It’s November 1st!!! Target Christmas decorations just became available to shop and I have already ordered a bunch of things! Now, while this may be early for some to start shopping for Christmas decorations, the Target Christmas collection always sells out fast. Why?! Because it’s beautiful and super affordable! My favorite lines are the Sugar Paper LA and the Heart and Hand by Magnolia. Below I have selected my favorites from their collection as well as my go to pink ornaments! I will be posting the best places to shop for Christmas decorations in the following weeks. Happy holiday decorating!!…
Easy and cheap wait to decorate your front porch for Halloween! I’m also sharing how to decorate a fireplace mantel for Halloween Yes!! Finally, it’s almost Halloween, well its October so it means its ok to start decorating for Halloween. Halloween is my second favorite holiday after Christmas! I’m from Brazil, so growing up I never experienced Halloween until I moved here. I was so amazed by it, the chance to dress up, all the decoration and all the parties! Now, I have never really decorated for Halloween since my apartment was too small and I didn’t have kids. My…
I’m excited to share my fall front porch and my fall mini house tour with you. Fall is not my favorite season, however, I couldn’t help myself when I saw the most gorgeous pumpkins at Trader Joe’s!! I have never seen pumpkins like this before, they have light pink, green as well as the regular orange ones. Needless to say that I walk out of TJ’s with a full cart of them and ready to tackle fall decorating! Now, every single room in my house has pumpkins everywhere…. Fall Front Porch First up, my fall front porch! This is my…
How to Elevate Your Kitchen Design Today I wanted to share some of the things I learned during my kitchen renovation process and give you some kitchen remodel tips. This was my first kitchen renovation, I designed the whole kitchen myself and I’m pretty proud of how it came out. You can see the kitchen before and after pictures in this post and check out how much it all cost in my Kitchen renovation cost post. I still have to pinch myself every time I walk in here. So here are a couple of tips for you, if like me,…
Eeeeeekkkkkk!!! I’m so excited I could scream! Seriously, today I get to share my master bedroom makeover with you, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out! Since we moved into the new house almost a year ago, I have been working on furnishing the family areas and the girls bedrooms. We completed the kitchen remodel (see this post for the kitchen before and after photos) the formal living room (see my Fall Room Decor post) is almost complete and the Family room its done (see the Ikea Farlov post for photos) . A year later, the master still…
Thanks to Bed Bath & Beyond for partnering with ThePinkDream and working with me on this project. All selections and opinions are my own. Who is ready for Summer? I know I am! Today I’m sharing one of my favorite outdoor accent pieces: this gorgeous outdoor barcart from Bed Bath & Beyond. I’m so excited to finally have a yard & garden that I have gone crazy buying herbs, flowers and basically any plant I see (years of apartment living will do that to you, lol!). I was searching for a potting bench for my backyard, who knew you needed…
I’m beyond excited to share my DIY kitchen renovation with you! I hope that by reading this blog post you leave inspired and encouraged to take on your own kitchen renovation. Everything is possible my friends! Getting the kitchen of your dreams DIY Kitchen Renovation There was a lot of sweat, blood and tears to get it done. A huge thank you to my sweet hubby and generous father-in-law for all their work. From demolishing to installing, they did an amazing job and it looks sooo much better then what I envisioned. The only thing that was not done by…
There’s a new collection at Target!! I have to admit, I wasn’t very excited about the Opalhouse collection, since I’m more of a glam girl then boho girl. Also, their last collection with Joana Gaines (sorry JO!!), really didn’t have that many things that spoke to me. I thought Joana was going to bring some of the Farmhouse style that she was famous for, so obviously I was disappointed, as it was very little of it… Anyways, back to the new Opalhouse Collection, I took a look at it and was blown away! There are so many good items and…
Hello loves! I’m so excited to share Sophia’s Unicorn themed birthday party with you all! I can’t believe she is already one year old. Like every mother before me, I’m shocked by how fast the first year went. I think the biggest transformation is to see your baby going from a newborn to a little person walking around and starting to talk! Time flies by in a blink of an eye, what everyone will tell you is the absolutely true. Unicorn Themed Birthday Party When it came to the theme of the party I was really undecided for a while,…
Learn how to master the manual mode and take bright and crisp interior photos! Simple photography tips for beginners and bloggers! How To Take Bright Photos One of the most asked questions I get on Instagram is how to take bright photos and what I use to take my pictures. So today I wanted to share with you guys tips and tricks that have helped me over the past 2 years. For a full blog post on how to edit photos, please see my best Vsco Filters post! Let me preface it by saying that I’m not a photographer and like you I’m…
