Home & Garden Archives — https://mrsmillennial.com/category/home-garden/ Lessons on Food, Travel, Money, and Marriage from a 21st-Century Broad. Mon, 18 May 2020 18:13:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://i0.wp.com/mrsmillennial.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-untitled-drawing-4.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Home & Garden Archives — https://mrsmillennial.com/category/home-garden/ 32 32 128573520 5 “Recommended” Quarantine Date Ideas for Married Couples — And What You Should Do Instead https://mrsmillennial.com/2020/05/18/5-recommended-quarantine-date-ideas-for-married-couples-and-what-you-should-do-instead/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2020/05/18/5-recommended-quarantine-date-ideas-for-married-couples-and-what-you-should-do-instead/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 18:13:31 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=10353 So, Coronavirus, amirite? It’s been a shitty two months for just about everybody worldwide, but here we are still largely staying in our houses and trying our best to comply with wildly inconsistent advice from experts, politicians, and friends on how to stay safe. Lately, as the tedium of full-time stay-at-home life has really hit […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2020/05/18/5-recommended-quarantine-date-ideas-for-married-couples-and-what-you-should-do-instead/feed/ 0 10353 Revealing our DIY Powder Bath Remodel! https://mrsmillennial.com/2019/10/29/revealing-our-diy-powder-bath-remodel/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2019/10/29/revealing-our-diy-powder-bath-remodel/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:21:16 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=10196 As regular readers know, the hubby and I moved to a new city a few months ago, and with that meant buying a new house. And while the house we purchased was largely in good shape, there was one room I absolutely despised: the downstairs powder bath. First, let me state that I LOVE powder […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2019/10/29/revealing-our-diy-powder-bath-remodel/feed/ 0 10196 Halloween Party Favorites at our 5th Annual Pumpkin Carving https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/11/04/halloween-party-favorites-at-our-5th-annual-pumpkin-carving/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/11/04/halloween-party-favorites-at-our-5th-annual-pumpkin-carving/#respond Sun, 04 Nov 2018 17:03:00 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9826 Each year, we invite all our friends over for a festive and competitive pumpkin carving party, full of Halloween-y tricks and treats for kids of all ages. Each year, I scour the pages of Pinterest for inspiration on the most boo-tiful food and drinks for the party, and this year was no exception. Here’s what […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/11/04/halloween-party-favorites-at-our-5th-annual-pumpkin-carving/feed/ 0 9826 The Hubby’s Lord of the Rings Birthday Party https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/07/21/the-hubbys-lord-of-the-rings-birthday-party/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/07/21/the-hubbys-lord-of-the-rings-birthday-party/#respond Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:41:10 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9708 Loyal readers will know that we like to go BIG for birthdays. Past birthday celebrations have included a present for every year you’ve earned, trips to places like Nashville, and even a full day of surprise deliveries. But this year, the hubby’s request was a little more out of left field: he wanted a party […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/07/21/the-hubbys-lord-of-the-rings-birthday-party/feed/ 0 9708 Our DIY Home Office Remodel Revealed! https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/02/28/diy-home-office-remodel-revealed/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/02/28/diy-home-office-remodel-revealed/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:36:34 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9519 If you’ve been following Mrs. Millennial on Facebook, then you know that for the past couple months, we’ve been working on a full DIY home office remodel — specifically, turning an extra bedroom into a useful, multi-functional office space. This was a huge project, including: Scraping old popcorn ceilings Re-texturing the ceiling Painting the ceiling […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/02/28/diy-home-office-remodel-revealed/feed/ 0 9519 Four Things We Learned DIY-ing our Popcorn Ceiling Removal https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/01/29/four-things-diy-popcorn-ceiling-removal/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/01/29/four-things-diy-popcorn-ceiling-removal/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:37:44 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9466 The initial plan was to DIY our popcorn ceiling removal for the entire upstairs, by ourselves, in order to kick off our home office remodel project. By the time the dust had settled, we had whittled that goal down to just one single room. Here’s what we learned: Before you even start, you may need […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2018/01/29/four-things-diy-popcorn-ceiling-removal/feed/ 1 9466 Spooky Snacks for a Halloween Party (2017 Edition) https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/11/05/spooky-snacks-for-a-halloween-party-2017-edition/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/11/05/spooky-snacks-for-a-halloween-party-2017-edition/#comments Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:19:26 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9421 Once again, we invited our friends and family over last weekend to partake in our annual Pumpkin Carving party. This is always a great opportunity to take in the fall weather, and also a great chance to try out the top new Pinterest-worthy snacks for a Halloween party. And I think it was our best […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/11/05/spooky-snacks-for-a-halloween-party-2017-edition/feed/ 1 9421 Creative Wooden 5th Anniversary Presents for Men + a JORD Watch Giveaway! https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/10/24/creative-wooden-5th-anniversary-presents-men/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/10/24/creative-wooden-5th-anniversary-presents-men/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:20:06 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9349 This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosures. I can’t believe it, but as of this coming spring, I will have been married for *five whole years*. Where did the time go?! And while I don’t always adhere to the suggested traditional anniversary gift ideas, it seemed like it might be pretty […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/10/24/creative-wooden-5th-anniversary-presents-men/feed/ 11 9349 What is the Best Boxed Wine? Red Wine 2017 Edition https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/09/24/best-boxed-wine-red-wine-2017-edition/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/09/24/best-boxed-wine-red-wine-2017-edition/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:04:24 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9276 It’s no surprise to anyone who has ever met me that I like wine. A perfectly paired wine with a nice meal is one of the great pleasures in life. But sometimes…if you’re just sitting around the house after a nightmarish day of work, for example, or you’re craving a glass when your significant other […]

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]]> https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/09/24/best-boxed-wine-red-wine-2017-edition/feed/ 1 9276 Creating a Bedroom Jewelry Nook for Under $200 https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/07/23/creating-bedroom-jewelry-nook-under-200/ https://mrsmillennial.com/2017/07/23/creating-bedroom-jewelry-nook-under-200/#comments Sun, 23 Jul 2017 18:01:40 +0000 https://mrsmillennial.com/?p=9137 This post contains affiliate links. For more info, see our advertising disclosure. I don’t know about you guys, but I have a bit of a problem when it comes to Kendra Scott jewelry, particularly earrings. The problem being that I’m a tad obsessed and have way too many pairs! This leads to earrings being left […]

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