1. Match your method to your surface. Your surface will determine the paint you use. If you are doing a wall, choose a brush-on chalkboard paint, such as Rust-Oleum 206540 Chalkboard Brush-On, as found on Amazon for under $15, or at Home Depot for 9.67 for the same size. This is great stuff, I have […]
The 10 Best Playroom Organizing Tools
If there’s one place in my home that needs organization it’s the toy room. Maybe my kids just don’t clean up well, or maybe the toys are just too fun, but I feel like it’s always messy and disorganized. Getting everyone together to pick up after themselves teaches them a good lesson, but it can be […]
Playroom Design
Our most recent project was to move our office into the “formal living room” space. Then, we turned our old office space into a playroom for the kids. Reasons I am so excited I can’t sleep at night: 1.Our office was sound insulated during construction, so now our playroom is! 2.It is in a central […]
12 Days of Easy Christmas Activities for Families
Now that it is a million below freezing outside, and Christmas is a couple weeks away, my kids are getting crazy and bored being inside. And so am I. I decided to do a holiday activity each day of the 12 days of Christmas. I wanted low-stress and easy activities that the kids would enjoy, […]
Christmas Candles
I love simple decorations. Here is my favorite one of the season. SO easy. SO cheap. And it looks pretty good, eh? These candles are so versatile, I bought both the candles and the holders from IKEA, they find themselves all over our house all year just by changing the colors of the candles. Great […]