The Most Comfy Bedding: Brooklinen, Riley Home or The Company Store?
My bedroom got a serious upgrade this year, let me tell you what! Dave and I had a lot of conversations towards the end of last year about how tired we are of shitty bedding. We’re adults in our 30s and we still err to the budget options at Target. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. We were just desperately seeking a better night’s rest, so we decided it was the time to upgrade. Like, a serious upgrade. We are leveling up! So, we did some research on the most loved brands for sheets, comforters and pillows. Then, we ordered from multiple companies and just returned what we didn’t…
Anatomy of a Practical Bar Cart
Bar carts are one of those home decor items that so easily become a disaster, at least if you actually use them. You want to have out all your glasses and booze and bar tools and all of a sudden it’s a cluttered mess. So, I want to walk you through some basic bar cart styling that is actually practical. Have you ever searched for Pinterest bar cart inspiration and saw nothing but carts filled with flowers and pretty things and the actual purpose of said bar cart is a tiny percentage of what’s using space? Yeah, me too and it’s so frustrating! This is just some simple tips to…
Dollar Tree Christmas Tablescape
Way back in the day, when I was a very young lady buying a home with my first boyfriend, money was always very tight. I really wanted to decorate for Christmas and create something special, but my budget was itty bitty. That’s the year I began my love affair with Dollar Tree. I found all sorts of ways to decorate with whatever I could find and I ended up with something pretty great! I also bought a lot of dishes there, amongst many other things for the home. I’ve even got my friends into Dollar Tree. I’ve passed on the knowledge, although a lot of people don’t believe me when…
How to Make Your Home Smell Amazing
Last month I started on a serious mission: make my house smell good. No, I don’t mean I burn a nice candle, I want the real deal. I want people to walk in the house and note how good it smells. I want being in my home to be a more pleasurable experience because of the scent. This is serious stuff…serious adulting stuff because even five years ago I wouldn’t have given a fig about this. Here I am though all domesticated and saving up for wallpaper and making my own Christmas wreaths and evidently making my house smell like fond memories. When I started this endeavor, I just researched…
10 Books to Read this Halloween
Hello, spooky season! It’s that time of the year where you eat too much candy, watch all the Halloween flicks, visit pumpkin patches, drink PSLs and the list goes on. What feeds your brain though? We have a lot of soul feeding here, but we’ve forgotten our most important organ! So, we’d better do some reading this month. I’ve made a little list of 10 books you can read this October that are perfect for spooky season! These are all books that I’ve either read or even re-read this year. Plot summaries are via Amazong. The Outsider An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and…