Tag: diy

Empowering Projects

How to Turn a Thrift Store Fixture into a Wood Bead Light

Confession: I get more excited about beautiful light fixtures than jewelry. Pearls? Meh. Diamonds? They’re alright I suppose. A beaded chandelier? Now you’ve got my heart racing. A few months ago, I stopped by Fable and Flame, one of my very favorite local shops. I like to visit (without kids)

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Adding Character to Your Home

Why Painting My Kitchen Cabinets Set Me Free

When we bought our house two years ago, the kitchen was painted a burnt pumpkin orange and the previous owners had installed a black, ivory and gold backsplash that, though nice, wasn’t what I would have picked.  Everyone who saw the kitchen said it was pretty but it didn’t feel

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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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