Adding Rich Tones and More Updates to Our Main Bedroom
Adding some rich tones to our main bedroom (and my plan for the tray ceiling!).I did a BIG makeover on our bedroom early last year. Before the room was very dark, with dark gray paint and trim.I replaced all of the dark paint with vertical tongue and groove in a crisp white paint:This allowed me to incorporate more color into the room -- before it was difficult to find tones that worked well with the dark paint color and accents. We ended up with a much brighter but still soothing bedroom wit...
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Hang Outdoor Patio Lights
How to hang patio lights over your patio, deck or yard.The ultimate guide on how to hang outdoor patio lights and all of the products you'll need!There's nothing quite as charming as beautiful cafe lights draped over a deck or patio -- they add so much character and ambience to outdoor living spaces in the evening. Now that we've had them at two homes, these outdoor string lights are a staple for our outdoor spaces. There are a lot of things to consider if you're planning to i...
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A Tour of Our Covered Patio {Where We are All Summer!}
A tour of our covered patio, where we entertain most!We had no idea how much we'd enjoy having a covered patio when we built our home. This is the spot we spend most of our evenings when the weather starts to warm up!We had a large outdoor area at our last house, and added to it over the years to make it a beautiful oasis: This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.I may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links. See my policies and disclosure page...
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A Tour of Our Covered Patio {Where We are All Summer!}
A tour of our covered patio, where we entertain most!We had no idea how much we'd enjoy having a covered patio when we built our home. This is the spot we spend most of our evenings when the weather starts to warm up!We had a large outdoor area at our last house, and added to it over the years to make it a beautiful oasis: This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.I may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links. See my policies and disclosure page...
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DIY Ways To Display Collections and Mementos Without Clutter
Beautiful DIY ways to display mementos and keepsakes around your home. Framing photos or filling photo albums isn't the only way to display memorabilia -- these are simple ways honor your special memories and create some fun conversation starters as well! It's been a sentimental few months for our family! Our son is graduating high school in a soon and we're experiencing a lot of "lasts" with him lately. (I know many firsts are to come too, it is very bittersweet!)And a...
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DIY Ways To Display Collections and Mementos Without Clutter
Beautiful DIY ways to display mementos and keepsakes around your home. Framing photos or filling photo albums isn't the only way to display memorabilia -- these are simple ways honor your special memories and create some fun conversation starters as well! It's been a sentimental few months for our family! Our son is graduating high school in a soon and we're experiencing a lot of "lasts" with him lately. (I know many firsts are to come too, it is very bittersweet!)And a...
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DELICIOUS Ramen Noodle Slaw Salad Recipe
Fresh and flavorful salad recipe with crunchy ramen noodles. I had the most delicious salad last week and immediately asked for the recipe from my friend. It's crunchy and sweet and has...ramen noodles! Weird, right? Hang in there, I promise it's so good!! As I age I find I like more foods. Do you find the same? I don't know if my tastes have matured over time, or that I'm just trying more foods than I used to. Up till a few years ago I didn't even like avocado -- now I...
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A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place {Almost!}
How I organize our everyday household items throughout the house! I've been on a mission over the past few months to get our house decluttered and organized...for good! This year I've been determined more than ever to rid our home of unneeded stuff and get all of our random household clutter organized. I don't know what got me so focused on it, but I've been a machine...we've gotten rid of so much and now (almost) everything e...
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A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place {Almost!}
How I organize our everyday household items throughout the house! I've been on a mission over the past few months to get our house decluttered and organized...for good! This year I've been determined more than ever to rid our home of unneeded stuff and get all of our random household clutter organized. I don't know what got me so focused on it, but I've been a machine...we've gotten rid of so much and now (almost) everything e...
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Five Tips to Save a TON on Flowers and Plants!
Five ways to save money on plants and flowers this planting season.Gardening is one of my favorite pastimes, but also one of the most expensive! Over the years I've come up with quite a few ways to save on both annual and perennial plants this time of year. Sometimes I will still splurge on a plant or tree, but for the most part these methods will save me a TON on flowers, bushes and trees for our gardens and yard. I've planted or replanted a TON of plants this spring (most were small...
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Adding Rich Tones and More Updates to Our Main Bedroom
Adding some rich tones to our main bedroom (and my plan for the tray ceiling!).I did a BIG makeover on our bedroom early last year. Before the room was very dark, with dark gray paint and trim.I replaced all of the dark paint with vertical tongue and groove in a crisp white paint:This allowed me to incorporate more color into the room -- before it was difficult to find tones that worked well with the dark paint color and accents. We ended up with a much brighter but still soothing bedroom wit...
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A Tour of Our Covered Patio {Where We are All Summer!}
A tour of our covered patio, where we entertain most!We had no idea how much we'd enjoy having a covered patio when we built our home. This is the spot we spend most of our evenings when the weather starts to warm up!We had a large outdoor area at our last house, and added to it over the years to make it a beautiful oasis: This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.I may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links. See my policies and disclosure page...
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15 Ways to Decorate Around {and Hide!} the TV
Tons of tips and ideas for decorating the wall around a TV. The age old question -- how to make the big TVs of today work in the scheme of a room and not overpower it.Televisions don't bother me much so I'm not a big stickler about this. But I definitely don't want it to be the center of attention -- often they do stand out more than we'd like! I've gathered a few of my favorite ideas on how to incorporate a TV into the design of your house, and even help it to disappear...
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A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place {Almost!}
How I organize our everyday household items throughout the house! I've been on a mission over the past few months to get our house decluttered and organized...for good! This year I've been determined more than ever to rid our home of unneeded stuff and get all of our random household clutter organized. I don't know what got me so focused on it, but I've been a machine...we've gotten rid of so much and now (almost) everything e...
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How To Hide TV Components and Still Use Your Remote
A decorative, DIY way to hide TV electronics and components in style. While I was designing our HUGE entertainment center project in our basement, I wanted to make sure we could hide the cable box and stereo system receiver out of the way. I didn't want to look at them every day, but we needed to be able to access them easily of course. Thankfully there's an easy way to do that if you are stashing these electronics inside a cabinet or console. I've shared how to add ...
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