Christmas is just around the corner, and you know what that means—time to spoil the little ones with the most fantastic toys of the year from the BEST Christmas Toy Gift Guide! And where else can you find the hottest toys of the season but online at Walmart?

I stumbled upon this Pottery Barn Cookbook Holder and thought, “hey! I can make that” and it won’t cost me almost $200. I went to Home Depot and purchased a 1×12″ common board to cut into the pieces that would make the main board. Added a little glue, brad nails, and stain and in just a few hours I built a $5 DIY cookbook holder!

It’s no secret that a good area rug is the foundation of a space. It grounds the furniture, provides color, texture, and warmth to a space. Here’s how I styled my Boutique rugs in my home.

Back to school means trying to establish some routine for my littles. It also means an influx of emails and new expectations from their teachers that has my mind spinning attempting to keep them straight.
So instead of constantly rechecking emails and their online portal to figure out their 5 different user names and passwords, I simplified things and added it to their daily checklist.

Here’s how we went about surfacing ours to give it the professional epoxy sanded surface that you’d find at a park to make a regulation size pickleball court and a half court basketball court in our very own backyard.

From planning the house with the architect to meeting with window and cabinet companies and getting our final bid back. Things are rolling even though the dirt hasn’t been touched.

about to tackle a paint project? I’ve tried all the supplies out there so you don’t have to waste your money. Here’s what I buy.

An unfortunate business flop that cost me thousands and how building a tonic website has given me my control back!

Let’s take your pergola to the next level! Here are 5 things you can do to “trick” out your pergola.