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31 Days: Simmering Homemade Poptpourri
When you walk into your home what do you see? Is it cluttered or clean? Messy or orderly? What sounds do you hear? Is it the sound of your beloved pets welcoming you home or the laughter (or bickering)...
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31 Days: 15 Easy DIY Christmas Crafts and Projects
When I started my series 31 Days to a Beautiful Home on October 1st I had no idea if I would finish on time, or even reach the finish line. Yet here I am! If you’ve been following along I’m so grateful...
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Rustic Wood Candle Holders
Today I want to share a simple project my husband whipped together for me recently. Since he’s having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday he’s going to be out of commission as my DIY partner in crime for...
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Perfectly Imperfect Christmas Home Tour
Why yes, I am a little bit late sharing my Christmas home this year. What? You haven’t heard the news? My DIY hubby had rotator cuff surgery and my first grandbaby was born the very next day, four...
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Top Blog Posts of 2014
Each year I try to pick a word that I feel God is pressing upon my heart. Just one word that will indicate an overarching goal or idea for the year. My word for 2014? Simplify. Has the laughter...
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How to Install a Kitchen Sink
Disclosure: I was provided with product from Westside Wholesale but all opinions are my own. It’s the start of a new year and I’m excited to share with you just a teeny sneak peek of our kitchen...
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How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet
Disclosure: I was provided with product from Pfister but all opinions are my own. When we found out that my DIY hubby was going to have rotator cuff surgery in December he and I got on the ball and...
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Can You Really Decorate with Aqua and Red?
This past Christmas blogging wise didn’t turn out like I expected. I had lots of great ideas and even a lot of photos but no time to put it all together. (You can read the crazy story here.) I put...
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Everything You Need to Know on How to Paint a Room
I love to create something beautiful out of other people’s roadside castoffs or yard sale bargains. But paint a room? Not so much! When we moved into our home 24 years ago I was assigned the closets....
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How to Make a DIY Fabric Rag Banner
Have you ever finished a project, stepped back, sized it up and wondered what was missing? I do that all.the.time. I am not a decorator or expert on anything home decor related, but I do know what I...
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DIY Framed Jewelry and Earring Organizer
Today my DIY hubby and I are here to give you the skinny on one of my favorite projects in my low budget bedroom makeover. I’m in possession of a bunch of earrings. And necklaces. And a few...
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Trash to Treasure: Chalk Painted Dresser
If you follow me on Instagram you might remember this extremely ugly dresser with potential I found on the side of the road back in December. It was such a busy time of year, with my husband’s two...
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DIY Headboard from a Closet Door
I’m not sure why all our DIY projects seem to take FOREVER but it could be that we’re just like you and have full time jobs and family obligations and church activities and on and on. So we won’t talk...
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Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint and Fabric
I would love to say that all our DIY projects turn out exactly as I envisioned. They don’t. But that doesn’t keep me from trying and experimenting and hoping. This furniture makeover project was...
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Mix and Match Home Decor Ideas
I think my DIY hubby would call me low maintenance when it comes to home decor (and maybe in many other ways, too!) In other words, I don’t go shopping a lot to while away my free time (which is good...
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Budget Decorating Ideas for the Deck
Do you love a good before and after as much as I do? What is it that we love? The ugly duckling picture of an unloved house/deck/piece of furniture dying for new life stirs something inside of us. Why...
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Ranch Style House With a Front Deck
Last year we had our dream deck built on the front of our house. No, my DIY hubby Tim didn’t build it himself (although he did build the one in our backyard and restored it last year.) We were able to...
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5 Tips on How to Make Money on a Yard Sale
It’s yard sale season and I’m back with more of my great tips! I live for this time of year that feeds my DIY and creative soul while saving us money. A few months ago I posted on how to tell whether...
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Picture Frame Front Door Wreath
I love to craft and DIY while I turn yardsale and curbside junk into beautiful treasures for my home. But I do have a confession to make. Since blogging is now also my job being creative is sometimes a...
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Behr DeckOver Product Review and the Million Dollar Question
Behr Paint provided compensation for this post but we have loved and used Behr products for years! Last summer my DIY hubby restored our 20+ year old back deck with an amazing product from Behr Paint....
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