Happy fall, everyone! Fall is definitely here in New Jersey: The air is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to change beautiful oranges and reds. I just love the gorgeous fall colors! Although I am kind of late to the game, I thought I'd share my fall home tour with you! One of the first things I did to bring fall into my home this season was a quick pillow decorating project -- I wrapped my living room's sofas in burlap ribbon! The project was so simple, and I love the new fall look! You can see how I created this fall look for my living room's pillows in the tutorial that I shared Continue reading...
Archives for October 2014
Should You Go Solar?
What does fall weather make you think of? I think of fall leaves, hayrides, pumpkin picking and fall home decor! But I also think of chilly fall nights and rising home energy bills! It makes me want to put on a pair of fleece PJs and hide under some warm covers! I'd love to find a way to reduce my home's energy bills this fall and upcoming winter. My husband and I have already installed an energy-efficient furnace, an energy-efficient Nest Learning Thermostat and replaced some of our windows with energy efficient ones. We also do little things to conserve energy like turn down the heat Continue reading...
Six Basement Rec Room Must Haves
*This post contains affiliate links from Amazon.com, but all opinions expressed here are completely my own. Now that my kids are tweens, I really have been wishing that I could remodel our basement into a clean and fun basement rec room. I don't know if I'll ever be able to create this dream space in my home, but I created this wish list of basement rec room must-haves anyway! I'd also love to hear what you think are essential items for a basement rec room space! Basement Rec Room Essentials 1. Colorful Artwork. Anyone renovating an unfinished basement into a basement Continue reading...
Fall Paper Leaf Wreath
Happy October! To celebrate fall, I decided to make an easy and fun paper leaf wreath for my home. What's great is that I made the fall paper leaf wreath at no cost with materials I already had at home. I love how the happy fall colors brighten up my house! The project was simple -- I just cut out a circular wreath out of cardboard and glued on some paper leaves that I cut out from paper that I already had. I didn't even need a glue gun -- I used regular white school glue. I also used some white twine to wrap around my wreath (for a decorative touch) and to hang my wreath. Easy! Paper Continue reading...
Ask Anna: Burlap Wrapped Fall Pillows
**Editor's Note: The full tutorial for this project will go live on Thursday, October 2, on Ask Anna. Hello! This week I am guest posting at Ask Anna! Every first Thursday of the month I post at Ask Anna and share my decorating tips! Today I am sharing how I updated my sofa's throw pillows for fall with simple burlap ribbon! The project was really quite easy (and less expensive than getting new pillows or making new pillow covers). I think my new burlap-wrapped pillows give my living room sofa a great updated fall look! So be sure to stop by Ask Anna for the tutorial on how to make Continue reading...