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6 Tips to Make Your Home Safe and Peaceful
6 Tips to Make Your Home Safe & Peaceful Partnered Post After a hectic day, nothing is more fulfilling than a cozy, peaceful, and safe home. It gives you tranquility and satisfaction, where you want to leave all the troubles of the day behind. Creating a relaxing environment is a powerful form of self-care. Home is where your family seeks refuge and safety. Living in a tranquil, calmer home has many benefits, such as improved mood, deeper, better sleep, increased joy and happiness, and better focus. But how do you create a safe and peaceful home? Here are six pro-tops to turn your home into a relaxing haven. Declutter and…
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One Room Challenge – Warm, Cozy Dining Room Reveal
This week we finished the One Room Challenge® for our warm and cozy dining room. Who is ready for the reveal and some before and after photos? I can’t believe we have already arrived at the end of this season’s One Room Challenge®. I had such a fabulous time that I am already planning which room I will renovate for the spring event. I also learned so much from the other designers and I really enjoyed following along with their renovations. If you have followed along with me for the last 6 weeks, thank you so much! If you are a new visitor, welcome and feel free to check out…
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Modern Rustic Dining Room Accessories – ORC – Week 4
We are in the home stretch of our modern rusting dining room update. The painting is finished! The furniture is in! The light has been hung! Now it’s time for the easy stuff. The accessories! If you have been following along, welcome back! If this is your first time visiting we are so glad you are here. If you would like to catch up, you can find my previous weeks updates on the One Room Challenge® by following these links. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3. I can’t believe we are in week 4 already! I started this week by adding accessories to my bar cart, the one piece…
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Farmhouse Dining Room – ORC – Week 1
My farmhouse dining room concept and inspiration for the Fall 2020 One Room Challenge™.
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Rustic Wooden Shelves Made from Upcycled Wood
Aren’t these shelves just gorgeous? They were so easy to make and they are very special to me because of the wood used, but they would be equally stunning with any type of old reclaimed wood. In a moment, I will show you step-by-step how to make these shelves, but first a short story about the wood I used. These gorgeous shelves were made from boards originally used by my Dad to frame his vegetable garden, and to make it even more special, the boards were made from a tree cut from my uncle’s farm. After Dad passed away, I brought the wood home knowing that I would find…
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Love Brings you Home
I knew I wanted something over the door to the garage with some type of message reminding family they are loved each time they leave the house but I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted. I had in mind something that says to be safe, have fun, and come home, though much more elegantly worded. I found a set of adhesive wall letters which says, “Life takes you to unexpected places, Love brings you home”. This was the exact sentiment I was looking for, but I didn’t want to just put the letters onto the wall. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do until I ran across a…
