Bedside Essentials

 I don't know about you, but at the end of the day, being able to crawl into bed and just take a breath is probably one of my favorite parts of the day!

All I need is a glass of wine and my favorite show. I just finished up Bridgerton and am needing to find a new show to continue my nightly ritual. For me though it's not what's on my bedside that is most important to me, but what is on the bed to help me relax. 

I love a good pillow or three and a cozy blanket to cover up with.

I know when I'm looking for home decor, Wayfair is my go to. They have so many pieces for the bedroom as well as your bedside. You can't go wrong!

I like to keep clutter to a minimum on my side table with a few cute decor pieces (plant and sign) and a lamp to make reading easy. Simple and clutter free is the way to go!

Now if you'll excuse me, but a glass of wine and some good snuggles are in my future tonight!

*This post is sponsored by Wayfair*

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Virtual Learning 2020

 Well 2020 has definitely shaped up to be a little different than we planned! We welcomed our fourth child, Harper Kate, into our family in late June and are now starting at home virtual learning in early August.

Oy vey. The stress level was at an all time high for a bit, but we are definitely getting into the swing of things.

Last spring when we were forced to do at home learning due to COVID Raegan and I did all of her work at the kitchen table. She couldn't focus because the boys were running around and making a ton of noise. We knew if we had to do at home learning again in the fall we needed 2 things. Someone to watch the boys and Harper so I could focus solely on teaching Raegan and a new space for us to work.

Our house isn't that big so we decided her room was the best choice, but unfortunately the only place we had to do her work was the floor. So the hunt for a desk for her room began!

She got a bunkbed for her birthday so we had already started redoing her "big" girl room and we just continued it by getting rid of her dresser and putting all her clothes in the closet as well as getting a desk for her and I to do work at. The great thing is when she does go back to school she will now have a place to do any homework or just sit down and read or color. 

I couldn't love her desk more! I love that there are 2 sides to it so I can sit across from her and the shelving is amazing! I have all of her school supplies, computer, and her favorite books stored perfectly in these adorable bins from Target!

Her desk is now out of stock unfortunately, but there are still lots of other desk options on Wayfair. We love Wayfair for all our home needs. They are quick and cost efficient!

The chairs look like they are wood, but they are actually plastic! Easy to clean with a cloth or a magic eraser for anything a little more stubborn. They are out of stock in white, but lots of other cute colors!

Her room now looks so much more grown up than before. My little girl is growing up and so is her room!

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Master Bedroom Sleep Sanctuary

We've been in our house 3 years this month, which seems crazy to me! Time seriously flies by the older you get. The weeks FLY by it seems like. For those that don't know, we bought our house in 2016 and completely renovated it. Like gutted it, didn't live in it for 6 months, lived with my parents, got pregnant with Hadley, and got pregnant with Landon. To say that was the craziest time of our lives is an understatement.

So once we were finally in the house I began the decorating and goodness, it can take awhile, but it's always so rewarding when you finish each room. With 3 kids we need furniture and decor that we aren't going to cry over if the kids get stained, break, or color all over. Wayfair is the answer to our prayers! Their prices are fantastic and quality is great too! You will find Wayfair all over our house. We have used them in the living room, powder bath, kids' bathroom, Raegan's room, Landon's room, and now our bedroom.

Of course I do our room last, but honestly, I should have done it first. I hate a messy bedroom with a thrown together look. We've slowly bought furniture for it over the past 3 years and I am happy to say that it is finally done. This was the last part of the room that needed to be done.

Ugh. Just looking at these pictures makes me cringe! All the wires, bleck! We repurposed this table from our living room at our old house to our bedroom because honestly we had nothing to go here. I have been dreaming of the day we could get rid of it and put something much more useable and pleasing to the eye.

And that's exactly what this piece did! I couldn't love it more. It's the Lark Manor Castagnier 9 Drawer Double Dresser.  It's sturdy, distressed, tons of drawers, and comes assembled (my favorite part). I read some reviews that it splintered, but we haven't had that problem. It feels smooth to the touch, but still looks distressed. It was the perfect fit for our farmhouse vibe in our master room. It literally took me days to pick this piece out because they have so many bedroom furniture options! Our chair is also from Wayfair. I told you. They have literally decorated our entire home. The rest of the decor is from Hobby Lobby. My other guilty pleasure.

