After a break over the holidays, I'm back to share the most recent updates and additions to my son's room. I tried to add a few fun things to the space to give it an extra dash of fun as well as finishing up the trim.

Let's talk seashells. I know that it seems incredibly random, but bear with me. After talking to other people ADHD, especially women, I've found that many of us share a common interest: collecting seashells. My daughter and I have loved picking seashells anytime we go to a beach however I'm always stumped about what to do with them once we have collected them. Up until recently our collected seashells have just been sitting in a glass jar on my daughter's bathroom counter, which in hindsight was not a great plan. My daughter accidentally knocked it over and it shattered, so to be safe we're not doing glass jars on the counter anymore. So I wanted to find a creative way to display them that wasn't just sitting on the counter.

My mom, Paris, creates incredible faux floral arrangements. She changes them based on season and they are stunning and does a set for her house and mine. It is something she really enjoys and is really good at. I was with her when she did my arrangements this year, so I asked her to share some of her tips and tricks for making these kinds of arrangements, because they always turn out beautifully.

After doing so much for the project in my son’s room I thought it was important to take a minute and talk about some DIY safety tips. When doing a DIY project, you'll likely encounter power tools, potentially hazardous chemicals and other things that you want to protect yourself from. I would be lying if I didn't say that over the last 5 years of doing DIY projects I didn't get nervous about a new power tool, so even though I want to just jump right in and start using it, I know that it is super important to read the instructions and follow the product safety guidelines so that I can keep myself safe. So here are a few tips that a crucial for staying safe while DIY-ing.

Last week I did the rope ladder on my son's custom build and this week I've got another mini project to add to the overall makeover. Today we're working on a custom ball/car run. We recently went to a local attraction that had ball runs on the wall that my son obsessed with. I knew there was a blank spot on the wall and I had the idea to make my own version for him to fit in that space.

We're back at it again with part 6 of my son's epic room makeover. So far I've done the bed, slide platform, reading nook, the bridge between the bed and slide, the railing, and the loft above the bed. Today I'm doing the rope ladder, which wasn't originally planned, but I really wanted something in this original plan. When I was building the slide platform both of my kids loved jumping off and wanted us to catch them. After talking with my husband, we decided that adding a dedicated jumping off spot was going to be the best and safest option. After adding this I wanted to add an additional way for them to climb up because there is enough space for that. Deciding exactly what to do took some time. I ordered something and it came and when it came it was too wide because the space was only 24 inches. Most rope ladders are 30 inches minimum so it was a bit tricky. I ordered one thinking that I could modify it a little bit, but I was wrong. After a lot of back and forth I finally decided to just make my own because I was pretty convinced that I could do it.