Sorry, sorry. That was a terrible pun. But I just couldn’t help myself. It was right there, dangling its perfect punny-ness in my face. And I had to do it. Forgive me?
But in all seriousness, there are some exciting happenings in our master bedroom… ohmygawwwwwd, this pun just took a terrible, terrible turn…
How about I just start over?
One more room in our home is about to be banished of Builder Beige! And instead, replaced with the perfect Greige paint!
Building a house can be a daunting process. Some, like me, get excited about the design decisions; to others it can feel intimidating. It is a big undertaking, but going into the process with clear-cut ideas on what types of upgrades will work best for your family, as well as your home’s value, can help keep it from feeling too overwhelming.
I began writing Two Purple Couches about six months after Tom and I moved into our home. I still kick myself for not starting it sooner, like maybe, the day we signed our contract with our builder. I wish I’d documented the whole process through blogging, both for the personal side of watching our home come together wall-by-wall and brick-by-brick, but also because building a house is an involved process, and sometimes you want a little bit of advice or a tip here an there to make it feel easier.
So, 2.5 years later, here are some of the best tips that we picked up. I am by no means an expert, but we got some good advice from family, co-workers and even our realtor that has proved to be true thus far in the life of our home.
It’s no secret that I love me some washi tape. I don’t know what it is about these tiny rolls of printed and patterned goodness, but I can’t get enough! And thanks to Scotch being one of the Haven sponsors, my washi tape collection doubled! All of this awesome new tape was burning a hole in my craft supply pocket and I couldn’t wait to start creating with it. So I’ve got a fun, quick and simple art project to share with you today: abstract washi tape art!
I know, I know. I’m as bad as Hobby Lobby, talking about Christmastime and snow when it’s 90 degrees outside and all you want is to be at the pool. But hear me out… I always have good intentions of working ahead, especially when it comes to the holidays. And when I do actually work ahead, I feel more calm, and oddly, more accomplished. So here’s to working ahead on all those Christmas decorations we swore last July that we’d do! Or, if you prefer to wait until December, that’s okay, too. Because all of these easy diy Christmas decorations are pretty simple to pull together, which means they’re great for the intentions that get left until the last minute!
I love to host parties.
Well, okay. Let me rephrase that. What I really love is the idea of hosting parties. Because by the day-of, my to-do list is a mile long and things are nuts. From cleaning to decorating to prepping food, it always seems like I am “down to the doorbell” getting everything together. And it stresses me out like no other.
So when I was preparing for my big 30th birthday bash last month, I tried to help myself out and get as much as possible done as far in advance as possible. All the decorations were up days in advance and the house was 90% clean the day-of, so all I really had to concentrate on was food prep.
And I found a fantastic solution to help make sure 1.) everything made it to the table, and 2.) I wasn’t scrambling around last-minute trying to find a bowl for this and a plate for that.