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Weekend Save vs. Indulge

I love a good dupe where I can save a little money. I also love to indulge. Here are some console decor ideas to save you some searching and decisions on whether to save or indulge. Shop this look and more on my liketoknow.it page: design.style.love on LIKEtoKNOW.it (LTK) Consoles Cane black furniture has amazing contrast. I hunt on Facebook marketplace for finds that I might refinish, and have thought about DIYing a piece. Here are some inspiring black cane...

Faux Plants to Bring Some Green to Your Room

I have been on the hunt for some greenery for my living room. I’ve searched at a few places, like Home Goods and Marshalls, and online quite a bit. I’ve bought and returned one larger plant. Am I having commitment issues??? No, it’s just that I haven’t met the right one yet. But I’m narrowing down the hunt and wanted to share some options that I love to save you some time in your hunt for the perfect green match....

To runner or not… Durable runners for kitchens

The kitchen can be a messy place. Even for those of us low mess cooks, accidents happen, kids drop things, husbands drip marinara sauce. So does it make sense to put a runner in your kitchen? Indeed it does! We have about 9 feet of runway between our cooktop and sink. While I considered a cushy rug for just in front of the sink, I wanted something to run through the space. There are several options to withstand high traffic...

Girls Butterfly Bedroom Refresh

It has been so fun to update my daughter’s room. She turned 5 this year, and while we’d slowly converted her room from a nursery to a bigger girl room over the past years, it was time to make it fancy and match her big girl personality. Her nursery was really adorable – with grey/purple walls, white and grey elephant decor. I hand-made several things, including her curtains (at 7 months pregnant), her elephant mobile (6 cute hand-made elephants on...

Great Studio McGee-Like Sources for Digital Art for Framing

We’ve provided some tips here on how to create wood-wrapped canvas art for under $100. Here we share some of our favorite sources for digital art to create a Studio McGee style in your home. Juniper Print Shop Juniper Print Shop was one of the first digital download stores I found with great prints for large-format art. We have a few prints from Juniper Print Shop. I love these in our formal living room and my office. Here are the...

Easy No-Sew Custom Pleat Curtains for Arched Windows

We have a large arched window in our front room. It’s great for natural light (half of our house doesn’t get the best natural light), but finding window treatments for arched windows is TOUGH. The length of the window is large, and from the top of the arch to the floor is about 128 inches. It’s really hard to find cute curtains that are longer than 108 or 120 inches. For a few years, I got by with a look...

How to Brighten Fireplace Grout and Stone for $50 – Schmearing DIY

Schmearing a fireplace can positively change the way your fireplace looks – our reason was to brighten up our room! When we moved in, we wanted to update this fireplace. It’s in our family room, and we wanted to keep the cozy look of stone (which matches our exterior stone), but wanted a different look. Here is how we’ve had it for a few years, after Ryan updated the mantle to a new beautifully made mid-century model wood mantle (which...

DIY Rainbow Rope Art under $20

Ellie’s room update is underway. We picked a butterfly theme and lightened the colors, but she really wanted rainbows, too. I had to deliver. I found an adorable rainbow print on Etsy with pink coloring, which gave me an idea to do a rope rainbow for some texture on her wall. Here’s how you can make one for under $20. Similar Dresser | Similar Knobs | Etsy Art | Similar Gold Tray | Similar Basket Step 1: Gather Materials To...

Bedroom Refresh with Sconce Lights

This past weekend we spent some time brightening our bedroom (see aforementioned missiontobrightenhome posts). We’ve lived in our house for a few years now, and it was time for another paint refresh (among other things). When we moved in, our bedroom was original builder beige. Beige walls, ceilings and carpet, all the same color throughout. We’ve been updating, upgrading, painting and repainting over the years. Here’s what it looks like after our weekend warrior projecting: This is a flavor of...

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New Year, Newly Organized

Over my holiday vacation, we’ve tackled several projects – our daughter’s room refresh, building new furniture and frames, new entry door refresh, and repainting our bedroom. During this time, I also did some much needed organization to my random has-everything-but-no-clear-spot cabinet. This cabinet contains overflow art projects, kid crafts, first aid materials we need for quick fixes, bathroom hand towel overflow, packaging materials and other things. A total everything cabinet. I needed to bring order to this space, so I...