Jennifer Laura Living

31/10/2024

We’ve done a family costume for years now- the kids pick the theme every year (and they can always trick or treat ins something different if they aren’t feeling the group costume). The Mario year was by far my favorite so far (although Kris’ fat Thor is one for the books)! I can’t wait to dress up tonight- any guesses on what we’re dressing up as this year?

12/08/2024

The dining room has come a loooong way since we moved here 5 years ago. Swipe for the before… also FIVE years?! Where has the time gone?

25/10/2023

Two weekends ago I hosted a bridal shower for one of my best friends from college, Audrey. Using my past wedding planner chops I of course DIY'd the entire thing- so let me show you! My favorite detail was the handmade welcome sign. I made this using a couple pieces of plywood, hinges to attach them...

19/10/2023

I get asked pretty often what paint colors I've used around our house and while this post of all my favorite blue paint colors houses quite a few of them, I really haven't shared what every single color is! Some of the colors were here when we moved in like all all over house color (SW Neutral Groun...

27/09/2023

Well this is wildly overdue, but as I was looking through old files the other day I realized I never shared photos from Lincoln's fifth birthday. Doh! He's six now, but this party is still worth sharing I think!

This post is so long overdue (as in Lincoln is six now), but as I was going through some old files on my computer the other day I realized I never shared photos from Lincoln's 5th birthday party. It was very adorable and packed with fun ideas for a rainbow themed birthday party so let's get into it!...

20/09/2023

The full process of adding picture frame molding to our living room walls is up on the blog today! The living room isn't done yet, but I am loving the progress in here so far!

Last winter I installed picture frame molding in the living room and took the space from this... to this. It wasn't the easiest project I've done nor was it the hardest and if I could go back there are a few things I would do differently (get a laser level), but I wanted to share our beginner level....

06/09/2023

Finally sharing the entire process of how I painted over the ugly brown tile in the laundry room- a good one to bookmark if you have some tile floors in your home that need a makeover!

It's been over a year since I finished the laundry room makeover, but I realized last week that while I've shared a video tutorial about how I painted over the existing tile floors in the laundry room, I never shared the full process over here on the blog. And while a video is wonderful to show you....

15/12/2022

This is my favorite time of year and the way the house looks and feels is a big part of that! The full Christmas house tour is up on the blog today- link in bio 💙

15/12/2022

The Christmas house tour is up!

I love doing a little Christmas house tour every year and while some things stay the same I always change it up a little bit and this year was no different (you can see our 2020 Christmas house tour here and 2021 here). I added tinsel and two new trees in the dining room, two more trees to the porch...

21/11/2022

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10/11/2022

Obsessed with how my DIY Anthropologie mirror turned out- check out the full tutorial + cost breakdown today on the blog!

I'll be honest, about halfway through this project I thought it was going to be a total fail, but in the end we got there and I'm really excited to share this DIY Anthropologie dupe gold mirror with you today! I know you've seen the beautiful (and very expensive) Anthropologie Primrose mirrors, righ...

08/11/2022

I love decorating our porch for Christmas and each year it tends to get a little more elaborate (you can see how it looked last year right here). Here's how this year's porch came together! The biggest change I made this year was to add two additional trees to the planters. I honestly can't believe....

04/11/2022

Ever wondered what the process looks like to have a piece of furniture professionally reupholstered? Or how much it would cost? It's perhaps easier/cheaper than you might think! Read this post, then go save those free sofas on the street corner!

A few years ago I found this garbage sofa on Facebook Marketplace. I thought it looked like it might have a decent shape and could possibly be rescued. I wasn't wrong and a few months later had this beauty fully restored and looking like this (throwback to my old wedding planning office)! The proces...

28/10/2022

It's almost time for our annual Halloween party, which means our house is totally decked out for Halloween and the house tour is up!

Halloween and Christmas are the two times of year that I go all out and decorate the house. Halloween is definitely not as elaborate as our Christmas decorations, but I believe it's still worthy of its own post. You may have seen last year's Halloween post and this year is certainly similar, but I c...

06/10/2022

Simple and easy Halloween yard decorations that I can't stop making.

I've been making these wooden tombstones to put up for Halloween in our front yard for years now. They are the perfect Halloween decoration- cheap, easy, and completely customizable. As a self-proclaimed Disney adult I like to take this opportunity to add a little Disney magic to our yard and create...

04/10/2022

How much did I spend making over our laundry room?

I always talk about how I do all of my makeovers on a shoestring budget, but sometimes I'm sure you're wondering... what does that even mean? For me it meant that I was able to take our laundry room from this... to this... for less than $3,000. A shoestring budget may mean something different to you...

23/09/2022

I think I have like 5 YouTube subscribers, but lately I've been trying to post at least one video per day. Usually just another place to put my Tik Tok videos, but today I made a compilation video of all of my viral Tik Toks and it was really fun to watch and reminisce. Anyways, feel free to subscribe if you're a YouTube person. Or if you just want to see some of my videos and haven't made the leap and downloaded Tik Tok yet.

21/09/2022

If you saw my Halloween house tour from last year then you know I don't really do "fall" decor around here. I like to keep things black and white, creepy, yet kid friendly. I'm really excited to get our Halloween decorations up this year - I'm starting this week! But in the meantime, here are some o...