I recently gave you all an update on the progress we've made inside our home over the nine months we've lived here, but now that we've had a bit of nice weather I have started to turn my attention to the exterior of the home. This week I completed a quick refresh of our front porch with … [Read more...]
Our Spring Porch Refresh (Amy’s New Home)
April 15, 2019 by 21 Comments
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9 Months In Our New Home (Progress & Home Tour)
April 2, 2019 by 1 Comment
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We've officially passed the nine-month mark of living in the house we built last year. After months of waiting and dreaming about moving in, I still have to pinch myself that we're actually living here. We love the house but especially love the neighborhood and the convenience to our kids' … [Read more...]
Our Mudroom Reveal (Amy’s New House)
March 23, 2019 by 10 Comments
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Anewall provided the materials used in this post at no cost, but my opinions are my own. I am SO excited to show you our mudroom! I knew that it would be fabulous once we got the black and white floral wall mural installed but I must say, it surpassed my expectations. The room just … [Read more...]
A Little Spring Decorating (Amy’s House)
March 7, 2019 by 6 Comments
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Sigh...March in Virginia is not really spring, we're really just pretending right now. It's freezing cold here, but despite that I decided it was time to lighten up our house and started adding in some spring decor. I went with blue, after the grays of winter, it's been nice to have … [Read more...]
Easy Weekend DIY–Installing Board & Batten in a Mudroom or Hallway
February 20, 2019 by 21 Comments
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This post is sponsored by HomeRight, we are proud to partner with them each month to share one of their fabulous DIY products with you. As always our opinions are our own. The thought of DIY'ing something can be intimidating, something best saved for someone "experienced" but this … [Read more...]
Design Plans for Our Living Room and Some Valentine’s Decor
February 9, 2019 by 3 Comments
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Happy Weekend everyone! I took some new pictures in our living room and thought I'd continue sharing my design plans in our new house (like I did with the lighting post). My plan was to share Valentine's decor today but we've had a really crazy week so basically, all I have done to … [Read more...]
New Paint + Lighting In Our New House
January 31, 2019 by Leave a Comment
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Is it still OK if I call this my new house? We've been here 6 months, does it still count as 'new'? I still have quite a few projects ahead on my radar, so I still feel like it is new to us. I am trying to be better about sharing in-process posts, it seems the trend is to roll out … [Read more...]
Progress + Updates in Our New Dining Room
January 22, 2019 by 6 Comments
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We have turned the six-month mark in our new house, which flew by! Building a house is like being pregnant, it seems to take FOREVER then suddenly you blink and it's been a whole year! Today, rather than waiting to be completely done with our dining room, I thought I'd share … [Read more...]
My Daughter’s New Tween Room
January 14, 2019 by 4 Comments
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I am back today to (finally) share my daughter's 'tween' room decor. I am pretty sure this space is the brightest, happiest room in our house! When we started this project last fall, I never imagined it would be January when I finally posted about it. … [Read more...]
Holiday Home Tour: Amy’s New Home
December 2, 2018 by 13 Comments
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Welcome to the final day of the 2018 Holiday Home Tour, Christy began our tour last Monday, and I am wrapping it up today showing off our holiday decor. We moved into this home this summer, after beginning the building process last fall, so being able to live here and enjoy the holidays is … [Read more...]
Holiday Kitchen Tour (Amy’s New Kitchen & Breakfast Room)
November 28, 2018 by 9 Comments
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Welcome to another day of holiday decor! Our Holiday Home Tour continues today (see yesterday's post for all the direct links here) but today we were invited by our friend Tammy at Pink Peppermint Design to join in her holiday kitchen tour. So we're breaking from the tour today so I can … [Read more...]
The Best Sheets for Your Bed or Guest Room
October 25, 2018 by 7 Comments
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So today's post was scheduled to be all about the One Room Challenge, I need to catch up with an update about my daughter's room makeover. My plan was to grab some photos of our progress this morning, write up a post and share them today. Unfortunately, my daughter came down last night with a nasty … [Read more...]
