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The Dollhouse {Part 1}

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Good morning beautiful people! I’m happy today for the following reasons: It’s FRIDAY! My cold is almost gone The weekend is tomorrow I own the movie Frozen We are approaching the weekend It is gloriously sunny and warm enough to frolic about It’s FRIDAY! Are you as jubilant as I? Do you need a warm hug? Do you want to build a snowman? I KNOW! Let’s see how long we can ... [ Read More ]

Radiant Orchid End Table With Stained Flower

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Hey buddy! Good morning! Soooo OK. This month, the good people of Lowe’s challenged us (and all the other Lowes Creators) to make something awesome using the Pantone Color of the year... which happens to be Radiant Orchid. Let me begin by saying I LOVE ORCHIDS. But come now. Purple? Well imagine my surprise when I found out that ‘Radiant Orchid’ actually translates to this very enthusiastic ... [ Read More ]

Our Must-Have DIY Tools and Products

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We’ve been getting a lot of emails lately requesting a round-up post of our must-have DIY tools. You know... what we use, what we like. I’ve been putting off writing it for awhile, because it’s so daunting thinking about putting together a list... we use SO MANY tools and products. How do I just choose a handful? source This post contains affiliate links. Nick and I sat down together and made a ... [ Read More ]

Old Papasan turned Canopy / Reading Nook

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I definitely think there’s a connection between a creative personalities and hoarding tendencies. I mean, obviously there are different levels of hoarding, and some are downright unhealthy. I’m not collecting empty pizza boxes, and broken hula hoops. all I’m trying to say is that... I SAVE STUFF for one of two reasons: It’s sentimental I’m going to use it someday. For SOMETHING *this ... [ Read More ]

{Guestpost} Thoughts on Dining Room Area Rugs

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Hey everyone!  I’m Katie, and I live On the Banks of Squaw Creek (which isn’t too far from Beth and Nick!)  Although my style is a little different than theirs, we have a lot in common.  I love DIY and furniture makeovers, and I also live in an old Iowa farmhouse. Our farmhouse has beautiful original hardwood floors.  And we want to keep them that way.  But two little boys, a dog and a farmer ... [ Read More ]

Our ‘new’ vintage heirloom dining set

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As you know, we sold our dining set in anticipation for my sweet Grandma’s antique heirloom dining set that she wants me to have! It’s quite a haul to Dubuque from here, so we’ve been waiting until we planned to travel there anyways for her 95th birthday party this past weekend. Isn’t she a dish? I’m pretty sure she has a little crush on Nick. And who wouldn’t with his new fu-manchu mustache ... [ Read More ]

Looking Back at 2013

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Happy New Year! How’s your hangover? We’re old enough that our idea of celebration is SLEEPING. So I’m rockin’ 8 strong hours of snoozage. I don’t do resolutions very often... but this year I resolve to get knocked up at some point. Did you make any resolutions? I know I’m a little behind everyone else in Bloglandia with my ‘2013 Recap Post’, but better late than never right? I mostly do these ... [ Read More ]

How to Make a DIY Starburst Mirror

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Between the toddler bed / fainting couches and the stenciled herringbone accent wall, there’s a lot of ‘pizzazz’ going on in the twins’ big-girl room. Adding the plain wooden dresser grounded the room a lot and brought some necessary warmth (and storage)! Even though the accent wall is fairly busy, we felt that there needed to be something hanging on the wall above the dresser. I love ... [ Read More ]

A little addition to the big-girl room!

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Good morning friends! Did you have a wonderful Christmas? The girls weren’t really sure what was going on, but once they got to opening presents, they were definitely on-board with the whole Christmas thing. I think they’ll understand the magic of Christmas (and the true meaning) better next year. But we had a great day being home with our little family and making memories with the ... [ Read More ]

Time-Out Rug {using vinyl as a stencil}

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As an experienced nanny, I’ve always had a variety of opinions on the effectiveness of ‘TIME-OUT’s’ (among other things) as a punishment for tots. But now that I’m a parent myself, all previous opinions are out... the... WINDOW. Can I get an amen? I’m not really wanting to get into a discussion of discipline... but we do use time-outs. Not so much as a consequence, but more of an opportunity ... [ Read More ]

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