As promised, this post contains our full source list and budget breakdown for the beach house bathroom reno. We strive to get the biggest bang for our buck which means a whole lot of DIY-ing and thrifting. Although this house will eventually be up for sale, it is my passion to create a comforting home for
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I love tassel garlands. They are popping up all over the place from Target to Walmart! But if you are looking for a certain color scheme or particular length, making your own is easy. Most of the online tutorials I found call for using tissue paper. For our daughter’s graduation party, I wanted to make
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This post has been a long time coming, mostly because I don’t like to rush into buying things when I am doing a room. Settling for something just to get the room done, ultimately ends with regret. So, finally I have “found” the finishing touches! This post has lots of photos as well as
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For the past six weeks, we’ve been working on the bathroom at the Jersey shore house . This bathroom hasn’t been updated since the house was built. Not only does it look dated, but the tile is crumbling, faucets are leaking and it’s a dark, cramped space. Here she is in all her 1970’s glory:
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My daughter’s high school graduation party was a great opportunity to try out some DIY party decorations. These ideas would work equally well for a casual wedding, shower or anniversary party! Here’s a run down of what we did: Giant Balloons & Tassel Garlands I love these giant, 3 foot round balloons. I got them
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Our daughter’s graduation party recently motivated us to work on our back yard and patio area. Because the yard slopes off, the first floor of our home is elevated in the back of the house. Underneath there is a covered patio area which, until now, was a network of cobwebs, grass clippings and dirt.
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It’s hard to believe our baby girl, Elizabeth, is graduating! It sounds cliche to ask where has the time gone, but really where has it? I want to celebrate this event beautifully for her as we have had so many major changes and moves over the past four years, that we glossed over other milestones
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We’ve been busy with several house projects, all in various stages but none of which are complete. Part of the problem is that I like to wait and see what comes along in terms of accessories and furniture. I love thrifting and yard saling, rather than buying new, but it does take awhile to find
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I am guessing that houseplant sales go up in January and February as we all seem to be longing for some green in our homes about now! I’ve purchased three houseplants over the past three months and I am happy to report that they are all thriving! Lemon Cypress Topiary First up is my lemon
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I love the month of January. For me, it is a time to slow down after the busyness of the holidays. It’s usually peppered with a couple of snow days which adds to the take it easy, watch movies, stay in our pj’s all day kind of mode. And there simply is less to do
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