I made the floral wall art myself! There is a highlight on my Instagram! We also DIY’ed the ceiling light! The crib is IKEA sniglar We made the barn door and added the pretty scallop trim to it! We painted it the color Pigeon by Farrow and Ball Designing this nursery for my very own baby girl was a dream come true, so you know I went with a super feminine theme. Shop Miss Brenny Faye’s nursery below! For more details of DIY projects follow me @thebloomingnest on Instagram!

I like to print my downloadable art through Walgreens’ and pickup same day! Then just pop it in a frame and you have super simple and easy art you can change out for the season!

My top most loved and most used baby products!!! Click HERE to read a full review on our stroller and why we went with the one we did.

We decided to makeover one of my parents’ guest rooms so that it would have two twin beds instead of one queen! We thought this would make it a more functional space for grandkids and guests to sleep. BEFORE We began by doing a floor to ceiling board and batten accent wall and painting the entire room extra white by Sherwin Williams. For the accent wall, we covered the entire wall with 1/8″ plywood and then spaced 1×3’s for the battens. I wanted to reuse as much as I could from their previous room so my mom and I decided to makeover a big mirror that was a part of their old dresser set. We tried rub N buff for the first time and it turned out great!!! We used the color European Gold. You can see us doing this in a video in my “parents’ house” highlight bubble on instagram @thebloomingnest ! Another DIY project in this room is the table lamp! Below is a before and after. I used textured spray paint first, and then hand painted scalloped detail around it. I covered the cork part of the lamp with neutral colored rope. The piece that is acting as a nightstand is a piece that my mom has had for as long as I can remember. She painted it white and added gold hardware. I love how its vintage vibe plays off of the pretty rug. The beautiful rug from Boutique Rugs is where my inspiration started for this room. It is so pretty and has a vintage look to it! You can use code BLOOMINGNEST60 on their site for 60% off! I knew when we began this space that we wanted to have Beddy’s sets on each of the beds. If you haven’t heard of Beddy’s, it is zip up, all-in-one bedding! I am in love with it. We have it on Lawson’s bed and our own bed at home. We chose the color Love At First White for this room. You can use code BLOOMING on your orders for a discount!! You can shop this space below!!

Do you have that spot on your kitchen counter that is ALWAYS stacked full of mail and ‘junk?’ If you answered no, then I think you’re lying ha! I was so tired of that spot in our house that I decided to come up with a solution. I browsed Craig’s List and came across this beautiful, large, solid-wood armoire! It was about 25 minutes away and I grabbed it quick! To make it a little more my style, we removed the molding at the top and replaced it with a 1×4. We also removed the inserts on the doors and added in vertical shiplap. This step actually ended up being easier than we imagined because the inserts were able to pop out as soon as we made a few cuts and the shiplap pieces were able to slide in where the previous panels had been. I painted the cabinet Pigeon by Farrow and Ball (my very favorite color! There is a whole story highlight on it on my instagram account @thebloomingnest). Now all of our mail and junk can be tucked away and I just simple close the doors when I want the house tidy! It also serves as a beautiful decor piece in our living room! Win, Win! shop below

