I'm not sure when I first discovered the idea of bleaching wood but I immediately thought about this chest of drawers that we had floating around our house. It was a secondhand find that we slapped some chalk paint on and re-stained the top. It was really lovely the way it was but didn't really fit with the coastal casual vibe that our house now has. I determined it would be a great candidate for bleach and I'm so pleased with how it turned out. It was used as a bedside table/additional dresser ... Read More about How to Bleach Wood Furniture
Chocolate Dipped Fruit Bars with Whole Fruit
This post is sponsored by Whole Fruit. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Making Home Base. It's hard to believe but we've been homeschooling for five weeks now and we are loving it. The days are longer than I anticipated (why did I have it in my mind that homeschool kids really only do half days??) but filled with nuggets of joy that I could never get with my kids in school. I instituted a prize box that has been beneficial for a number of reasons but mostly it just makes my ... Read More about Chocolate Dipped Fruit Bars with Whole Fruit
Family Game Night with Walmart+
This post is sponsored by Walmart. I never really realized what a treat it was to be able to just run to store real quick until we moved here to Twentynine Palms. Now, every trip to the store takes about two hours round trip and if you're smart you make a day of it and enjoy the outing and hit up all the places in one trip. Since store runs aren't as frequent as they used to be, we rely heavily on online shopping and it's a luxury that I'd have a hard time living without. Two-day shipping has ... Read More about Family Game Night with Walmart+
We’re Homeschooling this year – Here’s our Homeschool Space
Surprise! We're homeschooling this school year. I'm kidding - it's really not a surprise. Like the rest of the country, we've painstakingly struggled to decide how we wanted to return to schooling for our girls. Ultimately, we opted to take this opportunity to try homeschool and we're so excited about it. I've felt a tug to homeschool for several years now but kept ignoring those urges until this year, which seems to be the perfect year to try homeschool if there ever was one. It's going to be a ... Read More about We’re Homeschooling this year – Here’s our Homeschool Space
All About Sibling Shared Rooms
I've mentioned many times before how much we love that the girls share a room. Every time I discuss their room or that they share a room I get a flood of questions about how that works. I felt passionate about the girls sharing a room as soon as I discovered I was having a second girl. Fun fact: I'm an only child so I always dreamed of having a sister to share a room with. I have absolutely pushed those fantasies onto my children and to my delight, they love it and so do I. Today, I'm finally ... Read More about All About Sibling Shared Rooms
