Let's bring warmth into our homes and be successful homemakers!
Hi, i'm Mikaila! It is so nice to meet you. I am a Jesus loving homemaker, wife to my husband Tommy, and a dog and cat Mom. I enjoy using modern and vintage home decor pieces to transform my home into a cozy and comforting environment so that all who come into my home can feel warm and welcomed. I would love for you to join me in this journey to creating a cozy and beautiful home, let's inspire each other along the way!
-Mikaila
*But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint* Isaiah 40:31
Hello sweet friend! Girl decluttering is something i really need to be better at! When we packed to move, I pretty much made those e piles with one extra.. trash, donate, take with me, And storage.. that's the only way i can pack an entire house for moving. But I did get rid of a ton of clothing, shoes, accessories.. just stuff! You have a great space for your extra decor & it looks really nice! My closet was the one space that needed most of my attention for sure! It was A really big closet, so lots of 'things' went in there!🫣 Kitchen junk drawers is always another space i can't seem to keep under control. But thank you for sharing, & for giving great tips! I pray you have enormous blessings this week!🙏🏻
Hello my sweet friend! I hope you are doing well! I need to keep more of a habit of decluttering regularly…it can get so overwhelming if I don’t! When we moved to live with my sister for a year I did the same as you with the extra pile, I also had a larger amount of things in my closet and it was a walk in closet so I had lots of stuff lol. I recently decluttered a bit of my kitchen but some places I left for later because I also throw random stuff everywhere lol. I hope you have a blessed week and are finding your own beautiful home soon! I’m still praying 🥰
Wow! You did a great job! We are in the process of selling our house that we have been in for 23 years so there are lots of spaces to go through I'm praying I can do it all because I have many special things I want to keep. Like you, I make piles, keep, donate, and trash. I think that is really helpful. Like you said one step at a time and give yourself grace. Enjoy your week 😊
Thank you!! Oh boy moving can be such a process and you are so right to just take it one step at a time and give yourself grace! Have a great week to!!
Thank you so much for this: it is perfectly timed! I have a major room to tackle, and you make it look manageable. Your 9:10 closet looks really open & streamlined. Being able to see everything you have at a glance is rewarding in itself. ❤😊
Wow!!!! You did a fantastic job!!!! I was feeling overwhelmed for you. 😂 But you got it done and what a difference! I also laughed so hard at the beginning when Sammy came and sat right on top of you while you were folding things. 😅 This video was so satisfying. Lol
Thank you!! There was many points where I had to walk away and just not look at the piles lol. I know he always has to do something like that! 😂. Thank you! It feels so good to have it all decluttered and organized!
Ooo I love the pears! Jackpot on those planters! I have found a bunch of really great planters at Goodwill this year. Oh wow! That book holder is gorgeous! What an incredible find! Oh that picture frame is beautiful 😍 both of them are!
I love how you find so many unique pieces! I just love your style. I think if we lived by each other, we would always be getting into trouble. 😂 I absolutely love thrifting. I don't always look for planters in the normal sense. I look for unique things for planters. Lol I love that basket planter!! What a steal! I love baskets for everything. Haha you literally just said that as in typing it. I absolutely love milk glass, but I never find any, and I don't know what I would do with it if I did. Lol but it's so pretty.