I am still in shock that we were able to pull this off! There’s nothing you can’t do with a little bit of motivation and a quick google search. We decided to build a chair inspired by the Cosette Chair from Mcgee & Co. which sells for around $1,300! We thought it would be a fun challenge to learn how to weave! What You’ll Need: Natural Rush – We ordered THIS kind and ended up needing 5 rolls. 3 Yellow Pine 2x6x8s Clear pine 2x2x8 Clear Pine 1×3 Clamps Impact Driver Screws Right angle brackets x2 corner brackets x2 We began by ripping the 2×6’s in half so that our chair arms wouldn’t be so bulky. Ripping 2x6s also gives you straighter boards and edges versus buying 2x3s. Then we cut those ripped boards into 8 different pieces. You will need 4 that are 34 15/16″ long and 4 that are 23 1/2″ long. We used a square clamp to make sure the corners were perfectly square, and then assembled 2 rectangles that would act as the chair base (arms/legs). The longer pieces make the top and the bottom of the rectangle and the shorter pieces make the front and back. Next, you will attach a 1×3 across the front of the chair. We decided on placing it 14 5/8″ from the ground and it is 27 5/8″ long. Then, across the back you will place a 2×2 which will hold the back of the chair seat in place. The 2×2 is 2 7/8″ from the back of the chair and is the same length as the 1×3. (*2×2 not pictured because we originally did a 1×2 there and changed it later) One thing to note, we used two additional 1×2’s that were also 27 5/8″ long to help hold together the bottom of the base as we were building and staining and then removed them at the end once the seat was installed. Next, we built the frame for the chair seat! We used 1×2’s. The bottom seat is 27 x 27″ (so you will need 2 27″ boards and 2 24″ boards to make the square) and the back of the seat is 27 x 19″ (so you will need 2 27″ boards and 2 16″ boards to make the rectangle). We made these by screwing them together with trim screws (use a 90 degree clamp to make sure it is square when assembling) and by using corner brackets on the front two corners of the seat and right angle brackets to hold the seat and back together. Make sure to leave a gap behind the seat so you have room to weave! Now time to weave! We were a little nervous about this part, but luckily I found a tutorial that helped us SO much. I will link it HERE. He is so great at explaining the weave, and we followed his tutorial to a tee for the bottom of the seat. We also ordered the natural rush that he sells, and it comes with a booklet tutorial with great and helpful photos that we followed as well. We are thankful we did the bottom of the seat first because it is a little easier giving you opportunity to learn. We weaved and weaved and weaved!!! And FINALLY we finished the seat portion of the chair!! Unlike the square bottom, the back of the seat is a rectangle, so we had to figure out how to make the weave work. We ended up following the same tutorial exactly but instead of doing a wrap all the way around each corner, we wrapped an extra time up and down before wrapping the top 2 corners. Wow that is hard to explain in words ha! We continued that until the exposed 1×2 sides were all the same length (measure as you weave). Then we began to weave as normal. We sanded the base and then we stained the arms/legs with my favorite wood stain – Behr Cordovan brown. Then, sanded a little more to make the stain look more worn in and to remove some of the yellow (from the yellow pine). We attached the chair seat to the base with screws. We made sure to open up a space in the weaving for the screw to go through making sure not to damage any of the rush. Once the screws were in place we spread the rush back out. This was probably one of the most challenging DIY’s we have completed. It took a lot of patience, unweaving when we messed up and re-reading the instructions, but I know you can do it too if you just put your mind to it!! Chair cost breakdown natural rush 5 rolls – $100 pine boards – around $30 brackets – $10 clamps – $25 sample of wood stain – $5 Probably 16 hours of work! (You might can do it a little quicker since you have this tutorial to follow along now!) Brett wanted me to add that you could probably buy all of the above and a new miter saw, table saw, sander and impact driver, and it would still cost less than the chair we duped. haha! Total: $170 Shop The Space!

We have the infamous “boob” lights in every single one of our bedrooms. I have wanted to replace them since we moved in so I plan to tackle one room at a time. Since we have so many to replace, I did not feel like spending $250 on a light for Brenan’s room. So I decided to Dupe It!! Keep reading to see how easy it was and what a big difference it made. Before – Boob Light Anthropologie Flush Mount – $250 Super cute huh!? I love how feminine it is. I knew it would fit perfectly in Brenan’s floral nursery. Let’s get started!! What you’ll need: Flush Mount Light Metal Flashing Gold Spray Paint Scissors We began by using a small pot to trace a circle on the metal flashing that was a little smaller than the size of the new light fixture. Then, we used a plate that was about an inch larger in diameter and traced that. Next, find something that is a small circle, (I used one of lawson’s sippy cups) and begin tracing small circles around the edges. I set the cup right on the edge of the inside circle every time to make sure they were all even. Once you have your shape drawn, it is time to cut! This metal flashing was super easy to cut with a normal pair of scissors. I started with a large pair but ended up using a small pair because they were easier to work with. Cut the inside circle out and around each “scallop.” Take your flower shape and your new light fixture outside and spray paint them! We used the color Rustoleum Sunlit Brass. We did two quick coats and let them dry. Follow the instructions that come with the new light fixture on installation and just drop on your gold flower before attaching the white glass cover. Including spray paint this project will cost you $37!! Make sure to tag me on Instagram if you recreate this @thebloomingnest!

