I am so excited to welcome you back into our home for the third installment of our house update. This week's update is all about the bedrooms - our master bedroom and Dessa's nursery. You may recall that both of the downstairs bedrooms in our house had three doors - a standard … [Read more...]
Kitchen, Bathroom, and Hallway Update
Welcome back for the second installment of our updated home tour. We've been busy saving our pennies and slowly updating each room in the house with new furniture and accessories as our budget and needs allow. Last week I shared a tour of the progress we've made in our living and … [Read more...]
Living and Dining Room Update
I can't believe we bought our house over five months ago and it has taken me this long to share a house update on the blog. There are still so many things I want to purchase for the house and I keep telling myself that I'll write an update just as soon as we make the next tiny … [Read more...]
Dessa’s Gray and White Nursery Tour
It's funny how we've only been living in our new house for five months, but I already feel nostalgic about the home we had rented for two years. It was the first place we lived that truly felt special to us and it was the first home Dessa had ever known. Looking back at photos of … [Read more...]
How Buying a House Affected Our Finances
Holy wow, the past couple months have been pretty crazy around the Gavin household! Between buying a new house, painting the interior, coordinating contractors, hiring movers, packing, moving, unpacking in the midst of renovations, all while taking care of a baby, wrapping up the … [Read more...]
Designing a Closet
with a Budget in Mind
Thank you California Closets for sponsoring this post. Now that we are homeowners, Rob and I have been dreaming big about putting our personal stamp on our new home. We have a mile-long list of improvements that we intend to make over the coming years. We moved into the house … [Read more...]
How I Shop for Safe, Baby-Friendly Household Essentials
Since becoming a Mommy, I've become particularly mindful of the chemicals I bring into our home. I want the house to be clean and clutter-free (now more than ever), but I've also become much more aware of what exactly is in everyday household products. When it was my own health … [Read more...]
A Peek into Our New Home
It feels like it has been forever since we shared an update with you about our new house. Ok, maybe not forever. More like six weeks. And oh my goodness, what a whirlwind those six weeks have been. If it seems as though we've been a little absent lately, it's because we've been … [Read more...]
How The KonMari Method Helped Us Move
So, as you may have seen already, we've moved! We are now in a cute little house in Royal Oak, a really happenin' area of metro Detroit. However, the emphasis there should be on the word "little." The live-able area of our house is about 950 square feet (about 60 square feet … [Read more...]
