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Bedtime Story Advent Calendar

Our four-year-old, Ada, wakes up and asks the same thing every morning: “Momma, is it Christmas?” “Nope, Sis,” I say. “It isn’t Christmas.” “Is it my birthday?” she says. “Nope, it isn’t your birthday either.” “What is today then?” “It’s Tuesday,” I say as I work my fingers through her

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Our Christmas Home Tour

Welcome Sweet Friends! We’re inviting you to our Christmas home tour! If you’re an old (and dear) friend, you know to kick your shoes off at the door, not because we’re at all fussy but because this is a bare-footin’ kind of house. If you’re new, we’re glad to have

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7 Ways to Add Character to a Concrete Porch

Like most builder-basic houses, our house has a concrete slab we’ll call a “porch.” It wasn’t doing much for me and it certainly wasn’t holding up to my idea of a porch. I’ve always dreamed of having a classic wood planked porch so we played around with the idea of

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Our Storied Home’s 2018 Fall Tour | Coming Out

Fall decorating has never been about making my home look like everyone else’s. I love pumpkins and autumn colors as much as anybody, but the things that make a room feel special to me are usually the things with a story attached. This fall home tour is full of those

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Affordable Fall Decor That Doesn’t Create Clutter

This year I’ve been on a slow and steady mission to purge our home. I’m a messy creative with two small children so between toys and DIY supplies, our house can get out of hand quickly. The thought of adding seasonal decorations to the mix totally overwhelms me! Here’s a

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