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Color Burst Tablecloth

I’m always such a paradox of styles.   I love classic muted colors.  Chocolate browns, blacks, greys… they make me feel warm and safe.   Know what else I love?  Bright pops of funky colors!  Hot pink,...

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Funky Sidelights and Silhouette Deal!

It has taken me 36 years of life to fully understand what “Christmas in July” means.  I have now experienced it and its codename is “Silhouette”. Ahhh, guys! Don’t be fooled by this sleek,...

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My Daughter’s Role Models

My daughter is 9 years-old and like most 9 year-olds, often acts and speaks impulsively without realizing how she’s sounding or the effect that she has on other people.  That’s normal. She’s 9.  I’m...

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Spring Decorating in the Bedroom

I am a Nature’s Sleep Ambassador and have received products to test.  All opinions and wording are 100% my own! This may possibly have been the longest winter in the history of ever....

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Summer Boredom Jar

I am a member of Silhouette Circle and receive free products from time to time.  All ideas and opinions are 100% my own. It’s cooooming!!   The sweet paradox of summer.  Around May, everyone starts...

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Picture Frame into Tray + Giveaway

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. We’ll start with an after shot, because the before shot is not pretty. I mean, I get it. They...

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An Unplugged Family Fun Night

I am a Project Envolve ambassador and receive product and/or compensation for these posts.  All opinions and ideas are 100% my own! It shouldn’t really come as much surprise to me that my 10 year old...

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Wicker Couch Makeover- Before & After

I host Easter at my house every year.  Every.Single.Year. The only way this is possible is because I have a sunroom right off the main living area of my house (which is SMALL and we need that extra...

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Basic Desk into Side Table

Have you noticed how much I love blue and green!?    They seem to make an appearance in every room of my house. I think they just remind me of nature! I step outside and if there’s green grass and a...

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Flower Planters from Free Pallets

We’re going to establish some clear expectations right from the bat.   Do not, I repeat DO NOT, click away from this post because you think you aren’t good at working with wood!  I promise you that...

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Child-led Decorating

I often look at pictures of kids’ bedrooms and gasp and ohh and ahh! There are so many gorgeous bedrooms out there filled with styled bookshelves and color-coded closets.  Rooms that the parents or...

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Christmas Styrofoam Wreath with Gift Bag

I originally shared this post over at Create.Craft.Love. last month, but I wanted share it here on my own site as well for all of you!  It’s been hanging on my door for over 6 weeks now and I’m still...

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Holiday Decor Re-purposed from Thrift Store Finds

I’ve always been a fan of thrift stores and giving old new things a new life, but I lost a lot of my motivation in the last couple years. Make no mistake, I didn’t lose my motivation for purchasing the...

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Before and After Living Room Makeover

Finally ready to share before and afters of our living room! I’ve been a bit missing in action lately, and I could easily blame it on the fact that we painted our living room/dining room/everything...

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How to Paint a Room with High Ceilings

Painting a room with high ceilings is easier than you think with these how to’s! Yesterday, I posted our living room reveal and was so tickled that you guys liked the paint color as much as I do!! It...

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DIY Your Own Pillows

It’s easier than you think to DIY your own pillows! When my son was 3 years old (gulp, a decade ago!), he was in love with his preschool teacher. His preschool teacher had a love for cardinals, and the...

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Master Bedroom Makeover- Part 1

We all have talents in this world, right?? Mine is soooo not decorating. I know what I like, but piecing it together is brain overload for me. It just never seems to look cohesive and I struggle BIG...

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Master Bedroom Makeover + Giveaway!

Doing a makeover on our master bedroom was not easy for me!   We’ve been married almost 15 years, and our bedroom has always just been a place to sleep for us. The rest of our house is filled with...

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DIY Sign for Nautical Bedroom

This DIY sign for my nautical bedroom makes me smile every time I see it! I feel goofy even making this into a post of it’s own, because it’s so ridiculously easy, but every good pun deserves its...

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House Number Plaque

You are about to get a front row seat to exactly how cheap and lazy I can be. We moved into this house in 2007 and I disliked the house number plaque immediately. I remember the first time we came to...

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