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How to make a paper magnolia garland

September 27, 2020

Oh man I don’t know about you but I am in full on FALL mode up in here! Candles, check. All the fluffy pillows, check, check! TONS OF FLUFFY THROW BLANKETS AND PUMPKIN EVERYTHING, check 🙂 This wall long wall in our front living room is a tough one to decorate so it has become…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, Fall decor, Farmhouse Style, paper crafts

A little grey church pew before and after

July 19, 2020

My mother law Candis recently passed on this deacon’s bench (little church pew) she found at a local thrift store. I loved it immediately and while she had not had it forever I knew it had a story to tell. The part that means the most is not the little wooden pew but the person…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: boho decor, DIY, Farmhouse Style

Simple DIY corbels

June 10, 2020

You know how you see something for sale and you think to yourself, I could pay $24.95 a piece for those. I could. It would be easier. And then something kind of clicks and you realize that you don’t have to. You could make those for a few bucks. Maybe even with scrap wood from…

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The to-do and the DONE list

May 24, 2020

Hello friends! I woke up today and buzzed around getting my coffee, turning off outdoor lights and opening curtains. Glancing down at my to-do list and thinking of the glorious day ahead I could feel the excitement this thinking of all I can accomplish. We are mid-way thru adding on the the existing chicken coop…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, Farmhouse Style, how to decorate on a budget, Modern Farmhouse

Little vintage table before and after

May 19, 2020

Hey there!! How’s your week been? We were talking the other day about the creative surge that both Troy and I have felt since stay at home orders went into place. I have realized how much I missed this little corner of the internet to share and create, and I am SO HAPPY to be…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: before and after, boho decor, budget decor, DIY, Farmhouse Style

Distressed Black Dresser before + after

January 24, 2018

  As you know I am head over heels in love with painting furniture. And my little green WWI era dresser has been in a few pictures over the past few years. I loved bringing it home (originally $35) and deciding what to paint it. I decided on a pretty Granny Smith Apple green a…

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Filed Under: DIY, Farmhouse Style, Painted furniture Tagged With: black dresser, chalk paint, chalk paint dresser, distressed black dresser, Farmhouse Style, how to paint furniture

AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY + Burlap curtains in the master bedroom

December 31, 2017

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and Happy New Year to you friend! It’s been a bit quiet lately here on the blog, but the behind the scenes we have been busy bees working on our master bedroom makeover. I love this space, and dreamed of what it could be for a long time….

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Filed Under: DIY, Farmhouse Style, How To Decorate Tagged With: Burlap curtains, farmhouse curtains, Farmhouse Style, no sew, twelveOeight

Favorites from 2017 + an Irish Blessing

December 28, 2017

Hi friends! While I don’t have a brand new upcycle or DIY to share today, I just wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year. I started this blog 6 years ago, and had absolutely no idea what direction it might go or where I would be years later. Having this…

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Filed Under: DIY, Farmhouse Style, Thoughts Tagged With: DIY, Farmhouse Style, how to paint, painted furniture, shabby

Cozy spots for Christmas: Merry + bright Christmas home office

December 4, 2017

  Well before Thanksgiving I had visions of creating a spot in our home to read, relax, and enjoy the season away from it all. Enter my home office which is STILL going thru what seems to be a three year makeover, but we put that on hold to enjoy the most wonderful time of…

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Filed Under: Christmas, DIY, Farmhouse Style, Uncategorized Tagged With: blogger style, DIY, Farmhouse Style, shabby style, twelveOeight

How to make a wooden wall sconce-fixer upper style

October 27, 2017

Remember the left over pre-fab white bead board from the back of the farmhouse church pew?     Yep, we found a way to use the last of it. I have wanted to make something I can hang these Mason jar holders on for quite a while, but to date have just incorporated them on…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Farmhouse Style, Thrifty Living Tagged With: DIY, Farmhouse Style, shabby

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