I used plenty o’ corn, and some rubber boots for stomping through all that mud when you’re visiting the horses and chickens.. $3 mums from Walmart get all fancy in a galvanized pail with some burlap and ribbon.

Some of the little things I’ve done have made just as much of an impact though.Over the windows I added in.

cornices in a great fabric.that I loved and I painted out the back splash in a bolder color to make it really stand out and feel more finished, even when it’s not even close!.Little details make a difference too..

Adding in pretty things like sunflowers really helps to make me not notice the cabinets, and vinyl flooring, and laminate counters a lot less.Distraction is a huge part of my game here.. Let’s take a peek at the other side of the room too.. Confession time: This picture was actually taken in February.

Currently, our old fridge is sitting in front of that mirror there and it has been for about three months now.

I thought using an old picture might be a better way to go.The Project Pile.

made a cheese ball for us to snack on one day and it was so cute and tasty that I had to ask her for the recipe.I tweaked it a bit just for fun and I came up with the chipotle cheese ball!.

I’ve made this recipe a few times now, most recently for a BBQ we went to right before we left to go out of town to the beach for a few days with the kids.I swore I was going to take a million pictures on that little trip, but toddlers just don’t stop moving so this is the only picture that I got:.