I love decorating tiny spaces, and I was so excited to tackle our “potty closet” in 24 hours!! We started on the evening of our 5th wedding anniversary. Are there any other weirdos out there who choose to DIY together for a date? ha! It’s our favorite way to spend time together! Below is a photo of the before. We just had new tile installed the week before, which already helped out the space so much! But, I thought it would be so fun to make this space cute, after all, we do spend some time in there each day! haha We began by painting the back wall in my VERY favorite paint color- Pigeon by Farrow and Ball. Then we built a 5 minute floating shelf! You can find a video tutorial of the shelf on our second instagram account: @behind.thebloomingnest. I stained it and then added some decor! While we were out picking up my art prints from Walgreens, I ran in Target and grabbed a pack of regular sponges and decided to do sponge accent walls on the side walls. I totally just winged this, and it ended up turning out great. I have a sponge wall blog post of another project I did which you can find here. …and it turned out like this!! A few people were asking why there isn’t a sink in this “potty closet.” This closet is a part of our master bathroom, which is next on the to-do list! Stay tuned!! Don’t forget you can always find more details and videos of projects we are working on over on my instagram: @thebloomingnest. See you over there!

I have had my eye on one of Serena & Lily’s beautiful hanging chairs for years, and when Lawson told me he wanted a “beach” themed room, I knew it was the perfect time to splurge! He thinks I got it for him, but really it’s for me, haha! When placing the order, I assumed the chair would come with hardware and instructions, but when it came in the mail, I realized it didn’t. I thought it would be helpful if I shared how we installed it! It ended up being super easy! What you’ll need: Serena & Lily Hanging chair Mounting Hardware – (We chose this one so that the swing could rotate 360 degrees, fun!!) Stud Finder Impact Driver  (we used a socket adaptor bit on our impact driver to make installation fast and easy, but you could also just use a socket wrench set) First thing you will need to do is use your stud finder to locate the ceiling joist! We have this stud finder, and it works great! Once you find a stud that is in a good location for your swing, mark it with a pencil on either side. Once your stud is marked, you can install your mounting plate! Brett decided to hold the plate in place and drill a regular screw into it first to make sure he was for sure hitting the stud! He was! So he put in the heavy duty screws that came with the mounting hardware. This is where we used the socket adaptor bit on the impact driver, but you could easily use a socket wrench. Now it is time to tie your knot! The swing is looped so that there are two ropes that need to be tied together at the top. This was the part I was scared of, because I wanted to make sure it would be super sturdy (the swing is for me remember? ha!) Brett did a quick google search to figure out what kind of knot we needed to tie. He was able to follow the diagram below, but I bet you could find a tutorial on youtube as well! Brett tied it at the ends of the ropes at first, but was able to adjust them later so that the swing sat farther off the ground. Then, Brett held up the swing, and we decided how low we wanted it to hang. We settled on 18.5 inches (to the front ledge of the chair) from the ground. You will want it a little higher than you think, because it will sink a bit when you sit in it (or a lot if you just ate a lot of cookies LOL). We did ours a tad lower just because we wanted Lawson to be able to climb in and out of it easily, plus the rope can be adjusted later as he grows! Add a comfy blanket and a pillow and it will definitely be your favorite place to rest! I am so glad that it ended up being easy to hang. Where else can I put one!? …. …..jk, hubs. <3

