A full review of the Better Homes and Gardens River Oaks and Brookbury patio furniture from Walmart and how they have held up 2 years later. Robert and I have been super into all things backyard lately (and we have 41 DIY backyard projects to prove it… WHEW!), but one of the most frequent questions I always…
Free holiday art printables and Christmas wall decor ideas you can make yourself inexpensively. After hanging our winter snow scene painting in the breakfast nook and adding ribbon to our family’s gallery wall, it dawned on me that we have shared a LOT of Christmas wall decor ideas and holiday art printables in the past….
An honest, unbiased review of the Bartesian cocktail machine, pros/cons to consider, if it’s worth the money, and top rated drink flavors. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. It has been a little over ten months since Robert bought our Bartesian cocktail machine for me as a Christmas present, and ever since…
How to throw an epic bonfire party with these hosting tips for food, drinks, seating, lighting, and games for a memorable night with friends and family. If there’s one thing we love on any given cool evening, it’s a bonfire party! Or I guess technically, since we have to keep it small living in town…
A quick breakdown of simplified step by step tips to help you start decorating a living room for a cohesive design that suits your unique style. Have you ever had an “ah ha” moment when decorating your home? Like when you’re out shopping (or often in my case scrolling on Facebook Marketplace 😉) and stumble…
Everything you need to know to plan an epic swim party with themes, decor, games, and favor ideas + a free backyard party planning checklist. This post is sponsored by Leslie’s Pool Supplies. If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years of having a swimming pool in our backyard, it’s how to host a…
How to make a magnetic memo board look like large wall art with vintage style in an office or entryway using this easy DIY tutorial. I have no idea if the concept of disguising a memo board to look like a regular piece of framed upscale art has been done before, but it’s definitely a…
After adding a new “big girl” bed in our 4 year-old’s bedroom last week, I started thinking about ALL of the kids room storage ideas and decor tricks we’ve used in all of our kids’ bedroom makeovers in the past few years. There are WAY more than I thought there would be! Because when it…
A round-up of the realistic looking fake indoor trees and plants, plus tricks to make them look real with budget-friendly DIY dupes. Every corner is happier with a tree! That’s my philosophy anyway because I use indoor trees all over our house and in room makeovers we do for friends. As much as I would…
Simple Christmas kitchen decor ideas you can add to your home for a pleasant, festive holiday brunch on Christmas morning + a free art printable. For as long as I can remember, Christmas brunch has always been a big deal at our house, and the absolute must-have every year is my mom’s “Christmas morning casserole”….
How to turn any hanging art into Christmas wall decor in 5 minutes by adding ribbon for Christmas bows on display. This is definitely one of those quick thrifty Christmas decorating projects that makes me go, “Why haven’t I done this before?!” One of my absolute favorite spots in our house is our family photo…
Use any picture frame in your house to display this free downloadable winter painting art printable to enjoy from Christmas until spring. It’s been a hot minute since I shared a free art printable (there have been a LOT of printables here on this blog over the years). Our breakfast nook wall was just begging…
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. 5 Halloween table decor ideas with DIY crafts, styling tips, and place setting inspiration for a murder mystery party. Any excuse to do some magic tricks with DIY Halloween decorating is a winner in my family’s book, especially if there is food involved. Ever since Robert and…
How to make your own light-up creepy Halloween art using a thrift store picture frame for macabre style wall decor. This spur of the moment Halloween wall decor I made on a whim this week is proof that snapping up a $5 picture frame at a thrift store and stashing it until “the perfect project…
5 free oil painting prints perfect to use as kitchen art on countertops or any room in the house + where to find free art online. Whoever restarted the traditional trend of displaying framed oil paintings on countertops as kitchen art deserves a cupcake or something. It is THE most simple, inexpensive way to add…
Upscale looking bathroom prints and bathroom art ideas for under $100 to create a high end looking space for less. Bathroom art is a fickle thing. Unlike choosing art for all of the other rooms of the house, bathrooms and powder rooms are the one tricky place where you think, “I really don’t want a…
Where to buy vintage art online and how to print digital art + picture frame recommendations for a designer look on a small budget. Just like no closet is complete without a little black dress (I’ll always stand by that one), no room is ever complete without at least one piece of vintage art. Facts….
