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Fun DIY painted summer pots!

May 16, 2022

Hey there! You won’t believe it but it’s SUNNY in the Pacific NW today (ok partly sunny but I will take it!) I am making the most of it 🙂 I am super excited to share a quick and fun DIY I did this weekend with a few small terra cotta pots and some acrylic…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, Garden, home decor, House Plants, How To Decorate, Summer Tagged With: boho decor, budget decor, DIY, home decor, interior design, painted clay pots, summer crafts, twelveOeight

#wallsconce #moderndecor #domino #instagramhomes #budgetdecor #thelookforless

DIY wood dowel wall sconces

May 9, 2022

Hey guys! Is it beautiful where you are or are you dealing with a ton of rain like we are here in the Pacific NW? This weather has been CRAY. Warm and sunny one day, hailing the next! So it’s not really pressure-wash-the-patio kind of weather so I am staying in and looking for ways…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, Modern Decor, Summer Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, twelveOeight

#plant #houseplant #decor #DIY

4 easy steps for happy house plants

May 2, 2022

My oldest recently bought me two amazing “plant lady” patio pillows for my birthday, so Mandy thank you for the awesome pillows and inspiring this post! So, I like plants, but I was not always a good plant owner. In fact, it has only been the last 10 or so years that I have not…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, home decor, House Plants, my style Tagged With: DIY, houseplants, plants, tips for the home

DIY raffia wall hangings

April 23, 2022

Ok so we all love a good deal, like REALLY love a good deal, we all love to save money. And if you love to update your vibe and try new things around your home, buying home accessories can get pretty spendy! So I like to scour the web for looks I love that I…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, my style, Thrifty Living Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, twelveOeight

Big changes in the dining room

April 18, 2022

This refresh in our dining room has been a long time coming, I am SO excited! It seems like a living room or kitchen gets more attention (is it just me?) and the dining room just does not seem to be something we think about updating very often. As our style and ideas for our…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, fabric, home decor, How To Decorate, How to paint furniture, Modern Decor, my style, Painted furniture, Spring decor, Table, Table decor Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, twelveOeight

How to modernize your fireplace

April 12, 2022

When we bought our 1970’s mid century modern home almost 4 years ago the 70’s were still alive and going strong in many areas of our home. At the time I wanted a super clean space and was not ready to bring a lot of color or changes in quite yet. I have always felt…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, Modern Decor, my style, Spray Paint 101, Spring decor Tagged With: before and after, boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, Domino style, how to decorate, how to modernize your home, twelveOeight

DIY Spring Centerpiece

Bright + happy spring centerpiece

April 4, 2022

This post has been a while in the making! We got busy around the house working on a million things as usual and I had this fun bowl all styled and ready to go. Then SPRING hit! And I thought how perfect to show how you can turn an on trend DIY textured bowl (inspo…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, centerpiece, craft, Decorating, Easter, Entertaining, home decor, How To Decorate, Spring decor, Table decor, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: before and after, budget decor, DIY Decor, how to decorate on a budget, pottery barn knock off, Spring Decor, style for less, thrifting

DIY floral art modern + thrifty (cut and paste skill required)

February 17, 2022

I have been seeing so many amazing collages online lately, and I love them! I must admit I was really not sure where to start. Do I use a picture of myself, or something online, or already a picture to add to? Should I leave it simple or put it in a pretty frame. Who…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, Free Stuff, home decor, Spring decor

Hydrating DIY lemon hand + body scrub

February 4, 2022

I cannot believe it is already February! Like, where did the last few months go? We have been continuing to work on #that70’shouse bit by bit around life, family, work and always wish we had more time to make more progress on the weekends. But it is a labor of love renovating a home and…

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Filed Under: DIY, Gifts From The Kitchen, Homemade Beauty Products, How To Make Body Scrub, How To Save Money, Recipes Tagged With: Boho Style, DIY, lemon hand scrub, make your own body scrub, sugar scrub, sugar scrub recipe, twelveOeight

Two toned painted china hutch makeover

January 26, 2022

Ok so this is a post that has been a bit long in the making because we picked this (extremely heavy) hutch up before the holidays. And there it sat in the garage with Christmas wrap and bows all over the place waiting for the tree to come down, and her makeover to commence! I…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Farmhouse Style, home decor, How To Decorate, How to paint furniture, Painted furniture, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: chalk paint, china hutch, fusion paint, mineral paint, painted furniture, painted hutch, two toned furniture

