House Rules Book releases April 23

Annual Tour of Homes :: #idhtbptbbchristmas

Annual Tour of Homes :: #idhtbptbbchristmas

Welcome to the TENTH ANNUAL Christmas Tour of Homes! This Christmas tour was started in 2006 by one of my favorite bloggers on the planet, Sophie from BooMama (please tell me you’ve read her books?!), back when photos were smaller online and old linkys are no...
State of the Nest :: IDHTBPTBB

State of the Nest :: IDHTBPTBB

If you’ve been around for a while you know about IDHTBPTBB:: the tag line here It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect to be Beautiful You can read more about my motto here and here.  I sometimes forget to talk about just the real everyday life and I love it when...
How to Host a Cozy Outdoor Gathering in Four Simple Steps

How to Host a Cozy Outdoor Gathering in Four Simple Steps

This year, we’re hosting Thanksgiving in our backyard.   And this year, we’ve used our backyard more than ever. It took a pandemic to make that happen, but I’m so grateful we decided to see our backyard as an extension of our house years ago–it...
Meet Myquillyn

Meet Myquillyn

Hi. My name is Myquillyn (like Jacqueline but with a Mike) and I love all things Home. I’d rather have a new pair of throw pillows than a new pair of shoes. Yep, you should be buying your pillows in pairs, but we’ll get to that later. I’ve been...
Our Fixer Upper 6 Years In

Our Fixer Upper 6 Years In

We bought this fixer upper in August of 2013, six years ago! I thought I’d share some images of what we’ve done over the years. We still have a lot to do, but it feels good to look back at how far we’ve come. I’ve got a bunch of links for you...