This post title quickly went from being “Calling All Back To School Teachers – Make Your Rocking Chairs Beautiful Again” to “Oh, No! What Have I Done?!”. I’ve painted on several types of surfaces and used a variety of types of paint over the years. Don’t get me wrong, I make mistakes and need to […]
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We decided to plant these beautiful, wispy trees in our backyard and fell in love! Best backyard decision ever! Below I will share what I’ve learned about the Dappled Willow trees and what mine look like one and two years after planting. Big changes happen quickly with these trees! When I went to my local
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I am kind of obsessed with straight edge lines when painting. Here is what I do to get those crisp lines. I like to freehand paint, but I’ll share some other edging methods and tools, too. *This goes without saying, but before you edge anything, you need to make sure the area you are painting
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Bathroom Makeover Master Bathroom Edition A few years back, I was itching to remodel our outdated bathrooms, but there were two problems: The bathrooms were clean and in good working condition. I couldn’t gut them and buy new stuff, when ours were perfectly functional. Yes, I wanted to change some of the colors and the
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I’m always looking for ways to make more space in my home. Whether it be by moving furniture around, adding storage shelves and storage cubes, reorganizing…Space is like gold around here, especially with two small kids with lots of toys. My attic spans the length of our house and would have been a wonderful storage
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Hallway Refresh: A little paint makes a big difference I’ve thought a lot about replacing our 1970’s interior doors in our home. I had no intention of tackling this project at the current time in my life. Toys, footballs, cars, you name it, are constantly hitting into our walls, trim, and doors. (I spend my
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This is a pretty self-explanatory post, but it made me happy so I wanted to write about it. Maybe it will inspire someone else to do a little spring (or in my case winter) cleaning! So before I painted my bifold closet doors, I decided to reorganize our closet. This is the main closet in
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I’m not claiming to be an expert Christmas tree decorator! We have three trees with very traditional decorations. I do, however, LOVE the themes that I use when decorating my trees! They are sentimental and meaningful to my family. **Side note before reading: You don’t need a huge house to have more than one tree!!
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A lot of people these days are getting rid of their china closets. I get it! Fine china is becoming less popular to own. It is expensive and used only a few times a year. I’ll be honest though, to me, a china closet means more storage. And in a “normal” sized home, storage is
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Looking to spruce up your powder room? Add shelves above the toilet! Like many modest homes, I have a small bathroom on the first floor. It is the most used bathroom in our home, and even though it’s just a tiny space, I can’t help but want to decorate it. Enter a decorative shelf! It
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