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Christmas House Modern Holiday Home Tour 2023
Drive down our street and I promise, you won't miss our house. It's lit up like a Christmas tree, but not in a Griswold's Christmas Vacation kind of way. Don't get me wrong, my kids would LOVE it if we decked our house out with all of the colorful lights. But I prefer...
Elevate Your Christmas: Expanding Your Festivities
With the smell of pine filling the air and twinkling lights illuminating snowy fields, Christmas has arrived. Elevate your Christmas with heartfelt traditions and special celebrations. Doing so, offers you an opportunity for joy, reflection, and togetherness. So, this...
Oh Christmas Tree! Holiday Home Tour 2023
Merry Christmas! I just realized, I never did a holiday home tour last year. Not sure why I dropped the ball on that. But here I am, back at it this year. Every year, I decorate earlier and earlier. This year, Halloween no sooner ended and the next day, I was lugging...
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Easy Textured Wall Art DIY with the Most Creamiest Paste
After completing my picture frame moulding in my theater room, I wanted a substantial piece to fill the space of each box. Creating these DIY textured wall art canvases not only complement the walls well, but they also have an added bonus. These canvases serve as a...
Front Porch Painted Black: Easy DIY for a More Modern Look
If I had it my way, I would probably paint my entire house black. Black always makes things look better. So, my front porch painted black was only a matter of time. After seeing another black-painted porch on Pinterest, I knew this was the look I wanted. I loved how...
Renovations
Easy How to Makeover Your Garage Door to a DIY Carriage Door
In the 16 years we have lived in our home, one of the best upgrades we have ever made, is our DIY carriage door update. Without the added accessories, our garage doors are very boring. Nothing whatsoever to draw the eye. But a few years back, I added a few things to...
Easy How to Build a DIY Built In Mudroom Bench
A few years ago, I decided to tackle a project that would bring more order to my home. The constant mess of backpacks, coats, shoes, and kids' stuff strewn all over was getting to me. Our mudroom serves as the entry point from the garage to the kitchen. While it's...
Seasonal
Christmas House Modern Holiday Home Tour 2023
Drive down our street and I promise, you won't miss our house. It's lit up like a Christmas tree, but not in a Griswold's Christmas Vacation kind of way. Don't get me wrong, my kids would LOVE it if we decked our house out with all of the colorful lights. But I prefer...
Elevate Your Christmas: Expanding Your Festivities
With the smell of pine filling the air and twinkling lights illuminating snowy fields, Christmas has arrived. Elevate your Christmas with heartfelt traditions and special celebrations. Doing so, offers you an opportunity for joy, reflection, and togetherness. So, this...
Style
Can You Roast Marshmallows Over a Gas Fireplace Safely
I am a sucker for s'mores. Just the very thought of them, makes my mouth water. But does the goodness of roasted marshmallows around the campfire have to end when old man winter hits? The big question is: can you roast marshmallows over a gas fireplace? The short...
Top Tips For Designing Your Own Home
Designing your own home can sound like a mammoth task - and one that not everyone wants to do! But there are a lot of great things that happen when you take control of projects like this. Even for those who wouldn’t normally be picking up a paintbrush, designing a...
