bookcase looking thing of open shelves in between those lower two cabinet doors. I’ll be keeping my collection of cookbooks there for easy access.

The large floor to counter cabinet on the left will have glass sliding doors. We went with sliding doors, so I could access it easily from both sides of the counter top. I’m guessing I’ll keep most of my everyday white dishes in here so that I can grab them to set the dining table. Unloading the dishwasher on the opposite side will be easy too, because the sink and dishwasher are on the other side of the open shelf bookcase section of cabinetry.

The window seat back there will be where our breakfast nook is, I think our little family of four will eat most of our dinners there vs. the large 8 person dining table in the dining area. A lot of you asked why we would put the breakfast nook on the street side instead of the lake side, but we wanted the main dining area to have the nicer view. Also, I can sit and drink coffee and watch the kids ride their bikes in the cul-de-sac from here.

My kitchen sink also faces the lake, so doing dishes won’t be too bad. This is only part of the island, it will be a bit larger with an open bookcase on either side of the island that is deeper, so bar stools can tuck underneath. The butcher block countertop will be about 6 foot wide by 3 foot deep when it’s done.

All of the large drawers on either side of the oven will hold my pots and pans.

The section of cabinets to the right of the fridge I changed up from my original design. I decided to have the glass cabinets go all the way down to the countertop with a set of 3 drawers beneath. These cabinets aren’t quite as deep to make room for a table in the breakfast nook.

Directly across from the glass cabinet is this window that looks out on the front porch with another set of narrower cabinets beneath it. The view is not that exciting, but I wanted to get as much light in the kitchen as possible. I’m hoping to keep my little herb garden box over on this counter.

Phew, I feel like that was a lot of boring explaining, but hopefully you get the idea of the kitchen layout now. I’m checking out butcher block counters tomorrow, so stay tuned for a post with all the kitchen finishes soon!

March 1, 2017 By Kelly 4 Comments

Fun Kids Bedrooms

I’ve got something fun for you all today. I feel like I haven’t had many finished projects to share lately, and while house progress posts are fun for me, maybe you are missing having some actual finished projects to inspire you. S0, I’m guest hosting the DIY Housewives this month to share some great kids room ideas.

When it comes to kids rooms, hands down my favorite is my daughter’s old room from our last house (although her new room is definitely going to be my new fave – check out my plans here). It was a great balance of fun and frilly without being too girly.

You can check out all the details here if you are new around here. My favorite totally no brainer DIY part of her room is her No Sew Bed Canopy, you can check out how to make your own here, but basically if you can operate a staple gun and a scissors, you can handle this one.

Now check out the rest of the “DIY Housewives” awesome projects below!

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