Blog - at home with Ashley

How to Let Go of your Stuff

After my last post where I talked about donating at least half of my stuff in preparation for our move, I got so many questions and emails about how I did it. I guess that January is a good time to talk about decluttering since everyone is in the organizing mood.

To be honest though, I definitely didn’t organize my stuff. It was already organized- everything was in nice bins and labeled, but I had so many things that I just didn’t need or use anymore. What I needed was to downsize my stuff and moving was the perfect excuse to do it!

mind shift

See, we only could keep what would fit in the back of our car to bring to Florida. The rest of the stuff needed to be stored. And to store something for 5 months meant that I had to love it. I couldn’t hold on to stuff that didn’t suit me for my life right now. So decluttering was all about having a mind shift from “do I have room for this?” to “do I love this and need this?”

my motto for decluttering

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How to Update your Decor with Dye

In August, we got a new sofa (which we LOVE), but it didn’t look great with our existing black end table. The table is high quality with excellent storage so I wasn’t ready to get rid of it. I thought maybe I could cover it and do a little DIY (killing two birds with one stone- such a gross saying, but you know what I mean).

before

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5 Things to do to Prep your Home for Moving

After about a month of prepping, we are finally out of our house and on the road to Florida (you can watch my Instagram stories for highlights from the trip)! It was SO much work getting our house ready. I wanted to share what we did in case you are also prepping for a move.

Declutter

these are empty hangers from all of the clothes I donated!

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How to Renovate a Bathroom on a Budget

Happy Monday! Today we are officially starting on our big road trip from Utah to Florida (we are moving to Miami over the winter- more details here)! We are taking 7 days and going at a leisurely pace both for the benefit of my dogs and son. We have lots of fun stops planned out and I will be sharing the highlights on my Instagram stories if you want to follow along.

A few weeks ago, my local news channel invited me onto their show to talk about my bathroom renovation! That stuff still makes me nervous, but its fun too (I just pretend I’m talking to my best friend). You can watch the interview here. [Read more…]

Utah House Tour

Since we are moving next week (!!!) I thought I would take you on a tour of my house! I haven’t done a full house tour since I started the blog in 2015, so I thought I’d do it now. My husband took these photos a few days ago so this is how our house really is (or was, we packed a bunch of stuff up). Let’s get started!

For privacy reasons, I’ve never shown full exterior photos of our condo. Plus, it’s not the prettiest building (especially in the middle of the winter). Our front door is in a little corner which is tucked in the back of the complex. Right above our door is our deck. [Read more…]

2017 in Review and what’s in Store for 2018

2017 was a seriously busy year for my home with remodeling. Here are the big projects I completed last year:

2017 in Review- Kitchen Remodel

In May I completed my kitchen remodel. It was absolutely the biggest project I’ve ever tackled and I am so happy with the made over space. The cabinets are SO much more functional. I adore the farm sink (and am grateful that the white sink that I wanted was out of stock- I could have never kept it white). And its pretty too! 😉 [Read more…]

DIY Zebra Head

As I was working on Don’s big boy bed, I wanted something fun and whimsical for over his bed. I also had the goal for making it affordable, because we’re moving soon so it doesn’t make sense to invest in something right now.

Years ago, Anthropologie had the cutest safari animal heads. I mostly loved the zebra one:

inspiration

inspiration source

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Don’s Big Boy Bed

Don (my sweet little 2.5 year old) got a big boy bed! He still sleeps well in his crib and hasn’t jumped out since he was 9 months old- which gave up both a heart attack. But I still decided to get him a big boy bed so we could start the transition. Plus, we are going to rent our house furnished while we move to Florida, so I wanted more bed options. [Read more…]

Free 2018 Calendar Printable!

Hello! I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas. My son is at such a fun stage, it was pretty magical celebrating Christmas with him. For a few weeks I kept thinking about making a free 2018 calendar printable. I need a pretty calendar for next to my desk and thought that I could design my own botanical one. [Read more…]

A Big Announcement!

Today I have a big announcement for you… Drum roll please!!!

We are moving to Florida! On January 8th, our little family is packing up and driving across the country to live in Miami, Florida for a few months. I know there will be a TON of questions, so I will do my best to answer all of them.

why are you moving?

We got a work opportunity in Miami and we just couldn’t say no. My husband and I have dreamed for years of being snow birds and getting out of Utah for the winter. We LOVE where we live, but the winter isn’t our favorite part. The air gets really dirty here and so it isn’t healthy to go outside during times in the winter. For one year, we’re so excited to skip that!