My Personal Life

It's almost Mother's Day and it's almost picnic season (that's a thing, right?) so I put together a fun DIY idea for the Kendall-Jackson blog: a folding wood tray that's perfect for picnics! I think this would be a great gift for your mom, tucked into a picnic basket along with her favorite foods and a bottle of wine. If you already have your Mother's Day gift squared away, you […]

A couple weekends ago, my family was in town visiting (they live across the state), so I decided to throw my mom an early Mother's Day lunch! In addition to my mom and sister, I invited the women from Ben's side of the family (but no boys!) and took full advantage of the opportunity to go all out on decorating the table. I love any excuse to buy flowers and […]

I was looking at my recent pins the other day and realized that a solid half of them were cute white farmhouses. Clearly, I have houses on the brain! Our lease is up in June and we've saved enough for a decent down payment, so part of me (a big part) is itching to buy a house. But there are several other factors in play that might make it wiser […]

In yesterday's post, I mentioned that we recently got some wall sconces for our bedroom. Today, I want to show you how they look! I was glad that a couple of you said #3 was your favorite option, because it’s the one that we chose. My favorite too--you guys have good taste! ;) I had worried a little bit about how the cord would look, since we couldn't actually hardwire the […]