Insta-Style: Holiday Drink Coasters + Free Printables
Make holiday drink coasters for Thanksgiving and Christmas gift giving or entertaining.
I have a holiday inspired Insta-Style for you today.
What’s Insta-Style? It’s a series of simple projects for which no tutorial is needed.
You may not own the same items I show in the series of posts, but I am hoping that the ideas will inspire you to look at everything around you with new eyes and ask yourself…”what if?” to come up with your own Insta-Style decorating ideas.
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Why I Painted a Floor to Ceiling Chalkboard Wall in My Kitchen
How to Create a Floor to Ceiling Chalkboard on a Wall In my early days of blogging I wrote a post entitled, How to Draw Like an Artist on a Chalkboard. It is where I shared all the chalkboard drawing tips I learned over the years, like dipping the chalk in … Continue Reading...
Mini Christmas Tree Base Styling Hack
How to restyle a simple faux pine mini Christmas tree that comes with the standard burlap wrapped base. In the sea of same-ness that happens in the decorating world, I always strive to do my own thing, hence the reason behind the name of my blog. When out … Continue Reading...
Style Scouting and a Few DIY Ideas
It's Friday... I don't know about you, but it is my day to take a break, especially when I have plans to work all weekend on projects around the house. I am in the process of two painting projects... one big, the other fun. I will share both with you over the … Continue Reading...
Stacked Box Christmas Tree for a Table or Mantel
Repurpose a few small boxes or chunks of foam from packaging to create a stacked box Christmas Tree decoration for a table or mantel. If you read my last post, then you know that this holiday season I am going to simplify the holidays and focus on only doing … Continue Reading...
Tips for Simplifying Christmas Decorating
Reasons why simplifying Christmas decorating will add more meaning and joy to your holiday season this year. Now that it is the first week of November, I’m shifting into "the season to be jolly" mode ...aka... holiday mode. I know it may seem a bit early … Continue Reading...
Bedroom Makeover Update: Wallpapered Accent Wall
I am almost finished the makeover of my bedroom. Today I am sharing the wallpaper accent wall that I think has made all the changes I have made so far in the room come together, plus my tips on the best way to cut wallpaper. I like grasscloth wallpaper, but … Continue Reading...
Style Scouting Vol. 4
Fall has arrived this weekend... it feels more like winter, but I am OK with that and all set to start enjoying the cozier time of year. Speaking of cozy... I went to Nest Fest last weekend with my daughter, Mandy. It is a handmade + vintage market held … Continue Reading...
Fall… Football… and Starting a Cozy Fire
This post is sponsored by Pine Mountain. As always all words and opinions are my own. Why wait for the evening to start a cozy fire in your fireplace when you can easily start a fire any time of day. There is nothing cozier than waking up in the morning to a … Continue Reading...
Why I Almost Didn’t Get a Bedroom Area Rug
A few posts ago I showed you the new wood laminate flooring we put in our bedroom. It looks amazing, but it almost didn't happen. Ed didn't want a wood floor in our bedroom because he didn't want an "area rug" that would go over the wood floor under and … Continue Reading...
Brighten a Dark Room By Letting the Light Shine In
I receive a lot of emails and comments asking me all sorts of decorating and DIY questions. One that has popped up more than a few times in the past weeks is this question... How can I brighten a dark room? I think the reason the question has popped up more … Continue Reading...
Insta-Style: Pedestal Pumpkins
I have a fall inspired Insta-Style for you today. What’s Insta-Style? A weekend series of simple projects for which no tutorial is needed. You may not own the same items I show in the series of posts, but I am hoping that the ideas will inspire you to … Continue Reading...
Goodbye Old Carpet, Hello New Flooring!
One of the first updates I wanted to do to my house when we first moved in 3 years ago was replace the carpet in the master bedroom with wood flooring. It was one of many projects we wanted to do to update the house. It ended up at the bottom of the long list … Continue Reading...
Hearty Sausage and Lentil Soup Recipe
This time of year I always start to crave a bowl of delicious hot soup and a hunk of crusty french bread. I have a lot of soup recipes that I enjoy all year round but this Sausage and Lentil soup recipe has become my new favorite. When it starts to get cool … Continue Reading...
Style Scouting: Vol. 3
Hi my friends. It is Sunday... a day where I like to forget about all things project related and take time for myself. This week was a busy one as Ed and I began installing the new flooring in our bedroom. We still have a ways to go, but the hard part of … Continue Reading...
DIY Marshmallow Roasting Forks
I have been waiting for autumn to officially arrive as it would be the best time to post this clever DIY idea on how to make DIY marshmallow roasting forks. I thought it was also a good time to share the idea since I am busy with putting a new floor in my … Continue Reading...
A Home Decorating Trick That is Fun + Free
A home decorating trick that will help you gain a new perspective on any or all of the items in your home. In my last post, I didn't mean to leave you hanging, but I thought the little surprise tweak I stumbled on after I painted the brick walls in my bedroom … Continue Reading...
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