See the before and after of a master bathroom renovation and get the source list for this gorgeous marble bathroom with gold and polished nickel accents! I've told this story before, but did you know that we once lived with a 4'x8' hole in our kitchen ceiling for almost a year?! That's what sometimes comes of home improvement and remodeling in stages. Well, we did something similar in this instance: we just lived for almost three years without any vanity mirrors in our master bathroom... ... Read More about Marble Bathroom: Master Bath Reveal
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How to Help Your Kids Have Less Screen Time
Looking for kids' activities to keep them busy during the new social distancing restrictions? Get ideas from a homeschooling mom of four to help your kids have less screen time. It's hard in today's world not to allow screens to be a primary form of parenting help. Don't get me wrong, we use screens in our home, and the irony that I make my living writing internet content hasn't escaped me... but we do try to limit them as much as possible. In our family, my kids are kinder, more ... Read More about How to Help Your Kids Have Less Screen Time
Homeschooling and Educational Activities for Kids
Looking for educational activities to keep your kids busy during the new social distancing requirements? Try these homeschooling ideas and activities for kids. If you have suddenly become a homeschool parent because of the outbreak, let me encourage you: you can do this! This list of educational activities for home is obviously not exhaustive, nor is it perfect (every family and kid have different inclinations, clearly), but hopefully it will give you some ideas to help you get ... Read More about Homeschooling and Educational Activities for Kids
How to Hang Outdoor String Lights
Learn how to hang string lights outside using stainless wire for support. With these tips, you can create an outdoor oasis in no time! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: twinkle lights make everything magical. It's the whole reason I host a nighttime tour every holiday season... but what's a girl to do the other ten months of the year? Hang outdoor string lights, of course. And not just any outdoor string lights: ones that will last. When I revealed my outdoor dining ... Read More about How to Hang Outdoor String Lights
Rustic Outdoor Dining Space Reveal
Find out how we used string lights and a picnic table to turn an oak grove in the Texas hill country into a beautiful, peaceful, elegant yet rustic outdoor dining space! Ok, so "rustic outdoor dining space" probably sounds a little over-glorified for a leaf-strewn patch of grass that formerly housed a chicken coop and a dog run... but I can't tell you how magical it feels in person. Creating an Outdoor Dining Space Like much of the Texas hill country, the terrain out at Little ... Read More about Rustic Outdoor Dining Space Reveal