Category Archives: My First House

What happens when something about a room just isn’t right? You like it but you don’t love it. It works, but doesn’t operate like a well oiled machine. You stand there staring at the room thinking something is just off. We’ve all been there, and sometimes narrowing down why we are there can be a…

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As you saw in my last mantel post, I have been all about finding inspiration for our mantle. I have longingly gazed at other people’s’ mantel masterpieces and asked why couldn’t mine look like that? Well, really there’s no good reason that it couldn’t! I decided to take this first self-induced mantel styling challenge by shopping our house…

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One of the things I most love about our living room is our fireplace. We have an electric fireplace in there now that makes it unbelievably warm and cozy in our house. I also love that it creates such a focal wall and adds architectural detail. However, I wouldn’t say I am the best at decorating it….

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Today I am so excited to share with you my first collaborative brand post. At the Haven Conference I met so many great potential sponsors, including Homeright, who specializes in all your DIY needs. We caught up with each other after the conference, and they were generous enough to send me a paint sprayer to…

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Over the past couple of months I have been all about the sun room. It has been thrifty project after thrifty project – most of them involving paint in order to transform them from ho-hum to spectacular (like the emerald and gold table, spray painted vinyl cushions, painted fabric cushion, or navy door to name…

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