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Kitchen Refresh – From Grey to White

It’s time to endure more kitchen work. I’ve had a chance to recover from the last overhaul we did, and barely even remember when the entire kitchen, pantry and refrigerator were in our family room, eating dinner at the kitchen table next to the TV. We modernized our kitchen from this: Into this kitchen: I’ve enjoyed you, grey counters, but I’m ready for more white. Here are the top contenders: It’s down to Sileston Et Statuario or Ceaserstone Frosty Carrina....

Laundry Room and the Zombie Bar

Every laundry room needs a zombie bar – you know, that bar that is so sturdily built it could withstand a zombie apocalypse (the question being why you’d be in that room to survive is neither here nor there…). Our laundry room came with beige and brown linoleum floors, to match the reddish oak cabinets and beige walls. The sink was a vinyl sink with a low faucet. I was grateful there was a utility sink but the faucet’s functionality...

How to Bake Mini Pumpkin Muffins the Family will Love

Continuing the pumpkin journey with delicious pumpkin chocolate chip mini muffins and mini loaves. This week, fall has arrived in the Pacific Northwest.  After enduring a week of really unhealthy air, due to fires throughout the west coast, rainy and fall-like weather has arrived in the Pacific Northwest.  It’s time to get the lightweight jackets, boots, and PUMPKINS out.  Pumpkins make everything better!!  Soon it will be time for a trip to the pumpkin patch.    I think this obsession with pumpkin may...

Modernize Your Built In Bookcase and Media Console

When we moved into our current house, one of our first projects was to update the oak built in bookshelf unit, which had a TV hole that would not fit our TV. The house was built by a local developer and is consistent with other houses in our neighborhood, but some of the rooms (including this one) seemed to be off-balance and asymmetrical to us. Here’s a before:   We precariously perched our TV on the edge of the bookcase and planned our attack. We...

How to Bake Easy Delicious Pumpkin Donut Holes

I shared my yummy pumpkin waffle recipe, which we are still chowing down on as fall starts to rear its subtle signs of arrival.  Next up on my pumpkin tour are these delicious pumpkin donut holes, or mini muffins.  These are super easy to make, take only about 20 minutes to prep, and are Littles approved in our house.  Start out by preheating the oven, and spraying a mini muffin pan with nonstick pan.  I like this silicon one, and they are a really...

Make the best Sunday Pumpkin Spice Waffles

Every Sunday, we wake up, brew some coffee and make waffles for Waffle Sunday. It’s September, and I LOVE pumpkin – pumpkin curry, pumpkin spice creamer, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread. I’m sharing one of my favorite new recipes for Pumpkin Spice Waffles.   This recipe is super easy, and with our new upgraded waffle maker, we have waffles ready to eat (and mostly devoured) in 20 minutes. For most of my waffles, I use Krusteaz waffle mix. It’s fluffy with a great flavor....

Bold Front Door Colors to Make Your Exterior Pop

We repainted our house recently, and I was on the hunt for some inspiring, bold color choices for our front door. We live in a builder-boxed house neighborhood with an active HOA, so by “bold” I mean we wanted to avoid brick red, white or ivory. A friend had painted her front doors a plum shade of purple, kind of like this. While I love purple, I chickened out of going that route. We decided to go with a bold...

SPF Sunscreen I’m Loving

I feel like I’ve been on a constant quest for face sunscreen. I’m in the phase of trying to keep my face protected to prevent the inevitable wrinkles, and have been upping my game over the last few years. Here are some of the sunscreens I love. Tinted SunscreensI don’t typically wear face makeup, so I like a little tint on my sunscreen. For several years, Neutrogena’s BB face cream was my go to. Neutrogena discontinued the line I loved,...

Best Low Carb Coconut Cookies!

I did the Keto diet for a whole year, and one of my still favorite low carb recipes is my best Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Cookies. I’ve played around with a few combinations, and wanted to share my favorite chocolate chip coconut cookie recipe – Yum!  It’s pretty simple, and only requires 9 ingredients!  First, start with 1 stick of unsalted butter.  Soften in the microwave or at room temperature.  Using a hand or other mixer, with the Erythritol (I like this brand here). ...

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Ryan and I are Pacific Northwesterners, who love DIY, remodeling and design projects. We wanted to share our design and style work and inspirations, and also share other things we love about our Little Kids, fooding and other things that bring us joy. Thank you for visiting!...