La Casita Blog
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Ideas for Celebrating Valentine’s Day at Home!
It’s that time of the year again! Red roses, heart-shaped chocolate boxes, romantic cards and the typical romantic dinner for two. Yep, you guessed right, Valentine’s Day! If you are like many of us, post-holiday broke with no time on our hands, followed around by a little army of Tasmanian devils, or if you’re just…
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Mudroom-Closet Build Breakdown
Welcome to our mudroom-closet build breakdown. If you have read the previous post about our mudroom closet renovation then you may be here looking for more details as to how we did it. We hope this post will be helpful if you should want to try a similar DIY project. We used some simple and…
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How to Turn a Closet into a Mudroom!
Ahh, the mudroom! I am infatuated with this space in my house! Let me tell you why and how to turn a closet into a mudroom! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and we may receive compensation if you purchase through the link, at no extra cost to you. Read our Terms and Conditions for…
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Easy Fireplace Makeover
Here is a quick and easy fireplace makeover tutorial. We hope you enjoy! Today we will be talking about Fireplaces!!! How romantic ❤️! I don’t know about you, but when I think about fireplaces it invokes thoughts of warmth, coziness, even sensual thoughts, depending on the mood 😉. Beyond those sentiments, they can be a…
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Why Am I Sticky? And Other Questions Moms Ask Themselves!
Hey mommas! Got questions? So do we! Here’s a list of the questions we ask ourselves in our daily lives. Why am I sticky? What was I doing again? When did I last shower? It’s too quiet in here, what’s the baby doing? Where Is the baby? What’s in your mouth? Why are there crumbs…
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How to Get Ready for Guests This Holiday!
Here is a quick post on how to get ready for guests this holiday! If you are expecting company and don’t know where to start getting ready, here are a few tips to help. Its that time of the year again! Hot cocoa, pretty lights, snow, children getting riled up for presents and we can’t…
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How to Build a Shelf in 7 Easy Steps!
Today we are going to talk about how to build a rustic-industrial style shelf just like the one we have in our foyer. It’s a quick way to create additional hanging space and a place to display pictures, flowers, books and other accessories for cheap and easy. So, let’s get started, shall we?! Materials that…
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10 Things That Run Through Your Mind While Nursing
Waking up in the middle of the night is exhausting already. Add to this the random thoughts that race through your sleep-deprived mind. Result? A list of 10 things that run through a mom’s head during a midnight session! Crap, my milk-soaked through to the sheets How many more hours of sleep will I get?…
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How to Make a Throw Ladder Using Pallet Wood
So today we will be talking about how to make a throw ladder using pallet wood. How did I come up with this in the first place? Well easy, I was staring at my living room and felt it was missing something, apparently a couch, 1 love seat, 1 accent chair and a coffee table…
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How to Paint Wood Furniture!
We recently bought a house to flip which came full of old furniture, old books, old “stuff”, well you get the idea – a whole lot of OLD homegoods. You would think the easy thing to do is throw the old out but you know what they say “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”…