2016 Goals and Projects

Happy New Years everyone and welcome to 2016!! I thought that it would be appropriate for the first blog post of the year to be about my goals this upcoming year, because one way or another you will hear more about them on the blog throughout the year.

HOME PROJECTS: I have a long list of goals that I want to achieve in our home this year, but realistically we most likely won’t be able to do all of them. Out of the list, though, the home projects that will be happening this year involve projects in the kitchen, basement, master bathroom, and our deck.  The kitchen project actually began last week, and have since changed from our original plan that I blogged about awhile back so stay tuned for details later this week about we are doing in the space. Below is an image of what our kitchen looked like in case you forgot.

Most Popular Posts of 2015

Hi folks, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your friends and families! With New Years on Friday, 2015 has almost come and gone as have many blog posts. This first year in our home we have done so many projects that I've blogged about, so I thought it would be fun to take a quick walk down 2015's memory lane and revisit my most popular posts. Without further ado I present to you the top 5 most popular posts of 2015 (according to which I had the most traffic from readers). 

This is by far my favorite DIY project to date, so I'm glad you all love it too!
1. DIY Balustrade Coffee Table 

Christmas Tour 2015

I don't know about you, but I seriously can't believe that Christmas is only 3 days away. It feels like I just started decorating for the holiday season yesterday, and by the end of the week it will be all over.  This Christmas tour is long overdue, but I thought it was better late than never so thank you all for your patience. 

Last Christmas we had been living in our this home for only 3 months, and since we were newlyweds we had nearly zero Christmas decorations. Our sectional was delivered in mid- December so it was pretty hard decorating with no furniture. Our decor was very minimal, and if you didn't see it last year then you're really not missing out, but in case you want to see it for yourself you can see it here. 

When decorating this year for Christmas, not going to lie I kinda struggled. Our rug is technically gray, but looks more blue, so I couldn't help but to want to have a winter white christmas and compliment the gray rug with all whites and silver (sounds pretty, right?). This isn't just my house though, and so when Paul insisted that we have a traditional Christmas and have the color red all over, I couldn't say no. This is our second Christmas as a married couple so  it was very important that it felt very festive for him and that we begun building traditions together. Nonetheless, how about I stop talking and start giving you a tour. Come on in! 

Gift Guide: For Her

Today I'm sharing a gift guide that includes some bits and baubles for the ladies in your life. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful in your shopping!  

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