We’re about halfway to the finish of the Spring 2020 One Room Challenge now! I decided on a design plan in Week 1, did a mini demo in Week 2, and had some misadventures in epoxy application in Week 3! Finally this week I got to move on to the window and to the walls! This week is a … More Lots of Little Changes Add Up to Big Impact – SPRING 2020 ORC WEEK 4
We’re in the thick of the One Room Challenge now! You can see my design plan from Week 1 and my mini demo in Week 2 if you missed it. Unfortunately I didn’t get as much done this week as I had hoped (as usual) since my online order from the hardware store was significantly … More Epoxy Everything! – SPRING 2020 ORC WEEK 3
So the ORC kicked off last week and I did not make nearly as much progress as I had hoped. But I knew there would be ups and downs and I did manage to take a couple of baby steps! Those count as small wins in my book. Ya can’t take those away from me! … More Bathroom Design, Demo and Delays – SPRING 2020 ORC WEEK 2
Hey-o! If you’re new here, my name is Lydia; I’m a freckled, ginger, mum of 3, finally making my house a home by doing as many DIYs as I can manage. I’ve been going room by room, slowly but surely, trying to create beautiful spaces for my family on a tight budget. I call it … More Main Bathroom Budget Room Refresh – SPRING 2020 ORC WEEK 1
Yikes. It’s May already and even though I’m way behind on sharing progress here on the blog I’m still miraculously on track to knocking out my Budget Room Refresh SMART goals for 2020. Let me catch you up. Boys’ Room In February I set out to turn the boys’ drab diggs into an exciting nautical … More Boys’ Nautical Budget Room Refresh
Have you found yourself overwhelmed by the sheer amount of STUFF you’ve accumulated in your house since having a child? Do you feel like you’re always putting laundry away? Like you’re drowning in toys? Like you’re always picking up kids books? And markers and crayons and pencils are hiding in every room? I’ve been there. … More How to Decisively Declutter Kids Stuff
I received this meme several times as the COVID19 pandemic got worse and the response became more and more restrictive. I knew I wouldn’t be having my people over for a Murder Mystery birthday party like I had planned. My friends and family knew this would be tough for me as an extrovert and a … More My Birthday in Isolation
After nearly 5 years in our house we’re finally making an effort to make it more our own. You can read all about that in my post about making our house a home. I set SMART goals for 2020 in regards to the house and established a plan to go room by room and undertake … More Master Bedroom Budget Room Refresh
Is your bedroom closet small, dark and crowded? So was mine, before I used these 5 simple and affordable ways to improve my closet. Now I absolutely love my closet and I honestly can’t believe it’s mine! You can use just one idea, or you can use them all! They’re all budget friendly and super … More 5 Affordable Ways to Improve Your Bedroom Closet
Since sprucing up my bedroom closet, I’ve had a bunch of people ask me how on earth I convinced my husband to declutter his wardrobe. The truth is it was a multi step process. Just follow the 5 Ps! Step 1: Propose the Idea of Purging I think the best place to start is by … More How To Get Your Husband to Declutter His Closet
The Dappled Willow 