Our Harry Potter-inspired bnb house has five bedrooms. So, of course I had to make four of the bedrooms themed after each of the houses of Hogwarts. This master bedroom is located just off the kitchen and dining area. It’s a very spacious room (quite a bit bigger than the master bedroom in our own home, ha!) and since the full bathroom that is attached to this room already had green tile that I didn’t plan to change, I decided to make this into the Slytherin-inspired room.
Here’s a before and after of this room. Clearly updating the floors was a big change for this space. Other than that, all we really did was paint and then decorate/furnish this room according to the theme.
Each room that is themed after a Hogwarts house has a banner on the door, indicating which house it is. I also chose to add one colored accent wall in each room, picking a color that I felt represented the house—so of course our Slytherin-inspired room has a dark green wall. There is a king-size bed, side tables, a large dresser, TV, and a few fun/spooky decor items. I also chose to add black velvet curtains, which I actually have in my master bedroom at home as well because they do such a great job of blocking light in case you want to sleep in.
Here are a few of the items from the room. I have to admit, the snake rug is probably my favorite! Items: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Keely helped me make the prints that hang above the bed. I wanted to have some fan art in each room that had something to do with the houses motto or history from the books/movies. In the Slytherin-inspired room, there’s a print with the definition of Horcrux, one that is a “recipe” for Polyjuice Potion, and then one is the words to one of the unforgivable curses (the killing curse! ah!). And I chose Green Agate from Behr for the accent wall. See the room resources below for more details. Are there any Slytherins out there reading this? Do you feel I did your house proud? 🙂 xo. Emma
Room Resources: area rug, bed frame, curtains, side tables, side lamps, black dresser and then I added other pull knobs from The Home Depot, green vase and throw pillows / HomeGoods, comforter, black skull / JOANN, house door banner, snake and skull banner / Walmart (halloween decor), bathroom rug. Accent wall paint is Behr Green Agate.
If you have ever wanted to make your own DIY living wall art from artificial plants, then you are in luck because I am pretty sure this has to be one of the easiest projects, and I just LOVE how it turned out. I was inspired to create these because I recently took down my 
As you can see, I created four panels of artificial greenery above our piano, but you could easily create just one or any number/size that fit your space. This project is super customizable and the panels end up being lightweight, so you could even hang them with command strips if you wanted to make this project renter-friendly. Here’s how I made this DIY living wall art.
Supplies:
Step One: Paint the canvas. This does NOT have to be perfect. The goal is just to make the canvas mostly covered, so if your plants allow a few peeks through it won’t show the canvas.
Step Two: Once the paint is completely dry, add the plants. I did this by poking small holes in the canvas and using pipe cleaners to attach the stems/vines. It made me think of when you open a package (like a children’s toy) and the item is twist-tied onto a piece of cardboard or plastic. That’s essentially what you are doing with the artificial plants.
That’s it! It’s seriously that simple. These did take a little while to complete. I started listening to the podcast 
If you are in need of an easy-to-bake cookie recipe and are in the mood for chocolate, then do yourself a favor and bake these brownie cookies. They are SO good! And they are so simple; there’s a good chance you already have all the ingredients.
I added some 
The only drawback to this brownie cookie recipe is you have to chill the batter for at least 30 minutes before baking. I know. It’s hard to wait when you’re in the mood for chocolate. Or maybe I’m the only one who just lacks patience. Ha. But I tried making these with no chilling time and it just didn’t work, so I promise it truly is necessary, I’m not just messing with you. 😉
You can also freeze the batter in balls and bake these individually or just a few at a time if you don’t want to share. Up to you!
Enjoy these brownie cookies and tag us if you make and share these online as I’d love to see. Happy baking! xo. Emma
Hi everyone! We’re nothing if not emo and reflective for our past. In this episode, we are giving advice that we wish we had heard earlier in our career. We hope you enjoy it! If you have any questions, we’d love to hear them!