DIY neutral beaded vases

January 19, 2022

You guys! I was thrilled to find these vases this summer at one of our local Goodwill stores, I think I paid $10 bucks for the pair (EVEN BETTER!) I filled them with pretty Fall stems and enjoyed them so much. I tucked them away for the holidays, and when I brought them back out…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, home decor, Modern Decor, Painted furniture, Thrifty Living Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, Farmhouse Style, fusion mineral paint, magnolia style, mcgee and co style, target style, twelveOeight

DIY textured wall hangings and a new green entryway

January 10, 2022

Happy January! I was a bit more quiet than usual over the holidays but it was just one of those years that you find yourself needing to rest. Being an area I struggle with (rest, self-care, quietness) I decided to take the pressure to post off and just enjoy. And paint a bit of course!…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, Modern Decor, Thrifty Living Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, farmhouse, maximalism, paint colors for 2022, textured wall art, wall art

Easy woven wall hanging (a great gift!)

November 10, 2021

Sooooo I finally broke down. After resisting for a long time and I took a risk. A yarn-related risk, and I am so glad I did! I love yarn and fiber arts but I don’t macrame, knit or crochet. I have made a few non-woven wall hangings but I kept seeing all this gorgeous yarn…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Christmas, craft, Decorating, DIY, home decor Tagged With: diy loom, easy weaving project, fiber art, homemade christmas gifts, homemade gifts, how to make a loom

Tomato soup recipe + growing herbs year round

November 6, 2021

Hey there! Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving? This year fall has flown by and here we are at the Holidays again! I have a couple really cool things to share today, one being my favorite homemade tomato soup recipe. But first, I wanted to share a compact way to garden, compost and enjoy…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Product Review, Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: budget recipes, gluten free recipes, tomato soup recipe

Setting a casual + elegant thanksgiving table

November 3, 2021

I find myself so excited to decorate for winter and Christmas that I need to slow my roll a bit and enjoy November. As a kid Thanksgiving was always my Mom and Grandparents, the food wasn’t fancy but it was good. And my Grandma always brought out her lace tablecloth, cherished china, and of course,…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Boho Style, Decorating, Entertaining, Fall, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, entertaining, Fall decor, how to decorate, shabby, thanksgiving, twelveOeight

diy boho decor

modern boho vase

October 17, 2021

Hey! How has your week been? Ours was full of kids going back to school after being sick and an unexpected oral surgery for me, yay! But I am on the mend and doing lots of resting in our RV as Troy knew the only way I would take it easy would be to take…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, home decor, How To Decorate, Modern Decor, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, DIY, Fall decor, homemade gifts, twelveOeight

The BEST gluten free mac & cheese

October 10, 2021

I don’t share a lot of recipes here on the blog and I am not sure why as I find myself cooking 5+ nights a week for a family of 5, always gluten free! About 11 years ago after a lifetime of suffering with digestive issues I decided to eliminate gluten and see what would…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Gluten Free Recipes, How To Save Money, Recipes Tagged With: gluten free food, gluten free ideas, gluten free recipes, how to eat gluten free, kid friendly gluten free, mac n cheese recipe

Our cozy fall home

October 1, 2021

Heyyyyyyy! I am so excited that it is finally October! I love fall so much and by mid-July (just when it’s getting warm in SW Washington State ha!) I start thinking of cozy fall everything 🙂 I told myself this year I was not going to do a lot, but I ended up spreading fall…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, Fall, home decor, my style Tagged With: boho decor, Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, Fall decor, twelveOeight

Boho fall dollar store floral centerpiece

September 21, 2021

I will be sharing our fall home tour in just a few days, and we are getting ready to head to Bend, OR tomorrow for a long overdue visit with some of the older kids and grands. So excited! On a recent trip to Dollar Tree I was happy to find a bunch of pretty…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Fall, How To Decorate Tagged With: boho decor, DIY, fall, Fall decor

