The Ask Anna Blog

Outdoor Living Room Reveal!!!

I am so excited, like jumping out of my skin excited, to finally get to show you our outdoor living room!!! Did you see my partial reveal over on the Arhaus blog last Friday? For weeks I’ve been decorating, building and accessorizing the space to make it the perfect outdoor entertaining spot. We’ve already had a couple parties this summer but now that the living room is finally finished, I can’t wait to have people over! Warning: this is a picture heavy post because there’s so much to show you! You know I love a good before and after so… Read More

“…Everyone Else Calls a Butterfly” FREE Printable Quote

Hello again! It’s Krista and I’m back with another printable for you today. This one won’t change the way you clean and organize your life, but it’s a good reminder. One that I’ve needed lately. My niece just turned two. She’s a bubbly, vivacious and energetic little girl. She just became a big sister about 2 months ago and smothers her adorable little brother with love and lots of kisses. She recently went into the doctor one afternoon with a strange rash, after they confirmed the rash wasn’t anything to worry about, the doctor said he was concerned about her… Read More

Outdoor Living Room Sneak Peek

When I was planning the outdoor kitchen/living space, I knew I wanted a cozy place for people to be able to relax. I shopped around to figure out exactly what I wanted and that’s when I discovered Arhaus. I showed you my design board last month and today I am excited to be over on the Arhaus blog showing you some of the fabulous details! Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll get to see over there, it’s even better than the design board! Make sure to stop back by on Monday to see the full reveal, I am sooooo… Read More

Kitchen Demo and New Marble Counters

I’ve been dreaming about real stone countertops for years. We faked the look in our last house by using Giani Granite but it’s just not the same. When we moved into this house the last owner had installed Granite Transformations and everyone that came over liked them, but I hated them. They were definitely not granite and I couldn’t stand thinking about how dirty and gross all the layers were underneath the Granite Transformation layer. So for years I’ve been dreaming about REAL marble countertops, something white, something clean, something simple, something like this pin that I’ve had pinned for… Read More

How to Organize the Pantry for FREE

Hi, Susan here from Organized 31. With summer here and the kiddos at home, keeping things organized is a priority. Reorganizing my house and particularly my pantry has been my focus the past week or so. With an organized pantry, my kids can be more self-sufficient and I can find items more easily when I’m cooking dinner. Because we’re a military family and we never know when we’ll be moving again, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on buying organizing items. Let me share 5 tips, that work for me, for how to organize the pantry for free! To… Read More

How to Paint a House Quickly and Easily

Last month when we were finishing up the outdoor kitchen I decided that I wanted to change the color of the stucco and get rid of the 80’s tan color. The granite we picked has a lot of gray tones so I thought updating the house to a light gray color would look really nice. I’ve never painted the exterior of a house but I know HomeRight has lots of great paint sprayers so I emailed them to see if they had one that would be good for my latest project. Luckily they do, it’s called the Power-Flo Pro 2800…. Read More