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A Boho Farmhouse Dining Room Mood Board | One Room Challenge Week 1

A Boho Farmhouse Dining Room Mood Board | One Room Challenge Week 1

To be totally honest, I feel like a have one billion projects on the go that need to be finished BUT I couldn’t let a One Room Challenge go by without my participation! I’m a sucker for punishment (and projects). If you haven’t heard of the “ORC”, it’s a challenge hosted by Calling it Home where…

Behind the Scenes: Blogging Office Essentials

Behind the Scenes: Blogging Office Essentials

After blogging for almost 8 years now, I’ve come to love a certain group of items in my office. They’re my “essentials” that help me get through the day-to-day (still fun!) work that blogging has become. If you’re interested in becoming a part time blogger or a full time blogger like me (it’s still feels…

How to Create a Cohesive Look with Thrifty Finds: The Brick Tent Sale Traditional Glam Bedroom

How to Create a Cohesive Look with Thrifty Finds: The Brick Tent Sale Traditional Glam Bedroom

When you’re decorating your home on a budget, you have to be creative about how and where you shop. That’s why I love hitting up antique stores, thrift stores, garage sales and events like The Brick’s Tent Sale for low cost decor items for our house. At sales like this, you can often find really…

Kids Bedroom Organization Ideas for Back to School
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Kids Bedroom Organization Ideas for Back to School

August is a great month to get your kids’ bedrooms organized and ready for the school season. I know my girls’ rooms are definitely messy and disorganized right now – tidying them up and finding a spot for everything would definitely help us feel like we’re more ready for Fall! Let’s talk about some kids…

Triangle Quilt Tutorial + Little A’s Bedroom Update
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Triangle Quilt Tutorial + Little A’s Bedroom Update

Earlier this Spring, I realized that I still had a pile of fabric triangles on my sewing table that were waiting to be made into a quilt for my middle daughter – Little A. The poor girl has been waiting for almost two years for me to finish this quilt! I promised her a couple…

A Pink, White & Gold Shabby Chic Glam Girls’ Bedroom Reveal (Little C’s Room Makeover for the ORC)
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A Pink, White & Gold Shabby Chic Glam Girls’ Bedroom Reveal (Little C’s Room Makeover for the ORC)

It’s here, it’s here! It’s room reveal day for the makeover we gave my 7 year old daughter, Little C, as part of the One Room Challenge. We are both so thrilled with how her room makeover turned out, and I’m so excited to share it here with all of you today! We went for…

How to Choose Kids’ Room Furniture that You’ll Both Love (+ Little C’s Bedroom Makeover Progress for the ORC)

How to Choose Kids’ Room Furniture that You’ll Both Love (+ Little C’s Bedroom Makeover Progress for the ORC)

We’ve been chipping away at my 7 year old daughter’s pink + shabby chic bedroom makeover for the One Room Challenge. This week is week 4 of 6 of the challenge already (yikes!), and we’ve been focusing on her bedroom furniture. Choosing furniture for kids’ rooms can sometimes be a tricky task. We as parents…

Make a Giant Reclaimed Wood Clock from an Electrical Reel #12MonthsofDIY
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Make a Giant Reclaimed Wood Clock from an Electrical Reel #12MonthsofDIY

Building a giant wooden clock has been on my DIY wish list for a long time. When I knew “wood” month for our #12MonthsofDIY challenge was coming up, I had the motivation to finally tackle this project! Today I want to share with you how to make a large reclaimed wooden clock from an electrical…

A Gold & Black Christmas and New Year’s Dessert Table
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A Gold & Black Christmas and New Year’s Dessert Table

We’ll be hosting Christmas Day dinner at our house this year, and I’m so excited to have my family over to celebrate with us! I love decorating dessert tables to make parties and get-togethers extra special, and I thought it would be a lot of fun to design a beautiful and festive, sparkly dessert table…

Upcycled Gold Dry-Brushed Table (+ How to Dry Brush Furniture)
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Upcycled Gold Dry-Brushed Table (+ How to Dry Brush Furniture)

There is definitely such a thing as an addiction to painting furniture. And I certainly have it. Every sad looking table, dresser or chair I see on Kijiji or at a garage sale says, “Paint me! I can be re-made into something awesome!” This table, for example, was part of a trio of tables I…

An Organized Baby Closet with ClosetMaid ShelfTrack Elite
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An Organized Baby Closet with ClosetMaid ShelfTrack Elite

Want to know something that makes this 37 weeks pregnant mama happy? Having Baby’s closet ready and organized for her arrival! Because we have two girls already, we have an abundance of little baby clothes and accessories that are ready for the new baby. Over the last couple of weeks, we were able to install…

Living Small: Our Interim Garage-House – Our DIY House
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Living Small: Our Interim Garage-House – Our DIY House

The year is 2006. It’s August and my new husband of 5 months and I are looking for a new home to buy. He’s tired of living in a rental in town and dealing with cranky neighbors. We want to buy something small and inexpensive – and we’re ready to renovate. After almost buying a…