A guide for hanging curtains correctly to make windows appear larger and ceilings appear taller + favorite blackout curtains, shades, and rods for less. I wanna know something… why in the WORLD did it take us this long to discover the magic of blackout curtains in our kids’ rooms? Since we’re in the middle of summer and the sun is…
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A foyer gets a classic, timeless yet modern update using a blend of traditional style thrifted furnishings with clean lines and a neutral color palette. This was definitely one of those if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie sort of makeovers. Our foyer has been half-finished for over three years! All thanks for the now office, which was a junky storage room for so long and…
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This post is sponsored by Walmart. Whew! Those words carry a LOT of weight this year, more than any year before: back-to-school. Decisions about our kiddos’ school year in our area have been challenging, but no matter the final decision, one thing’s for sure: Our rising 2nd grader has grown like a weed since school let out in March. I…
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An outdated dining room gets converted to a light and bright home office with a timeless new look and functional storage. Oh my GARSH! It’s office reveal day! Robert was saying the other day that it feels like we’ve gained square footage. And really, we have. Because this junky room was not functional in the slightest just a couple of…
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A round-up of designer vs. budget wall sconces and pendant lights + a trick to turn any sconce into a battery-operated light without hardwiring. The home office is 99% finished!!! The full reveal is coming tomorrow right after I add frosting film to all 100 glass panes on the 6 French doors. (I wish that number was exaggerated… yikes!) But…
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A step-by-step DIY tutorial to take your flower beds from drab to fab to increase curb appeal, plus all the best tools to get the job done. This post is sponsored by STIHL. Blame it on the fact that we’ve been focusing on the interior room makeovers for the last three years or the fact that I had a baby…
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Happy Independence Day, y’all! (And happy weekend to my non-American friends.) We are keeping things way more low-key than usual today since every 4th, we host our annual backyard pool party cookout with a massive gathering of our family and friends. A big part of me is sad that we won’t be hosting it this year, but I’m so thankful…
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A budget-friendly option for customizing furniture to work in any space using unfinished, solid wood pre-built pieces & staining an office work table. We finally have an actual desk in the home office. That’s kind of important I guess, huh? While I was searching high and low for the perfect budget-friendly option for a big work table, I stumbled upon…
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Tips for painting laminate IKEA furniture and the best navy blue paint color perfect for adding pop to a neutral room. It’s a good day for an IKEA furniture makeover! (Side note: I really miss the long, blissful strolls through that gigantic Swedish mouse maze.) Back in April, we had no idea when IKEA would open back up so we…
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Um… somehow it’s been 4 months since the last Bless’er Heart Weekends post. This pesky virus has totally thrown these out of whack (among like a million other things). But yesterday, I did something way out of my comfort zone and tried on swimsuits… and shared them on camera… to 84,000 people on Instagram… after gaining 15-20 pounds of quarantine…
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A concrete patio summer dining tablescape, DIY pool deck update, and a round-up of the best outdoor furniture & decor finds from Walmart. This post is sponsored by Walmart. Oh, how far this backyard has come! If you’ve been hanging with us since last spring, you might recall this: Then, we painted the vinyl pool shed, replaced the pool liner,…
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A full step-by-step tutorial to paint a concrete pool deck and patio to make it last and save thousands by doing it yourself. This post is sponsored by Walmart. Mistakes are proof you’re trying, right? Welllllllll… we tried REALLY hard at our concrete patio / pool deck about a year ago. And not only was it a mistake, but it…
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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 LOT of art projects. We’ll…
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Last time we shared the home office saga, this was the current view… It’s taken a lot of planning, building, and painting to finally reach this point. But then what’s the point of building handy dandy office closets without some handy dandy shelving? And also doors? We got a couple more of our favorite bifold doors that we’ve used before…
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Painting our home office Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace and using bright white paint to create simplicity and inspire productivity. Small victories. That’s what we’re celebrating around here these days. At this point, 2020 should give us congratulatory stickers. Gold star! You put on real pants! Kudos to you for cooking the 4,376th meal for your family this week! We’re patting…
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Over 40 awesome gift ideas for Father’s Day for all interests and all budgets related to fitness, grooming, gardening, grilling, outdoors, tech, and sports. How is Father’s Day already 10 days?! Crikey! Giving gifts is part of my love language, and normally I’m ON IT with every gift-giving holiday that rolls around. But this year, I don’t know where the…
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A step-by-step tutorial to DIY build a closet from scratch + home office makeover progress I reeeeaaally hoped to have a full the-closets-are-finished-and-shiny-and-painted-and-prettyyyyy post, but hey progress is progress. And I realized building closets from scratch is kind of a big job that would be overwhelming all squeezed into one post anyway. It all works out. If you missed it…
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Tips and tricks for using what you already have and repurposing every day items from around the house to create a beautiful, real-looking dollhouse. Welp… add this one to the list of hobbies I never thought I’d love. All of those diorama projects back in middle school really prepared me for this one apparently. 😉 This dollhouse bookcase I found…
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A 4 hour long playlist with the best upbeat oldies, 80s rock, 90s hip hop, and jams from all genres & eras to make your DIY projects more fun and productive We’re still up to our necks in joint compound and drywall dust over here as we continue our work in the office makeover! I’m crossing my fingers and toes…
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If you’ve been following along on our Instagram Stories, you probably already know that we are up to our necks in closet construction. The office makeover is OFFICIALLY underway, and I can already see it starting to take shape. Ahhhhh!!!! (You can see a peek of the progress here.) You better believe I’ll be hitting up some of the weekend…
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