Hello friends! This week has knocked me out with school starting and my computer crashed. :( I’m trying to get a new one up and running and paying to retrieve all of my dear pictures and videos from my old hard drive. Take it from me today – save your pictures, videos, everything online or on an external hard drive. I had the best intentions of getting around to it, but it never happened. So here I am with a cme + deals because I really don’t need my old hard drive for it!
* a 7-Day Plan to Stay Productive at Lifehack.
You’ve never seen a balloon arch quite like THIS. - from The House that Lars Built

I wanted a bright, happy pantry door in our mostly-white kitchen. But yellow is tricky! At first I just grabbed some samples of some happy yellows that I thought looked good from the paint chip cards, but when I put them on, I didn’t love them as much. Holy brightness!
I went back to the Sherwin-Williams store to Chad, the friendly Provo store manager and he assured me that most people that try yellow think they know what they want but many times come back and say it was waaaay too bright. I know many of you love the bright (from the voting in the comments on IG!) but in the kitchen with lots of natural light some of them were too much for me.
I live near a Sherwin-Williams now (hurray!) and I want to tell you why they are *my* paint store now. I’ve loved their colors (hello, kilim beige here and here, pavestone here and ivoire here) but I figured they were an expensive, custom paint store that maybe wasn’t for people like me. When we moved here and began building our home, I started going in to the Provo, Utah store to look at paint colors I had seen online and I began to change my mind. Here’s what I love:
* they have a little play place for my boys so I can actually peruse and look and ask questions without being rushed or worried they would wander over into power tools. And hot cider and a table for me to sit at. ♥
The “foyer” sounds a bit formal to me, I prefer entryway, but I probably have half a dozen blog posts from previous homes with that title so we’ll go with foyer, okay?
I wanted a fun, fresh green table - I don’t know why. Maybe because the family room, dining, and kitchen all run together so I’m trying to coordinate those colors but wanted to brighten things up a bit in this area as you first come in?? The table is painted with Sherwin-Williams 6445 Garden Grove in ProClassic latex paint . It reminds me of a 40’s jadeite green and brings some life to the space. I found the table on Joss & Main -- it is called the Safavieh Abram Console.
How do you save money on back to school shopping? It begins to seem ridiculous when you pay the participation fees, registration fees, book fees, sports fees, band fees, class party fees, PTA fees = Fee’d to death. I try to concentrate on the things I can actually control how much I spend on -- I love to save money without a lot of effort, so here are a few tips I use for back to school shopping:
a lovely home from Laura Casey Interiors with befores and afters
Hello and a happy last day of July! If you’ve seen on Instagram, I’ve been trying out yellows for our pantry door. In a sea of white, I’ve been itching for more color in paint and fabric in the kitchen.
Here are some pantries I pinned for my inspiration. I wanted: lots of storage and a counter in the pantry that I could put the microwave, toaster, blender, etc. on to keep the main kitchen counters uncluttered and contain the mess.
We just came back from a wonderful vacation visiting family with LOTS of driving.
Crazy hours in the car which came with crazy trip smells. We cleaned out the car today and took it to get a good car wash.
I had seen where people just stick the car floor mats in their washing machine, but I am pretty sure it messed up the balance on my old machine, and having them shampooed just seems to attract more dirt.
* Dana’s home tours at House Tweaking!
a DIY marble top console table from Provident Home Design:
and a few deals because I am heading out to yard sales with my sisters!
* a buy one, get one 40% off Toy Sale at Amazon
* Post-it Sticky Flags
$1.99
* Paper Mate InkJoy Pens
$2.78
* Conair Paddle Hair Brush
$2.98
* 1-Gallon Lawn and Garden Sprayer
$9.97
* Olay Total Effects Moisturizer
$10 after clipping the coupon on the page.
* Shoe Organizer
$39.99
Happy Weekend!!
It's been a long time since we’ve shared questions. Here’s some heavy duty summer contemplations as of late:
* Do all kids say nana nana boo boo when they want you to chase them?
* How come you feel like a better mom when the fridge is full?
While seeing all of the school supplies appearing on the shelves. why are they #2 pencils? Can’t they ever be #1??
* Does your stomach magically begin to hurt when someone is talking about a stomach bug going around?
Did you have any traumatic movies/shows from your childhood that you can still remember?
Here are mine – they still send shivers.
Watcher in the Woods – Narek anyone?
Scariest Little House ever. Sylvia and that clown mask. Nightmares.
Last of all: Why is summer going by so darn fast?
* Did you see this home on Fixer Upper last night? We were screaming buy #2, buy #2!! Loved it.
* use old shampoo pump bottles to fill up water balloons
* the sweetest story of a World War 2 vet and a 3 year old.
Well, today is a happy day because we are giving away three of my favorite books of the summer: The Nesting Place by the Nester (Myquillyn Smith)
A little background: The Nester was the first home décor blog that I discovered almost 6 years ago. I honestly couldn’t believe that there was someone else that loved to go to yard sales and thrift stores and make a beautiful home on a budget and she had made a blog of it!
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