Thanks to Yogabed for sending me a mattress to review. All opinions listed are 100% my own. Earlier this year I decided I was going to really start taking better care of my health. For me, that started with the fact that I needed to get a good night's sleep. The fact that at that point I was sleeping on a 15 year old mattress made me understand WHY I wasn't sleeping good. So I set out to ...
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5 Gorgeous Home Decor Items from Dayspring.com {+ a Memorial Day Savings You Don’t Want to Miss}
I received home decor promotional items from Dayspring in order to share this post. All opinions listed are 100% my own. One of my favorite things to do is to decorate my home. I have gotten into this thing of wanting my house to look and feel beautiful because when it does, there is this calm and peace that just falls over me. Right now, Dayspring has SUCH an amazing Memorial Day sale ...
Converting Your Kitchen Space: How to Create a Dining Room in a Small Space
A space for sharing meals, swapping stories, and gathering for intimate conversation is part of what makes a house a home. But what if your floor plan doesn’t include a formal dining room? You may want to consider converting your kitchen space into a dining area. Even if you’re working with a finite amount of area, there are tips and tricks you can employ to create a cozy space for friends and ...
3 Easy Spring Decorating Tips to Spruce Up Your Kitchen {+ Get a Look at ALL the Spring Decor on Sale at Dayspring}
Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I have been working hard on decorating my kitchen for spring. There is just something about sprucing up your living space. And of course the celebration on the Christ's resurrection and our ultimate rebirth in Him. When you truly think about it, there really is a lot to love about spring! Here are just a few tips I took to make that happen. With ...
Freshen up Your House for Spring
It’s been a long, cold winter and we’re all looking forward to spring when the air warms up and the flowers burst into bloom. It might even be happening in your part of the country already, and if so, lucky you! ...
Great Tips for Freshening Up Your Home
Your home is the one place where you can feel free to be yourself – where you can relax and unwind away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Home should be a place you enjoy coming back to after a long day at work and where you can put your feet up and just breathe. It should be cozy and welcoming, enticing you to leave your cares behind. ...
How to Create the Perfect Coffee Bar in Your Home
Y'all know my love for coffee and the Ninja Coffee Bar system right? A couple of years ago, I got a Ninja Coffee Bar system, and fell head over heels in love with it. They made some improvements and have more options available and I recently got the newest one -- so I decided to set up the perfect coffee bar system. ...
Brentwood Home Sleep Wellness Bundle Review & Giveaway
I am a pillow lover. If you want to understand what I mean by this -- at any given time, there are about 12 pillows on my bed. I never know what kind of mood I am in, or how I want to sleep, so I want to make sure to cover all my bases. But recently, I got the chance to try out Brentwood Home Sleep Wellness Bundle pillows and now -- I don't think I will ever need 12 pillows again. ...
How to Create a Beautiful Stocking Holder for the Holidays
Today I want to show you how to make a really beautiful stocking holder made from a few items that I picked up from my local home improvement store. ...
Another Update on Casa de Sikora – Blinds, Flooring and More!
We are finally almost done with our bedroom addition. Since the last time I wrote about what we did, we have made a few updates, so I thought I would share them with you here -- especially our beautiful blinds from Select Blinds. ...
5 Amazing Kitchen Products That Will Make the Perfect Christmas Gift
This post has been sponsored by uncommon Goods. All opinions listed are 100% my own. If you visit my home and walk around my kitchen there is one thing you will notice about me -- I am all about the servingware and kitchen products. In fact, the cuter they are, the better. ...
The Renovations for Casa De Sikora Have Begun
Over the course of the last few weeks a few changes have been happening at our home. We have recently begun renovations on a carport area on our home. It was basically a space that was unused that we wanted to turn into a bedroom. ...
2016 Design Trends: Decorating with Matte Finishes
Not all of us are born with God-given design talent. Heck—some of us can’t even match our bag to our shoes. Thankfully there’s plenty of people out there who can. Using blogs, videos, vlogs and GIFS, the design skilled have shown us how to coordinate outfits and organize our living spaces, while coining the phrase, “Ikea Hack.” But even with all these resources available to us, we can’t do it all ...
Create a Quick DIY Summer Patio Dining Area
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyPizzaCombo #CollectiveBias I love dining on my patio. It's nice and shaded and we have bird feeders outside so while we sit and dine, I can enjoy my hummingbirds and robins, and my beautiful baby woodpeckers! My patio area was lacking a little bit, so I created a few quick diy ...
5 Quick Ways to Naturally Make Your Home Smell Amazing
I love whenever I can find natural ways to make my home smell amazing. I use a lot of essential oils and that will usually do the trick, but there are other things that you can do as well. Here are my 5 favorite ways to do that. Any of these are super duper quick and won't take long to make your home smell good. ...
