Good morning! Don’s nursery is a special room for me. It’s the room I poured my soul into decorating before he was born. We’d been scrimping for years to pay off our debt so I decorated his nursery on a budget, and filled it with as much love and personality as I could on as little as possible (you can… Read More
Designing a Space that Promotes Reading
photo by Kalee Renee Photography I grew up in a home that was all about reading. I remember a drawer in the hallway that was jam packed with books. I would pull that drawer open and sit there reading my favorite stories (or at least looking at the pictures). I remember my mom spending hours and hours reading with us. Sometimes we… Read More
A Mini Desk DIY
When the Pillowfort collection came out at Target, I fell in love with the kid mini industrial chairs. But I had no room for them. We live in a tiny condo and I just couldn’t rationalize the space two chairs and a play table would take up. But creating is so important to me and I really wanted a place where… Read More
How to Conquer Toy Storage
Toy storage sure creeps on you as a new parent! I remember having a newborn and wondering “will he ever be interested in toys?!” Well, he now does and it seems like our small collection of toys has multiplied 10 times! I already owned a bunch of bins and so I kept a bin or two in each room of the… Read More
Schoolhouse Lighting on a Budget
So, I have something embarrassing to admit- my baby hasn’t had a light in his nursery for months! When I first started blogging (mid September- three months ago), the fan had caught fire (!) so we took it down. Well, he hasn’t had an overhead light in his nursery since. We get by with a flash light and a small… Read More
Create Art for your Decor with your Baby
how to create art for your decor with your baby introduction When I imagined being a mom, I pictured myself doing fun projects with my little ones. Don is currently 9 months old and so you might think that he is too young for any painting (much less something that I’d want to put on my walls), but I… Read More