I am pretty confident when I say our half bath started out as the ugliest room in our house and ended up the cutest!! Since it is such a small space, I got to focus on every little detail, and I cannot believe the transformation! From floors, to walls, to lighting, it is a completely different room, and all on a budget!! BEFORE Here is the before…. So boring and builder grade. I bought the mirror when we first moved in hoping we would redo it soon. But, it kept getting pushed to the bottom of the list and then when the time came to do the bathroom, I didn’t want to use the mirror anymore, ha! The first thing we did was remove the pedestal sink! I was so glad to see it go! When we started this project, I planned to put wallpaper on the wall behind the sink. I am so glad that I changed my mind and came up with this shiplap pattern. It turned out so cute! We did small pieces of shiplap vertically and then 1×4’s in between. We decided on the color Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams. I love the coastal vibe it gives off. Next thing to tackle was the ugly tile floors! I used Rustoleum Rock Solid floor paint, like I had previously used in the kids’ bathroom. I did one coat of white and then used the stencil in the color oyster shell. You can find a video tutorial of this project in my Instagram highlights @thebloomingnest. I will also link everything used below! When the mirror I ordered for the bathroom came in and was waaaaay too small, I decided to use an extra mirror that I used before in my bedroom. The size and shape was perfect but I did decided to sand down the wood to take the stain off. The natural wood ended up looking great!! We found the white vanity for a great price at Ikea! It’s called hemnes, and it came with the sink, although you have to mount it to the cabinet yourself! I added some cute hardware to make it look more unique. I love the size of it and how much storage it added to our tiny space. It’s pretty funny that I waited so long to tackle this room since it’s one of the main rooms guests see when they come over. I am so glad they have a pretty and comforting space to use the restroom now 😉 For more details and video tutorials of this project, follow along @thebloomingnest on Instagram! See you there!

I was so excited when Lawson told me he wanted his room to be “beach” themed. He literally asks to go to the beach every single day! I love that about him. I knew that I wanted to try out skinny lap in his room. I had a feeling I would love it because it was created by Joanna Gaines herself 😉 It ended up being a fairly easy project and is going to make such a big impact in his room. What You’ll Need: clear pine 1×2’s nail gun level scrap wood piece that is your ceiling height popsicle stick or some sort of “spacer” Here is our big load of 1×2’s. I will link the exact ones we used below. The longest length they sell them is 8′ so we decided to make our skinny lap wall the width of half of a board, 4 feet, so that we could get two boards out of one! We started by cutting each board in half so that they were all exactly 4 feet long. You want to make sure that all of your boards are exactly the same length and don’t vary at all. Then we used a scrap 1×5 we had in the garage to act as a guide for the skinny lap. We placed it vertically on the wall where we wanted the ends of our shiplap to be. We made sure it was level and then nailed it up. We placed the first 1×2 directly on top of our baseboard and also butted up against to our wood guide that we had already nailed up. We nailed this board in place. Then you place your “spacer” (we used a triangle we had in the garage because we liked the width. You can use popsicle sticks or whatever is easiest!), on top of your board and then your next board and nail it in. Repeat this process until the whole wall is done. *we did have an outlet that we had to go around but I didn’t take photos of that process. It is the same way we deal with outlets when doing board and batten or regular shiplap and I am going to save a video tutorial of that in my highlights on my secondary instagram @behind.thebloomingnest. And DONE!! Come back soon for a reveal of Lawson’s room when I have it fully decorated. And don’t forget that I usually hangout on Instagram and you can find video tutorials of my projects there (@thebloomingnest). *our headboard is offcentered for a few reasons.. One because we plan to do a barn door on the left side of his closet door and will need a little extra space for the bracket, two, because I like his bed closer to the wall on the right, and three because I am wanting to set a small stool next to his bed on the left side to act as a nightstand. See you soon! Regan