by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Jun 23, 2019 | Design, DIY, DIY & Decor
Wood feature walls are all over Pinterest and I can say I'm officially smitten with them. They’re eye-catching, creating a beautiful focal point that can be as busy or simple as you want. I’m so excited to talk about creating a wood feature wall today....
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Jun 16, 2019 | Design, Front Porch, New House, Spring, Summer
I recently added layered doormats for summer to our front porch and I LOVE how it turned out. See which layered doormats I used and how to style your front porch for summer Read more about selecting layered doormats and a few of my favorite combos here! **This post...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Jun 3, 2019 | Design, New House, Seasonal, Spring, Summer
One recent design trend that I’m loving is layering your doormat over a flat weave rug to create a cozy, welcoming entryway! Let me show you how to get the perfect layered doormats for summer! I’m not sure who to give credit to starting this trend....
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | May 26, 2019 | DIY, DIY & Decor
Build a custom DIY Oversized Polaroid Photo Booth perfect for weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, and birthday parties. It’s bee a while since I’ve posted a DIY tutorial. It’s not that I haven’t been making anything. It is SO...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Apr 29, 2019 | Design, Dining Room, New House
It’s a good day for a room reveal! Today I’m sharing our modern dining room makeover with moody green paint, modern furniture, and tons of light! It’s one of my favorite rooms in our house. *This post contains affiliate links....
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Nov 23, 2018 | Christmas, Decor, Gift Ideas, Gifts
Happy Black Friday! Even though stores have been advertising “Black Friday” since basically October 1st, I refuse to shop for Christmas until the real Black Friday. While I’ll be doing mostly toy shopping for my kids and niece/nephews, I can’t...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Nov 8, 2018 | Design, New House, Office, One Room Challenge
It’s the best type of day – One Room Challenge Week 6, aka, REVEAL DAY!! This is our third time participating in the ORC. It’s also the most work we’ve done by far in just 6 weeks. I didn’t even do a week 5 update post because...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Oct 27, 2018 | Design, Dining Room, DIY, New House
A few weeks ago I shared our plans for our dining room renovation! The biggest change (by far) is saying adios to the hospital-chic beige paint and hello to beautiful dark green walls!! If you don’t remember, here’s how it looked before… I chose a...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Oct 24, 2018 | Office, One Room Challenge
Welcome back for week four of the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda from Calling it Home!!! It’s been such a busy week around here. I think week 4 is always the most stressful, but also probably the most productive. It’s hard to believe that in just two...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Oct 17, 2018 | Design, Office, One Room Challenge
Welcome back for week three of the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda from Calling it Home. I can’t believe we’re halfway through the 6 week challenge already. And, we are definitely not halfway done with the work. If you missed it, here’s the...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Oct 16, 2018 | Design, Dining Room, New House
Finally sharing a long overdue post about our modern dining room makeover design plan! I’m not going to lie, we’re a lot farther along than this post would indicate. As in, we’re almost done. But, half the fun is suspense, right?!? We moved into our...
by Sarah @ Making Joy and Pretty Things | Oct 10, 2018 | New House, Office, One Room Challenge
Welcome back for week two of the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda from Calling it Home. I posted last week about our plans for a Modern Office renovation. Thank you for all the kind comments and messages! It really provides such an extra boost having everyone...
