Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Summer”
Preparing your home for summer is just as important as preparing for the cold Iowan winters. Your home is going to get a lot of wear and tear from indoor to outdoor traffic patterns (especially if you have kids & pets). Our back door tends to remain open for a good portion of the days in the summer with all …
Good afternoon, lovely people, it’s Jodi here! Crashing into September like Toren Wood! 2018 has been an exciting year for Elizabeth Erin Designs and for me, Jodi, personally. We moved the office out of my house to a store front in April, had my twins graduate from High School at the end of May, hosted a ribbon cutting AND a …
Many grow up with the idea that the 4th of July is time for parades, candy, and fireworks. There is so much more to the meaning behind this day. It is the day that marks the birth of the United States of America. In 1776, it was the day that our Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. There are many …
Do you like to be outside? Do you like to have a garden, but not sure what to do for it? Take a look at our blog for this week where we share some fun ways to have a garden at your home! Don’t have a lot of space, but still have to have a variety of things to plant? …
Summer is nearing the end with Labor Day Weekend upon us. We had quite a few events going on that filled up August, a wedding shower in Eastern Iowa that I assisted in hosting, a back-to-school shopping trip to Kansas City with my niece and two daughters, a family reunion in Booneville, MO, my nephews baptism and lets not for …
Happy National Watermelon Day! We hope everyone is having a great summer and definitely enjoying some watermelon during this fantastic time of year! This week we decided to do a fun post about watermelon, and what kind of watermelon themed rooms and furniture are out there, let’s take a look! To start off let’s look at the themed rooms. This …
We literally just got back from vacation yesterday and I am so excited to get back to designing. We rented a house close to the beach with friends on Gulf Shores, AL. It was on average about a 20 hour drive, but was totally worth every second in the car. We arrived on Saturday evening and planned a great day …
It is almost summer time and I don’t know about you, but the long winter had me singing the blues. I cannot wait to go relax at a few of my new favorite restaurants/bars. Like many of you, I can be a workaholic, so I have challenged myself to get out more and enjoy what the Des Moines area …
Early this June my family and I took two weeks to explore the great West. We did all the tourist things like going to the Corn Palace, in Mitchell South Dakota and Mount Rushmore. We went to Glacier National Park in Montana and after that we meet up with some of my family in Gardnier, Montana. We stayed in a …