Hey everyone! Today we’re sharing a great blogger friend of mine Carrie from Kenarry: Ideas For The Home.
She’s such a super talented blogger, I can’t even tell you how many project’s I love of her’s. I think Kristi did a great job showing everyone what her blog is all about. Make sure to stop by and check out her amazing ideas!
The Summer Spotlight is a collaborative effort to showcase great ideas from a different talented blogger each Friday throughout the summer months. Follow my co-hosts and I online to see the great ideas we share year-round:
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Carrie of Kenarry: Ideas for the Home
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Kristi here from Making it in the Mountains and I’m SO over the moon excited to give you a peek behind Kenarry: Ideas for the Home! So, grab yourself a cup of coffee and prepare to be inspired!
From the first moment I laid eyes on this incredible Castle Playroom, I’ve been in love with Kenarry: Ideas for the Home!
Seriously, what kid doesn’t dream of a fun playroom like that?!
Complete with Faux Stone Walls and Medieval Shields, Carrie definitely thought of everything!
Kenarry: Ideas for the Home is really a one stop shop for all things home! From kids, crafts, cooking and cleaning, Carrie is sharing everything you need to make your home a happy one!
I can’t wait to take you for a tour of some of my faves!
I’m absolutely dying to try each and every recipe she shares, especially this easy to make Crockpot Potato Soup!
And these Oreo Cookie Balls look much too yummy to resist!
And really, what parent doesn’t need to know how to remove marker from the wall, highlighter from fabric, or organize that inevitable chaos that toys create?
She’s also got an endless supply of craft and birthday ideas for the kiddos that you’re sure to love!
And, of course, there are tons of fun crafts for Mommy too! I’ll definitely be making some of these fun Hand-painted Wine Glasses!
And I love this sweet Burlap Wreath!
There’s also no shortage of home improvement and DIY ideas like this awesome DIY Backyard Playground!
Want to know the very best part of it all?
This Mama doesn’t do it alone! Her awesome hubby and sweet boys are always lending a hand! I absolutely love that this blog is really a family affair!
Now, I’m so excited to share a bit more about her story with a few Q & A’s:
One. 1. I’ve always wondered, but never asked: why Kenarry? Where did that name come from?
Great question! It’s a name my husband, Kent, and I created several years before we ever started a blog. It’s honestly a silly combination of our names KEnt and cARRie Ypma. We first used the name Kenarry for some freelance web design/development work Kent did years ago so when we started the blog in November 2013, we just went with it. In hindsight, we probably should have put more thought into a blog name that made more sense! Every few months we think about rebranding, but then we remind ourselves there are a lot of brands and businesses whose names didn’t make sense when they started either and now they’re household names (Hello, Kleenex and Google!). We try to always use the name Kenarry in conjunction with our tagline to at least give it some meaning and context — Kenarry: Ideas for the Home.
Two. You blog about everything really and have become a valuable resource for anything & everything home and family related. With that seemingly endless list of talents, what is your very favorite topic to work on/ write about?
Awwww, thanks! We’re honored you think so. That’s really our goal – to create and curate great ideas for the home and give families useful or inspiring ideas and tips to make their home a warm and inviting place to be. My very favorite projects to write about are those that directly involve our boys, like fun food and kid stuff. I actually have an old camera my five year old will sometimes use to take photos right along side me of recipes and crafts. It makes him feel like he’s part of the process and that Kenarry: Ideas for the Home is a family business. You’ll often catch him talking like a blogger over lunch, “Mommy, how are our page views doing today. Do you need any help pinning stuff on Pinterest?” He cracks me up!
Three. I am head over heels in love with that Castle Playroom you created for the boys! I know my little guy would be over the moon in a playroom like that!!! What are some of your favorite projects in the space?
The castle playroom is actually one of the reasons I created Kenarry: Ideas for the Home to begin with, so I’m thrilled you love it. Friends saw it and said over and over again that I should share it online. My absolute favorite project in that space are the medieval shields I made for the walls. I spent some time researching our family crests online and was able to find one to represent each of the boys’