If you haven’t heard my sob story, I lived in my home for 13 years before I started decorating. Prior to that, everything was hand-me-downs and one step away from dorm life. But we made do. Read more about that in intro into decorating. It’s been a long time coming but I’m finally ready to […]

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After several weeks of mini DIY baby room projects, it’s finally reveal day for the One Room Challenge and I’m ready to show you all the cute DIY room décor for this nursery that your heart can stand. Although our journey to the end was a bit different than I intended because the kiddo came […]

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pIf you’re expecting, one of the daunting tasks ahead is how to set up and decorate a baby nursery. Even though I am NOT pregnant, I’m sharing nursery DIY décor ideas. While I do feel like I’m having a kid, I am giving life to a simple baby boy room in hues of traditional navy […]

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The vanilla kitchen got new shoes. I (well, a friend) installed wood-look luxury vinyl tile planks right over the 1980s beige ceramic floors and umm. LOOOOK!!! I can’t even wait until the end to show you the pictures. You’ve just got to see it to believe what a CA-RAY-ZEE difference it made in updating this […]

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We’re talking kitchen again today. Specifically, countertops. While I’d love to say I’ll be telling you how I scored marble, quartz, granite or even a good look-alike laminate countertop for cheap. I won’t. But I do have a good option for those of you want to repair and update damaged or dated laminate countertops. This […]

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I can read kitchen makeovers all day. Every single one I find on Pinterest gets a click-through from me. Good or bad, I wanna see. Why? I dreamed of a pretty, functional kitchen for quite some time because I lived with a builder-grade beige laminate kitchen in much need of a makeover. My 1980s laminate […]

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You can use gel stain to give old wood furniture new life. General Finishes gel stain is an easy way to breathe some life back into dated decor. I inherited a set of heavy oak bookshelves from a co-worker who purchased new furniture. At the time, my living room and dining room resembled a college […]

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You, my friend, can give your dining room a makeover on a budget. My dining room is proof that you can put together a fabulous room with a little sweat equity and very little cash.   Everything in my dining room got a facelift but nothing costs more than $25. In fact, this entire overhaul […]

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Oh the 1980’s brass chandelier. Seems like every house built in that decade sported one of these. And I still had one hanging over my dining room table that was in need of a serious makeover.  (I’m horrible at taking before pics, so the one below is a stock photo. Mine was not as pretty […]

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