Category: Crafts & DIY Projects

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Adding Character to Your Home

Painted Stairs for Under $50

The staircase is the first thing you see when you enter our house and when we moved in two years ago, it was carpeted in a builder-basic carpet that wasn’t white or tan or gray. The best way I can describe it is skinned Muppets. Dirty skinned Muppets. Just imagine

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Adding Character to Your Home

The Time I Ripped the Carpet Up

Friend, I have a confession: This beautiful photo by my good friend, Stacey Reid, though one of my favorites, is not an accurate representation of how I do pregnancy. I thought that by my second pregnancy, I would be a little better at the whole making a human thing. I’d

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Adding Character to Your Home

Easy & Affordable Curb Appeal

I’m a sucker for a pretty, craftsman-style door. I love how they make the exterior of a house look polished yet friendly and I love how they let some natural light into the entryway. Just look at this one. Dreamy, right?   A craftsman-style door can cost a pretty penny,

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Crafts & DIY Projects

Plastic Eggs — Transform for Your Decor

Over the years I have somehow acquired more plastic Easter eggs than any one person should have. From having them for Jake, using them for classroom projects with the kids, I probably have close to 100 eggs. They vary in size and quality, but truth is…I hate them. Don’t get

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