My husband and I wrote our own vows for our wedding. It was something I really wanted to do, and I think we are both so glad that we did it. I love that they were written from the heart and very personal. We wrote our vows separately and didn't hear each other's until our wedding ceremony. It made it even more special! After our wedding, I knew I wanted to create something with our wedding vows to display in our home. I wanted to be reminded of those vows often. I also loved our wedding photos. We had a great photographer, and I figured I could display our wedding vows using our wedding Continue Reading
DIY Bucket Planter
A relative of mine is basically a gardening master. She loves flowers, and always has such a pretty view near her home. She posted some photos of the landscape at her house, and I immediately loved this idea! Planting flowers in an old bucket and hanging them up on an outdoor faucet is such a cute addition to any yard or garden. I was happily surprised with how easy it was too! So today, I'm sharing how to make this DIY Bucket Planter. Here's what you'll need: Bucket -- old or new Drill or hammer & nail Gravel or pebbles Potting soil Flowers I used a Behrens Continue Reading
Living Room Reveal
My house is slowly coming along. In four months, I've completed three rooms. That's not too bad considering one of those months was spent in Korea. The latest room to be completed is the living room. There wasn't a lot to be done in this room. Here are the before photos. First, we ripped up the green carpet to reveal beautiful hardwood floors underneath. We added our furniture and wall decor. We took down the old curtains and added new blinds for privacy. I also added new curtains to the big picture window for decoration. I didn't think I would like so much wood and brown Continue Reading
Dining Room Reveal
Let the home projects begin. Now that I'm back from Korea, I'm back to fixing up my old farm house. I finished the bathroom before I left, and today I'm sharing our dining room reveal. We really didn't have to do much. We ripped up the carpet to reveal the beautiful hardwood floors underneath. We changed the light fixture. And we added some blinds instead of curtains. I like my dining room, especially the windows that add so much light. Unfortunately, that same light made it a little hard to take photos. Let's start with some before photos. Be sure to notice the carpet, the curtains, and Continue Reading
Bathroom Makeover: Goodbye Swans
One of the first rooms finished in my house was surprisingly the bathroom. I guess it got done first because I need the bathroom. I need a toilet and a shower -- that's important to me. Now that it's done, I'm so excited to share it with ya'll! Check out my bathroom makeover! Here's what the bathroom looked like before we did anything. There was a window above the bathtub. Complete with old lady curtains. There were two towel racks above the bathtub. Teal and brown tile. A big clashing flower border. An old small mirror with lights that don't work. A big long mirror above the Continue Reading
Closet Makeover
The kitchen is one area of my house that I just have not decided what exactly I want to do. I can't decide on a color scheme. But there was one part of my kitchen that was a no-brainer. I needed a closet makeover. When walking in the door to my house, you enter the kitchen. Directly to the left sits an old coat closet that was literally falling apart. It was scary to look at, and I can guarantee no one wanted to hang their coat there. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks helping me keep the lights on. :) Here is what my closet looked like before. First, my dad removed the parts Continue Reading
How to Keep Bugs Out of Your Registers
I don't like bugs. Who does? Unless you are an 8-year-old boy or a biology teacher, I doubt you like bugs either. Especially bugs in your home! One of my biggest concerns with living alone was who was going to kill all the bugs! Living out in the country, I know that bugs are inevitable. But I wanted to keep them out as much as possible. I was afraid that they would crawl up through the registers of my house, so I came up with a solution. I bought a role of screen door mesh. I cut it into squares a few inches larger than my register vents. Then I lifted my register, using a vacuum cleaner Continue Reading
Tips for Installing a Ceiling Fan
We are slowly changing things in my "new" house. One of the biggest changes we made that really made a difference in how the house looked was pulling up the carpet and cleaning the original hardwood floors. Now, we've moved from the floor to the ceiling. We have been slowly installing new light fixtures in each room -- and it is making a big difference in what the house looks like! We aren't finished with all of them, but I wanted to show you some of the changes. (This post contains a few affiliate links. Check out my full disclosure policy here.) The very first light we changed was in the Continue Reading
From Carpet to Hardwood
So we bought a new house. New to us at least. The house is actually more than 100 years old. It was built in 1903 according to the records. So needless to say, this old house needs quite a few updates. One of the main things I wanted to change was the carpet. It was green. I don't like the color green. And I especially didn't like this green. It was sort of a pea green. We pulled up a corner of the carpet to see what was underneath. To our delight, there were the original hardwood floors. We weren't sure what condition they were in, but we decided we wanted the carpet up Continue Reading
How to Make an “I Love You Because” Frame
Isn't it important for couples to tell each other "I love you" every day? Isn't it also important to tell each other why you love the other person? I think that's very important in a marriage. At the very least, us wives need to hear reassurance of our husbands' love for us. And we definitely want to know why it is you love us. Who doesn't like a compliment? Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. -Romans 12:10 So as a new and creative way to show each other our love, I put together an easy-to-make craft. I've been wanting to make this since before we Continue Reading