Oook. Where'd we leave off? I had so many messages/comments about your favorites below! I'm with you--how do you choose? After choosing Pergo’s Smoked Chestnut laminate flooring, the next step was installation. Let me be very clear on what went down at the JaG house. My son went in for an emergency surgery due to a bacteria in his femur. Crazy, right? While we were paying visits to the hospital, working, and running our daughter to practices, my father-in-law laid the entire basement by. him. self! ~~~~900 square feet of Pergo flooring was installed by one 74-year old man. In 3 days.~~~~ The only problem with this is that he did it so fast I barely got any pictures of the process! My husband took these images, so I hope they demonstrate how easy it was to … [Read More...]
Basement Flooring Update
Oook. Where'd we leave off? I had so many messages/comments about your favorites below! I'm with you--how do you choose? After choosing Pergo’s Smoked Chestnut laminate flooring, the next step was installation. Let me be very clear on what … [Read More...]
House Tour
Stopping in on a Friday (what's gotten into me?!) to share a house tour I stumbled on. And by stumbled on, I mean googling "house tours" because I'm obsessed with looking at beautiful homes. #issues I have to share because it's one of the few … [Read More...]
Just a Girl Midweek Mentions
Heydy Ho! That's right, folks. I'm here in the middle of the week. It's been a busy one with work, parent/teacher conferences, and softball, but I have summer on the brain! That means I've been shopping the ol' web for colorful and fun items. Wanna … [Read More...]
Just a Girl Travels: Chicago
I'm pretty sure the #1 rule of blogging is to keep a consistent schedule. Awkward silence..... Sorry--life just gets too busy for me to keep up with it, so perhaps that's a blogger fail? I'll make up for it with some cool pictures of Chicago, … [Read More...]
Haven Mentor Blog Hop
Coming over from Sarah at Life on Virginia Street? Welcome! She's a cutie, eh? And don't get me started on that house of hers. Oh, and that pool is easy on the eyes, eh? :) Year 6?! Seriously? Can you believe a handful of creative women started … [Read More...]
Basement Progress: Choosing Flooring
When we first started this very-diy-adventure we call the basement, we knew one thing would be an important decision--the flooring. We considered the who's, how's, and what's that come with making up our minds. Who would use it? Adults and … [Read More...]
Haven Ticket Announcement!
It's a BIG WEEK for us Haven girls! Tickets go on sale!! The girls and I have been working behind the scenes for months already, so this is always a big time for us! Set your alarms and have your computers ready for this Wednesday at 7am EST. … [Read More...]
Just a Girl Midweek Mentions
Happy Wednesday! I'm back with some midweek mentions. You know--stuff I like, items I want to buy...items I will buy. :) I can't believe I'm actually on week two. Could this thing actually stick? We'll see. 1. Leather Tote--This tote at … [Read More...]
Industrial Wall Sconces
Well, the basement has been slow-moving recently. Sometimes those rascals we call kids and that nuisance we call careers tend to get in the way, ya know? #eyeroll I have, however, been doing some reconnaissance--aka shopping--to be fully prepared … [Read More...]
Just a Girl Midweek Mentions
Happy Wednesday! In an effort to make myself check in more often, I thought I might share some of my findings midweek. Being a teacher and a DIY blogger means I can't paint a room every week or frame out a chalkboard on a Thursday night. I told … [Read More...]
The Week in Review
Monday: Feeling alright! Walked into three sneezes today. That can't be good. Tuesday: A kid just blew his nose in front of my desk. I'm doomed. I would say it's quiet in class, but kids are coughing so much I can't hear myself … [Read More...]
What in the World is Hygge?
You may have heard the new buzz word recently and wondered what everyone's talking about. Hygge (prounounced "hoo-gah") I'm not one to jump on bandwagons, but this Danish concept appealed to me. I live in Michigan, and we are now on our 22nd day of … [Read More...]
Basement Progress
Happy Monday! I am literally sitting on a goldmine of updates for you, but I just haven't had the time energy to blog. Perhaps it's the 24-hour-a-day clouds. #justaguess We have had a lot of progress in the basement, however. My declaration? Tile … [Read More...]
HomeGoods and NYC
WOAH! Is it 2017 already? I guess I....took a few minutes off, eh? You ever have those days where you sit on the couch moments before your bedtime and think, "Where in the heck did the day go?" Me too. For about the last 30 days. Things are … [Read More...]
Rustic Winter Bedroom
In typical Chris fashion, I am still decorating days before Christmas. The good thing about this room is that it will be able to last through winter--which happens to be about half the year for us. Ugh. HomeGoods is my absolutel go-to when it … [Read More...]
Christmas Family Room
Family room? Living room? What's the difference? It's a room that my family lives in. So there's that. After painting the room recently and buying a new rug, I let those colors dictate the decor. Luckily, I've held onto all my Christmas … [Read More...]
Christmas Tour
Well, hello. We left off on Monday with showing what we did to the front porch. And thank you so very much for your kind response to it! Today I figure I'll show what I did on the inside. As usual, I kept it simple with fresh greenery--my … [Read More...]
