10 Decorating Ideas Under $20

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Have you ever wanted to dress up a room or change it up a little – without breaking the bank or taking several weekends to do it? Well, take a look at these… 10 Decorating Ideas Under $20 1. Create a gallery wall using a collection of family photos – print them out in black [...]

Our Lake Life’s Cozy Eclectic Master Bedroom

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Since we’ve been working on our master bedroom lately, I thought it would be fun to share another take on a master bedroom… Our Lake Life’s cozy eclectic master bedroom. First of all meet Maria. She is the New Jersey career woman/mom/wife/blogger behind Our Lake Life. This is the view from her house…if you can believe [...]

You Are My Sunshine Art DIY (Reader Favorite)

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When we showed you our New Master Bedroom Progress the other day, there was curiosity about the giant You Are my Sunshine Art that now sits on our dresser.

When I first created it, it hung in our front hallway at the Bungalow:

It’s one of my favorite pieces ever!

It is a little involved to create but I totally broke it all down for you in a step by step tutorial…

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3 Easy Steps to a Chalkboard Wall

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If you follow us on Facebook, you may have noticed that we painted a chalkboard wall in our dining room. I originally thought I wanted to put the chalkboard wall in the kitchen. But after living with it in the dining room for several weeks it is SO PERFECT here. I have to say it was a [...]

DIY Christmas Ornaments & Projects Digital Download

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Who wants to make some DIY Christmas ornaments? If you remember, last week Dean and I teamed up with six other stylin’ bloggers to bring you a plethora of Christmas Decorating ideas and projects. Projects like classic jingle bell ornaments and fun faux taxidermy ornaments, a garland made from office supplies and even a little surprise [...]

Merry Christmas Garland with Metal-Rim Tags

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Happy Monday friends! How was your weekend? Did you all get your Christmas decor on? We’re excitedly counting down the days until Moving Day on the 14th! We can hardly wait to get into the new place! In the meantime, for your Christmas pleasure… For the next week or so, Dean and I have teamed [...]

DIY Industrial Numbered Baskets

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Have you ever seen a photo of a perfect-for-you room somewhere online? Have you ever then spent an inordinate amount of time dreaming about said room? Wondering how you could make it your own? Recreate it – or parts of it – in your own home? Photo by House Beautiful via Wallpap’ress That was what [...]

Simple DIY Cakestand

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Have you any aluminum pots kicking around? You know those little Ikea numbers? What about a round silver serving tray? Perhaps? Well… What do you get when you put an Ikea pot and an old silver tray together? How about a cake stand?! Looks an awful lot like this one which cost about $20 at Homesense. [...]

Fall Link Party!

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Have I mentioned that fall is one of my all-time favourite decorating seasons? Oh. More than once? M’kay. How about you? Do you like fall decorating? You do? Well then show us what you got!

DIY Link Party #50

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Oh how I love fall! So many easy, inexpensive decorating ideas, so much celebrating and giving thanks. Happy sigh. Are you all enjoying the cooler autumn weather yet? Are you snapping up the chance to create without the sweltering summer heat? These girls sure are… Inspired by sentimental memories Rooms For Rent created a barn [...]