Blog Posts

  • Judges Paneling Living Room Tour

    Even tho the listing photos for this house were terrible (see the proof here) there was one room in them that kept making me revisit it – the living room.  The room had judges paneling on the walls…which oddly is something I’ve always loved.  We weren’t looking to move into a home or neighborhood like…

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  • How to hang curtains with hooks

    Off the rack curtains often fit the budget, but not the quality or look that many of us are wanting.  When you learn these simple tweaks for how to hang curtains with hooks your curtains will instantly look better.  Paired with the addition of drapery weights curtains will hang straighter too!   Y’all have been…

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  • How to throw a book theme birthday party for toddlers

    A Book Birthday Party For Our 2 year Old

    Today’s post is a blast from the past but one I’ve been meaning to share for years. Yes, I said years.  This summer my oldest babe turns 8.  EIGHT?!  Slow this time down please!  But before he was 7, 6, 5, 4, or 3 he was 2.  And as the sweetest 2 year old I…

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  • How to makeover your bathroom on a budget

    HOW TO DO A BATHROOM MAKEOVER ON A BUDGET

    I was flipping around on Instagram the other day when I realized I’d written several blog posts about easy ways to update your bathroom.  (Are you following me over there?  If not click here to start!) So I thought, “I need to put those all together in one easy reference post!”, and that’s why I’m…

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  • How to use WD-40 to makeover your plastic outdoor furniture

    Use WD-40 on Plastic Furniture to Make it Look New!

    This may be a post where everyone thinks I’m crazy.  That’s ok, I might be.  I tend to absorb weird information and somewhere along the way I read that there are like a million uses for WD-40.  Click here to explore all the ways you can use WD-40 for yourself. Did you know you can…

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  • How to use curtains panels as a shower curtain

    Shower Curtain Update Using Drapery Panels

    Remember when I posted about the 1 thing you can do to upgrade your bathroom?  Guys I am about to share another thing you can do to upgrade your bathroom.  I did a thing recently that made a HUGE difference.  This is going to sound over simplified and crazy, but I changed the shower curtain.…

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  • COMPLETE GUIDE OF HOME STAGING TIPS

    Spring has sprung!  (Or at least it’s trying to here in the midwest.)  And we know what Spring means – it’s time for houses to go on the market!  Last year I wrote a series of home staging tips so you can get the best price for your house.  I broke each post down by…

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  • DIY BOXWOOD WREATH TUTORIAL

    Last year I got on a serious wreath crafting kick.  Why wreathes?  No idea.  Obsessed?  Yes I was.  I started with deco mesh, and to pat myself on the back, got pretty good at it.  So I made like a million.  (FYI I have only 1 door that accommodates a wreath.)  Then I made two…

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  • Green Master Bedroom

    You know how they say that the master bedroom is normally the last room to get done? In my old house that was certainly true. And even when we did ‘do’ it, the room never felt really complete to me. Moving into our current home was much harder than I realized it would be and…

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  • Red sitting room with antique bookcase and secretary

    HOW TO MAKE A HOME OFFICE WHEN YOU’RE OUT OF ROOM

    In this day in age a landing spot for all of your personal home office items feels like a must.  I showed you a few months ago how we turned our sun room into a home office for my wedding photography business.  Today tho I’m sharing how we changed an under utilized space in our…

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