Happy 4 days before Thanksgiving! One that is looking like it is going to be different from how we normally celebrate. How was your week? I was home all week and didn’t go anywhere except to get a Covid test. Ed developed a cough last weekend and felt sick. If it had been any other…
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Large Cast Stone Bowl Planter DIY for the Foyer
How to transform inexpensive large plastic bowls from the dollar store into looking like a high end, low-sided cast stone or cement bowl style planter. Earlier in the fall I showed you how I made a thrift store shiny ceramic planter look like aged concrete using a faux stone paint technique. I loved how it…
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Christmas Tree Stand Cover Using Photo Frames
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arrow Fastener. All opinions are 100% mine. How to make a Christmas tree collar using picture frames. It is a very easy DIY holiday decorating project that covers the tree stand in creative style that will surely be passed on through generations as a…
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Style Scouting: Vol. 22
Hello dear readers – How can it be Sunday again? But it is… and already the middle of November. Do you have any plans for Thanksgiving? It will be here soon, like in 11 days! In my house, it is going to be very low key this year. Only 5 of us, but the best…
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Install a Dimmer Switch Socket on Any Lamp in Minutes
Up the cozy factor in any room by adding an inexpensive dimmer switch socket to any table lamp or floor lamp – no electrical skills needed! The right kind of light can change the way any room in your home feels. Now with the holidays coming, did you know you can have the option to…
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Make It: Match Holder with Striker
DIY idea and options on how to make a match holder with a striker that will keep matches handy on a table when needed in a functional, yet decorative way. I love the coziness that lit candles add to a room’s ambiance all through the year, but especially now that we are entering the holiday…
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How to Display a Collection of Matchbooks
You know I have a thing for candles in the house. But did you know that I also have a thing for something that all candles need to produce candle glow and that is matches. Yes, I have a thing for matches and all things match lighting related. It started when I was a child…
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Thrift Store Table Lamp Makeover
A thrift store table lamp makeover for $31 to look like one sold in decorating catalogs for $250. I have been wanting a new table lamp for the console table behind my sofa, that has been in the room for the past few years. I still like the table lamp and will use it in…
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