Thrift Finds

  • How to tell if art is an original or reproduction

    Beautiful homes always have 1 thing in common – artwork.  Art (or textiles, which are really just art on fabric) should be the starting point of every room.  It gives direction to the space and soul that would otherwise be missing.  I’ve talked about where to buy original art but the question so many people…

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  • Red & Turquoise Christmas Tree & Decor

    Our family room is home to all of our fun holiday decorations and sports a red & turquoise Christmas tree & decor.  It adds a fun and playful nod to any home, but especially ones with kids.  Come take the tour! When we were first married we were given the most scraggly, hand me down…

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  • Rustic Thanksgiving Centerpiece

    Scaled Down Thanksgiving Ideas For Small Tables

    Last year I did 2 different Thanksgiving tablescapes so when I went to set my table this year I decided to do 2 again.  I shared my dining room Thanksgiving inspiration the other day, you can find it here, but today I am going to show the table setting I did on our smaller kitchen…

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  • Decorate Like a Pro with these Thrifting Tips to Decorate Your Home on a Budget

    Thrifting Tips For How to Decorate Your Home

    The best homes are ones that look collected and curated over time, but not everyone feels confident in sourcing items that don’t come from a big name store.  Today I’m sharing my top thrifting tips for how to decorate your home.  Happy hunting! One thing I’ve heard over and over through the years is, “I…

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  • Christmas Master Bedroom Tour

    Two years ago I was browsing Pinterest and came across a bedroom decorated for Christmas and realized I had the perfect master bedroom to be decorated – it is green after all!  (Take the full tour here.) A week later a black Friday impulse purchase of Christmasy flannel sheets confirmed that my bedroom was getting…

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  • Little Tikes Play Kitchen Makeover Before and After

    Little Tikes Play Kitchen Make Over for Boys

    Last year my niece got a darling little play kitchen for her birthday.  The thought of a play kitchen had never crossed my mind until we were visiting and my oldest son became quite enamored with it.  He began asking to go to her house and play kitchen!  A few weeks before his birthday we…

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  • 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 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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