12 ways to decorate and disguise little eyesores in your home to make the every day pretty and functional. Warning: Totally random post ahead. But this is one of the things I get questions on that I hardly think about… ALL of the “ugly” stuff in our house that is out of sight and out of mind. Any time I…
Read More
A step-by-step tutorial for making a spring wreath from scratch using artificial sage greenery and blush flowers for soft, romantic style. I hope you won’t judge me for this and it’s taken me a while to come to terms with this trait in my personality, but I can’t help it. I’ve realized… I’m kind of a wreath snob. I know. …
Read More
How to turn old jars and bottles into household decor with a vintage French style printable label + 21 more free printables for spring. Some days I try to tell myself, “Yeah… I’m classy.” And other days I think, “This piece of trash would look GREAT as decor in my house.” And then I realize maybe I should use the…
Read More
Three everyday household items you can use to make inexpensive throw pillows, plus how to do it using a no-sew method in minutes. I’m by no means a seamstress… let’s just throw that out there right now. My mom tried to teach me several times growing up, and I’ve decided I’m a lost cause when it comes to becoming one…
Read More
Simple ideas for decorating home for spring by using artificial greenery and flowers, decor capsule staples, and neutrals for room styling year-round. Happy spring, y’all! Well, it doesn’t totally feel like spring outside, but I’m calling it anyway. It’s spring. So there. 😉 I’m joining in with my friend Krista from The Happy Housie and a group of blogger friends…
Read More
A quick and simple way to repurpose an old mirror to make a designer knock-off candle tray and add brightness to a dark room. If you’re a lazy DIYer, a challenged thrifter, a not-super-artsy type… this little project is for you. Because truthfully, there are days I try to shake the creative side of my brain awake, and nothing rattles…
Read More
A shopping guide with some of the best resources for floral home decor to brighten up a room for spring and summer on a budget. I told myself this year as I was shopping around for a few new pieces of decor to get our house in the spring mood… “I will not go overboard. I will not go overboard. …
Read More
A Seasonal Simplicity Tour with 28 mantels and vignettes all styled for spring. There’s nothing like a freezing cold day in March to make you look forward to spring. So I started pulling out the spring decor this week and pretended it was already sunny and 65 outside. This year, I’m all about simplifying… neutral colors that can be used…
Read More
A dated master bathroom gets a budget-friendly refresh using paint, organizing tricks, and DIY solutions for modernizing a space. How in the world it took us nearly two years to refresh the room we see first thing every morning is beyond me. We’ve had BIG plans to fully gut and renovate our master bathroom to the tune of around $10,000,…
Read More
A free printable set of a coastal gallery wall featuring antique ocean paintings and how to frame them inexpensively with thrifted finds. Just so you know, our bathroom takes itself very seriously now. If it were a person, it’d be the beret wearing, poetry spouting, pinky-up type. Because it just got a mini art gallery all up in the corner…
Read More
Happy almost Friday, friends! We are experiencing fake spring here in the Carolinas, which basically means the sun has come out for a couple of days, just long enough to play with our emotions before saying, “Hahaha! Suckaaaas! See you in a couple of weeks. My buddy winter is flying in for one more visit.” So we’ve been enjoying the…
Read More
This post is sponsored by Walmart. Remember that whole decision making visualization adventure we had in our breakfast nook last week? (If that post taught me anything, it’s that I’m one LUCKY girl to have y’all to give me direction when I feel lost. #SoNotAPro #DesignerWannabe) This room stumped me since Day 1 of moving in, which looked like this…
Read More
How to add a stoneware look to thrifted glass vases and bottles using just paint. I don’t know if you’ve noticed lately, but suddenly stoneware vases are everywhere. Last year, I first noticed them in some of the more high end designer home stores, and when I was wandering around Target last week, the shelves were stocked full of so…
Read More
The must-do steps to thoroughly organize your bathroom drawers and cabinets and the best tools to keep them looking tidy. It’s been a weird week, y’all. In the past few days, I had a massive fail on a little craft project, Regan has been waking up every hour at night, our last wall decorating project for the master bathroom is…
Read More
An online 3D design rendering tool to help you plan furniture layouts and decor to fit your own personal style using images of your own home. This post is sponsored by Modsy. I should start this post with a big giant “nerd alert” banner. Because back when I was a teenager, I used to be obsessed with playing The Sims…
Read More
Happy almost weekend y’all! The kids are out of school, rain is in the forecast for the next week solid, and I am totally admitting that I’m taking the lazy route of sitting on my duff in my jammies to indulge in some online shopping since the master bathroom refresh is finally finished. (Sharing that next week though.) There are…
Read More
A global designer-inspired DIY plant stand made from a thrifted piano stool using just spray paint and a doily for a quick and easy makeover. Thrift store flips are right up there with pedicures, fresh brewed coffee, and a really good book for me… they’re therapy! Last week, we hit a sleep regression with Regan, which has basically made me…
Read More
A thrifty solution for using leftover chafing dish lids as towel hooks in a bathroom. On today’s episode of thrift store leftovers: the chafing dish lid. We’ve worked with a lot of leftovers around here. You know the outcast pieces left on shelves at the thrift store that you look at and think, “Who on earth would buy that?” This…
Read More
A shopping guide with upscale art for bathrooms for under $100 based on linear figures, architectural sketches, vintage advertisements, sky/water/landscapes, abstract paintings, and botanicals. Apparently, I have art on the brain this week. Between dressing up our upstairs hallway’s walls and planning out the final details on the master bathroom refresh lately, we’re down to the finishing touches. And honestly,…
Read More
A set of 4 architectural printable art of Southern Antebellum mansions perfect to mat and frame for an antique feel anywhere in your home. I’ve probably walked down our upstairs hallway 1.5 million times (or at least, it usually feels like that many while I’m rushing around in the mornings getting the kiddos ready for school), and I never really…
Read More
