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Remember when I baked a whole cake from scratch fo

Remember when I baked a whole cake from scratch for my daughter’s birthday during quarantine and she didn’t even know?? That’s how much teenagers are paying attention to or care about what we are doing😂😂 Unless we get on the phone. They always need something when we are on the phone!
This turned out to be so so yummy😋 I’m not an amazing baker but and it is so fun to learn new things!! Do you love to bake??
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#cakebake #cakeconfidence #cakeconfidencecookbook #kitchenfun #newkitchen #bakingfromscratch #bakingcakes #birthdaycakeideas #simplecakes

One year ago today I finished this bathroom from s

One year ago today I finished this bathroom from scratch and OH. MY. GOODNESS. I was so proud! We didn’t have the basement finished when we built our forever home and I decided to finish it myself. As in- install all the doors, trim, drywall, build everything, install cabinets, and install an entire bathroom from scratch BY MYSELF. My husband had all the faith in the universe that I could do it. Of course I had to prove him right!!
I had never installed a drain, or Schluter Shower system, or water proof and tile a shower or install a toilet or install any floor like that one. And I DID IT!! I had to learn a lot along the way, watch a lot of YouTube and I had some trials but it turned out beautiful, don’t you think?
THEN WE PUT IT ON THE MARKET😭😭😭 #diyshower #diybathroom #bathroomreno #peepmypad #diyblogger #diymom #homedecorblogger #homedecor #buildlikeagirl #stopwaitingstartcreating #homewithapril

When I was visiting my daughter she asked me to he

When I was visiting my daughter she asked me to help her with this space. I absolutely love it now! Swipe ➡️ to see the before. It was good, but we both knew it could be better. What was wrong with it before?
1. There were too many things (in general) and too many things that were similar in size on the shelves. That made them look cluttered.
2. There were also too many things that were the same type of thing (candles) which gave very little interest.
3. There was nothing pretty about the items on the shelves, no story, no purpose, no personality.
4. You can’t see it but the chair was too big and disproportionate to the desk opening.
5. The lamp cord was visible.
So, what did I do to fix it?
1. I removed everything from the shelves and started from scratch.
2. We chose a color scheme. 3. We shopped her house for items we could use.
4. I made it visually interesting.
5. I hid the cord in another outlet so it wouldn’t have to be in the middle of the wall. 6. I changed out the chair for something better fit for the space.
7. I balanced the height and colors of the objects on the shelves.
Do you love it, too?! She has since filled the frames with photos of her family-her hubby and the puppies. Subtle difference but do you see it? So easy, but such an impact!
#inspiremeneutral #myinterior #sharemystyle #neutraldecor #myhomeobsession #livebeautifully #beautifuldecorstyles #homeblogger #decortips #shelfinspo

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