My Favorite Vintage-Inspired Christmas Decor

Budget-friendly Christmas decor for the perfect vintage-inspired vibe!  I know I know, it's not even Halloween and here I am sharing Christmas decor.  Don't hate me, please. I know it's early and I'm sure a lot of you don't want to be thinking about Christmas.  The thing is, Christmas decor is already in stores and if you don't grab things quickly they will sell out. ...

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Budget-Friendly Halloween Home Tour

Budget-friendly Halloween decorating ideas to create the perfect spooky Halloween home for less.  It's October, which means it's Halloween month!    I actually started decorating for Halloween weeks ago, but now it's officially appropriate to have cobwebs, bats, skeletons and a few creepy dolls on full display.  I love decorating for Halloween and updating holiday decor from year to year, but that doesn't mean spending a lot of money.  Along with sharing my Halloween decorated home tour, I'm also sharing my favorite budget-friendly ways to get the perfect spooky Halloween look for less. ...

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The Best Home Decor and Vintage ETSY Shops

Create a beautiful home with unique vintage and handmade decor from these amazing and talented ETSY shops!  It should be no surprise that I love shopping and filling my home with unique vintage decor.  (You can find some of my favorite home decor items to buy secondhand HERE ).   Auctions, thrift stores and flea markets are my favorite go-to places to shop , but when they aren't available, I head to ETSY for one-of-a-kind unique vintage decor.   I've bought everything from vintage decor to pillows and textiles from ETSY.  It's a wonderful source for all things unique and vintage and I wanted to share a few of my favorite go-to shops.  ...

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Open Floor Plan Kitchen Renovation Reveal: Before and After

Before and after bright white kitchen reveal. A small ranch style home gets a major open floor plan kitchen, mudroom and dining room makeover.   Well friends, today is FINALLY the day I share all the before, during and "after" pictures of our bright white, open floor plan kitchen renovation! There are still a few minor details to complete, but considering it may be a bit until I get the custom black walnut shelves, decide on lights for above the window and order the correct microwave, I thought I'd go ahead and share the "reveal" now.  ...

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Vintage Picking in Ohio and Pennsylvania: Tips, Tricks and Must Hit Spots

Save money, find the best deals and plan a successful vintage picking trip with these tips and must hit spots in Ohio and Pennsylvania! The other weekend, myself and two of my favorite vintage loving friends headed out on a four day picking trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.  We researched, planned and made hotel and rental truck reservations, but the rest of the trip was full of spur of the moment adventures.  We hit a couple bumps along the way like roaches in our first rental truck, making many wrong turns and showing up at closed stores, but we found some great shops, snagged some awesome deals and had an absolute blast treasure hunting. ...

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Bright White Modern Farmhouse Dining Room

Bright white walls and dark accents come together to create a beautiful neutral modern farmhouse dining room!  Guess who finally caulked, sanded, and painted the dining room?  Yup, this girl!  I've lacked some serious motivation lately, but a kick in the pants gave me the drive to get things done and focus on my goals.  I'm now more motivated than ever, so I busted out my caulk gun and paintbrush and finally finished the dining room.   It now has the perfect neutral modern farmhouse vibe that flows with the rest of the house.  I had all intentions of simply repainting the room Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige, but I was never 100% happy with how the color looked in the dining room.  The natural light gave the paint a pink hue and had to go.  ...

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How to Make a Rustic Tin Vase

Turn basic Dollar Tree supplies into beautiful rustic and weathered tin vases! I felt a little crafty the other day, so I headed to Dollar Tree, picked up a few supplies and threw together another  Dollar Store DIY !   Using supplies from Dollar Tree, I was able to create my own version of  corrugated metal vases I saw on Amazon.   These simple DIY weathered vases are perfectly rustic, functional and super affordable!  ...

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