Family-Friendly Kitchen Renovation, Part Three

French Door Refrigerator

We are in the home stretch of our Spice Up Your Kitchen Series! Are you ready for the link party tomorrow?  Whether it’s a full on kitchen renovation, a budget update, a DIY project in your kitchen, or a favorite kitchen tool, as long as it’s kitchen related we’d love to see it. Get those links ready! Today Kelly is wrapping up the story of her family-friendly kitchen renovation. I'll be back tomorrow to see your amazing kitchens! ~Carrie Hi everyone! A few weeks ago I began the story … [Read more...]

Surviving a Family-Friendly Kitchen Renovation

Welcome Sign

Today we have a guest post from my friend Kelly, who recently survived a huge kitchen renovation while trying to maintain a somewhat "normal" household (um, whatever that may be, right?). - Carrie Do you have perfectly behaved children who enjoy coloring quietly and neatly? Do they only play with soft stuffed animals in the house, never spill their food, and contain their toys to their rooms? Then I have just the kitchen for you: Source: Houzz (PS - This is not really my kitchen) For … [Read more...]

Love

LOVE

Have a beautiful Valentine's Day, friends. Hope your home and heart of full of smiles today. Gosh I'll miss my sweeties today.  I'm driving down to the Outer Banks, but at least I'll get to spend the day with a special aunt, a famous lighthouse, and the sea.  I'll stay in touch via Instagram and Twitter-- when I'm not driving, of course.  ;-)  I hear there's an unbeached shipwreck in the town I'll be staying, I hope I get to see it!  Have a beautiful day, wish me luck, and I'll see … [Read more...]

Homemade Gift Ideas

Martha_Stewart_glassware

Well, it looks like we have a week left until Christmas.  How did it sneak up so quickly?  I'm still scrambling to find meaningful gifts for a few of our favorite teachers, neighbors, and friends so I scouted out several beautiful ideas you can make in a weekend-- for just about everyone on your list. There's just under a week before Christmas actually arrives, but that's plenty of time to make these DIY gifts.  From hostess gifts to teacher gifts to stocking stuffers, you'll find plenty … [Read more...]

Get Ready for the Holidays {Low-Stress Holiday Prep}

Flatout Flatbread Pizzas {quick family dinner + gourmet pizza topping ideas}

'Stress-free holiday prep' would be a ridiculous title, right?  Because no matter how much I try to laugh off the stress, there's going to be at least one point this season where I'll be wide awake at 3AM thinking: 'but I still need to buy-the-gifts-wrap-the-presents-make-the-cookies-send-the-cards-and-move-that-creepy-elf-on-the-shelf-before-the-kids-wake-up...' So here's an idea.  Why not make the holiday preparations fun for the whole family?  Make it so everyone chips in and has a … [Read more...]