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27 Fall Bucket List Ideas Your Family Should Try

August 31, 2018

Fall is my favorite time of year. I usually can smell it coming. Crisp air and certain stillness in the ar. September is pretty much here and the wheels have been churning as to how we’ll spend the slightly cooler days and we came up with a unique list of fun family activities for the fall otherwise known as my fall bucket list. And I'm sharing a great fall Bucket List of fall activities for ... View Post

Should You Buy or DIY Home Projects? [+Free Printable]

August 24, 2018

You decided to makeover or redecorate a room and have a million great ideas. Now that you’ve dreamed up this grand goodness, how in the world are you going to approach getting it done? Your budget says DIY everything, but your skill may not be up to par or it may take you forever. Today I'm telling you how to decide when you should Do it Yourself or just purchase what you need (or hire a ... View Post

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Revamp that ugly old lamp with spray paint and jewelry

August 17, 2018

If you’re on the hunt for new lighting in a space, don’t forget to check out the ugly lights in the thrift store. I have found many a deal rummaging through the treasures in my local shop. Even if they aren’t ugly, simple lamps can be turned into beauties if you spend a little time imagining how to spray paint a brass lamp or reinvent an old lamp. This post contains affiliate links for your ... View Post

Finish your DIY projects instead of letting the little things go undone.

How To Finish Home Projects You Start

August 10, 2018

You ever hear that statement the devil is in the details? Or the little foxes spoil the vine? Well, the details do matter... even if they don’t show up in blog post photos. Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! --Song of Solomon 2:15 (New Living Translation) Solomon’s lover warns him of the little things that ... View Post

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The Intentional Summer

June 7, 2018

It’s summer and my schedule has gone from super-structured to extremely loosey-goosey. I planned an awesome few months of content for the blog and well, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.  Lemme explain. You remember at the beginning of the year when I laid out my goals to be intentional with my family?...this is it. Usually, my son goes to summer camp and I have a little ... View Post

How to conquer thrift stores and decorate on a dime

May 24, 2018

If you have a small budget and a little patience, decorating your home on shoe string from thrift stores won’t be a problem. This applies to all styles, whether you’re traditional, farmhouse, modern, or boho-- I promise there are bargains to be found. I wish you could have seen the look on my extended families’ faces when I told them I would be thrift store shopping for Black Friday instead of ... View Post

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Hey there, I’m Kenyatta, a self-proclaimed Home Décor and DIY enthusiast. I teach DIY decorating based on my simple core values-my rules of life. I’m a gutsy girl with a tiny budget, but enormous dreams and high style. I’d love to share this life journey with you. Laugh with (or at me) but leave with nuggets of wisdom that will last you a lifetime.

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