Category: At Home

At Home

Cheap 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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At Home

Southern-Inspired Fall Front Porch

When I was a kid and we’d go “back home” to Oneida, Tennessee, I just loved sitting on my great-grandparents’ front porch in one of the old rockers and waving at every car that drove by. Now, I don’t come from monogrammed-Southern folks. We’re the people balancing Dixie bowls of

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At Home

Three-Tiered Trays: For all Occasions & Seasons

My three-tiered tray is becoming quite the centerpiece in my home. It’s the first thing that changes for each holiday or for the changing of the season. I’m going to show you how I decorate mine for different occasions and my method (or lack of) in filling up those three

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At Home

Free Printable Watercolor Valentines

I believe in putting good things into the world, don’t you? Of course you do. You’re awesome. When I stumbled on a BOGO sale of Crayola Watercolors a few weeks ago, I scooped up 10 for my daughter’s preschool class. Sure, it was a little more expensive than a box

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Adding Character to Your Home

How to Tell Your Story Through Your Home’s Decor

Want to learn a secret that writers know that will make you a better decorator? A good story shows rather than tells. How does that apply to decorating? Well, if you’re like me and you live in a builder-basic house that started off with beige walls, oak cabinets and uninspired

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Health Insurance — Ways to Help You Save Money

Being an independent contractor, I am responsible for my own health insurance as well as the rest of my family. The process of choosing health insurance and an overall healthcare “strategy” for your family can be overwhelming. At least it was for me. I have been round and round in

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