Time Flies!

It’s hard to believe it, but my husband and I are coming up on 17 years of marriage – this Saturday, July 31st! Now, we have three daughters and two dogs! How time flies when you’re in love!!

Reflecting on this and looking back at some of our wedding photos, I started [...]

Den/Playroom Makeover Part 2 - Accessories and more...

My main challenges when doing this quick little playroom/den makeover were to #1 – not spend much money; #2 – make it fun and kid friendly.

It needs to be a place for my girls to do homework, watch movies & tv, host sleepovers,  do crafts, and more. I had tried almost every arrangement for the [...]

The playroom makeover part 1 - lighting

This week I will share some of the things I did to makeover the playroom/den for my girls – all for under $250!

I’m starting with some of the lighting that I reworked. I painted some coral on these $6 paper lanterns that I hung over the desk area.

Paper lantern before

Paper lantern [...]

While the girls are away, Mom gets to play!

This week while two of my three girls are away at camp, I’m planning  to spruce up their playroom/den. It will involve a little painting by me (and yes, that seagull will be getting a makeover) and some help from my sister, Meghan, who is here visiting. A little decorating for us is like camp [...]

Here we go!

Hi! Today is the first day of summer and the first day of the new blog on katemcrostie.com!

On the blog, my plan is to bring you fun, interesting things to read about related to enriching our lives as full-time career women, working moms and homemakers.  I am a military wife, mother of three girls, North [...]