The Gummersall Home

Building our Multigenerational Home Casita

There’s a lot of things to consider when you are designing your dream forever home. Most homes are single family and if you are lucky and live in a warm climate you might find a floor plan with a stand alone or attached casita. These casita’s are wonderful for guests, but most are just a big bedroom attached bathroom with a little butlers sink in the room.

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Spring & Summer Fashion

Spring is here and Summer is around the corner! Some of these styles have been repeat purchases for me, and I’m SO excited to share with you.

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Best Bed Sheets: Hotel Quality Sheets, Without Breaking the Bank

This spring, Walmart is reinventing their sheets assortment and it’s nothing short of incredible! From their opening price point brand, Mainstays, to our luxury offering, Hotel Style, you’ll find 12 items thoughtfully engineered at prices you won’t find elsewhere. Let’s compare the different options.

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How To Reface Your Cabinet

Your step-by-step guide to completely transform and update your existing bathroom vanity cabinet from partial overlay doors to full overlay doors.

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I Tested the 6 Best Pillow Inserts on Amazon–Here’s My Favorite!

I felt overwhelmed by the thousands of “top rated” pillow insert options, so I tested out the top 6 so you don’t have to. Here’s what I found!

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Disney Outfits for the Family

I know many families who are planning trips to Disneyland or Disney World in the coming months (myself included). So I thought there was no better time to share the affordable Disney Fashion options offered at Walmart for the whole family.

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Affordable Dining Room Refresh

There is nothing like a Spring Refresh–big or small so that’s why I partnered with Walmart to bring the life back to my friend Jess’s Dining Room. We browsed through the vast selection of dining tables and dining chairs, then got to work preparing the space for a beautiful make over.

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Golf Themed Birthday Party: Jamison’s First Par-Tee

I am still slightly in denial that my last and final baby just turned one. For his birthday falling in the month of March and me desperately wanting spring to be around the corner and the snow to stop we decided on a golf theme birthday party.

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How to Install a Stair Runner Without Power Tools

Are you looking to spruce up your home while also adding an extra layer of safety and comfort to your hardwood stairs? Well, you’re in luck because today, we’re diving into the world of stair runners.

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Meet Christine Gummersall, a mother of 4, coach's wife, former Labor and Delivery nurse, and self taught DIYer who decided to take a sledge hammer to her 1950's bathroom over a decade ago and hasn't stopped tackling her honey-do list since.  Folow along as christine breaks down the pretty afters, by showing the whole how to process and empowers you to STOP waiting, and START creating a home you love, with your own two hands! 

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