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Simple ways to Update an outdated Bathroom

I am sharing the simple ways to update an outdated bathroom. This is a bittersweet post for me as I am typing up the very last home update that I will be competing for my 1927 Tudor home.  We are moving as this is posted.  

My home is full of charm EXCEPT this bathroom was majorly lacking in EVERYTHING!  

The previous owner decided that pressed cabinets would be what was needed to update the…

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Easy DIY Faux Tin Tiles with Wood

Easy DIY Faux Tin Tiles with Wood #powertoolchallengeteam

Looking for an easy way to fill a large area on your empty walls?  

Tired of spending a large amount of money on wall decor accessories? 

I found the perfect answer to this challenge by making easy DIY faux tin tiles with wood.  

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I am teaming up with the #PowerToolChallengeTeam for a 1 board challenge, so make…

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Vintage Buffet transformed into a stylish Media Center

Have you ever had a vision for a living space and needed the perfect piece of furniture to make it happen?  You can see the perfect piece of furniture in this area and you search and search and everything is either too big or too expensive.  I want to tell you to have patience, keep looking, and the perfect piece will find you and it will be within your budget.   So let me tell you this story:…

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How to Easily Paint Walls in Your Home

How to Easily Paint Walls in Your Home #wagnersidekick #sherwinwilliams

Is the interior of your home in desperate need of a good painting?  Are you putting off painting your rooms because you know it is a major task and you just can’t find the motivation?  Are you one of those people who would rather go watch the grass grow or pick weeds instead of painting?  Have you placed paint swatches on your walls and they have been that way for over a year?  That last one is…

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DIY Decorative Glass Paint Technique

Has this ever happened to you?  You are approaching a garage sale and from a far distance, you see an item.  Your heart starts to bet a little faster and your palms a getting sweaty.  You want to break out in a full-blown run to get to the item before anyone else snags it up.  You have to play it cool and approach with the “just browsing” stare because you don’t want to show too much excitement…

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DIY Puzzle Game Table

Do you and your family like to spend quality time by putting together a jigsaw puzzle?  Do you hate the fact that it takes days or even weeks to put together a jigsaw puzzle and your kitchen, dining or coffee table is left with the unfinished puzzle?  Or better yet, you have company coming over and you need to clean your house and you hate to have to remove the unfinished puzzle.  I know they…

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Amazingly Easy Tips for Chemical Free Cleaning!

Is going chemical free in your home important to you?  It is important to me too and I have made it so simple for you to learn about how easy it is for you to transition to a chemical free home and I can throw in some Free products to help with the transition.  

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14 Last Minute Mason Jar Gift Ideas!

Are you looking for some perfect last minute gifts to give to friends, family or neighbors?  I created a list for you to give you some ideas and all of these Mason Jar Gifts can be created easily and on a budget! 

 Let’s get this gift giving list started in no particular order.  They are all my favorites and I hope you like them too! 

  All natural room scents from Thistlewood Farms Using…

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6 Perfect Gifts for a Tea Lover!

6 Perfect Gifts for a Tea Lover! #giftideas

Do you have a “hard to buy” person on your shopping list?    You know the one, the one that already has everything they need.  Have you spent endless hours hurting your gift giving brian for ideas and come up empty-handed?.  Do you want to give this person something special and not just another gift card?  Is this person a tea lover?  If they are, you are in luck, I have listed the perfect gifts…

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Reindeer Dust Holiday Craft

I decided to share a fun family craft project that all can do even if you don’t have kids.  This craft project makes great gifts for school parties or gifts for the little ones in your family, neighborhood kids or friends kids.  One of our fun family traditions that I started with my boys when they were younger was Reindeer Dust.  I had heard about the tradition from a fellow co-worker and…

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Repurposed Desk Serving Tray

Repurposed Desk Serving Tray- DIY Holiday Gift Tutorials #powertoolchallengeteam

Have you ever been given something for free and you really did not want to have the item?  You felt that you should just take the item and deal with it later.  I had this happen to me several times but let me tell you about my free desk and how it keeps on giving!  

I was purchasing a few items from Mr. DD’s friend who offered to sell me a few furniture pieces that I could repaint and sell at my…

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Upholstered Wood Dining Chairs

How to Upholster Wood Dining Chairs -step by step tutorial

Do you have an ugly wood dining room table?  One that was a bargain at a garage sale or a family hand me down?  Or do you have one that you like but don’t love?  Do you spend countless hours scrolling through Pinterest to find the perfect dining room table?  And then, you see it, you stop scrolling and you daydream of how that table would look in your dining room.  

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Small Space Christmas Decorating

4 Simple Tips on how to Decorate a Small Space for Christmas! #decoratingwithtreetopia

Do you struggle every year when decorating for Christmas because your space is just too small?  No matter how much you change things around you just are not in love with your Christmas decorating because the space is too cramped.  I understand your frustration when it comes to small space Christmas decorating.  It has taken me years to figure out the secret to Christmas decorating in a small…

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Vintage Apothecary Cabinet Makeover

Falling in love with a Vintage Apothecary Cabinet and the lessons learned!

Have you ever fell in love with a piece of furniture?  You know that feeling, you can’t stop thinking about it or have that warm fuzzy feeling of how it would look in your home.  I have and I fell hard for this one and let me tell you the lessons I learned from this vintage apothecary cabinet.  

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In the fall of…

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How to Build a Repurposed Chair Leg Bench the easy way!

How to Build a Repurposed Chair Leg Bench the easy way! #powertoolchallengeteam #readerchallenge

Do you ever find chairs on the side of the road in a trash pile ready for the garbage truck?  Do find them at garage sales or thrift stores?  Do they seem to be everywhere you look?  Do you ever think what can I do with this free chair?  Do you want to bring that chair home but don’t know what to do with it?  Well, I can show you how to repurpose part of the chair into a Repurposed Chair Leg…

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Dining Room Table Makeover!

Dining Room Table Makeover! #paintedfurniture #generalfinishesmilkpaint

Have you ever wanted to change the look of a room?  You know you want something new and different in the space but can’t figure out what to change.  I had this same problem in my dining room.  

This is my dining room from 2 years ago.  I like it but I did not love it.  I kept thinking it had just way too much wood tones in the room and everything blended in and nothing stood out.  Two years later…

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Homemade Chai Tea Latte Recipe

Homemade Chai Tea Latte Recipe- #ad #NinjaCoffeeBar

Do you love a good Chai Tea Latte?  Do you stop at your favorite tea house to fill your “gotta have my chai tea latte” fix?  Are you tired of spending $4 to $6every day for this fix?  Well, you have come to the right place.  I am going to share my favorite Chai Tea Latte recipe that I make for myself every day and it doesn’t require me leaving the house or wasting the extra money for someone to…

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