Garden-Inspired Tablescape I’m looking to nature for inspiration to create a pretty spring tablescape! Happy Friday, ya’ all! I don’t know about you but we are ready for the weekend!! To start it off we invited a couple of our dearest friends over for dinner tonight! Since our kitchen isn’t quite back to normal we…
Garden Inspired Tablescape
Blueberry-Rhubarb Pie
Blueberry Rhubarb Pie The perfect combination of tart and sweet and buttery-flaking crusts I was blessed once again this year with a bumper crop of rhubarb and because I’m a waste not want not kind of gal I’m trying to find as many ways as I can to use this wonderful bounty! Now that our…
Half Bath Final Reveal!
Half bath Final Reveal Remodeling an outdated half bath with a modern farmhouse style on a budget! It’s been a long time coming but I can finally say that our downstairs half bath is DONE! Can I get a YAHOO!! Whew! I gotta tell you, folks! This remodel really kicked our butts! But before I…
Rhubarb Muffins
Rhubarb Muffins A light and airy muffin filled with tart rhubarb and topped with a sweet-spicy streusel. I’ve been impatiently waiting for rhubarb baking season ever since I first saw the tiny green sprouts coming up from the ground way back in the first part of April! Since then we’ve had several nights where temperatures…
Easy Greek Salad
EASY GREEK SALAD A quick and easy greek salad with plenty of fresh veggies and a tangy dressing Salad season is here and I couldn’t be more excited! Obviously, here in Minnesota, it’s a bit early for many fresh veggies, but I’m making the best out of what I can find in our local grocery…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Ten ways to pamper and say I LOVE YOU to the Mom in your life! Can you believe Mom’s day is less than ten days away?!!! This year, like every year Michael and I have been pondering for days on what to get our mom’s. I know the saying ‘they have everything’ seems a bit…
Mini Banana-Raisin Bread
Mini Banana-Raisin Bread One of the main goals I had this year was to eat healthier. So what does that mean? Well for me it means eating more organic whole foods. Meaning foods without preservatives. No canned food. No packaged or processed food. And most of all. Less refined foods. Like white flour and sugar.…
Trash to Treasure-Faux Marble Tray
Trash to Treasure Faux Marble Tray How to upcycle an outdated thrift store find into a functional and pretty coffee table tray. I’ve been looking for an affordable but pretty tray for my living room coffee table ever since we completed that rooms remodel. That was two years ago! I know. I’m kind of picky.…
Homemade Italian Dressing
Homemade Italian Dressing I read an article a while back about what to look for when you are trying to eat healthily and your grocery shopping. The author said if you look at the ingredients on whatever you are about to buy and there are more than 5 items, some of which you either can’t…
How to Install a Faux Shiplap Wall
How to install a faux shiplap wall An inexpensive way to add a little farmhouse charm to any room! Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE Chip and Joanna Gaines and EVERYTHING they do! Especially that shiplap they uncovered on almost every episode! I LOVED everything about the look-but even more so the history!…