Real Home, Real Family, Real Life
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This giveaway is now closed. Winner announced here. I am a total sucker for unique artwork. And when that artwork is uniquely personal, then I’m a total goner. The husband/wife team at Modern Bird Studios combine technology, traditional painting techniques and x-ray superpowers to create the most incredibly awesome modern artwork. Seriously, you have to [...]
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Then would you be my friend? I’m finally giving into peer pressure and fiddling around with Facebook. I have no idea what I’m be doing over there. Social media experts will tell me that I need to maximize my social media footprint, integrate my content and give my readers added-value. I’ll probably just post pictures [...]
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I just have to share the latest addition to my family room. It was an easy DIY art project and the results make me clap and squeal. I’m writing a tutorial, but I couldn’t wait another minute to show you the finished results. Tutorial tomorrow. The back wall of my family room is big and [...]
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Welcome to DIY Day! Are you ready to share your latest project and maybe win a fabulous prize? Well then, stay tuned, because we’re giving away a handful of $50 Home Depot gift cards this week! I am so excited (and nervous) about DIY Day this week because I have something TOTALLY different for you. [...]
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Woohoo!!!! First step COMPLETE! I’m beyond excited to see some changes happening in my master bedroom. Before anything else, I wanted to find bedding that I love. It took hours of shopping (online and in-store) and 2 tries…but I have something I adore! First, I really thought I wanted a beautiful white quilt. And I [...]
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No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 photo: ViaMoi
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I was looking around my home the other day and I realized how often I hang stuff above my doors and windows. It’s not some crazy compulsion where I’ve filled up every other square inch of wall space. I just like to hang stuff above other stuff. Deep thoughts with Kimba. Like this pretty piece [...]
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Country Living Is it weird that I’m totally nervous to show you the “before” pictures of our bedroom? Especially because I have no “afters” yet. I feel so vulnerable. Hold me. But this is my motivation to finally focus my attention on our bedroom. Yesterday, I gave you a couple of tips for making your [...]
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My Home Ideas This is not my bedroom. But I wish it were. I’ll bet that a lot of you are just like me. You love having a pretty home but you focus all of your time, energy (and money!) on the rooms that company sees. Which means that your bedroom is neglected and way [...]
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Welcome to DIY Day! Are you ready to share your latest project and maybe win a fabulous prize? This week, we have a fabulous prize that’s going to make your mouth water! And you DON’T have to link up to win! So make sure you read the “How to win” section! Today’s prize is coming [...]
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When the folks at MirrorMate asked me if I would like to try out their custom-made mirror frames in my home, it felt like destiny. I had already been browsing their website for weeks dreaming of transforming our vast-expanses of builder-grade bathroom mirrors. I’ve been planning to update our bathroom mirrors since the day we [...]
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 photo: B Tal
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Pretty Spring Pillowcases @ Our Hartbeat I’m in love with Jessica Leigh’s kitchen @ {jessica leigh} Did you know that Angela from The Painted House is back with a brand new blog? Girlfriend has style oozing from her every pore and she knows how to squeeze every last penny from a budget. I’m in love [...]
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Waaay back in 2008, I made a set of leafy botanical prints that hung in my family room for at least a year. The we did the board and batten treatment on our family room walls and the prints had to come down. But I loved those prints so much that I wanted to freshen [...]
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Welcome to DIY Day! Are you ready to share your latest project? If you’re new here, every Tuesday 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, a fabulous craft, some new artwork…maybe a great recipe? Today we have a [...]
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Sometimes I have a hard time making a decorating decision. I’ll try something new and I can’t decide if I like it or not. When that happens, I try two things… First, I leave it alone and live with it for a few days. Sometimes just the process of living with something new helps me [...]
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The winner of our giveaway from The Vintage Pearl for a $50 gift certificate: Marti (no blog, but martiaho – I emailed you. The winner of our DIY Day giveaway from Quality Custom Designs: Monica from The Concrete Princess. The winner of our DIY Day giveaway from Teapots and Robots: The Two Savvy Sisters! The [...]
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Psalm 51: 10-12 photo: Tochis
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Make Your Own Chippy Ball Finial @ Sweet Something Designs 8 Easy Tips to Improve a Room @ Walnut & Ivory 5 Easy Ways to Bring Spring into Your Home @ Our Suburban Cottage DIY Ceiling Medallion @ Thrifty and Chic $5 Kitchen Update with Grasscloth Wallpaper @ Transforming Home U Turn Days @ The [...]
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Sometimes, the simplest, most inexpensive little updates make me happy. Our house came with all sorts of basic builder stuff like these hand-towel circle things in all the bathrooms. They’re functional and I’ll bet that half of you have them in your bathrooms too. But they’re kind of boring, don’t you think? It took about [...]
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