Mood boards of bedroom designs for traditional glam, Mid-Century Mod, and boho cottage styles for a small-ish budget. True story: The summer before my Freshman year of college, I created mood boards of my dorm room. I “virtually shopped” all of my favorite stores and visualized a million different ways to decorate my new space that was approximately the size…
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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 me feeling like a sappy…
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30 of the most highly rated Father’s Day gift ideas for dads who are sentimental, practical, athletes, cooks, gardeners, and techies. I wanna know who hit the fast-forward button on May because lo and behold we’re only about 2 weeks from Father’s Day! I mean… how?! This year, I’m determined to have my act together since Robert totally deserves a…
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12 things to always discuss before hiring contractors, plumbers, electricians, tile installers, or carpenters for any home improvement job Consider yourself warned that this post does not have one “pretty” picture in it. Because sometimes in order to get to the pretty, you have to experience quite a bit of the messy chaos that comes with owning a house. We’ve…
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I can’t start this post without first recognizing the meaning of this weekend: the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to provide and protect our freedom. My thoughts are with all of those who are remembering their loved ones lost this Memorial Day. “Thank you” doesn’t even remotely seem like enough. We’re spending tomorrow having a little cookout…
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A tropical boho back porch decorated for summer with breezy, functional style and string lights for evening ambience. #backporch #summerdecor This post is sponsored by Flower Home by Drew Barrymore for Walmart. It’s officially summer at our house this week! The girls’ last day of school is Friday, the pool makeover is getting wrapped up today, and we’ll be celebrating…
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When it comes to our backyard, these last 3 summers have all had the common theme of “waste not want not”. If a shabby patio table left by our house’s previous owners needs a good scrubbin’, we scrub it. If a back porch needs a painted haint blue ceiling to give it Southern charm, we paint it. If an outdoor…
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A quick tip for improving the look of a hanging cord on an attic door. Add this to the list of random home projects no one ever thinks about. Apparently, this week is full of that what with swapping our washer and dryer to prevent door collision a few days ago. And now this… The other week, when I shared…
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How to cross washer and dryer connections to prevent door collision + why we love our Samsung set to make us more efficient in tackling our laundry pile. This post is sponsored by Samsung Appliances. Add this to the long list of projects we meant to do for months and wondered WHY in the world it took us so long…
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One easy trick to personalize any piece of wood to paint names and designs on signs and furniture inexpensively. Fact: If you don’t have your name or monogram painted or embroidered somewhere, you are not truly Southern. That’s what the folks around my town will tell you, anyway. Also fact: If your name isn’t written on an item, it’s fair…
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A tutorial for how to reconstruct a console table to repurpose as a bathroom vanity and leave drawers functional underneath sinks. We’re moonwalkin’ outta the #BlesserGirlyBathroom project today with the cutest vanity EVER, y’all! As usual, I couldn’t wait a second longer to share it. It’s finally starting to take shape in here… (Some affiliate links are provided in this…
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A breakdown of options to upgrade a basic, outdated vinyl liner in-ground pool and ideas to improve a backyard for beauty and function. This post is sponsored by GLI Pool Products. It’s been two years, and somehow I’m just now showing y’all our backyard. I have no excuse other than we’ve had pretty much nothing but the interiors on our…
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22 Mother’s Day gifts full of sentimental meaning, luxurious pampering, and special treats for a bargain. Robert and I have a running joke that whenever a holiday is coming up when he has to shop for a gift for me, I just share a gift guide and he buys some of the things on it for me. Apparently having a…
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How to turn an IKEA Hemnes cabinet in a pantry and give it a custom high-end look with antique mirror window film. Kitchen Pantry 2.0 That should really be the title of this post. I know the minimalist lifestyle is cool and all. And half of the world lives with probably a quarter of the size of our kitchen with…
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DIY and decorating ideas to add interest to a boring window-less hallway + thrifting project tutorials and free printables to pull it off inexpensively. Here’s the reality: When we first moved into this house and toured it during the home search process, our upstairs hallway wasn’t exactly on my list of priorities. I mean… it’s a hallway. It gets us…
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This post is written in partnership with American Standard. Full disclosure here. This renovation train is chuggin’ right along, y’all! I never knew I could get so giddy about walls. We are SO excited to be teaming up with American Standard on this bathroom that has had several issues for a while. You can see our full plan and vision board in…
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A 3 step tutorial for painting laminate IKEA furniture to prevent peeling and scuffs and to make your painted finish last for a custom look. This is one of those the-more-you-know kind of moments. The post that preaches do-what-I-say-and-not-what-I-do after learning it from the school of hard knocks. If you’ve hung around this blog for a while, you’re probably fully…
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7 fashion tips for hiding postpartum mom bod and belly pooch without looking frumpy along with budget-friendly places to buy them. Major disclaimer: I am so not a fashion blogger. If you visit our house unannounced, you will catch me in paint splattered yoga pants and old T-shirts. That’s just a fact. I won’t even pretend like I’m a fashionista…
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Happy Easter weekend, y’all! The girls have been on spring break all week, and this momma is totally wiped out after a 2 day staycation trip around Charlotte visiting a museum, a zoo, an aquarium, an arcade, taking a quick hike in the woods, along with working on bathroom projects, and visiting friends. It was worth every second. At this…
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It’s getting real around here y’all! In a matter of a few hours, we went all #demoday on our kids’ bathroom. And I have to confess that it was liberating and terrifying all at the same time. No turning back now! In case you missed it before, you can read all about our big plans and vision for this space…
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