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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....

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...

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...

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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...

Nifty Organizers to Keep Your Kitchen Tidy

I feel like I’m in the kitchen ALL. DAY. LONG. With the pandemic, it’s a series of cooking, cleaning, putting away clean stuff, cooking, cleaning, putting away clean stuff from sunrise to bedtime. Here are some of the little things we use in the kitchen to bring us sanity and create efficiencies in the nonstop cleaning. Sponge Holder This sponge holder is super nifty. I use it for sponges and for my disposable hand soaps. I don’t like things on...

Black Friday Decor Items Under $20

I’ve been shopping online since last night, scoping out deals for updates to our front living room. I have my new console table lamp, though I am still shopping around and may return it because it was much littler than I thought. Lesson learned to really look at the description on sizes to make sure it’s the base alone vs. base and lamp shade. There are great decor items on Black Friday deals. Here are a few things I’ve found...

10 Holiday Decoration Finds for Under $25

Ryan and I have been married for over 16 years now (our marriage is old enough to drive in the US!). We’ve accumulated most of our holiday decorations little by little. I do admire some of the social media posts where everything looks pristine and new, but I love some of our older, more beat up decorations that have survived the many moves and years with us. Of course I do love a good holiday decor find, and each year...

Affordable Holiday Wreaths and Garland

It’s that time of year – almost Thanksgiving and definitely within the realm of doable to put holiday decorations up! I’ve always put my tree and decorations up Thanksgiving week, but with this year’s pandemic and staying home so much, holiday decor is going up now! Anyways, there’s science to prove to back me up that holiday lights bring cheer. I knew it! We’ve always strung garland up our stairwell to light it up. This year I’m going a little...

Build a Learning Tower

Learning towers are a fantastic way to have your kids help and provide a stable platform that can be adjusted to their height. It’s a pretty fantastic thing when you’re getting ready to do something in the kitchen and here comes your toddler pushing their learning tower. I highly recommend the felt pads and depending on where you store it, some side pads won’t hurt – it tends to get bounced off walls a wee bit. We built a learning...