LIFESTYLE – Page 2 – Amanda Fontenot

LIFESTYLE March 11, 2023

Our Maternity Photoshoot with Breana Lynn Photography.

Atlanta-area mamas, you are in for a treat. I have found the sweetest local photographer who captures the most stunning moments! Breana Lynn Photography has been such a joy to work with for our maternity photos (and newborn here), and I’m so excited to share them with you! For our maternity photoshoot, we met in Marietta at sunset and the combination of golden hour light with the long grass field made for pure magic. Here’s what Breana captured: One day, when our baby girl is all grown up and ready to welcome babies of her own, I’ll pull out these photos and reminisce on the days she was in mama’s belly. In the meantime, they’ll forever fill picture frames around our home 🙂 Maternity Photoshoot Dresses. Click here for the exact dress I was wearing in these photos! I would suggest sizing up 1 size as it does run a…

Motherhood March 1, 2023

Adelaide’s Birth Story.

You know those stories of labor where the baby comes so fast that the mom barely makes it to the hospital and without enough time to get the epidural she was planning on having? Well, yeah, this is one of those stories… LOL. From start to finish, my labor with Adelaide was exactly five hours long. Here’s how it all went down. The night before I went into labor (or maybe I was technically starting labor lol), G and I were sitting on the couch watching TV and I started feeling some noticeably frequent Braxton Hicks. I even mentioned to him that “maybe we should put your parents on alert.” G’s parents live five hours away in Florida and are the ones who would be coming to stay with the boys while we were in the hospital. But that was it and we went to bed. 3:30 am In the…

Our Home November 23, 2022

Our ZLINE Gas Range.

Let’s talk about one of the things that made the biggest difference in the look and feel of our kitchen after our recent remodel: our new ZLINE gas range. The style and beauty of this standard 30″ gas range was a no-brainer when we were looking for affordable options for upgrading our stove. Click here if you’d like to see the process of our DIY Kitchen remodel in action! You can also click here if you’d like to see video of this range in our kitchen. A few of my favorite features. There’s honestly nothing I don’t love about this range. I love how every element comes together to create a beautiful and stylish stove unit. But besides its looks, here are my top three favorite things about it. Italian made brass burners – These are not standard with this 30″ range, but they are an upgrade I’m so glad…

DIY October 13, 2022

DIY Venetian Plaster Range Hood Cover.

**This post contains affiliate links** Let’s chat about the DIY range hood that I made for our recent kitchen remodel! If you’d like to watch the process of our DIY kitchen remodel, you can head to the KITCHEN highlight in my Instagram profile! Now, I wouldn’t necessarily call this project ‘hard’, but it is a little complicated if you’re a first timer like me. There’s a lot of measuring and logistics that go into this project and you have to make sure it all works with the type of vent hood you’re using. So, my goal for this post is to help you understand how to make sense of it all if you’re planning on doing this project yourself! Choosing your vent hood. This is where I would start in your planning. You’ll want to figure out whether you want/need a ducted or ductless hood. For me, we don’t have…