I look forward to laying in bed at the end of the day to watch TV now. No more wires. Just a beautiful view!

Wayfair has sponsored this post and provided the beautiful dresser for this post. All opinions are my own.

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New Year, New Decor

I don't know about y'all, but once January hits I feel the need to change something up! Whether it be my hairstyle, my diet, my work out routine, or a room in our house.

Now I have changed up my work out routine (well more like started one because Lord knows I haven't worked out since before the kids), but that's for another post.

Today's post is about sprucing up a room in our house. We have 2 bathrooms upstairs that don't really get used, but have DESPERATELY needed a make over and since I'm a sucker for a rustic, farmhouse look, that's what I stuck with for one of the upstairs bathrooms.

We've been in our house for 2 years and I am slowly working my way through it and putting my touch of farmhouse flare to it. And I have to say, it's turning out exactly like I had hoped. All items are linked below! 

floating shelves // Wayfair

towels // Wayfair

"give me Jesus" sign // Hobby Lobby

"flush" sign  // Hobby Lobby

stool // Hobby Lobby

soap dispenser // Target

mirror // At Home

lantern // Hobby Lobby

light fixture // build.com

cotton stems // Wayfair

bath rug // Wayfair

white pitcher // Wayfair

metal basket // Wayfair

apothecary jars // Wayfair

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House Update and Guest Room Inspiration

Life is busy. So busy. I apologize. This poor little blog has gotten neglected. With 3 kids 3 and under, a photography business, and starting a new business with Matilda Jane (that's for another post), I barely get any time to just sit. So unfortunately blogging has gone to the back burner, but I promise to start dedicating 1 day a week to posting. I'll have to set an alarm on my phone to remind me, but I'm really going to try!

So as many of you know we bought and renovated a home back in August 2016. We moved in in February 2017 and I have slowly been redecorating and we are almost done! We still have the dining room, guest room/office, and our bedroom. Even though Kyle would beg to differ that our bedroom needs to be redone, but it does ;)

Over Christmas we had the siding replaced as well as having the brick painted. It made a HUGE difference!

Here is what the house looked like before.

Here is after the paint!

Night and day!

And then Kyle built shutters as well. I swear, the man can do anything. He just needs a picture! They turned out exactly like I wanted.

Eventually we plan to put a porch across the front. Probably sometime next year. We really need to replace the fence first. It's in bad shape.

This is the end results that we hope for! And we will eventually add on to the right of the house too like this picture, but that won't be for like 8-10 years.

So yes lots has been done to the house and I'm so ready to finish up the inside too. I've been dreaming, pinning away, and trying to decide what I want to do with our 5th bedroom. Eventually it will be a baby room and according to Raegan it will be a baby sister. Slow your roll little missy, you have 2 brothers that can keep your busy right now! For now though I need a place to work. Now that I am doing photography part time and am a trunk keeper for Matilda Jane, I need a work place that isn't my dining room table, but we still need a place for guests to sleep if necessary. So here's what I'm planning out for the room.

I wanted to do a day bed with a trundle to allow the room to not be filled with a bed and that's it. I'm all about tufted furniture right now and just love this day bed!

I also wanted a desk area for editing photos and all my of my MJ paperwork. This desk set comes with a filing cabinet and it's cute! Not that ugly metal. Score!

Of course a beautiful desk needs a beautiful chair and this one just screams farmhouse to me.

I also wanted to have a chair I could put in a corner as a reading chair and again tufted won. It's just too good!

I love this bookshelf that I can store Matilda Jane samples and books in. I'm still trying to find some kind of garment hanger to put on the walls to hang my samples from. Still searching.

I have so many decor items to go in the room, but the rug, lamp, clock, and scale were some of my favorites!

I'm still debating on bedding, but I'm really loving this quilt from Matilda Jane.

Wayfair really does have it all and the prices can't be beat. Grab a glass of wine and some pandora and have an evening of putting furniture together with the hubs and we will hopefully have our guest room done SOON! 

New Britain Daybed with Trundle	Oridatown Single Pedestal Computer Desk with Lateral File	Libourne Side Chair
Orville Cube Bookcase	Dorothea Ivory/Gray Area Rug	Monro Shiplap 18 in. Wall Clock
Alejandro 26 in. Desk Lamp	Rustic Scale Decor	Hodgson Button Tufted Wingback Chair

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