Thank you! Oh my goodness, yes we would get into trouble lol, but we would always have fun 🤩. I love the idea of using different things for planters, that’s such a great idea! I love baskets for everything to 🥰. I don’t find milk glass often either but I thought about trying to get enough of it to fill a shelf up and have a “milk glass” shelf 🥰
Hello sweet friend! I'm pretty sure those first pieces are tarnished plated silver. They are A creamer & sugar set but the sugar piece is missing the lid. I have quite a few plated pieces in my silver collection. The only thing I notice different between silver & played silver is the tarnish on silver has a little rainbow like effect on top of the dark tarnish, where the plated pieces are just a matte, dark black/gray..hope that makes sense!😄 They're either of vintage or antiques, google Lens them! The second piece with the bible verse is pewter, you can see the difference! The amber glass is really pretty! The pear piece is cute! You can also use A small battery candle or battery tea light! You can get the battery tea lights in A pack of 2 or 4 at the dollar tree or dollar general. Usually If the piece, like the tin, has a label with no bar code to scan, its vintage! Just A little tip😉 Always look for planters! I've found some beautiful one's! Lots of brass ones & adding some really pretty pretty & large chamoiserie pots. I love Terra cotta pots! But I've collected a ton of brass planters for inside & out! You should get you a "pothos" vine! They're beautiful, grow pretty quickly & very easy to care for! I have a couple of the wicker planters with the plastic inside, i put pin holes in the bottom for drainage. The white vase is milk glass, definitely be pretty with a faux plant! Another you should google Lens! The wire basket with the tea light holders is an interesting piece.. you'll def need to google Lens that piece! I love the open book holder! I want to find one to use for a large family bible! Great find! My DIL gas a black swan like that one but the inside is rippled like feathered wings. Its pretty with wash clothes rolled & stacked in it! The wicker duck would be great for holding paper clips, push pins, rubber bands, etc. in the office! Love the wood tray & riser.. you know my love for wood!😁 Love the chunky frame! I think i'd trade out the picture too. The plate with brown on it Is transferware. You'll need to google Lens it too find out the age. Some are vintage, some are rare, collectables, & some pieces can be worth a bit. That's with most transferware pieces, you never know!🤷♀️ That's pretty, & I think its a souviner plate & the edging is the gold plating of course. Great haul & great prices! I hope you ck those pieces & find out more about them! You'll be glad you did!😊 I'm planning to get hutch when we get moved so I can start collecting pretty old dishes! I have book cases, shelves, a small curio, sofa table & my large electric fireplace that has a second shelf & cabinets on the ends & my fav piece to decorate, my 1850-1870's stepback cupboard to decorate with. I would really love an old Hoosier! Now that would be so awesome! If I can ever find one affordable!🙏🏻Lol Thanks for sharing, i always enjoy your hauls, & all your videos! You're a very precious young lady!😊 Pray you have a blessed week!🙏🏻
Hello there! I did some research and they are plated silver from the victorian era! I know that we both love victorian pieces so much so I knew you would probably like them as well:). I am so excited to have them! So that's what pewter looks like! I'll have to remember that for when I am out shopping. I thought the pear piece was adorable to! I'll definitely look for a Pothos vine, I love house plants and how they clean our air for us, I just have to keep on top of keeping them watered lol. The transferware piece I will definitely Google lens for sure, I am very curious about it. I can just imagine how pretty your things will look when you are done decorating! Have ya'll found you a house yet? I am still praying for you one! My Granny has been praying for one for a bit and she finally found one recently! God loves us and will definitely provide our needs! I also want a hoosier! I'm always on Facebook Marketplace looking for more old furniture pieces for great prices lol. Thank you so much and I hope you have a blessed week as well!
@@dearmikaila Walmart usually always has Pothos plants, in different sizes. I usually get the $5-$7 ones, the grow pretty quick. I just put mine in a big planter & let it grow! No we haven't found one, but I'm thinking its probably going to be after Christmas. We've got some things that we hope are going to work out for us around that time! Its A blessing thats for sure! His boss may have one for rent around then too so hopefully is all going to work out. If not there's A lady at our church that helps people that are new to the area, or looking for a home.. she's really good at it! So I'm hoping by mid-late January🙏🏻 Unless God opens doors before! Yeah alot of people get pewter & silver confused! But I was pretty sure that was silver plated, it looks like my silver plated pieces. Like I said silver will have that rainbow like sheen to the tarnish. You'll notice it when you see it. And pewter don't tarnish like silver or silver plated pieces. Its almost like a nickel, it just gets dull looking... hope a that helps! I'm pretty sure that brown transferware piece is a souviner piece but even they can be with something sometimes. That's why I said google Lens it & make sure! But yeah keep praying for us, we need it for sure!😊
Hello beautiful lady, I don’t comment much. But I love to watch your videos. Especially your thrifting ones. I have a swan like that but is not pink. Mine is brown and I use it on my bathroom to hold my toilet paper ❤Tyfs
I can't tell the material on your first item, but my guess is tarnished silverplate and it is a creamer and sugar bowl, but I think the lid is missing on the sugar bowl. When I looked online, it said that Lexington Co did quadruple silver plate and the number is relevant also, just not sure how. Maybe that's what it says next to the word plate, quadruple? From what I could determine from my mini search, that is the normal original patina, so don't strip or polish it. (although I don't think you would) I would say your tin is vintage - a clue is no upc code on the label. I like both the wood pieces especially the little riser - so cute. Also, like both of the frames that you got. The Vancouver plate is a souvenir plate. My grandmother traveled a lot, in the states, but also overseas to several different countries and I think she had a plate for every state and several for different countries she visited. She also collected the little souvenir spoons. I know that dishes with the brown print are called transferware. It is also done in reds. pinks, purple, black, green, yellow and multicolored. There may even be more, I don't know. I am only familiar with red, brown and green. You did find some nice deals again. The book holder will look great with the bible you found. Lucky find.
