My Favorite Room

Wow! I can't believe it has been over a year and a half since I’ve written a post. I love coming back to this happy little place I call my blog.

A lot has happened over the past year. From new jobs to new homes…life is a crazy ride! We are finally feeling a sense of normalcy after a hectic year and I am so excited to share a tiny slice of what we’ve been up to.

The boys are pretty much adults now! (kidding…but they are 4!) and they are just as sweet and crazy and active as ever.

We sold our beloved duplex in April of last year and bought a new house. It was very hard to say goodbye to that place. The first house we ever bought, the house we brought the kids home to, our amazing backyard and all of the memories that were made there. It was a very good home to us. Even though it was sad, the timing felt right to move on to the next chapter in our lives. We love our new home!

We bought a house on the other side of town in September and we finally moved in mid-november. It’s an older home and everything needed painted (thanks, dad!). There is still work we would like to do and that needs to be done but for right now, we are feeling really good to be in this place.

Which brings me to my favorite room in the house…the front living room. This house is over double the size of our last one, I couldn’t imagine having more than one living space!

I love coming into this room to read, listen to music or play with the kids. It faces south and gets the most amazing sunlight…my lemon tree really thrives in this room. We didn’t get much natural light in the duplex so having these big windows in the front has been welcoming.

We spend a lot of time in this room. It makes me happy! I hope to share more of our home with you soon.

xoxo

Twin Boy Nursery

I wrote this post back in OCTOBER but just realized I never posted it! I’ve updated the pictures & content to show the nursery in its current state :)

The twins’ nursery is by far my favorite room in the house. I spent so many hours in this room when I was pregnant, getting it all ready for our baby boys! My favorite thing was folding & putting away their teeny tiny clothes after washing them. Mmmmm why do baby clothes smell so good?!

The color is “Coney Island” from Behr. I was inspired by Jessica Garvin’s (Garvin & Co.) office & I fell in love with the color right away!

My husband & dad modified the chair to make it a rocker & the baskets that the books are in came from a local grocery store.

Sean’s great grandpa made this toy box for him when he was younger. He also made wooden toys that are inside! I’m excited for the boys to play with them once they get a little older. I painted it the same navy blue color that is in our living room (Starless Night from Behr). My grandpa made the wooden trees & the figurines were Sean’s grandmas.

I love this growth chart that my mother-in-law got at a local farmers market! The “never grow up” print was used at my baby shower & is from Etsy. My shower was Peter Pan themed & it was fun to incorporate some of the decor from the shower into the nursery.

We still need to frame & hang some artwork that their grandma made (hopefully soon!) but this is what the nursery currently looks like!

Below are the links to everything I could find online. Some links are affiliate links & I may receive a commission if you make a purchase.

cribs / curtains / chair / dresser / curtain rod / shelf / shelf brackets/ star mobile / puppy sheets / star sheets / guitars / letter board / star lamp / nightlight / sound machine / abacus / snail toy / diaper caddy / wipe warmer / changing pad / changing pad cover / stuffed bunnies / moose / dinosaur

Goals for 2019

It’s hard to believe that 2018 has come to an end.  This year was very special for us (for obvious reasons) & we are so excited to see what 2019 has in store!

I don’t have any resolutions for the new year, but I do have a goal: minimize the “stuff” in our home.

There are two spaces in particular that I would like to focus on in our house this year:  our kitchen & our bedroom (which includes our closet & master bathroom).

Bedroom/closet/bathroom:  I’ve been wanting to have a minimalist wardrobe for a few years now & I’ve decided that this year will be the time to commit!  Since I just had the babies & many of my clothes no longer fit,  I figured this would be a good time to get rid of a lot of my clothes & start fresh with some basic clothing pieces that will last me for years to come. 

Our bedroom is already pretty minimalistic; we don’t have a ton of stuff in there & I want to keep it that way!  Our nightstands tend to gather a lot of clutter & I want to try to eliminate that.  Since we are lacking storage now that the babies have come, I would also love to get a new bed frame that has storage underneath.  I really like this one from Ikea.

For the bathroom, I’d like to get some drawer organizers so It’s easier to find my products; I tend to just throw all of my things in a drawer & have a hard time finding what I need OR I leave everything out on the counter.  Also, going through bathroom products/appliances & getting rid of things that I don’t use or that are expired is a must.

Kitchen:  I don’t know about you, but we have SO MUCH kitchen stuff!  From mismatched Tupperware to gadgets to appliances to utensils…there are many things that we don’t use & are taking up a lot of space.  I’d like to go through everything & get rid of things we haven’t used in a long time, things that are broken & Tupperware that has missing components.  Also, getting some built in storage for our pantry cabinets would be really nice to help with organization.

Do you have any goals or resolutions for 2019? XOXO