Apartment Balcony Mini Makeover: Outdoors Small Space Makeover #LowesCreator

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I live in an apartment building. I love my apartment and all it comes with but since I moved from a lower unit to a higher (bigger) one, I lost my outdoors space. Lowe's challenged us this month to have a mini-outdoors makeover, which I knew would be a challenge since now I just have a narrow balcony. I love balconies, but mine needed some serious help. See Example A:   So how do … [Read more...]

DIY Christmas Decor: Coffee Filter Wreath and Frosted Mirror #LowesCreator

Holiday Frosted Mirror and Coffee Filter Wreath

I love the holidays...I love the hussle and bussle of preparing for Christmas day. I'm a little crazy I know. This season, as a Lowes Creator, I was asked to create some holiday decor. I decided to do not one, but TWO projects. You can see my finished pieces above: a Christmas Coffee Filter Wreath and a Holiday Frosted Mirror. Christmas Coffee Filter Wreath One Pack of 100 Coffee … [Read more...]

Lowe’s- The One Stop Shop For All Your Moving Needs

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I have lived in the same apartment for almost 3 yrs. When I first moved in, my husband and I were separated and my daughter was only two. I only needed a one bedroom, in my price range in a neighborhood I liked. I saw this apartment complex and fell in love. It was small to not be filled with strangers yet separated enough that we had our own little space. As my daughter grew, and my husband and I … [Read more...]

More Summer Ideas for the Outdoors from Lowes #LowesCreator

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You may remember, in June we started our outdoor transformation with the addition of a rope swing made by the man for our little one to enjoy this summer. Which she LOVED: As do a few other kids in the complex. It's become a bit of a play area now, which is great. My daughter has made little friends thanks to that addition. I also wanted to give him a little something to say thanks for … [Read more...]

Curb Appeal with Lowe’s #LowesCreator {$100 Lowes Gift Card Giveaway}

Living in an apartment, we are a bit limited to what we can do to the front of our place to make it more appealing. But when Lowe's put us up for the challenge we thought- hey, let's brighten this dull front up! I mean we just did our daughter's room and it has changed her bedroom for the better. So we did what would only fit the summer and add a bit of color- we planted flowers.   When … [Read more...]

My Daughter Gets a New Room #LowesCreator

If you all remember- my daughter's room was a disaster! Well- I can finally unveil just how much THAT room above has been changed. So how did we go from that mess in that first post to the super cute look here? Super easy and inexpensive thanks to Lowe's. We used 2 types of paint from Olympic. The smaller I believe we got was 2 one quart cans of a lilac/lavender type color for the closet … [Read more...]

How To Diva Up a Room On a Budget- Apt Style #LowesCreator

I am about to do something I never thought I would do. Like. EVER. I am about to post a picture of the destruction that is my daughter's bedroom...in all it's drawn on, messy, toys everywhere glory. It's just...bad. Don't say I didn't warn you. I told you so! When I moved into this place- my daughter was about 2 and 1/2. The man and I had been separated a few months at this point- … [Read more...]