Friday Favorites- A House Full of Favorites

Beautiful spaces with loads of style, texture and character! There are times when I feel inclined to post a brain dump of inspiration and today is one of those days.   I'd like to think I have my own design style, but the fact is I gather inspiration from all over the place.  Sometimes, I'll love everything about a space and sometimes I'll combine a few elements from different spaces to create a look I love. No matter what my theory, I'm always drawn to the same elements, colors and textures. ...

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(Basement Progress) Painted Fireplace and New Purchases

More often than not, my best design decisions come from spur of the moment ideas.  Ideas that pop into my head and quickly turn into projects before I have time to think about what I'm doing.  That's exactly how a plank wall ended up in our entryway and how our fireplace ended up getting painted last weekend. I whitewashed our fireplace a few years ago, but always felt it had a funky pink hue that didn't jive with the rest of our basement.  Just recently I started throwing around the idea of painting it white or trying to give it a more "old brick" look, but wasn't sold on either idea.  I sought advice from a few blogger friends and that's when Emily from Table and Hearth asked what I thought about painting the fireplace the same color as my doors.  Whoa, why didn't I think of that? I already painted the front door , dining room door , mudroom doors, basement door  and kitchen cabinets dark, so it only made sense to paint the fireplace.  By now......

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Inexpensive Tips For Creating The Perfect Outdoor Summer Porch

It's hard to believe that I have yet to decorate our front porch for Spring OR Summer.  The planters are still empty, the porch is still dirty and it's far from welcoming.   In an effort to get motivated I decided to play around and create a pretty summer inspired front porch mood board. Door  /  Planters  /  Lights  /  Numbers  /  Rug  / Bench / Pillows ...

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12 Creative Ways to Recycle and Reuse Wood Pallets

Learn what pallets are safe and how to dismantlel and recycle them into amazing projects for your home. Wood pallets are the best FREE product that is most popular for creating DIY projects.   Pallets are not only free but versatile and perfect for repurposing.  Whether you use them in their original form or dismantle them into planks .  Pallets are the ultimate free wood for creating unique projects for your home.  ...

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From Carpet to Hardwood: How to Easily Transform Your Stairs

Wow, did this weekend fly by!  My husband and I got to enjoy a nice dinner and evening alone for our anniversary (thanks mom and dad for keeping the kids overnight), we took the kids swimming, 4-wheeling in the woods and I busted my butt removing carpet and refinishing the basement stairs.  Let me tell you, refinishing stairs with two young kids is no easy task.   No matter how many times I told them not to use the stairs they used them anyway.   Thank goodness I still have a baby gate, haha.  It definitely tested my patience and pushed me to get this project done faster.  ...

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Randomness and A Few Recent Purchases

It's Friiidddaaayyyy! Wow, tomorrow is our 11 year wedding anniversary!  It feels like yesterday I was a young 22 year old walking down the aisle to make all my dreams come true (cue the cheesy music).  It's actually pretty scary how fast time flies by.  My kids are now eight and almost six!  How in the world did that even happen?  Life has changed so much in the past 11 years. our house... our jobs... our pets... our friends... our kids... our family... It hasn't always been easy, but I wouldn't trade this life for anything.   ...

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Adding Drama to a Boring Office Wall

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  For more information visit my disclosure policy here .    It's Monthly DIY Challenge Day! The second Wednesday of every month a group of my blogger friends and I challenge one another to create a project based on a particular theme or material.  This month, Royal Design Studio was gracious enough to sponsor this month's challenge and provide us with a stencil of our choice. My office/studio has been cluttered, unorganized and uninspiring for way too long.  I needed a reason to spruce up the space and what better way than with a fun new wall treatment. ...

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