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Home wasn’t built in a day. Enjoy the journey.
We’re Robert & Lauren Shaver, a DIY-loving duo just fighting the good fight in making our house a home, one renovation and thrifted decorating adventure at a time. We believe the journey of turning a house into a home is half the fun. We’re so glad you’re here, and we hope you feel inspired to love the home you have. Hang out!
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8 Reasons Why You Need a Pedestal Bowl in Your Home Decor Stash
This post is sponsored by Wayfair. The older I get the less stuff I want to own. Is that a normal response to approaching 40? I’m guessing so. Rewind 10 years ago, and you’d meet a Lauren who was constantly redecorating her whole house for every season. But now? I like to live by a…
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Home is more than a place. It’s a feeling.
Our surroundings matter. In a world of packed calendars, long to-do lists, and noise, we believe now more than ever that home should be your soft place to land. It doesn’t require a large budget to make that happen. Our philosophy is you shouldn’t have to sacrifice style for the sake of a smaller price tag… it just takes an extra dose of out-of-the-box thinking. That’s why we’re here for you. We believe in creating beauty right where you are to love the home you already have so it can love you right back.
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How to Hang an Extra Long Shower Curtain
We’ve talked about how to make smaller bathrooms look bigger on this blog before. None of the bathrooms in our 1960s house are very spacious. So we’ve had to get creative in a lot of ways to trick the eye in making them appear bigger than they really are. I’m convinced the latest trick we…
How to Pull Back Single Panel Drapes & Home Theater Curtains
After all of the work we put into our playroom-turned-media-room last year, we are still so incredibly happy with this space. But we realized it was missing one thing: blackout curtains for daytime movie watching! So as the cherry on top of this room, we decided to use pulled back single panel drapes on our…
Mood Board: Adding Personality to Plain Rooms
This post is sponsored by Birch Lane. Recently, I revived a decorating help service in my Instagram Stories that I used to do several years ago called Decorating SOS. It’s one of my favorite ways to give back to y’all as a way to say thanks for being here. I wish I could take on…