A few weeks ago we celebrated our second anniversary in our home! We have put our mark on nearly every inch of this house and just a few big ticket updates remain, like flooring and major bathroom renos. I did a post last year at this time sharing all the changes we made in our first year in the home. Now it’s time to update you on all the changes and upgrade we made in the past year.

Although I have a lot more to go, I’ve made a lot of progress. I installed drywall and shelving in the closet, I’ve painted and primed the storage shelves and I also added all the trim to the walls and painted. Come check out my progress!

Currently working on our basement bath renovation, the unique part about this bathroom is that there are two large storage closets and a storage shelf. I plan to keep one closet as storage, my family’s personal keepsake items. The storage shelf will be inventory for weddings and styling items and the third closet will be a gift wrapping closet. I am excited about the bathroom looking modern and my style, but I am SO excited about this closet!

I’m at it again. We all know I can’t keep myself out of the One Room Challenge game. I will be linking up with the dozens of other bloggers and Instagrammers who are also participating. We will document our progress over the next 6 weeks both here and on my Instagram account. This go round I will be renovating our basement bathroom.

My bedroom was a room in my home that hasn’t gotten much love since we moved in. I don’t think I bought one new item for this space. And it looked fine, but I certainly wasn’t excited about it. I set out to do a mini makeover to restore my excitement for our bedroom. Budget was high priority here, so I knew there weren’t going to be major purchases. I also had a few DIY art ideas in my back pocket.

A couple weeks back I shared our mega deck update. Well, we’ve been very busy in the yard, because I also took on the wooded section of the back yard. I had my sights set on taking it from an over-grown mess to a back yard camp-like oasis.

Remember a few months ago when I posted about my backyard overhaul plans? Well, I made it! It took basically the whole summer, exactly what I didn’t want to happen, but I am in love with everything about this makeover. Today I’m going to tell you about the deck.

I redid these shelves as the very first project when we moved into our house, but the terrible yellowish, ancient thermostat always bugged me and I had to crop it or photoshop it out of every photo. I finally decided that it needed an update, and this thermostat cover, disguised as modern art is the perfect solution!

The completion of this office feels like the lynch pin to living my best Marie Kondo-inspired life. Check out how I took my home studio from a cluttered mess to an organized, functional and zen workspace.