Not THAT kind of stripper! Ha! Got ya. This past weekend as Robert and I soaked in every drop of glorious spring sunshine as we could, we embarked on our faux fireplace journey. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might recall my mentioning this little beauty in my post with our living room update. When we first…
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Project: DIY Carriage Doors
Ever pull up into your own driveway and think, “Dang that’s a nice house.” Well okay, maybe it doesn’t happen that often, but I had several moments of adoration at our new and improved elevation today. My wonderfully gracious parents offered to keep Livie Bug this weekend, so that meant Robert and I got a play day to get projects…
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Splurge vs. Steal: Lighting Edition
Hello all! (Those of you who have still hung around and checked in on me at least) You’ve probably figured out by now that real life has taken its toll on my post frequency. Being an English teacher to 80 teenagers, a mother to a toddler, and a wife to a busy working hubby all while trying to cook Paleo…
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Southern Spring Show Recap: Part 2
Hey guys! I’m finally back with Part 2 of our Southern Spring Show adventure, and by adventure I mainly mean chasing a toddler around while squeezing in some “oohs” and “ahhs” in between the hide and seek games. But we were beyond inspired by all of the spectacular displays and I have a feeling it will prove to be dangerous…
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Spicing up the Bedroom
Woah! Calm down…this is a family friendly place. Shame on you. 😉 But in all seriousness, this bedroom needs some spice. Do you see what I mean? It’s pretty sad. At least the munchkin and little furball are cute. The only spice this room says to me is vanilla, and I don’t think that’s technically in the spice category. We’ve…
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Southern Spring Show Recap: Arts and Crafts
Sorry it’s taken me so long to post in the past few days, y’all. My brain is going to explode from all of the gorgeous / creative / fabulous decor ideas I saw this weekend. So much that I will have to recap the entire day in a three part series! Prepare to be flooded with awesomeness. If you live…
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Monday Giveaway: Habitat Handcrafted
As I promised last week, I figured I would give you guys a little pick-me-up to get your Monday started right. During the “blizzard” that hit us a few weeks ago as I lived the temporary life of a shut-in, I was browsing around Etsy for some craft ideas when I stumbled upon this adorable little rustic shop. Megan Bark,…
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Tid Bits of Randomness: Facts About The Shavers
I’m gonna get real for a minute before I jump into the weird, wacky randomness that is typical for me in my posts. Since diving into this blog just a month ago, words cannot express the love and support I have been receiving from all the corners of the world from my family, friends, acquaintances, and now even readers who…
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Window, Window on the Wall
Who’s the thriftiest of them all? These two sexy beasts 😉 So, I did it. I upcycled trash. Well, I guess not trash technically. I draw the line at diving into dumpsters, but my wonderful mother-in-law let me rummage through her barn, and she had a pile of old windows!!! Fellow rustic/cottage enthusiasts, I’m sure you understand my joy. I…
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Attention Deficit Designer Disorder
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve come to terms with this fact about me: I am the most indecisive person on the planet. One minute I’m pining over classic, traditional cottage styles. The next I’m thinking, “Let’s do these awesome modern prints everywhere.” Ugh…my mind exhausts me. So in nailing down a scheme for Olivia’s bedroom, I’ve figured out what’s…
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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This…Err No
I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m a Craigslist/Thrift Shop/Goodwill junkie, and if you don’t believe me, you can take a look in my garage. Uh…on second thought, please don’t look in my garage. You might nominate me for Hoarders. I have to give credit though, this little find was a discovery of my mom’s. The apple doesn’t fall far…
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Creating the Cozy Classroom on a Budget
One of my students paid me the biggest compliment the first week of our new semester with one sentence, “Mrs. Shaver, you got style!” Let me tell you first hand, teenagers are not easy to impress and will tell it like it is whether I want to hear it or not. So hearing one of my sassy 16 year-old students…
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Dresser Refresher
The project list has slowed down for a bit since I’ve had a stack of grading calling my name for the past few days. I love my students to pieces, but I think I’m just as ready for summer as they are. T minus 3 and a half months? Oy. I did manage to squeeze in one little update the…
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Life Lessons and a Chair Part 2
In case you missed my post a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t had the best track record when it comes to projects lately. Sometimes I want to break down in tears when I hit a major flub-up. It’s frustrating when I have this vision in my head of the beautiful end result, but reality doesn’t go as planned. Robert…
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Chalk it up to awesomeness
Over the long holiday weekend (that somehow still never seems long enough when you get to the end of it), Robert and I and even Livie Bug tackled a few items on ye olde honey-do list. Most of the projects were just little things that required only a can of spray paint. But this project made us completely giddy. When…
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Project: DIY Stainless Steel Dishwasher
This project made me want to break out my Zoolander Blue Steel model pose. It’s THAT epic. Okay, well maybe not epic, but I saved a heck of a lot of mulah and that is impressive in and of itself. During the whole planning process when our house was still in blueprint phase, Robert and I had a meeting with…
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10 Ways to Add Cottage Charm to a Cookie Cutter House
If you didn’t take a gander yesterday, I posted about some ideas I had brewing around in my head for ways to create architectural interest in our basic cookie cutter house. And even though some like to take a stab at the cookie cutter basic house, I’m going to defend it- I love our house. It was the cheapest we…
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Dreamin’ and Schemin’ Big Ideas
After being stuck in the house for several days, I officially have cabin fever…and I’ve been staring at the blank walls of this house for way too long. I blame Winter Storm Pax for all the projects brewing in my head. I always am brainstorming ideas for decor in the house, but really the best way to make a home…
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Project: DIY Brushed Nickel Lamps
As we defrost here in our third day of straight snow and ice (a record for our area), I’ve been getting a little bit of cabin fever. Best way to combat the stir-crazies: paint things! But before I trekked into the garage, the Shaver three had to have a romp in the fluffy white stuff. After coming back in to…
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Color me pink…or gray or beige or aqua
Greetings from the Arctic South! The Shaver Three are buried in an entire 6 inches of snow. It’s a big deal to us Southerners. Northerners, don’t steal our thunder…er snowdrift. Last week before the “blizzard” hit, I finally got the opportunity to swing by Sherwin Williams to pick up some paint samples and I’m stoked! Our entire upstairs is still…
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