My homeschool mom dreams are coming true! 😍 We found this chalkboard years ago on Craigslist… it’s from the same local university where I got my degree! It used to be on a big metal rolling frame, but it wouldn’t fit in our new house that way. If you watch my Instagram stories you’ll know…
Our Homeschool Room: The Bookshelves
I could probably spend weeks in our homeschool room just tweaking all the books ha! There’s plenty left to organize, but at least they’re unpacked! I had no idea what I was going to do with our book stash when we moved (you might recall our built in desks/bookshelves we had in our last home)…
If You’re Happy & You Know It Wash Your Hands
If you’re happy & you know it wash your hands 👏🏼👏🏼 No, this is not a Coronavirus PSA (though it definitely could be 😅) These two cuties just love finding any excuse they can to wash their hands, aka play with bubbles so we’re rolling with it 😂🙌🏼 Gov Reynolds announced last night that…
Setting Up Our Temporary Homeschool Space
I may have underestimated the time we’d be in our rental when we started the build process 😅. I packed away all our decor and homeschool “extras” thinking the build would only take a few months… I failed to take into account how long it would take to actually get STARTED 😩. …
We’re Building!!
It’s official: WE’RE BUILDING!! Building our own home is not something I thought would likely ever be in the cards for us, but God has worked out all the details and circumstances in such an amazing way! The initial process has been longer than I hoped for, but if all goes well (and the…
Beadboard Paneling & Wallpaper + Door Install
We mentioned in a previous post that we got our cabinets from 3 different places! Some of the ways we worked to tie them all together was by purchasing new doors and painting them and the cabinets from Craigslist to coordinate with the “new” cabinets from the Outlet. Another thing that we did was to…
Getting Closer: The Countertops Are Here!
Throughout the renovation process we’ve worked hard to keep the costs minimal wherever we could, so initially we didn’t think granite would be a possibility. However, my grandparents told us about a granite supplier out of a town near Chicago they had used in the past with very reasonable prices. They were much cheaper than…
Our Laminate Floor Installation
When it came time to choose a flooring for our main living space, Home Depot had a “special” flooring in stock: a gorgeous laminate from TrafficMASATER in Saratoga Hickory for only $.99/sq.ft. {They’ve since started stocking it regularly so they must have had a lot of success selling it!} This particular flooring is considered a…
Time for Tile: Durock Prep, Installation, and Grout
When it came time for the tile work in our bathrooms and laundry room, we had done a lot of research and felt confident in our ability to attempt it ourselves. We were also blessed to be able to use my parents’ leftover tile from their lake house, which was enough to do the master…
Kitchen Cabinet Install
After the walls were finally painted, it was time to install the cabinets! Luckily my family is full of carpenters, so my grandfather and my sister’s fiance James installed them for us. marking the heights & stud locations locating the studs whoops! looks like someone (me) marked the wrong spot for that light 🙁 after…