13 proven steps broken down to explain how to decorate a room from scratch + budgeting tips, styling advice, and ways to personalize your home. Whether it’s a huge job like a kitchen renovation or a small job like a quick bedroom refresh, understanding the methodical process about how to decorate a room can make…
How to build a basic canvas frame around old farmhouse signs and turn them into classic vintage art. The other day, I found these typography farmhouse signs at the thrift store and immediately knew they’d be perfect for recreating with vintage art and a DIY canvas frame. And they were perfect for repurposing as inexpensive…
8 cozy fire pit ideas for outdoor fall decor and entertaining tips using budget-friendly finds from Walmart for a backyard campfire party. This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. I don’t know how we got so lucky with our gorgeous almost fall-ish weather this week, so we went all out with…
18 of the best online sources to find free printable wall art in the public domain that can be used by decorators, bloggers, artists, and Etsy shop owners. Not to be dramatic, but the day I discovered free printable wall art in the public domain changed my life. (Okay, yeah, maybe that’s a little dramatic.)…
Color me COMPLETELY surprised that I actually painted something that sort of resembles art. But here we are. When I found this shabby chic picture frame in the thrift store for $2 (less than that garage sale sticker price), it reminded me so much of the Studio McGee art at Target I’ve seen everywhere. Well,…
A spring / summer entryway gallery wall update + free Audubon bird art prints to frame anywhere in your home. When I was in high school, I remember my mom ripping bird prints out of an old book to frame as art on a wall in the kitchen and somehow, it stuck. In college, I…
A set of two antique landscape oil painting printables for free download that you can print from home and frame for instant wall decor. I cannot believe how long it’s been since I shared some printable art around here! New goal for 2021: Share more printable art. Are y’all down for that? Every so often,…
How to make your own designer knock-off textile art using an old rug and a shadow box in less than 10 minutes. Nothing is safe anymore. If it will fit in a frame or can be stretch as a canvas, you can bet your bottom dollar I’m gonna hang it on our walls. Over the…
A thrifty Christmas wall decor idea to repurpose a secondhand sheet music book to create an inexpensive sheet music art gallery wall for $1. Today seems like a good day for a thrift store decorating wall decor project, don’t ya think? Remember when I pressed a bunch of fall leaves collected from the yard and…
Free printables for vintage Halloween art etchings and spooky antique portraits + a modern classic entryway decorated for fall. I couldn’t resist. I went Halloween crazy in the entryway. It all started with a cute antique picture frame I found while antiquing with my mom last week, and it all sort of spiraled into a…
8 simple and interactive sleepover ideas for a successful slumber party and how to make party prep easier using Walmart+. It’s a BIG DEAL kind of week around here… because we officially have an 8 year-old in the house!! And my mama heart is not accepting the fact that Olivia is halfway to a driver’s…
And just like that summer melted into fall. Well, actually we’re in South Carolina so it’s more like summer heat kept raging on through September, but we put out pumpkins hoping no one would notice. 😉 That’s how we do it. Here is a little peek of an experiment I’ve been doing the last couple…
8 favorite fall decor items for creating a capsule wardrobe in your home that will stretch your dollar and create endless decor combinations. I do this every year. I tell myself, “Oh, I’m just gonna stick a couple of fall leaves in a vase or two around the house and that will be my fall…
How to make your own large wall art using a shower curtain for less than $100 plus a round-up of gorgeous art design shower curtains for the job. This project officially climbed to the top of the list of our favorite art DIY ever! And that’s saying something. Because we’ve done a lot. Like… a…
How to create high-end looking DIY silhouette leaf art using spray paint and leaves from your yard for a modern boho style designer knock-off. Creating art has been my “thing” the last couple of months apparently. I’m over here playing with watercolor apps to make house portraits. Googling how to turn our regular smart TV…
A quick tutorial to make any regular smart TV display art to mimic the Samsung Frame TV look + 6 free art images to use as TV displays or to print. You miiiiiiiight have noticed this little thing called a Samsung Frame TV floating around everyone’s living room in the last year or so. It’s a pretty…
Adding this on to the long list of favorite ways to add fuzzy, warm sentimental feelings to walls. It’s always a good time to get a dose of fuzzy feel-goods, right? I’d been meaning to do this little project for a couple of years and finally just got around to it… turning photos of our…
How to make your own large scale wall art with a modern frame to look like a $1,000 high-end piece for under $50. We are soooo close to finishing this master bedroom makeover that I can barely stand it. It’s killer waiting around for two throw pillows to arrive in shipping but then the whole…
How to repurpose a canvas to make expensive looking art with a poster and spray adhesive. I feel like a vast majority of my thrift/repurpose posts should start with something like… “On today’s episode of Lauren Never Throws Anything Away”… Monica Gellar had a closet, y’all. I won’t even get into what kind of hot…
Access to a free autumn landscape art printable that you can print directly from your home printer and frame for budget-friendly fall decor. We keep it classy around here. And by “keeping it classy” I mean we wear plastic tiaras on the regular and have frequent Barbie tea parties. #girlmomlife Buuuuut our kitchen is the…
Go big or go home. That’s the motto of this post. Well, really we’re already home so I guess that phrase makes absolutely no sense at all. But anywho… We went BIG in the guest bedroom! With art that is. If you ever have a large blank wall that you’re, well… drawing a blank on,…
We’re moving right along on the guest bedroom makeover saga, and it turns out, after all this time, the perfect wall decor was growing right in our backyard. If you’ve been around these parts awhile, then you already know I have a “thing” for botanical prints… even though I couldn’t keep a real plant alive…
Simple, minimalist art ideas from Walmart that work perfectly in a bedroom to evoke a peaceful mood. We did a thing. And it involves yummy, moody paint and art from good ol’ Walmart. I feel like I need to break into a rendition of “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things” all Julie Andrews…
A list of ways to add meaning to your walls inexpensively with family artifacts, heirlooms, and special memories, plus ways to DIY them. Out of all of the projects we’ve done together and out of all of the decorating we’ve done in these rooms over the last two years, the one thing that always leaves…
