The wallpaper arrived! Thank you Mr. Mail Man! Although the ceiling is now smooth, I noticed the edges had a little variation so I spent Thursday night skim coating the edges (where the ceiling hits the walls) and then woke up Friday morning and sanded. With the ceiling 100% ready to go, I was ...
One Room Challenge – Week 3 Update
I wish I was coming at you with some awesome progress updates but unfortunately floating to a very flat finish takes a lot of time. The goal for wallpaper is a "level 5 finish" as Cody refers to it in the construction world. This literally means that someone skim coated and sanded 5 times to a ...
Every Day Maternity Staple Pieces
Before I got pregnant, and even during the first trimester of pregnancy, I was convinced that I would be one of those people who wore what worked in my closet, saved money, and wouldn't purchase a single "maternity item." Right about at week 18, my bump popped up (out of nowhere) and suddenly things ...
One Room Challenge- Week 2 Update
Our first week of working on the room for One Room Challenge has come and gone (so quickly!) Our plan for the week was simply to float the ceiling! Sounds simple right?! But it was such a big undertaking! If you remember the design plans I shared, I am really wanting a wallpapered ceiling! If you ...
One Room Challenge Week 1 – Room Reveal & Plans
Surprise! We decided to join the One Room Challenge! I've been wanting to join the One Room Challenge for a year now but with our wedding/honeymoon, it just wasn't possible. And the timing couldn't have worked out better than it does right now; it's like it was meant to be! We have been wanting to ...
Crawfish Boil Gender Reveal
Cody and I have wanted to host a crawfish boil in our backyard since the day we moved in (two years ago) so when we were brainstorming gender reveal ideas, the crawfish boil idea resurfaced and we decided to go for it. Now I wasn't quite sure how to tie in "crawfish" and "gender reveal" but I knew ...
