Around the time we remodeled my bathroom, we also had the front steps redone. The steps that were there before were made of brick and matched the color of the house. When our contractor noticed that some of the bricks were coming loose, my parents decided it was a good time for a new front porch. They had been thinking about redoing the front to match the back patio which is all done in slate. It only took our contractor a few days to finish the steps and it made a huge change to the look of the house.

They started with tearing out the old bricks, breaking them up, and then using them to fill in the bottom step. Then they added concrete and built the other two steps. It's a remarkable improvement!

I'm always looking for new ways to organize my makeup, my closet and my bathroom products. So I spend a lot of time on YouTube or searching through blogs trying to find something that works for me. The only space I have to store makeup is in my desk/vanity. I bought this desk from Target and it works so well with these plastic Rubbermaid bins I also found at Target. They fit so perfectly in the drawer, I couldn't have planned it better!

The bins are divided up as follows:
Large black bin #1 - Face (foundations, powders, blushes)
Large black bin #2 - Eyes (eye liners, eye shadows, mascara)
Large black bin #3 - Lips (lip glosses, lipsticks, lip liners)
Small black bin #1 - Brushes
Small black bin #2 - Specific Testing Samples (Right now, I'm testing out some face moisturizers and eye creams so I have a bunch of deluxe samples from different brands in this bin)
Large white bin #1 (back) - Hand and Nail Care Products
Large white bin #2 (front) - All Deluxe Samples

This arrangement really works for me. When I open the drawer, I can see everything I have and grab what I need quickly. What more could a girl need?

This project has been a long time coming! My parents had been talking about it with their contractor for some time now and about a month ago, they gave the go ahead to tear out the old porcelain bathtub in my bathroom and replace it with a gorgeous brand new shower. It took about three weeks to complete the project. And as anyone knows, doing construction on your home is never a good time. I had to use the downstairs shower and had to deal with people walking through my bedroom all the time. The entire house was a mess; covered in dust and sheetrock. It took hours to clean but in the end it was worth it. The shower is perfect! It's a bummer I'll only be here to use for another few months.

We had to make a few adjustments to the piping since we put a window where the original shower head was. So we moved everything to the other side and added two jets and a rain head. They also put in a little bench and shelf for all my products. It's definitely a remarkable improvement on what was there.

Through my youth, I was a bit of a tomboy. I wasn't very into makeup and I seldom wore jewelry. I had a couple rings I liked to wear and in college, I wore my sorority lavalier that was given to me by my "big". Other than that, I never wore much. But lately, I've been noticing a draw to all things girly, particularly jewelry. My favorite thing in the world right now is rose gold. I've never seen such a beautiful color.

I could spend hours playing around on Pinterest, discovering new ideas and fun projects. There are so many DIY projects I want to try so today, I'm going to share my favorites all from my own Pinterest board, Creative Inspiration.