I am an avid watcher of Fixer Upper! I tape every new episode on Tuesday evenings and I tend to have reruns of the show playing on my television during the weekend. While my house and decorating style are completely different from Joanna's, I really love and appreciate her designs. If you are familiar with the show you know that she often uses inspirational quotes in people's homes which are etched into metal by Jimmy Don. What you may or may not know is that you can purchase these signs ...
HOW I FURNISHED MY EMPTY HOUSE WITH QUALITY FURNITURE ON A BUDGET AND HOW YOU CAN TOO
My husband and I purchased our first house in our early 30's. We were fortunate enough to have saved enough money to move straight from an apartment to our forever home. However having lived in one bedroom apartments for years, we had very little furniture when we moved into our new home. We only had enough furniture to fill up the family room, master bedroom and one of the guest bedrooms, but the rest of the house was basically empty. A house does not really start to feel like your home ...
CLOSING DAY OF OUR FIRST HOME
One of the happiest days of my life (aside from the day I married my wonderful husband) was the day we closed on our first house. It was a Friday and our final walk through and closing were early in the morning. I decided to take the full day off from work because I was so excited and I wanted to spend the day in my new house. We started our morning walking through our home with our realtor and all I remember was being so giddy. CLOSING Next we were off to our closing. I was very nervous ...
3 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR MY HOME
HAPPY NEW YEAR! At the beginning of each new year I always take some time to write my New Year’s resolutions. In addition to the many personal resolutions I set for myself, I also set goals for my home. For instance, is there a room that needs organizing? A room that needs painting? Am I missing any furniture or decor? RESOLUTION #1 - RENOVATING HALL BATHROOM This year I have multiple home resolutions I plan to tackle. My first goal is to renovate our upstairs hall bathroom. Not only is ...