Disney's in the Desert

Cordless Glow

Looking for a cozy kitchen glow without the hassle of cords? I found the perfect little lamp solution, and it’s been a game-changer for my kitchen space!

I took this beautiful woven lamp and made it completely cordless by adding a rechargeable bulb. The bulb comes with a remote and timer settings, making it super convenient for everyday use.

After dinner, I love turning it on for a warm, inviting glow while our home winds down for the night. It’s also the perfect light to greet us in the morning while I get breakfast started—it feels calm and cozy without needing to flip on all the bright overhead lights.

This simple update has made my kitchen feel like a little retreat, and I love that I can move the
lamp anywhere I need soft lighting. If you’re looking to add the same warm ambiance to your kitchen, check out the lamp and bulb I used! Also, how cute is that scalloped lamp shade?!

Spooky Fun Drinkware

I love this time of year, the “BER” months are always our family’s favorite!! I usually decorate the house and make all of the fun food when this time rolls around, but since receiving Colly’s diagnosis 2 years ago, things have been a bit different. I still want to make all of the memories for my kids, but I have to preserve energy when I can. So doing things full force like I used to has had to take a backseat, or maybe just not done to the 9’s like I used to.

That said, when Anthro dropped these fun Halloween glasses, I knew they’d be an easy way to bring in #spookyszn in an effortless way. I’ve loved their every day icon glasses for years (and own maaaany of them!), which these are the same ones – just jazzed up for Halloween! I love pulling these out a few mornings a week for my iced coffee at home.

I bought 5 different styles: pumpkins, skulls, bats, candy corn, and ghosts! I think the ghost might be my fave, what about you? Right now, they are a bit low on stock so snag one now while there are still a few!!

If you’d rather wait until Christmas, their holiday drinkware just dropped!! SOOO many cute styles, I can see my kids loving these for ‘not so hot’ chocolates and fun desserts during a holiday movie night!

Scalloped Wall Design

Links to stencil + more HERE

Hi!! It’s been a while since I shared a home DIY here! This will actually be PT 1 of 2, as I did something similar to Honey’s room following this run in Colly’s!

Back in January, I wanted to do something to brighten up Colly’s room. If you’ve been following our fam for a while, this room was actually my office for 6 years before Colly was born, and in that time, the walls were lined with huge IKEA kallax shelves. That said, they’ve definitely been thru some wear and tear!

I started off by painting the base coat in my favorite white (SW Snowbound). I found this stencil on Amazon and I love how the scallops were a bit larger than others I had seen. I wasn’t sure if I wanted a mustard-y gold (but not metallic gold) or a peach and posted a poll on my stories. It really was about 50/50 and so then it came down to a family decision and what would probably be best long term.

We decided on peach between the two colors, which ended up being SW Warming Peach. Let me tell you: I absolutely love it (!!!!) and am so thankful we went with it. What made this project so. much. easier. was the Frogtape I used as well as my go to painters tape and drape – game changer!!! Trust me, if you buy anything before you paint – it’s this one! It makes clean up a breeze!

Back to the painting, after I did the base coat and it was fully dry, I separated off a portion of the wall where I wanted the scallop detail to go. I taped the stencil to the wall and traced each scallop with a pencil. Where one scallop ended, I started the next and just followed that until the wall ended. I took a small brush and used it to go over my pencil marks and then took a larger roller to paint all the way down to the baseboards. It really only took a few hours but it ended up being a few days because poor sweet Colly Girl got the flu and I needed to tend to her and abandon the project for a bit.

All in all, I am so pleased with how it came out, and definitely fits our little girl’s personality 🙂 Honey loved it too so I told her I’d do something similar in her room as I mentioned earlier (which I did…so stay tuned for part 2!)

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