I was wondering myself if it might be tarnished silver or pewter, either way it is beautiful! You are right to, I will not be taking the patina away! I love how old it looks. I believe it did say quadruple! I will have to look that piece up again, thank you for the info! How cool for your Grandmother to have been able to travel to so many places, I am sure she had so many interesting stories to tell. Thank you so much for watching and for all of the info you shared!
Your home is so warm and inviting and all of the Fall decor makes it even more inviting, along with your dog. I have a galley kitchen so not a lot of counter space and I'm a messy cook and worse baker, so it wouldn't stay nice and there really isn't space anyway and our refrigerator fits under a large cupboard, so no room to put anything there. I am a bit jealous that you are able to decorate your kitchen the way you have. The LR looks great also. All of your cabinets are put together really nicely, (hutch and buffet and bakers rack) nice color combination and textures. Nice job. Happy Fall!! 🍁🍂🍎🍐
Thank you so much for saying that! I am actually a messy cook and baker as well so I understand that lol. I feel like I probably could not decorate the kitchen to have more space but I just really wanted to! Happy Fall to you to!
Hi sweet friend! The living room hutch is decorated so pretty!❤ I love the buffet, and its decorated really pretty as well!😊 My daughter made her blanket ladder out of an old last that was broken. She just cut off one side & took the top piece off. I've been looking for an old ladder to do the same with. Love the hutch that matches the buffet... you really got a steal on those!😮 I love the moody vibe with the second hutch too. You know I love my old side chairs, really like the one there with the leather upholstery & little green pillow. I love the bakers rack & how you've decorated it, so pretty!🧡 I don't really do much or buy much fruit decor but i love the cutting board with pears on it.. that's really a pretty board!🍐 The Kitchen looks very pretty, love the top of the fridge! Really liked the pic with the people at a table on it! And the tea set is really sweet!😊 Your home looks beautiful & very cozy! You've done a great job! Thank you so much for inviting us in for a tour. Pray you have A blessed week!🙏🏻 Please keep Florida in your prayers over the next several days. Keep my family in your prayers, we're prepared as good as we can be & i know Gods got us, but any & all prayers are greatly appreciated!
Hi there my friend! Thank you so much for saying that! That is such a cool idea for a blanket ladder, I would love to see it! I know, I was so blessed with my buffet and hutch! I honestly am not sure what my style is completely yet, I almost think I just like a little bit of everything sometimes lol. I have been wondering if you we're okay and have bee praying for your safety! I would love to have an update whenever you are able to know that you are alright. If you have instagram you can message me on there...my handle is @dearmikaila or you can comment on here if you able to! God bless!
@@dearmikaila Thank You Sweetie! Right now we're getting heavy rain & the winds are starting to pick up. If we lose power or internet I'll message soon as i can, hopefully that won't be more than a day, but as long as my family is safe & the house stands I'm gonna be shouting!🙌🏻 Just keep the prayers coming!
@@tammyleviner3070 yes, please let me know you are okay whenever you are able! I am praying that everyone who was affected gets healed up and their homes back soon!
@@dearmikaila Thank You for all the prayers, we made it thru with no damage, just some of the panels were blown out of the privacy fence but that was an easy fix! We lost power for 21-22hrs but thankfully we had a generator. But our town had a lot of damage.. trees & power lines down or snapped in two, lots & lots of flooding, impassable roads.. its terrible but nothing like Asheville thank the Lord! It was a loooong and pretty scary night but we knew God was with us! Thanks again for a your prayers!❤
@@tammyleviner3070 thank you Jesus, and thank you Lord for generators! I’m so glad you and your family are okay…we all will continue to pray for all of the families that didn’t fare so well, God will restore 🙏🏻
I absolutely love everything! All of the pumpkins!!! I love pumpkins in the fall. Lol you have such a wide variety. Your house is just absolutely beautiful. You did such a wonderful job decorating for fall! 🤍🤎🤍🤎
