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Basic Foam to Fabulous Flooring!

Those who have children will understand the frustration of your home becoming one big toy box. The huge under the sea bouncer with matching swing really starts to cramp your living room’s style after awhile. Well, have no fear because here is a woman who took basic baby to fabulous decor! Sarah at baltares.blogspot.com took the foam play mat that …

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Make Every Part Beautiful….

My mother is the queen of all things home-maker….well, she’s just a queen in general! 🙂 Recently she recommended that I read Living a Beautiful Life by Alexandra Stoddard. Upon seeing the book, my first reaction was thinking this will be totally outdated and possibly boring, but my mother had given it to me, and I trust her judgment. So …

What Would You Do with 250 Square Feet?

My cousin Kelsey and her husband Sam recently moved to Ventura, Ca to be closer to his job designing surf boards and their love for the ocean. But Ventura isn’t the cheapest place to live! They looked at a few apartments and studios that were great, but more money a month than most people spend on most larger homes! So …

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What Level of Homemaker are you?

Some years ago, my mother sat down and wrote out what she thought are the levels of homemaking as a guide and goal for herself. She shared these with my sis-in-law Michele and I this past year, and I pulled them out yesterday and gave them a good look over. Man oh, man. On some levels I’m pretty awesome if …