I am so thrilled that Mandy at the Hankful House asked me to share this fall project on her fantastic blog today! I am absolutely obsessed with metallics these days, so I thought it would be fun to share a DIY metallic leaf wreath with you. This is a fun…
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Painless Bookcase Painting {Plus a Giveaway}
Painless Bookcase Painting {Plus a Giveaway} Aug 222014 August 22, 2014 DIY Add comments The work on my home office continues, but I’m thrilled to be finished with one key piece. Once I installed my gallery frames, I realized a set of half-height bookcases would be just what I…
Home that Works
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Guest Room Reveal
You’ve seen sneak peeks of my Be My Guest wire sculpture and white and wood makeover. I’m so excited to share our (finally) completed cozy guest room. It took me forever to finish the last little details, but I really love how everything turned out. I’m especially proud because the…
Crafts
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Paper Roll Message Board
I needed some sort of message board in our kitchen, so borrowed this idea from restaurant images I’ve seen lately. I wanted a fun solution that would allow for friends to draw at parties, for us to leave messages for each other, and something that wouldn’t just look ordinary. Enter,…
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Princess Diana Inspired Bouquet
Today has been really crazy. I’ll spare you the details, but I had to whip this Princess Diana Inspired Bouquet together very quickly. I guess that’s why I love it. I already had everything needed to complete this, with the exception of the white roses. I’m dabbling in gardening, but…
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How to Create a Huge Gallery Wall
I’ve been dying to put together a huge gallery wall for my office. When we moved, I realised that I had a ton of random wall art that didn’t really work well at the new house. I created this huge gallery wall very inexpensively by simply painting all of the…
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Gallery Wall – Painting Frames and Mats
I’m really excited to share this project! This week the project is inspired by Jacqueline Kennedy. What I think is so unique about Jackie is that she lived a very stylish and fascinating life, but she didn’t say very much about it. As she told her press secretary Pamela Turnure,…
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Keepsake Brooch Knob
I’m back sharing here a great Anthropologie Knock-Off project! This Keepsake Brooch Knob so simple, you can knock it out in under five minutes! I love brooches so much that I made my own brooch bouquet for my wedding. Of course, brooch knobs will naturally be required on at least…