Real Home, Real Family, Real Life
From the monthly archives:
I have two boys. They don’t have lots of opinions about decorating their bedrooms yet. Although, if I dug a little, I would probably uncover desires for Scooby Doo, Star Wars and Bob the Builder. For that reason, I don’t dig. When it comes to kid’s bedrooms, I prefer something simple and classic that can [...]
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Edited to add: The story of the hymn writer, Horatio G. Spafford, is incredible. It is a true testimony to trusting God for your peace. Click here to read a short version of his story.
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Alicia at Thrifty and Chic Motif came up with a brilliant use for an old desk as a beautiful new sofa table. This chair makeover from Tea Rose Home is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t overlook that ugly $2.00 chair at the garage sale of flea market. Beautiful! Such a pretty workspace makeover [...]
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Welcome to DIY Day on ASPTL! Every Thursday, we get together to share our newest DIY projects. I’m really flexible about what constitutes a DIY project. A furniture makeover, an outdoor project, an indoor project, some new artwork…heck, even a great recipe could qualify as DIY, right? Basically, any project that you’ve been working on. [...]
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This is a guest post from one of my paint-loving, glue gun wielding soul-sisters, Lindsay from Living with Lindsay. If you don’t already adore her and her thrifty home decorating ways, you will after reading about this fantastic project! There’s nothing I like more than falling in love with something pricey and then figuring out [...]
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I am so excited to introduce you to The Pink Pig. I was a fan of this shop long before she became a sponsor of ASPTL. The Pink Pig is the baby of Debbie Schrodt, a former Wall Street executive who left NYC in 2006 for a quieter life in the North Country. Doesn’t that [...]
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One of the easiest ways to change the look of a chair is to replace the fabric on the seat. The same chair can take on so many different looks with a simple change of fabric. The process of changing the fabric on a chair, stool or bench is really simple. If you need a [...]
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Many thanks to Darcy from Life with my 3 Boybarians for sharing this beautiful post and photos with us. I walk through a rather desolate area not far from my home. The camera strapped around my neck bounces gently at my hip. I think of suburbia and make a mental checklist comparing what I see [...]
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Yesterday was another great DIY Day! Click over there and check out some of the fantastic DIY projects that are being shared. And if you haven’t heard of DIY Day yet, where have you been??? Every Thursday, we get together and share our newest DIY projects. It’s a blast! MckLinky usually shows up around 10pm [...]
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Welcome to DIY Day on ASPTL! Every Thursday, we get together to share our newest DIY projects. I’m really flexible about what constitutes a DIY project. A furniture makeover, an outdoor project, an indoor project, some new artwork…heck, even a great recipe could qualify as DIY, right? Basically, any project that you’ve been working on. [...]
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Kristy is the creative mind behind SosoBella Designs. Her shop is packed full of hand-stamped jewelry. Each piece is personalized. I love personalized. I love to wear it and I love to give it. Circle Tag Necklace There are so many beautiful pieces to choose from at SoSoBella Designs. Forever Sisters Necklace If I had [...]
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This inspiring, motivating and comforting guest post comes from Sandy at 4 Reluctant Entertainers. Sandy began encouraging me to practice hospitality before she ever knew who I was. You’re going to love her too. Kimba’s like my sister, so when she said, hey can you guest for me? I was on it! That’s just what [...]
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The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day [...]
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Note: If you’re looking for the DIY Day recap post (with the winner), click here. To browse through the entire list of DIY projects, click here. I don’t usually post this kind of thing, but Amazon is having a great sale on magazines that includes some of my favorite house and home publications. Here’s a [...]
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It’s probably for the best that DIY Day is only once per week. It probably takes most of you that long to check out all the posts! I hereby declare my readers (that’s you!) the most creative, talented, crafty bunch of people in the blogisphere! If you want to see the whole big mass of [...]
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It’s time for DIY Day! Time for you to link up DIY home projects, makeovers, crafts…even a great recipe, if you have one. This is definitely my favorite day of the week. I love seeing all of your projects! I’m super excited that we have another prize this week! It comes from Jaime of FinePrints [...]
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Since I’m on a door kick this week, I thought I would stick with it for one more day. I was searching for interesting projects using old doors and I couldn’t believe how many I found! Here are just a few: An old door as a desk ~ The Inspired Room Door Coffee Table Joys [...]
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Making a coffee table from an old door is a 3 step process: Marry a handsome man with 2 sisters. Make sure one of those sisters is married to a talented carpenter/sand sculptor/physical therapist. Let the carpenter do the hard work. His name should be Bob. Since I didn’t do the heavy lifting on this [...]
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My family room is smiling at me today. Why? Because my glorious door coffee table is done and it’s perfect for this room. A couple of month’s ago, my dear, talented, gorgeous friend, Layla from The Lettered Cottage, did a design consultation on my family room. This coffee table creation was her recommendation because I [...]
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
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