E-Design: Pink and Green Living Room

I am in love with this color scheme. The browns in this room make the pops of pink less feminine and more gender neutral. The green and pink together are such a happy combination.

Love this design? Here are the details. I shopped this store from just a few different sources: some are expensive and some are really great deals. However, don’t be intimidated if a certain piece doesn’t fit your budget, the point of a design board is to get inspiration. Look for pieces that are similar in stores you normally shop at. Chances are you can find a fairly similar piece for less expensive if you really shop around. Follow the numbers in the picture to the list below for sources.

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The Headboard Dilemma

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The Headboard Dilemma

I have made a few upholstered headboards in the past few years and choosing the perfect fabric is a hard task. Do I want a neutral color? Do I want a bright color? Do I want my fabric to have a pattern? No pattern? A neutral color headboard without a pattern is classic and will match anything and everything. If you are looking for a new headboard and are undecided on what kind you like, I would definitely chose the neutral route. However, if you are looking to step outside your comfort zone and make a statement, then this is the perfect post for you. I rounded up some of my favorite headboards with a statement color or pattern for inspiration.

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Best Door Sweep for Soundproofing a Home

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Not everyone can tolerate continuous exposure to high levels of sounds, especially those who need a quiet environment to work from home. Most would consider such a space to be unappealing, even annoying. Since you do not have the option to choose who gets to build a house next to your home, or whatever development that may happen within the next few months or years, you will not know whether a once peaceful place can turn out to be a place where deafening noise and unusual sounds will be constantly heard.

It can quite be suffocating and strenuous to be living in a place like that, and you might at times think of a way to go to a far away, secluded place where you can just retreat and regain your sanity that the raucous city life seem to have taken away from you.

Fortunately, there are several ways that you can do to deaden, if not limit the volume of sound that may get to pass through the gaps and holes within your private space. Even if you have been occupying the space for years now and would like to make the necessary changes to the existing space to make it more conducive for studying and working, you can always do so with the right products and tools.

Why Should You Need to Soundproof Your Home

The most obvious reason for doing so would be to ensure that you can enjoy a more peaceful space whenever you want to. Just imagine how noisy the space could be if all your windows and doors are kept open and there is a small store that is always filled with customers. How much noisier will it be if your neighbor decides to expand or renovate their homes?

Soundproofing is not only necessary in limiting unwanted sounds from passing through the gaps and crevices in the building structure. Making sure that the whole infrastructure has been soundproofed makes it easy for you or anyone in the house who prefers to listen or watch TV on full volume to do so without disturbing your next door neighbors.

Having an appropriately soundproofed home will also help anyone in the house to have a good rest whenever they need to. Remember that an undisturbed sleep is essential to maintaining a good health. Anyone who does not or cannot get the right number of hours of rest or sleep or are those suffering from sleep deprivation will sooner or later experience any of the following health problems: heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, even heart failure.

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Princess Preschool

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Princess Preschool

All kids learn differently and not all kids have the same desire and motivation to learn. My daughter didn’t really have any interest in letters, numbers or colors. I tried my best to teach her but nothing caught her attention. After many failed attempts, I decided to create my own teaching method catered to my daughter. This method spotlighted all of her favorite princesses and we called it “Princess Preschool”.

This method worked so well for my daughter and she knew her letters and colors in less than a month. I introduced a letter a day in a short 10 minute time frame. She hasn’t been in a formal preschool before so I needed it to be short, educational and, most importantly, fun. Every letter is assigned to a princess or character from a popular TV show or movie. I focused primarily on letter recognition and colors. We loved this preschool so much that I am sharing it with you all today!

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Framed Poster-Size Art under $10

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Framed Poster-Size Art under $10

Design Problem: My living room has 10 foot ceilings and a bay window on the main wall. This wall is the focal point of the room so I decided to flank the bay window with bookcases. I used 2 bookcases from Target that I already had. They are simple and get the job done, however they are short so they looked ridiculous compared to my tall window and ceiling. FYI: new and taller bookcases were not in my budget.

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DIY: Kids Magnet Board Tutorial

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DIY: Kids Magnet Board Tutorial

This has been one of my most expensive kid projects, but it has been worth every penny. I started with a dry erase magnetic board from Hobby Lobby found . The board is $24 but make sure you use a 40% coupon or wait until it goes on sale. To hang the magnet board, I used the screws that came with it and made sure I secured them to the studs in the wall.

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10 Ways to Display Children’s Artwork

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10 Ways to Display Children’s Artwork

As a parent, one of my biggest dilemmas is what to do with kid’s artwork. To keep or not to keep? That is the question. I want to keep it all but that isn’t really realistic with how much my kids color. I do want my kids to know I love their artwork though so I display the lucky keepers. There will be a day when my kids will out grow this stage so I proudly display them in my home while they still love it. However, I have a hard time coming up with new places and ways of displaying art so I did some research and found 10 great ways to incorporate children’s artwork into your home. So read on for ideas on how to match, board, frame, group, hang, tape, shrink, blend, move and rotate that artwork in your home. Enjoy!

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1. Match it.

Look for colors in artwork that compliment the color scheme of a room in your house. If your kitchen has pops of yellow in it, look for art that has a pop of yellow in it. Sometimes when my kids are painting, I only get out specific colors that will match their rooms. This is a win-win in my book because the kids still get to paint and I end up with beautiful artwork to display in their room.

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DIY: Princess Piggy Bank

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DIY: Princess Piggy Bank

I have an obsession for fast, easy and cheap craft projects and this little piggy bank definitely fits that criteria. While searching the internet one day, I came across a piggy bank that was covered in rhinestones. I knew my daughter would love it, but it seemed a little over-the-top for my taste. So, with that inspiration, I toned down the rhinestones and created a mini tiara for little miss piggy.

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DIY: Farmhouse Table Tutorial

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DIY: Farmhouse Table Tutorial

Let me start out by saying I have an amazing father-in-law. He built our new dining room table and bench with his own plans. We discussed what type of table my husband and I wanted and he made it happen. We originally planned on more formal white legs with a wood top but I changed my mind at the end. I am so glad I did because I absolutely love it now.

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DIY: Beautiful Lego Storage

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DIY: Beautiful Lego Storage

We have a Lego problem in our house. My son is obsessed so we have grown to have quite the collection. The problem is his Legos are only allowed in the dining room, at the table, because we have a baby who likes to eat little Legos. I needed to give my son some sort of organization and storage for all his Legos, but all I could find online were plastic stacking containers and kid furniture. Now I would totally use those if I were putting his Legos in his room but I wanted them in the dining room.

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