Easy DIY Mudroom Storage Bench

DIY Mudroom Bench Large Herringbone Pine

Custom organization maximizes minimal space, without the custom price tag. It. Is. Done. Calling it a victory may sound like an overstatement, but it has been literally a year in the making. We finished the mudroom storage bench!! Here it is in all its *glory.* I’m so over the wait; I can’t even wait until … Read more

Parenting Fail #7,359: Easter Edition

That time I theologically failed my children on Easter and the resources I leaned on to “remedy it” (read: make myself feel better). There we were, myself and three kiddos, ready to cram into the car to run an insane amount of errands… the set up for loads of fun and productive conversations, am I … Read more

Fuse Bead “How To:” from magnets to 3D boxes and more…

A simple step by step guide for 4 intermediate fuse bead projects. Christmas 2020. It was one for the books, eh!? Between the quarantining just to celebrate with a modicum of “normalacy” and the regular hum of holiday preparations… it was, as the whole of 2020 has been, unique. Silver lining for our family: because … Read more

Fuse Bead Holiday Crafting with Kids (UPDATE).

Fuse Bead Ornaments in Black and White

What we did and DIDN’T do, wish we did, and would do again…. Fuse beads. Ahh…. the never ending world of melty bead crafting. If you’re not careful, it may suck you down its rabbit hole for good. You’ve been warned. Each holiday season, my boys and I pick a craft to create and gift … Read more

Fuse Bead Crafts: Kid friendly crafting and gifting this holiday season.

perler bead ideas

Crafting our way into holiday gift giving with kids, made simple… Each holiday season I pick a kid-friendly craft to create with my boys, and to give as gifts during Christmas. The goal is learning the art of gift giving… and while we’re at it, may as well experiment with a new medium. This year, … Read more

5 “Non-minimalist” Reasons We Painted Our Entire Small Home Interior White

All White Walls in Entryway

These last few years minimalism has permeated every corner of our worlds from capsule wardrobes to lifestyle to home décor. One of the most popular? Those white interiors. Have you seen them populating your insta account? They are literally everywhere. To be completely honest, their clean, crisp, calming aesthetic deeply appeals to my desire to … Read more