45-Minute Lentil Soup
Did you know that Notes of Charm isn’t my first blog? In 2012-2013 I had a food blog called “A Foodette.” My very first recipe was for Lentil Soup because I made it ALL THE TIME – because it was easy and it was mine!…
Author: Kristen Barry
When Lipstick Inspires – and How it Inspired Me
How inspiring are these lipsticks with art designed by Lisa Congdon? Not only are the three shades super fun and bold, the colorful and happy art is something I want to hang on my walls! And with inspiring quotes like “The future depends on you”…
Sean’s Office Makeover
For Christmas, Sean asked for a redesigned home office. Can’t blame him – it had essentially turned into a room where furniture, papers, and electronics went to die. A glorified storage unit if you will. I hadn’t taken on a home project in a bit…
A Beginner’s Step by Step Guide to Transforming Your Yard on a Budget
So you bought a new house and you’ve spent the last few months (or years in my case) updating the interior to your liking. In the meantime, your yard has been decently maintained but has started to wear on you. All that faded tanbark is…
How to Add More Pizzazz to Farmhouse: Our Family Room Refresh Plan
When we moved into our house two years ago, project #1 – WITHOUT A DOUBT – was adding built-ins in our family room. The room was SCREAMING for built ins as you can see below. Hi cute 3 year old Kendall! It’s a little hard…
Kendall’s Big Girl Room – One Room Challenge – Week 6 – FULL REVEAL!!!
***THIS POST WAS WRITTEN OVER THE COURSE OF WEEK 6 OF THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE AND CHRONICLES SOME OF THE CHALLENGES I FACED DURING THIS TIME. IT IS LONG. FEEL FREE TO SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR THE REVEAL PHOTOS AND LINKS*** Friday May…
Kendall’s Big Girl Room – One Room Challenge – Week 5
Goodness gracious I feel like each week that goes by I have less and less time to work on this room – and even less time to blog about it. On Sunday we took a quick family trip down to Monterey to check out the…
Kendall’s Big Girl Room – One Room Challenge – Week 4
Hi again! Oh my it has been a busy week. Between Easter, prepping for the both kid’s birthdays, planning a last-minute trip to Monterey, and experiencing a family health scare, I feel like I haven’t had one second of downtime much less any time to…
Kendall’s Big Girl Room – One Room Challenge – Week 3
Good morning! It is Wednesday of Week 3 which – holy pants and shirts – marks the halfway point of Kendall’s 6 week room makeover! I just realized that I really need to get all my online orders going because three weeks may just not…
Kendall’s Big Girl Room – One Room Challenge – Week 2
Decisions. I loath decisions. They literally keep me up at night and consume my thoughts during the day. By nature I am EXTREMELY indecisive. I over-analyze to the point of self loathing. I always say I am going to “sleep on it” but then I…