This post contains Amazon affiliate links, at no additional cost to you. Now that February is here, Valentine's Day is around the corner! Today I am taking a cue from one of my fellow bloggers -- Julie of My Wee Abode. Julie and I met one year at the Haven blogging conference. She blogs about small home solutions. She creates the most darling spaces with a few well placed and chosen details. She is an expert at making a big statement with small spaces! She recently created some sweet Valentine's decor from a woven tote. I already had an adorable straw tote hanging in my bedroom, so I Continue reading...
Spring Entry Way Reveal
“This review was made possible by iConnect and Mr. Clean. I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are my 100% mine." Spring is finally here, so my family has swapped out our boots and winter coats for lighter and brighter clothing. I took the opportunity to trade our winter coats and shoes in my home's entry way for more spring appropriate apparel. I also decided to give our front door entry way / mud room area a spring clean and a new look! This is what my home's mud room / entry way area looked before I spring cleaned it. It Continue reading...
Home Organization Tips & Blog Hop
Hi, everyone! Today is a fun day, because it’s the next installment of the Make It Happen Blog Hop! Each month for the Make it Happen Blog Hop, my blogging friends and I challenge ourselves to take on something new that’s out of our comfort zone. This month, it’s all about getting organized! We'll all be sharing our organization tips and strategies! I've been working hard to get my house organized! I've gotten some things done, but I have a long ways to go -- I am not an organized person by nature, LOL! Organized Coffee Station One of my favorite organization projects of late is Continue reading...
An Organized Home in 2015
Hey, everyone! How has your weekend been? It's a rainy weekend here in New Jersey, and my family and I are feeling a little cooped up because of the weather! LOL So, I am here blogging through the rain, and decided to share one of my top goals for 2015 -- GETTING MY HOME ORGANIZED! I got a lot done over the past few months in organizing the clutter in my house, so I decided to share a few of the organizing tactics that have worked for me so far. Organize the Basement If your home has a basement like mine does, you are in luck! A basement is a great place to store and corral all your Continue reading...
Top Ten Posts of 2014!
**This post contains affiliate links. Wow! I can't believe that Christmas is over and that 2015 is almost here! This year has been a blur for my family -- time is just FLYING by! 2014 was fun, though! I shared a lot of cool and fun projects! Today I thought I'd share the posts that were most popular on Mom Home Guide in 2014! 1) Free Printable 2015 Calendar In September, I created a free printable calendar for Mom Home Guide's readers. Now that my kids are in middle school, life is busier, and we have to plan ahead! To keep your family on schedule in 2015, feel free to Continue reading...
Back to School Mud Room Area
With fall and winter upon us, and the school year into full gear, having a family mud room is essential. I know one is needed in my house! We need a place to hang our coats and drop off our sometimes wet and muddy shoes. My home isn't very large, and we don't have a coat closet by the front door, so we have created a "mud room" out of a small space. This is what I have found helpful to have in our "mud room" space: 1. Easy-to-Clean Floors: Tile flooring is great for a mud room floor, since it's easy to clean and durable. My mud room area just inside my home's front door Continue reading...
“Rooms Repurposed” — Making Your Home Work for You
A few months ago, I shared with you my friend Christine's awesome black and white craft room. Christine converted what might have been only a lightly used space in her home -- an area that would normally be a dining room -- and converted it into a striking craft room, complete with hand-crafted black and white decor, a card catalog for fabric storage and a highly functional sewing table. I am so excited because that room is now one of the inspiring spaces featured in Cristin Frank's new book, Rooms Repurposed: A Purposeful Home, A Purposeful Life, available on Amazon.com! What Continue reading...
2013 Year in Review
Happy 2014, everyone! I can't believe that 2013 is over! Last year was a busy one here at Mom Home Guide. So, before launching my new projects for 2014, I am going to share the best of what I accomplished in 2013! Here is my 2013 Mom Home Guide Year in Review. Burlap Crafts Burlap was popular in 2013, so like many crafters, I jumped onto the burlap bandwagon in 2013. It was fun! Two of my favorite burlap crafts I completed was my stenciled no-sew burlap valance for my home's downstairs powder room, and my no-sew fringed burlap table runner. Both projects were problem solvers, as I was having Continue reading...
Garage Organization (a Garage Pegboard)
Ever since my family and I have moved into our home, we've rarely parked in our garage. Our garage is so narrow that it takes VERY careful maneuvering to get our family's mini van into the garage! With winter only a few months away, however, I'd love to get the garage cleaned out enough so that if a major snowstorm is forecast, I can get the cars into the garage if I want to! (I hate cleaning off snow-covered cars in the cold!) Getting Organized I hope to focus my organizing efforts on the garage and get some wall storage into place. I already plan to make a mini mud room area Continue reading...
What’s New and Trending on Mom Home Guide
Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! DIY Salsa Container Garden Would you love to grow fresh ingredients for homemade salsa, but don’t have much room for a garden? Then a DIY container salsa garden might be just the thing for you! _________________________________________________________________________ Love for Lilies I have long been a big fan of lilies. My parents grew lilies in the backyards both of my childhood's homes when I was growing up, so I have a sentimental attachment to them. It is easy to Continue reading...