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The Best Blackout Curtains for Kids’ Rooms

March 8, 2022

The Best Blackout Curtains for Kids’ Rooms

One of the main tips I got as a new mom was to make the baby's bedroom as dark as possible for optimal sleep. Apparently having a dark room helps anyone sleep better because there are fewer distractions for your brain to have to compute. So with that information I went on a hunt for the best blackout curtains I could use in the baby's nursery. At the time I found out this info, I had sheer curtains in my daughter's room... not the best option because it let in too much light in a room with a lot …

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Best Affordable Washable Kitchen Rugs

February 12, 2022

Best Affordable Washable Kitchen Rugs

Like many families, ours creates a lot of mess... like, a lot. I've learned since having kids not to get too attached to rugs in the house because who knows when the next major spill will come. Coffee, primarily, is what gets spilled in this house, but I say "spill" in general. (Moms, you know what I'm talking about.) Add in New England weather (hello, salt and sand and snow coming in the house all the time for at least 4 months out of the year) and I definitely replace our most-high-traffic …

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Easy Thanksgiving Table Idea

November 15, 2020

Easy Thanksgiving Table Idea

One of the best days of the year is almost here, so today I'm sharing an idea for an easy Thanksgiving table! Shop the post: With so many families having a smaller Thanksgiving this year, this easy table is perfect for a smaller group. I decided to use the huge roll of Kraft paper I already own. Writing each person's name creates an update on the traditional place card. (It is inevitable that someone will spill cranberry sauce on the white tablecloth anyway, so why not make the table …

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Home Renovation Tips and Tricks

October 31, 2019

Home Renovation Tips and Tricks

Today I'm sharing our tips and tricks after our experience gut-renovating our Cape home... what we are SO glad we did, and what we wouldn't do again! We bought our house back in 2010, thinking we would be there for maybe 3-5 years. In 2018 (8 years later!) we finally sat down and had a serious conversation about whether we were going to move or renovate. We were quickly outgrowing our little home, and there were just some things we really wanted. A garage, another bathroom on the second …

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(Not Fully) Moved In!

October 16, 2019

(Not Fully) Moved In!

Exciting news from RenovationStation: We moved in! So... it's echoey (we have no curtains and no rugs on the first floor) and we're still getting used to it, but we're so glad to be here! It was a long summer going back and forth between two houses (and, on occasion, a hotel here and there). scenes from the weekend Why were you between two houses? When we had a start date for the build, we started looking at options for housing. There were very few short-term rental solutions (even …

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New England native, wife, and mom to two. Frequent traveler, skinny jeans enthusiast. Here I share tips and tricks on making #momlife look effortless. If it saves you time or saves you a headache, I’m probably blogging about it.

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