How to Make a Keep the Change Jar for the Laundry Room
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnuggleUpMoments #CollectiveBias We love going on family outings for dinner and a movie, or bowling, or even a round of mini golf. But -- when you are trying to budget like we are, how do you offset that? I have THE perfect way -- and it involves making a "Keep the Change" jar for the ...
Getting that Granite Look Without the Granite Price
Thank you to Instant Granite for providing me with the tools to make my kitchen look amazing! We are so pleased with the results. All love and opinions are 100% my own. When we moved into our rental home about 2 and 1/2 years ago, walking into this house made me sad. Everything was ice blue and pea green and it need a MAJOR overhaul. Since then, we have been working on updating the house ...
Running Your Home from the Comfort of a Smart Phone
15 years ago, if you left your lights off when you went out of town, or out for the evening, it was pretty much a given that you would have to turn back around to go home and turn then on. If for some reason, you forgot to lock the door, no matter where you were, turning around and going back home had to happen to make sure everything was secure and the house get properly locked. ...
Spooky Spider Displays in 5 Minutes or Less
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackAndGo #CollectiveBias When it comes to Halloween, nothing says spooky to me like spiders! Of course, our daughter hates them with a passion, and will scream if any of them come near her. Me, I like to look at them and check out their fuzzy legs (as long as there is a glass in between ...
Finding My Dream Kitchen at the Samsung Open House
When I look at my little kitchen I have right now, I feel a little sad. Granted -- I love my kitchen. It is where I spend the majority of my time, but I want my kitchen too have the functionality that I need - and the one I have at the moment does not have that. When I found out that Best Buy is holding a Samsung Open House with an innovative kitchen and laundry room -- I got all excited. ...
Update on My Bedroom Makeover
For the last month, I have been buying all kinds of stuff and cleaning my bedroom like crazy. A trip to Austin stalled my efforts, but I am back home now and finally getting a move on to getting it completed. ...
How to Decorate Your Home For Fall
One thing I am learning to do this year is to decorate my home a little better than I have in the past. Seriously -- I am like THE worst when it comes to decorating. When I visit friends and I see how beautiful their homes are decorated, I get a little jealous because I was just never given that gift. ...
Controlling the Temperature of Your Home from Your Smartphone
This past week we started having trouble with our heating unit. The problem was we were out of town and did not realize that it had broken down. When we got home, the house was super cold and it was then we realized that while we were gone, the pilot light had went out. The unit could have caught on fire and burned the house down while we were gone. Had we had the new Lennox iComfort® S30 ...
Redoing the Bedroom – I Need Your Help!
I decided a few weeks ago that my bedroom is a HOT mess and needs to be redone. I mean, anybody that knows anything about me knows that I have NO interior design knowledge AT ALL. So I am hoping that I can get some help from you guys with making it a space I am going to love and want to relax in. ...
3 Tips to Brighten Up Your Summer Entertaining Area
I am a member of the Everywhere Society and Everywhere has provided me with product in exchange for this post; however all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I love summer outdoor entertaining. However, in my backyard, I don't have a lot of lighting back there yet. I am working on it, but I just haven't found anything yet that I have fallen in love with -- until now. I recently ...
Fun and Festive Christmas Decorations from Brylane Home
I received a complimentary Christmas item in exchange for my review. All opinions listed are 100% my own. I love Christmas. I love everything about it from the tree, the ornaments, the outside lights to my gorgeous inside decorations. Ever since I was a little girl, I have looked forward to this holiday season every year. My husband and I try to get new decorations to add every year to our ...
Beautiful Holiday Table Decorations from Heart of Haiti
Thanksgiving is next week and this year I am going all out with my table decorations. I bought some new plates and napkins which I will show you later this week, but the piece I am most excited about is this gorgeous hand hammered hand tray that is part of the Heart of Haiti "gifts that give hope" available for purchase at Macy's. ...
Create Stunning Tablescapes with Smarty Had a Party
I love hosting dinner parties, but what I hate afterward is all the dishes I have to wash. I don't want to use just plastic or Styrofoam from the store because they don't look very festive and party like. However, with companies like Smarty Had a Party and their gorgeous line of disposable party ware, I will never have to worry about that again. ...
Make Your Home Smell Amazing With Old Factory Soy Candles
Around here in Kentucky the trees have turned a burnt orange color and the air is crisp and cool. Nothing makes my home seem more homey and comforting than having some candles lit. I recently got to review Old Factory Soy Candles and my home has never smelled more like fall! ...
It’s Move In Week at College – Decorate Your Teen’s Dorm Room with Brylane Home
I was provided a complimentary item in exchange for this review. All opinions listed are 100% my own. Many of my friends are shipping their college age kids off this week. We still have a couple of years before that happens, but that doesn't stop me from gathering a few items for her beforehand. And -- Brylane Home has the perfect dorm room solutions that we can all get excited about. ...
