Our little explorer, Atlas, just celebrated the big 3, and his '3rd Rock from the Sun' birthday party was an intergalactic adventure to remember! Let's dive into the festivities that made this day out of this world.

Giant pizza, rock painting, and a dance party kept the older astronauts and the younger ones accepting the mission. Pizza was from the famous Geno’s Pizza (same giant from our rehearsal dinner). The best! My signature sugar cookie recipe with an an Atlas spin were a hit as well!

The moons rock painting station stayed busy all day. From fun activity sheets to DIY moon rocks these kids were mini Michelangelos. Who doesnt want a fun little moon rock to remember the adventure?

Close by you could bounce, search for treasure and samples in the sand, complete the ball pit rocket ship tunnel and ride off exploring the surface on one of three rovers (aka tricycles). There was alway a dance party with hits for everyone taking you back in a musical dimension.

My favorite moment, although it was hard to pick, was when we gathered around to sing 'Happy Birthday.' Atlas, our little star, looked at everyone and said, "Thank you, everybody." Cue the collective 'awws'!

It wasn't just a birthday—it was a cosmic celebration of love, joy, and the incredible journey of our little explorer, Atlas. Here's to many more orbits around the sun and countless adventures on with our own '3rd Rock from the Sun'!

XoXo Britt

It only took us over a year to fix up the guest room, but we did it! First, it was storage, then WInter’s Dog Room, and now a proper guest room for our future stays! I cannot be more excited about the first guest staying in the room, but before that, I want to share all the details of this design on a dime guest room.

When we first moved in and painted every room in the house I immediately used this room to practice an ombre wall. Blending blues for hours and hours I was very impressed by my work of art and have even used it for several photo backdrops. We used the blank walls to hang my Monet prints collection. Other than that this room was easy to clean up to prep for a makeover. A little paint to touch up the base boards that our wonder full puppy chewed up and the room was ready for furniture.

We wanted to go with a futon for function and sticking with the midcentury trend keep the style of the furniture like the house. A futon allows us to maybe put a bed in later or adjust the use of the room altogether. We also wanted to put in a credenza. Not a dresser and not a tv console, but both, and our guests can put snacks in their too! These two pieces are bold in color and purpose but we are happy with the outcome and function.

Thriting and repurposing was where the rest of the details came from. My favorite orange rug from Ikea is a simple and inexpensive way to add color and change up a room. I love the shag to it! Great for bedrooms! Speaking of Ikea this clock shelf was in my office for the last 6 years, and I still love to this day, which is why Ikea still carries it! The statement chair was a set of two from Costco 6 years ago as well and Costco doesn’t even carry things from 6 months ago so good luck finding that! Finally I thrifted this Ikea blue table at a Goodwill 50% off day and scored it for $3.

I would like to think I am pretty good at “Staging a Bookcase.” All you really need are: Books (lol), candles, plants (real or fake), art, photos, crystals (something unique). Make sure to balance each shelf meaning if you did a book on the right, a few shelves down, add book on the left. Always share photos of great memories and change them out from time to time or different seasons or guests. And finally, put some crystals in there. Cleanse the energy and give your guests something to admire.

A few candles and throw pillows from target’s clearance section and we are ready to put some fresh linens in the cabinet and have our first guest enjoy her stay. We are book through July and Last week in August, but message me and we can see whats open for the other summer dates.

XoXo

Britt