Sign, Wallpaper , Crib Today, I wanted to share a sneak peak into Olivia’s Floral Wallpaper nursery, this gorgeous Floral Wallpaper and share some info about this new baby sleep monitor Sproutling that I have been using. After a couple of weeks of use, it definitely makes life a bit easier. We are finally in the home stretch of our house reno. Let me tell you, doing a full house renovation with a toddler and a newborn is definitely not easy! The Perfect Floral Wallpaper for a Nursery Here is a sneak peek into Olivia’s nursery, how gorgeous…
How to use the Ikea kallax hack cubbies to store and organize toys! This is the best Ikea Kallax hack with beautiful doors and overlays. Not a toy in sight! Today I’m sharing a first glimpse into my new home! Starting with Sophia’s current playroom and how we are keeping things organized with my Ikea Kallax Hack. I’m also sharing some tips that helps me keep the ever growing toys under control. We moved just over a month ago and we love the new home so far. Now, this space is really our dinning room. Once our dinning room furniture…
I have been doing soooo much on line browsing the past couple of months, as I select furniture for the new home, that my thumb its about to fall off! It would be great if I had a couple of houses to put all the furniture I fall in love with in it lol. But since I don’t, I want to share my findings with you guys. Today I will be sharing my favorite coffee tables. I recently bought this coffee table for the living room and I’m absolutely in love with it! This coffee table is huge, which means…
Hello lovelies! I can’t believe my kitchen is almost done! After over 2 months of renovation we are getting close to the finish line!!! I wanted to stop by and give a quick update and answer some of the questions I got when I posted a kitchen update on insta stories. As you can see below, the cabinets, all appliances and the countertops are in.UPDATE: The kitchen is now completed! Please see out kitchen remodel before and after for the kitchen reveal! I also shared the Kitchen remodel cost here! Calacatta Verona Quartz There was a lot of questions on…
My Pink Christmas Tree is a favorite on Pinterest! Since I always get so many questions on it, I’m sharing how to recreate your own pink Christmas tree! I know this might be early for some but with Thanksgiving around the corner and all the black Friday sales already starting, I find that this is the perfect time to start shopping for the best ornaments. Below I have round up all the must haves for you to create a gorgeous pink Christmas tree. 1. Start with a gorgeous Christmas tree: I love a beautiful flocked Christmas tree, mine (pictured above)…
Hi lovelies!! I’m so glad to be back! I took a little break from Instagram and the blog after we found out I was expecting our second baby. There was so many changes going on that I needed the time to focus on our family and all the big decisions we were making. Once we knew our family was growing, we decided to move to the burbs and everything just happened super fast! I changed jobs, we sold our apartment in August, temporarily moved in with my in-laws and started looking for a new house. On Oct 5th we closed…
One of the easiest Ikea coffee table hacks I have done so far is the Ikea Vittsjo coffee table and Vittsjo shelf unit transformation . With just a can of spray paint I was able to totally transform these two pieces from drab to fab! This Hack costs close to nothing, but it has a big impact! Since I keep getting questions on this table, I’m doing a quick post to share the steps and the spray paint I’ve used. If you love a good Ikea Hack, make sure to check my Ikea Kallax Hack, the Ikea Malm Dresser and the Ikea…
Oh hello there little blog! It has been a while… I have been crazy busy lately. We have listed our apartment and already have an offer on it! We also started house hunting for our new home, which lead us to quickly realize that we will have no choice but to do some renovations. The inventory of homes in the area we are looking for its very small and most homes need a lottttttttttttt of work. I’m actually quite excited about it since this is the perfect opportunity to design the house of our dreams (or at least get close…
Do you hate all the computer wires hanging from your monitor as much as I do? It really is an eyesore and such a pain to actually hide it. So in today’s blog post I will turn it over to the hubby (thank you hubby!!) to talk about how to organize and disguise all these annoying wires! He did such a good job hiding the wires under our desk. Here is a picture of our little office area before we organized the cables and how bad it looked: How to Hide Computer Wires Before From the hubby: It was a…
Trader Joe’s peonies season it’s upon us so today I wanted to share some of my tips to make your grocery store both peonies last longer! Trader Joe’s peony season will usually start around the end of April through May. The same is true for Whole Foods. These are usually the places where I get my peonies. Trader Joe’s peonies are less expensive than Whole Foods, a bunch of 5-6 peonies will cost only around $7 bucks! Last year I made my MIL plant some in her yard and now we have 4 bushes that are about to flower! I’m…
