12 tips for decorating, furniture selecting, choosing paint colors, and utilizing function to make a small room look bigger. Even though our 1960 colonial has rooms much smaller than our brand new builder grade house did, I wouldn’t change it for anything. Because even though the ceilings aren’t nearly as tall, there are fewer cabinets, and it is the furthest…
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How to turn a dated brass piece into a Restoration Hardware-inspired French sconce using paint samples and jewelry beads. Apparently it’s always Opposite Day in my world. (Did you ever play Opposite Day as a kid? I always argued with my little brother that if it was Opposite Day then it would be the opposite of Opposite Day, which is…
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How to refresh tile grout cheaply and easily and add comfort to your kitchen floor with a layered memory foam kitchen rug. We’ve been slowly chipping away at the kitchen refresh this summer ever since Robert convinced me that we could make it look reeeeally amazing for very little. I have to admit, he was right. (Shh… don’t tell him…
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Decorating tips for making your home durable, accessible, and practical yet still stylish when you have kids. For the first year of being a mom, I honestly thought we wouldn’t be able to decorate our house until our kiddo(s) were grown up and off to college. I accepted it. I let the plastic toy explosion and chocolate milk stains of…
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A few days ago, the tricky subject of recliners came up in the Bless’er House Budget Decorating Group. (If you want some awesome home ideas, personal decorating help in your house, and a place where you can ask free design questions, you can join the group here.) It is so hard to find pretty recliners, especially ones that don’t cost…
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How to quickly change the look of your IKEA upholstered furniture using slipcovers to make them look updated and high-end. A big thanks to Bemz for providing slipcovers for this post. Quick confession: I have commitment issues. Not with Robert… that man couldn’t get rid of me if he tried. #Stage5Clinger But with decorating, after living with the way things…
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The beginner’s guide to setting up a smart home in 6 steps and how to pull it off for under $500. The post is sponsored by Walmart and SheKnows Media. I’m the least techie blogger on the planet. There, I said it. My solution to every problem is “turn it off and turn it back on again”, and if that…
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A free downloadable printable set of vintage arbor art for use as wall decor perfect for summer or year-round. True story: One of the biggest reasons we bought our house was because of the trees. It’s funny how that becomes the one thing you miss when you live in a neighborhood without them. Our last house was a “cookie cutter”…
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An all white mood board nursery design plan with nature-inspired elements, textures, and floral accents along with a before tour of the space. Maybe since I’m coming into my third trimester next week it’s about time we get started on this nursery makeover gig. Ha! We’ve been a little distracted with the kitchen and back porch and living room refresh…
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A back porch makeover with money-saving DIY home improvement projects and budget decorating solutions for a breezy summer retreat. There have been the quick 1 monther room makeovers at our house where Robert and I swooped in, stuck to a plan, and got it done as fast as possible. And then there are other spaces where we learned to eat…
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How to protect your porch from bugs using this quick and cheap solution for DIY outdoor curtains. If you’ve been following along on my Instagram Stories, you probably already saw this post coming. I love it when a light bulb moment ends up working out even better than you could have imagined! For the past year, we’ve slowly been working…
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A 10 month update about the durability of vinyl tile – how it wears, how to clean it, and how to install it to get a patterned tile floor in an afternoon. Last summer, we came up with a quick temporary (and trendy) solution for our grubby gross vinyl sheet flooring, and it is, by far, one of the questions…
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A modern meets traditional meets farmhouse summer living room with ideas for decorating a light, airy space using budget solutions. A big thanks to eSaleRugs for providing a rug for this room refresh. When you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to want a glass of milk. When you give a decorator a new rug, she’s going to want…
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A quick and simple tutorial for how to transform furniture to look like marble with marble look contact paper. Once upon a time, there was this magical place called the IKEA As-Is section… You know where this story is going, right? Haha! Last week, I trekked it to IKEA for a couple of items for the kitchen refresh, but it’s…
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It is very rare that a project goes EXACTLY according to plan around here, but the green cabinets Robert and I envisioned for our kitchen a few weeks ago have turned out just like we had hoped and more! I’m officially smitten over our Sherwin Williams Billiard Green lowers. Side note: Forgive the weird lighting and purply/teal color casting all…
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If you join this whole Bless’er House party mainly for the DIY projects, thrift furniture makeovers, and room reveals, this post might bore you to tears. Because I’m putting down the paint brush for a quick sec to chat all about about the beautiful mess of blogging. (Don’t believe what you see in blog land. The rest of the bloggers out…
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A step-by-step tutorial for making vintage French style pressed lavender art using a thrifted frame, plus a preview of the book French Vintage Decor. Not sure if you’ve noticed yet or not, but moving into our house a year ago has somehow brought out a new love of French style for me. I guess my thought process has been I…
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15 fun and unique gift ideas to give for Father’s Day 2018. So… uh… Father’s Day is sneaking up on me way too fast. And yesterday, I realized it’s less than 2 weeks away! Last month, I shared all of my favorite Mother’s Day gift ideas, so it seemed only right to round it out with a Father’s Day guide…
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A step-by-step tutorial depicting how to make a mood board for planning a room makeover in your house to create a simple and seamless design process. (Some affiliate links are provided in this post.) I’m just checking all kinds of little questions off of the list over here this week. A few days ago it was something as simple as…
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9 steps to make a bed look plush and beautiful like a designer’s. This post is so completely random. Lately, I’ve tried to get better about making our bed because I’ve heard time and time again that making your bed sets the tone for the entire day to start off super productive. And at the end of the day, if…
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