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Our Exterior Makeover with ROMABIO Limewash

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.  This means that if you make a purchase from these links, I may be compensated for it.  This is at no additional cost to you!  I only promote products that I know and love.  Thank you for supporting SLPW. I love our house. Fenced in backyard, two car… Read More Our Exterior Makeover with ROMABIO Limewash

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How to Decorate After the Holidays

I don’t know about you, but I am usually the most inspired in the new year.  It’s just a great time to restart, refresh, and renew.  Many people are waking up earlier, starting up new exercise regimes or making use of that time for quiet meditation (or both!). Others still are working harder than any… Read More How to Decorate After the Holidays

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No Spend November Challenge-Part 3 (saloon doors, frame, and furniture feet)

  If you have seen any of my posts this month, you know that I have challenged myself to a “No Spend November” when it comes to home decor.  In some ways, this has been simple.  I’ve found unused, unloved decor items in our home, and have restored them or changed them to fit my… Read More No Spend November Challenge-Part 3 (saloon doors, frame, and furniture feet)

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No Spend November Challenge-Part 2 (towel holder and wooden shelf)

Ok, why didn’t Joanna Gaines check with me first before launching the Hearth and Hand with Magnolia line this week?  Didn’t she know I was challenging myself to a “No Spend November”?  I mean, I have had to practice some serious self control, which has NOT been easy because people are posting it EVERYWHERE!  Maybe… Read More No Spend November Challenge-Part 2 (towel holder and wooden shelf)

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5 Ways to Transform an Old Frame

Have I mentioned to you that I love inexpensive, one-of-a-kind art?  Many people believe that those aren’t really words that go together, but that’s why I love old frames.  Sometimes they tell a story.  Sometimes, they are just a cry for help!  Either way they make for GREAT, unique, inexpensive art.  I never pass up… Read More 5 Ways to Transform an Old Frame

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Farmhouse Dining Room Reveal

Pinch me, I MUST be dreaming!  I cannot believe I am FINALLY revealing our farmhouse style dining room to you today.  We moved into this house over 4 years ago, and our dining room was under appreciated and underutilized, to say the least.  The worst part?  It is one of the first rooms you see… Read More Farmhouse Dining Room Reveal

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DIY Antique Kitchen Sign

I love my kitchen.  Ok, I like my kitchen.  But the reality is that is where I spend much of my time, so I should love my kitchen, am I right?  I peruse many other “farmhouse” kitchens and marvel at their beauty.  I try not to play the “if only I had” game, but sometimes… Read More DIY Antique Kitchen Sign

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DIY Framed Chalkboard

Our playroom is a disaster, as it should be, right?  That being said, I still dream that it can be less of a disaster and I don’t think I’m alone.  I have plenty of those dreams that float around in my head, and some of them actually get accomplished!  The chalkboard wall was just one… Read More DIY Framed Chalkboard

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DIY Blanket Ladder

Well, it’s hard to believe it, but school has been in session for almost a month now, and fall is right around the corner.  And while I’m not ready to pull out my pumpkins just yet, I am looking forward to cooler weather.  You know, the kind of weather that constitutes wearing a sweater outside… Read More DIY Blanket Ladder

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Farmhouse Dining Room Update-Part 2 Simple Farmhouse Table

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.  This means that if you make a purchase from these links, I may be compensated for it.  This is at no additional cost to you!  I only promote products that I know and love.  Thank you for supporting SLPW. If you were to look at my home from… Read More Farmhouse Dining Room Update-Part 2 Simple Farmhouse Table