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Gallery Wall Goals

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A few months ago, we were fortunate to have a gorgeous and newly-restored piano passed down to us from my uncle and aunt. I’ve played the piano my whole life, and have always wanted a piano in our home ever since we got married for us all to tinker on. I was even more excited when I found out it’s the same piano my mom learned to play on… you know how sentimental I am! The only place we ... [ Read More ]

DIY Cactus Coasters

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I usually avoid trendy things like the plague. I just don’t want my house to look like every other house on the block… which ironically, we live out in the country and literally don’t have any neighbors, so I’m in the clear, right?! But sometimes, WE LIKE WHAT WE LIKE… right? And I liked cacti long before they were trendy. Like, I have an actual cactus in my house that I nurture and keep alive. ... [ Read More ]

New Tile Backsplash in the kitchen!

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When we shared the final reveal of our kitchen, there was one thing about it that I wasn’t 100% happy with. If you’re thinking it was the fact that I painted my cabinets chartreuse, you’d be wrong. It was the backsplash. Installing a backsplash wasn't a priority, and I grew to regret that decision. You might remember that I have a thing for painting backsplashes to LOOK like tile, and this ... [ Read More ]

Halloween Sugar Skull for Trick or Treaters!

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I chatted with you guys last week about how we’ve been challenged to create some wooden Harvest or Halloween themed yard décor in collaboration with The Home Depot and their DIH Workshop (that you can totally sign up for here!). I loved the concept, but knew I wanted change it up. Lots of different ideas were swirling through my head, and finally I landed on a skull for Halloween! But not a creepy ... [ Read More ]

Repair Scratches on Furniture

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We’ve had this wall in our kitchen where there’s a window AND a register on the floor. Plus it’s a walkway, so I had given up any hope that this area could be functional and have any organizational. But on a trip to IKEA, I happened upon the PERFECT piece to put here! It’s this cabinet (also comes in black/brown, and gray stain)that’s meant for putting shoes inside… but we use it for school books, ... [ Read More ]

Wood Veneer Lampshade with Stained Art!

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IT’S FINALLY HERE! The stained wood veneer lampshade! If you watched our Facebook Live(s) you know that we’ve been recording/editing video for my latest stain art! And this time instead of staining onto a solid piece of wood furniture, I actually stained my art onto a thin sheet of wood veneer. Birch to be exact. And then we (Nick) made it into a LAMPSHADE! *This post is sponsored by ... [ Read More ]

Teardrop-shaped Bentwood Shelf

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I’m always subconsciously gathering inspiration from everywhere. I’m the weirdo that can find beauty in the crack of a sidewalk or the spray pattern of mud on the wheel well of my car. So Pinterest is almost TOO stimulating for my over-active mind. But I do love following my close friends and family on Pinterest, and recently saw this Teardrop-Shaped Bentwood Shelf that my friend Laura had ... [ Read More ]

DIY Wood Slice Tall Floor Vase

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We have mature shade trees all over our acreage. And rest assured, every time a storm blows through, there are downed sticks and branches scattered around the yard. The twins (and now, their new recruit, Cypress – 2) make it their personal goal to gather the branches and distribute them in the vicinity of the firepit in hopes that we’ll strike up a fire in the evening and they’ll get to stay up ... [ Read More ]

Moroccan-Shaped Wooden Sconce Vessels

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I’ve been staring at my computer for the past 10 minutes trying to figure out what the title of this DIY should be. The shapes of them fit into the Moroccan shaped pattern criteria, and they are definitely sconces. But they can be used so many different ways, so I couldn’t go with ‘vase’ or ‘planter’ or ‘candle’. So VESSEL it is. This post is sponsored by DecoArt. Thank you for supporting the ... [ Read More ]

Unique Patio Lights… strung between birch logs!

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We had such a great response to our Patio Makeover! THANK YOU! The video we shared included a little DIY project that we threw in, and I knew we would get lots of questions about the patio lights (and we did!), so I'm dropping in here today to give out a little more details on how to make these birch log lighting! I’m not even sure how the idea came to me, but I know for sure I haven’t seen ... [ Read More ]

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