Primary Bathroom Before and After | Color Edition

Build With Ferguson and Banyan Bridges Bathroom

This post was sponsored by Build with Ferguson, who I have used for years and love. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This is my dream bathroom. When most people say that, it just means ideal. But when I say it, I not only mean how ideal it was, but how I experienced it like a dream. ...

How I Planned My Colorful Bathroom (and made my tile pattern!)

This post includes links to sponsored products We all spend a lot of time in our bathrooms. I feel like cellphones have made that even worse—and yes, I'm referring to sitting on the toilet giggling at TikTok videos. I wanted to create a truly unique space in my bathroom. It's the first place I...

Krusteaz Waffle Gingerbread Houses

Krusteaz-waffles

This post sponsored by Krusteaz. Thoughts, awkward humor and ideas are mine.  Recipe up front! 2 ½ cups Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake mix ¾ cups Brown Sugar 1 Egg 2 TBSP oil 2 TBSP Molasses (optional) 1 TBSP Ginger 1 TBSP Cinnamon  1 Tsp Vanilla ½ Tsp allspice 1 ½ Cups Cold Water Mix...

Book Gift Guide for Kids | Holiday 2021

This last year, I've traveled a lot. It has been an amazing experience to go and paint my murals in so many homes and businesses and to connect with people across the country. But when I come home, I really want to connect with my kids. Reading is one of my favorite ways to spend time with...

Kitchen Gift Guide | Holiday 2021

Banyan Bridges Kitchen Gift Guide Holiday 2021

I remember what it used to be like to have a kitchen. Surprised that I don't have a kitchen? It's true. I did spend most of last year building a gorgeous downstairs kitchen only to move into a new house with a non-functioning kitchen. Dear reader, look at your kitchen for a second. Appreciate...

Home Decor Gift Guide | Holiday 2021

Banyan Bridges Home Decor Gift Guide Holiday 2021

Having just moved into a fixer-upper that looked more like a low-budget horror movie set—I am a true believer in the power of home decor. While we've had torn up countertops, cabinets, flooring, and a gaping hole in our wall, it's been nice to make home feel like home with small touches of...

Give the Gift of Art: Sister Edition

Racheal of Banyan Bridges placing her digital print Yonder in a frame from Jo-Ann's Keepsakes

I have a problem. I love getting new art in my home. I buy prints from great artists all the time—especially digital prints.  But here’s my dirty, little secret, 90% of the time they stay on my computer as a print-ready PDF. Ugh. What a waste. Please don’t tell anyone. It’s not that I...

One Room Challenge: Week 8 – Reveal

Banyan Bridges basement kitchen reveal for the 2021 ORC with green cabinets, tile, refinished table, and lighting

My family says our home feels alive. When we first moved in after renovating, we had agreeable gray walls. Everywhere. Yes, can you believe I did that? I quickly added some design elements to bring in some color, but it still felt lifeless. Years later, with paint, color, and risk-taking, our...

One Room Challenge: Week 7 – Supernova Girl

The finished Banyan Bridges corner basement kitchen mural with white chairs from Article

Did you ever do Billy Blanks' Tae Bo back in the day? Well, I sure did. Can't you tell from my enormous muscles? Throwing punches in my oversized t-shirt at a fuzzy TV screen back in the early aughts. Me, alone in my house knocking out invisible foes. Then, out of nowhere, he'd yell "Double...

One Room Challenge: Week 6 – The Scary Part

Elkay mint sink with butcher block countertops and green cabinetry

Dear friends, this was not an easy week. I did some scary things this week—like that scene in Signs where the alien walks across the screen and you have to call your Mom and say you have a stomach ache which is your code word for leaving parties early, but your sister needed a ride home first...