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Faux Vintage Book Wall Art Installation – A How To
Hello friends! Nice to see you again, and on a more regular basis! If you follow me over on Instagram, you’ll know I revealed this guy today! I honestly was SO nervous to share this fzux vintage book wall art with you guys, and am BLOWN away by all the love I’ve received! I have a pretty long winded video tutorial up in my Insta-stories, but I wanted to give you a more step-by-step version here on the blog! So yes, his name is officially Booker! And we love it – a little PUNNY, but also quite distinguished and wise for this old guy. 🙂 My original inspo for this…
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Giani Inc. Nuvo Cabinet Paint Tutorial
Well friends, its been a hot minute since I’ve been able to get a blog post out! Post-holidays was a crazy time (for more reasons than I can count), but I am BACK! It’s no TV February for me over here, so I’m hoping that’s going to give me a lot more time to do things like BLOG! If you follow me over on Instagram, I recently asked what y’all wanted to see for my next blog post, and painted cabinets was BY far the top answer. Now, as far as my kitchen cabinets go, I don’t feel I am nearly experienced enough to give you a tutorial on that…
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One Room Challenge Fall 2018 | Week 6: The Master Bathroom REVEAL!
Hello, friends! It’s that time! Time for the Week 6 One Room Challenge Reveal! If you are stopping by for the first time (Welcome!), the One Room Challenge (or ORC) is a 6 week challenge hosted by One Room Challenge and Better Homes & Gardens. The challenge encourages all participants, both Featured (there are 20 featured designers) and Guest (anyone with a blog or Instagram can participate!) to rally behind one another to tackle a one room makeover in just 6 weeks! You can also check out all the other participants by visiting the main ORC page HERE! As for us, we tackled our master bathroom this time, and while…
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One Room Challenge Fall 2018 | Week 5: Giani, Inc. Painted Cabinets & Sprinting to the Finish
It’s Week 5 of the One Room Challenge (or ORC for short)! We’ve got one more week until the big reveal and while we are on track, this week is going to be a BIG one! But that’s in the future – let’s talk about Week 5, because we accomplished a LOT! (Quick review – if you have never heard of the ORC before, it is a 6 week challenge hosted by One Room Challenge and Better Homes & Gardens. The challenge encourages all participants, both Featured (there are 20 featured designers) and Guest (anyone with a blog or IG can participate!) to rally behind one another to tackle a…
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One Room Challenge Fall 2018 | Week 4: Painted Countertops & Barn Door How To
Here we are at Week 4 of One Room Challenge, or ORC – we are beyond the halfway point! (Quick review – if you have never heard of the ORC before, it is a 6 week challenge hosted by One Room Challenge and Better Homes & Gardens. The challenge encourages all participants, both Featured (there are 20 featured designers) and Guest (anyone with a blog or IG can participate!) to rally behind one another to tackle a one room makeover in just 6 weeks! This is our second time participating in the challenge, and we are tackling our master bath (We remodeled our kitchen in the Spring). You can also…
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One Room Challenge Fall 2018 | Week 3: Clean Tile, Painted Door & a Light Fixture
I can’t believe we are at Week 3 of the One Room Challenge, or ORC! If you are new here and have never heard of the ORC before, it is a 6 week challenge hosted by One Room Challenge and Better Homes & Gardens. The challenge encourages all participants, both Featured and Guest, to rally behind one another to tackle a one room makeover in just 6 weeks! This is our second time participating in the challenge, and we are tackling our master bath (We remodeled our kitchen in the Spring). You can also check out all the other participants by visiting the main ORC page HERE! If you are…
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One Room Challenge Fall 2018 | Week 2: Adding Tile and Wallpaper to the Master Bath
It’s Week 2 of ORC! Welcome! To recap, if you have never heard of the ORC before, it is a 6 week challenge sponsored by One Room Challenge and Better Homes & Gardens. It encourages all participants to rally behind one another to tackle a one room makeover in just 6 weeks! There are 20 Featured Designers, who reveal their rooms every Wednesday, and then loads of amazing Guest Participants, who link up their rooms each Thursday! So excited to be a Guest Participant for the second time (We remodeled our kitchen in the Spring). As far as this challenge goes, we are renovating our Master Bath. If you missed…
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DIY Olive Tree
Hey friends, it’s been awhile – but I’ve got loads coming up for you over the next couple months! (aka – the ORC is coming up!) But for now, I’m here with a quick and easy DIY for you – this adorable faux Olive Tree/Topiary! What You’ll Need: Faux Olive Bush (I used THIS one from Hobby Lobby) Bucket of your Choice (I used the larger one of THIS set, also from Hobby Lobby) Branch (I prefer larger ones – snagged mine from a lake near our house, but you can use any size you prefer and adjust for wherever you plan to put the finished tree) Hand-held drill, with…
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Backyard Oasis Transformation
Hello sweet friends. I keep thinking things will calm down over here, but alas, we seem to always be go-go-going. Luckily, our backyard oasis is complete (except one small project – more on that later), so we have the perfect place to unwind after a busy day! If you caught my DIY Outdoor Bar post, that was just one small part of the transformation! Here, I’ll show you the projects we tackled to take a space that used to house a giant, aluminum shed we never used, to a relaxing space we never want to leave! THE list (aka, everything we did to change the space): Disassemble and discard (aka…
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DIY Outdoor Bar
Summer is in full swing here in Southern California! We knew heading into Summer this year that we wanted to make the most of our outdoor space, and that all started with a hot tub. Then of course, me being me, I had to DECORATE the hot tub area. 😛 (I mean, duh. Right?!) So, add on a pergola, rugs, pillows, plants, and the best part – an outdoor bar area with bar stool seating. Not only can we now eat a nice dinner out here (because yes, every pergola also needs a vintage chandelier hanging from the middle), but the bar is the same height as the hot tub…
