How to make paper napkin roses to place in a vase to brighten your day. I have a charming Insta-Style for you today. It is a quick little project that I made to take my mind off the news. It worked! What’s Insta-Style? It’s a series of simple decor projects you can do in minutes by repurposing items…
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Easy Ways to Use What You Have to Refresh Your Home For Spring
Use what you have decorating ideas to refresh your home decor for spring without having to buy anything new or leave your house. Spring arrived last week. I totally missed it and was sad that such a usually happy day for me was so easily forgotten in the midst of what is happening in the…
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How to Make Simple Slipcovers for Dining Room Chairs
How to make simple slipcovers for dining room chairs using inexpensive neutral fabric with an easy to follow step-by-step photo tutorial. Way back in 1994 I made simple slipcovers for a friend’s dining room chairs. (They are in the upper right in the photo below.) They became a project in my book Instant Decorating. Since…
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Flow of Home Tour: Second Floor
Time to pick up where I left off after posting the video tour of the first floor of my house last week. I tried to get this second part of the video tour completed and posted earlier this week. I doubt I have to make any excuses on why that didn’t happen, after living through…
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A Note to You and From You
I, like most of you, have been a little shell-shocked by what is going on not only in our towns, states and country, but across the whole world. Instead of fearing the negative effects the next few weeks may bring, I am trying to stay positive and put my newfound time to good use, instead…
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Goodbye Ugly Popcorn Ceilings
Learn how to easily cover a popcorn ceiling using classic Armstrong® WoodHaven Ceiling Planks with Easy Up® tracks and clips. No need to scrape the ceiling first! The pre-finished planks can be installed right over popcorn ceilings. Disclosure: I partnered with Armstrong Ceilings to cover up the popcorn ceilings in two rooms in my house….
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One Activity That Can’t Be Canceled
Happy Friday, my friends. It has been a tough week to find inspiration to write today’s post for the blog. While we are staying home and keeping at a distance from each other. Thank goodness we can still stay connected in our favorite places in a meaningful way in the online world. In the spirit…
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Style Scouting: Vol. 10
Welcome to this week’s Style Scouting, where I share the random stuff that captured my attention or inspired me. We’ve lost an hour today which makes for a shorter day, but come dinnertime, I will smile when I am able to see the sun setting over the lake as I chop and prepare dinner. Bye-bye…
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