Our Bungalow Floor Plan

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Our Bungalow Floor Plan – I’ve been thinking of sharing this with you for quite awhile. I’m a visual person and I’ve always loved floor plans (like I said in my eBook!). Then I got this email just yesterday from a reader: I have been searching for you all my life!  :0)  Well, maybe not [...]

DIY Vintage You Are My Sunshine Sign {Martha Stewart}

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Boy, have I got a project to share with you – I’m practically giddy with excitement for how it turned out! I hinted at the project last night … And even last Friday when I posted a sneak peak into the GIANT bag of crafting supplies we received. WOWZERS! That’s a LOT of “good things”, [...]

Painted Burlap Pennant Banner {DIY Link Party #26}

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Last fall we shared our crazy simple DIY fall burlap banner. Let me just say for the record (again!) that I am a big fan of burlap. Like LOVE it. Only not for pillows or chairs or anything I have to touch often. I prefer cozy for that. But I love how burlap looks. Anyway [...]

Chalkboard Chargers & DIY Link Party #23

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So – it’s finally SpRiNg!! And with spring comes Easter and with Easter comes family dinner {or brunch}. And since we’re hosting my family for Easter again this year {Yay! I love hosting!}, I thought it was time to do something with our tired old silver-toned chargers. But what? I thought of papering them with vintage book [...]

Spring Canvas & DIY Link Party #22

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We’re in the midst of several spring projects around here. Some are bigger and some are smaller - we like to mix things up and give you some tough projects (like our Restoration Hardware knockoff shelves) and some easy do-it-in-an-afternoon type projects (like our headboard)! This little DIY spring canvas is one of those latter projects – [...]

Ikea Hack: Stencilled Placemats & DIY Link Party #21

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This is an Ikea hack of sorts. I love Ikea for it’s simple linens. And these Ikea Marit placemats were just screaming for some embellishment. No, not like with glitter and jewels. But just a little something-something, you know? So, as I’m working on Spring Decor (the mantle is going to be great!), a mini [...]

Renovating Our Living & Dining Room – A Look Back

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On this day {Feb 7th, 2011} last year we began several weeks of renovations to our living room & dining room. We woke up to ice damming and soggy wet ceilings because our eaves troughs had frozen – leaking water along the TOP side of our ceiling drywall. Which resulted in bubbling, hanging, sagging drywall. [...]