Pallet for Home

I've mentioned before that my mother is a world-class collector.   And not only that, but she has impeccable taste.  The great thing about this is that pretty much any time I get a bee in my bonnet, I can count on her to have just what I'm looking for.  (That is if I can sweet talk her out of it.)





I have been wanting a vintage silver trophy cup for a long time now - okay, let's be honest,

During my laundry room reveal, I shared this cute chalkboard art (I use the term "art" loosely, since it's really just words).   But the cool part about this "art" is the fact that although it looks like typical chalk...it's actually smudge-resistant.   Yep! 




You want to know the secret?

Well, I'll tell ya...and it's so simple, you'll wonder why you didn't think of it.  (Or maybe you did

If you didn't get a chance to see my laundry room reveal yesterday, you might want to pop over and visit before you dig into this tutorial.   Because today I'm sharing how I created those cute, personalized laundry bins.





This process really couldn't have been simpler, but I want to share it with you because it's just so darn cute - and my darling niece pointed out to me yesterday, these same

My laundry room is a hard working little space.  It does its duty admirably.  But it was in dire need of a little makeover.  Just because a space is hard-working, doesn't mean it can't be attractive too.  Am I right? 



Here is the laundry room (well, laundry closet) BEFORE:




Like I said, a hard-working little space.  But, how can we put this nicely?  A little, um, drab.  



And here is

This past Saturday, I was featured as the expert source in an interior design article in the Spaces section of the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News.  The piece focused on how to combine design styles in small spaces.   Although the article was aimed at those who might be sharing dorm rooms - it is back-to-school time after all - the ideas I shared are great tips for anyone living in a small

A couple of week's ago one of my very favorite stores...IKEA in Draper, Utah and one of my favorite blog conferences...SNAP got together to host a fabulous blogger event at the IKEA store. 75 bloggers (and many of their kiddos) got together for a complimentary breakfast, a sneak-peek at the new IKEA catalog and a mini-shopping spree - which was a fun surprise.



via IKEA


We each got $25 to