My good friend Annlouise, who happens to be an incredible interior designer in Akron,invited me to an exclusive KraftMaid Experience gathering this week. Although I didn’t know much about the interior design world, I know what I like and I found a lot that I LOVE at the KraftMaid Experience showroom. I browsed and drolled [...]
Enter to win KitchenAid Rescue My Appliances Sweepstakes ($8,200!)
October 5, 2010 By
Does your Kitchen need a makeover? How about a FREE KitchenAid Rescue?! If so, you will want to enter to win the KitchenAid Rescue My Appliances Sweepstakes! Basically, you need to submit a photo of your old kitchen appliances for a chance to win a new suite of new appliances from KitchenAid® (worth $7,000!!!), Service [...]
Best Toilet for Kids Bathrooms
October 5, 2010 By
Before now, I thought a toilet was a toilet. Perhaps the designs vary and of course older toilets use more water. I didn’t know that there were toilets designed specifically for Kids Bathrooms. I’m not talking about the tiny toddler toilets that you find at preschools. I’m talking about toilets designed to withstand all the [...]
How to Install Luxury Vinyl Tile with Grout
September 24, 2010 By
For our kids bathroom, we choose to use Tarkett’s NAFCO Luxury Tile in the Permastone collection. This collection gives you a range of looks for your flooring including: marble, sandstone, limestone, natural slate, and gemstone. Tarkett NAFCO Luxury Tiles give you the look and feel of ceramic and stone floors. We chose Permastone Firenze Antique [...]
What is Reverse Osmosis?
September 17, 2010 By
If you are like me, you’ve heard of Reverse Osmosis but don’t exactly know what it is. I have heard that it is the best way to purify your water. Here is why. Reverse Osmosis is a filtration method that removes large molecules and ions from your water by applying pressure. The water separates leaving [...]
How to remove old carpet
September 13, 2010 By
Removing old carpet is fairly easy. I have been dying to tear out the carpet in my daughter’s bedroom. The carpet is matted down, smells musty, and is an UGLY gold color. We are remodeling Elizabeth’s room into a girly, princess theme bedroom. To begin, I put on work gloves because I can’t stand dusty, [...]
Best Kids’ Flooring Ever!
September 11, 2010 By
I introduced you to Tarkett last week as our floor sponsor. Today, I want to show you how the right flooring can totally transform the entire look and feel of a room. We have completed painting the walls and ceiling of Elijah’s room, however the nasty shag carpet is really holding this room back from [...]
How to Paint Jungle Theme Bedroom Walls, Boy’s Bedroom Remodel Continues
September 6, 2010 By
On my last post, Remodeling Kids Bedroom Entry 1 we had just finished skim coating Elijah’s bedroom walls. The walls were in horrible shape after we tore off the wood paneling. I knew it would happen but it was worth it to brighten up my kid’s bedroom. After we skim coated basically the entire room, [...]
Tarkett is our Flooring Sponsor!
August 25, 2010 By
I am ecstatic to announce that Tarkett is the Flooring Sponsor for our Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home. Tarkett offers an impressive collection of hard flooring products to fit any style imaginable. Their collections include Fiber Floor, Vinyl Sheet, Laminate, and Luxury Tile. We have the privilege to install at least one example from each [...]
How to Choose the Best Bathtub Faucet for Kids
August 3, 2010 By
Choosing the best kids bathtub and shower trim and faucet can be lots of fun. There are some really amazing styles to choose from so you can really match the trim kit with your tub, bathroom style, and your own personal taste. When selecting a faucet and trim kit, quality is just as important as [...]
Everpure Water Analysis Kit Review
July 20, 2010 By
As moms, it’s our responsibility to protect our kids. Do you have concerns about your water and what may be lurking in it? As a mom, I was concerned for my family’s health and safety with our water. There is no need to be concerned or feel helpless if you have a water problem or [...]
Home Designer by Chief Architect 3D Floor Plan Software Review
July 15, 2010 By
We are remodeling a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home. Although we like the overall style of the home, the floor plan was not well designed for an active family. We are redesigning the entire first floor living space. The house doesn’t even have a front door! It needs help! I didn’t know where to begin [...]
Installing our American Standard Princeton Tub
July 5, 2010 By
In my last post, we were ready to install the American Standard Princeton Tub. Due to a family illness, we had the project on halt. Thankfully all is back to normal and we can work on our kids bathroom remodel. First, we removed the old tub and the drywall around the tub area. There was [...]
Kids go Higher! Higher! with Backyard Discovery Swings
June 19, 2010 By
Whenever my 3 year old daughter swings, she references her favorite book, Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli. Swinging is a great time to imagine and have fun with your kids. My daughter’s favorite activity is swinging on her Backyard Discovery Playset by far! She runs to the swings when we go outside first. Of course [...]
How To Paint Clouds on the Ceiling
June 11, 2010 By
Elijah is our nature boy. He can tell you about every animal on the planet! It was fitting for him to have a nature theme bedroom with clouds on the ceiling. You may remember that Elijah’s ceiling fan is the Warbird Tiger Shark Ceiling Fan from Palm Fan Store. In that post, we talked about [...]
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