How to Create a Stunning and Safe Nursery on a Budget

Expecting a baby can easily bring on a wide range of emotions, including the obvious…happiness. But let’s be honest for a minute, it can also bring on some anxiety because it will most definitely change your life, but I think I can speak for the majority of parents here in saying the change is well worth it. However, new parents-to-be might also feel a little anxious about finances, because kids do come with a price tag that seems to grow as they do. Not to scare you or anything, but it is reality. If you are a little apprehensive about finances right now, or simply prefer to put more money into their college fund (never too early to start), the tips I am about to share will help ease your mind.

A nursery doesn’t have to cost …

Set the Mood in Your Bathroom with the Right Lighting

Since deciding that cable television would be a worthwhile investment about two months ago after being without it for many years, I have become a total HGTV junkie. Maybe it’s because we just bought our house this past February and it is still very new and in the process of being transformed and decorated into the dream home we have envisioned since we first started thinking about the house we would have someday, but I am all about fresh and new design and decor ideas, and the shows on that network deliver inspiration for every imaginable room and budget in spades.

The number one lesson I have learned from my intensive television-watching research is that creating an appealing, eye-catching, and beautiful space in your home is all in the little things. Decor matters a whole lot …

#PhotoaDayMay: Kitchen

The first time we walked through this house, the second of only four houses we looked at before buying this one, I fell in love with this kitchen. I love everything about it–the dark wood floors against the light wood cabinets, the counter tops and back splash and how clean it looks below the burst of color in the minty green walls, the huge set of three windows along the back wall that let plenty of natural light in everyday, and the updated stainless steel appliances didn’t hurt, either.

This set of photos gives you a complete tour of the kitchen, which has remained my favorite room in the entire house, so it’s no surprise that I also work in here, which I also wrote about the other day for Photo a Day May: Something You Do Everyday.

#PhotoaDayMay: Bird

Since moving into our house in February, my grandmother has little by little been giving me small decor items to help transition our house into a cozy and comfortable home.

I have never really decorated a living space beyond the necessities. I have never been concerned with hanging pictures or incorporating art into a room because throughout my entire adult life, I have always lived in apartments and I have always regarded those apartments as temporary. Basically, my mindset was ‘What’s the point if we’re just going to pick up and move again?’ Now we know that we won’t be moving again, so getting our house decorating and exemplifying everything a home should be is really important to me.

These two wooden birds are really cool on their own, but they have a …

4 Ways to Add Creativity to Your Child’s Bedroom

As you think through the task of transitioning from a baby’s nursery to a child’s bedroom there is much to consider. The biggest thing that you hear parents say is that you want to incorporate a bit of creativity–and that may be easier than you think!

With a few simple but well-worked details you can lighten up the room, give it a great lift, and make it a room that your child will love. You will be proud to have this creative masterpiece as part of your home, and your little one won’t be able to get enough of their new little home. That’s what we call a true win-win in parenting!

Find a theme that you can execute well.

The key to not only decorating a child’s room, but to transitioning it from a nursery, …

$75 Pottery Barn Gift Card Giveaway from Gift Card Granny [Closed]

Buying discount gift cards and using them for casual, every day purchases on items that you are going to buy anyway can save you a lot more money than you might think. Just ask Ashley Grimaldo who saved $206.29 in just one month back in March. While it may seem like there is a slight learning curve to knowing where to find the gift cards with the most lucrative discounts for the best price, there is a resource out there that has taken all of the work out of the search and gives you the freedom to find the cards with the best deals and begin saving.

Gift Card Granny is a discount gift card shopping search engine that connects buyers and sellers of discount gift cards. Just search for a gift card …