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How to make (thrifty) Copper Christmas Bells

November 21, 2022 By Tanya 12 Comments

Hello and happy Thanksgiving week!! Are you all ready to host or travel to your Thanksgiving destination? We are staying home and hosting at our house, ready? Not even close haha! 🙂 I like to try new things and move artwork and accessories all the time, so each year I have a few new things…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Christmas, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Living Tagged With: brassbells, brassbellswallart, budget decor, christmasbells, christmascraft, Christmasdecor, copperbells, cowbells, DIY, harmonybells, potterybarnknockoff, twelveOeight

How to modernize your fireplace

April 12, 2022 By Tanya 9 Comments

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 Modern gold planters

April 20, 2021 By Tanya 3 Comments

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

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How to paint a refrigerator

May 11, 2018 By Tanya 11 Comments

  Oh friend, I cannot tell you how fun this before and after were. I always have a running list of things I want when thrifting and junking. Do you keep a similar list? Right now mine looks like this (probably pared down due to recent deep cleaning and getting rid of stuff we don’t…

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DIY Galvanized Plate Chargers

November 26, 2017 By Tanya 19 Comments

  I have always wanted a set of beautiful plate chargers, especially for the holidays. And, being a thrifty mama I have had a really hard time justifying the price tag to amass enough of these to create a full place setting around our farmhouse table. I have thought of picking them up at Dollar…

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Filed Under: DIY, Entertaining, Farmhouse Style, Spray Paint 101 Tagged With: DIY, farmhouse, plate chargers, twelveOeight

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Thrifted wood garden stool before + after!

February 12, 2017 By Tanya 19 Comments

I am SO excited to share this quick and easy before and after with you today. Sometimes a dramatic change is simple and does not involve any fancy tools or lengthy amounts of time to complete. And sometimes… With a little paint, and some dry time…   A beautiful swan emerges from a dark old…

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Thrift Store Redo: a thrift store chair makeover

September 10, 2015 By Tanya 3 Comments

  I am fairly certain I had no dang business thrifting or hitting yard sales this year at all. Not with the makings of my own thrift store in my garage right now. But sometimes you have to live on the edge a little, and you see something that strikes a chord (apparently that happens…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, home decor, Spray Paint 101, Thrifty Finds

DIY Lamp Makeover Before + After!!

February 26, 2015 By Tanya 3 Comments

I love a good before and after, don’t you? It’s like watching someone who loves their denim jumpsuits with Birkenstock’s get a whole new look and wow us all between commercials and in less than an hour! Miraculous! Today I thought I would show you the before first. I have a feeling my girlfriends and…

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Day 5: How to Clean and Update Those Gross Vent Covers

January 10, 2015 By Tanya 7 Comments

  I have to admit, I had not really gotten down and looked at my floor vents until a couple years ago. Yeah, it was a little gross! But when I did finally check them out their were really dirty and rusty. And buying beautiful new vent covers (especially for a whole room or home)…

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DIY Vintage Copper Marquee Lights

December 2, 2014 By Tanya 21 Comments

    My boys are finally getting their shared room makeover they have been waiting so long for. Of course I was so excited to show them the first thing I am making for their rooms, their own Marquee letters for their initials.  They weren’t super excited about the copper color, or the lights until…

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