Transitioning into Fall entry way

September 8, 2021

Hello friends! We have a 10th, 7th and 5th grader all back in school and these last couple of weekends I have been kicking my fall vibes into high gear. Are you starting to feel and the fall feels too? This summer I painted two walls in our entry way a warm terra cotta color…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, Fall, home decor, How To Decorate, Painted furniture, Thrifty Living Tagged With: Boho Style, DIY, Fall decor, home decor, how to decorate, painted furniture, thrifted style, vintage style

#homedecor #diy #boho #bohemian #thrifty #howtodecorateonadudget #diy

DIY thrifty boho mirror

July 20, 2021

Are you ready for a low-time commitment project that looks cool? Yep me too! I have had this basket for a while that has been a catch-all on top of our refrigerator for a few months. With back-to-school season approaching I really wanted to make something fun that was budget friendly too. Many of us…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, home decor, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: Blogger Homes, bohemian, Boho Style, DIY, Dollar Store, home decor, how to decorate on a budget, Thrifty decorating

Summer Master Bedroom glow up

June 2, 2021

Hey there! This post has been weeks in the making and it just kind of sat while life got a little crazy and I had the pleasure of an emergency root canal. I know, that was my reaction too. But, I am thankful for an excellent dentist and am on the mend so now back…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, How To Decorate, Summer, Thrifty Finds, Thrifty Living Tagged With: boho decor, DIY, diy home decor, how to decorate, how to decorate on a budget

Fresh boho family room-Summer Blog Tour

May 4, 2021

Hello friends! I am super excited to be part of a wonderful tour showing how we transition into Summer decor in our homes! A huge thank you to Kristi for all of the hard work and putting this together for us! You can find Kristi’s lovely blog here 🙂 Our family room is just off…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, DIY, Summer

DIY Modern gold planters

April 20, 2021

I don’t know about you but I am BEYOND ready for Summer! Warm days, yummy food and lots of fun outside. Fresh tomatoes, bare feet and some naps in the shade are just around the corner, I can’t wait! Sometimes it takes forever or what seems like forever to find the materials you need for…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Spray Paint 101, Summer, Table decor, Thrifty Living Tagged With: Boho Style, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Summer Decor, Thrifty decorating

10 pretty things to make this weekend!

April 2, 2021

You may have a super busy weekend ahead or might be like me with a couple things going on but some free time too! As we head into this Easter weekend I wish you days with love in your heart and people around you that fill you with joy. As the trees explode with blossoms…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, How To Decorate, How To Make Body Scrub, How To Save Money, Modern Decor, Spring decor Tagged With: bloggerstyle, boho decor, Boho Style, DIY, Spring Decor

Mop head planter upcycle

March 28, 2021

Now that we are in full on spring mode around casa twelveOeight I keep seeing little spots that could use a pick me up. We have given the front living room a refresh and family room/den is next. There is a very drab tile mantel in dire need of some good vibes in the family…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, home decor, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: Boho Style, budget decor, DIY, macrame planter, Thrifty decorating, upcyle

Simple modern spring wreath

March 22, 2021

Happy Spring! It’s OFFICIAL now, we can shout it from the hills and put away any trace of winter (although it is cold and raining here in the PNW) but not the point! Spring is HERE and I am in full spring vibe mode over here at casa tweleveOeight. And rain or shine to kick…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, Spring decor, Wreaths Tagged With: DIY, Modern Spring Wreath, Spring Decor, Spring wreath

Boho farmhouse spring touches

March 14, 2021

After a long winter I am SO ready for Spring, I think we all look forward to it, knowing those longer days are not far away. And then there are the flowers, my fave thing about Spring for sure! Even if it’s rainy and overcast here in the Pacific North West, the birds are still…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, Farmhouse Style, French Country, Spring decor, Thrifty Finds Tagged With: Blogger Homes, Boho Style, Decorating on a Budget, DIY Decor, Farmhouse Style, Spring Decor

DIY farmhouse style beaded light fixture

March 4, 2021

Recently we were out doing some thrifting and scored a few great finds at Habitat for Humanity. One was a $10 DOLLAR gorgeous carved headboard that I will be sharing soon! And we needed a new light fixture for our dining room. So we found a rusted light that was perfect for $15 bucks. Not…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Decorating, Farmhouse Style, French Country, Uncategorized Tagged With: Beaded Light Fixture, Boho Style, DIY Beaded Light, Farmhouse Dining Room Light

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