No one was completely sure how the housing market was going to be affect at the beginning of this year. Would we be temporarily suspended? Were buyers and sellers both going to put their searches on pause until things died down? There were a lot of unknowns. But we stuck together! We were there for each other, in a hard …
How To Keep Your Entry Clean This Winter
The midwest has definitely blessed us this year in terms of the unseasonably warm weather; but, let’s get a jump on the ominous cold weather we all know is approaching. We are no stranger to the blistering cold and blizzard weather here in Iowa. One thing that does manage to escape some people’s minds, is how exactly to keep their …
Not Your Typical Christmas
One of my favorite Christmas memories is decorating the tree with my grandma. She is well known for her “themed” Christmas trees. Some of her past themes have been: red and gold, santa, angels, homemade, Iowa State, etc. Over the years she has collected so many ornaments that she could probably pick any theme that she wanted. I love seeing …
Party Serving Ideas
Sometimes parties can be tricky to plan, which tends to keep some of us from hosting them. It takes a lot of time, money, and effort. That being said, I still love to have them! I love thinking of new creative themes, trying out new recipes, and of course spending time with those I care about. It does not always …
Dining Room Ideas for those Busy Holiday Dinners
Having the whole family over for Holiday Dinners? Need to have enough space for everyone? Here are a few tips on what you can do to squeeze in all the extra people you will have over! There are many different ways to approach this, the first is rearranging. If you have a large living room and a smaller dining room, …
Halloween Decor
Are you planning a Halloween party? Well this is just the post for you, with Halloween coming up this weekend, we decided to share some awesome Halloween decorations and party ideas that we found and thought were fabulous! These are all some very classy looking decorations that are easy DIY projects with objects you can find around your house or …
New Year’s Resolutions – Home Gyms
Happy New Year!! Hopefully you are all starting off your new year on a good note. All of us here at Elizabeth Erin Designs are excited to kick off this new year with a bang! I don’t know about you, but after these last few weeks of indulging in holiday treats I could definitely use a detox and a good …
Volunteering at Restore!
Last Friday we shut off our phones and email for a few hours and headed to Restore to do some volunteering! (Of course Ashley was still at the office to keep things in line). We did a training about a week ago where they took us on a behind the scenes tour and gave us some fun facts about the store. …