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Breville Barista Express in use

2 Home Coffee Bar Tours

Sharing both my and my dad’s at home coffee bar tours today! We have the same machines, but have different styles of decor– I hope …

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DIY Appliance Garage with Pull Out Shelf

DIY Pull Out Shelf for Appliance Garage

Add a simple DIY pull out shelf to your cabinets with this tutorial- I used mine for an appliance garage to be able to use small appliances without …

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DIY No slide drawer dividers

DIY Drawer Organizer (removable!)

This custom DIY drawer organizer can transform a cluttered utensil drawer into an organized kitchen drawer of your dreams in a snap and won’t …

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FREE PRINTABLE BACHELOR BINGO! (Matt’S SEASON)

6 Free printable Bachelor bingo cards for your ABC Bachelor viewing party! I’ll have a new set of cards for you every episode, so bookmark this …

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No One Who Gave their best Regretted it / Motivating Quote

Motivating quote tech wallpaper for January, “No One Who Gave Their Best Regretted it”, and monthly script. Free download version for your …

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Holly Jolly Brush Lettering Practice Sheet

A holiday hand lettering practice sheet with six different brush lettering styles for the phrase ‘holly jolly’ for you to practice and …

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Painting a store and mural

Painting a Store + Mural!

Sharing all about painting a store and a mural in just a few days for a local shop! Tips on mural painting for beginners and for painting a large …

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Simple Holiday Mantel Decor

Cozy Modern Holiday Home Tour

Sharing my modern but cozy holiday home tour! We’ve decked out our family home for Christmas with fresh cut greenery, DIY holiday decorations …

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Projects to Make and Sell

16 Rad Projects to Make and Sell with Kreg

I’ve rounded up 16 projects to make and sell to earn some serious cash this year- all made with a handy Kreg Jig! This year has been a class of …

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7 Holiday DIYs from the Dollar store

Dollar Store DIY Ideas for Christmas

These 7 Dollar Store DIY Christmas Decorations are simple to make and so budget friendly! Last weekend I shared these 7 Dollar Store DIY ideas for …

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One Thing at a Time / Inspiring QUOTE WALLPAPER

Inspiring quote tech wallpaper for December, “One Thing at a Time”, and monthly script. Free download version for your phone, iPad and …

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Prepare for the holidays- free checklist

Holiday Prep Printable Checklist

This holiday prep printable checklist is free to download to help take the overwhelm out of holiday planning and put it it one pretty little place! …

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DIY Wooden Bath Caddy- this would make the perfect christmas gift! *hint hint*

DIY Wooden Bath Caddy

Modern Train Themed Party decor ideas

Chugga Two Two! Modern Train Themed Birthday Party

Cozy Modern Bathroom Makeover

Cozy Modern Black and White Bathroom Remodel

Modern Hand Lettered Free Printable 2021 Calendars

DIY leather passport holder

DIY Metallic Leather Passport Holder with Cricut

Free printable hand lettering practice sheet for autumn- to be used with small brush pens

Autumn Hand Lettering Practice Sheet – Free Printable!

DIY Tree Ring Art Tutorial

DIY Tree Ring Art

Dining Room Reveal with child

Cozy Neutral Dining Room Reveal

How to use printable practice sheets 3 ways

3 Ways: How to use Printable Practice Sheets for Hand Lettering

Fall Decor without the clutter

Cozy Modern Fall Home Tour

DIY Minimalist Halloween Wreath with little spiders

DIY Minimalist Halloween Wreath + Decor

Matte metallic pumpkin with 'hello pumpkin' hand lettered design (free cut file)

Hello Pumpkin! Free cut file + Matte Metallic Pumpkins

Mercury glass tealight holders, straw flowers and eucalyptus... such a pretty and nontraditional fall decor combination!

Autumn Greens: Fall Tablescape (Thanksgiving!)

Fall Home tour full of neutral decor & diys!

Modern Neutrals Fall Home Tour

Simple fall foliage arrangement for autumn mantel decor!

Simple Fall Mantel (thoughts on less is more in home decor)

DIY acrylic sign made from a free SVG file of that line art maple leaf!

Free SVG Maple Leaf Line Art Sign

Fall DIY Acrylic Sign... love this hand painted look! 'Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall'

Fall DIY Acrylic Sign

DIY Fall decor... reversible for halloween!

DIY Fall Decor (Reversible for Halloween!)

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Who has DIY projects on their mind this year?! @ry Who has DIY projects on their mind this year?! @ryobi_canada and I want to help you start knocking those projects off your list by giving away a new nailer and battery set! #ad 
This tool is what we used for this accent wall and all the trim in our home. It’s the one I used to trim out my built in shelving and add the decorative moulding to my geometric barn door. What I’m saying is this thing is a workhorse and I want you to have one too 😉
To enter:
✨Follow me @colleenpastoor and @ryobi_canada 
✨like and save this photo 
✨ tag some friends who’d love to win in the comments! One tag per comment, each is an entry. 
✨ share to your stories for a bonus 5 entries!

Open to Canadians only this time (sorry US friends!) and not associated with Instagram. Closes Friday Jan 22 at noon PST!
Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘st Let’s talk about coffee! This is my coffee ‘station’ and the second photo is my dads! I’m talking aaaall about them over on YT today!
Also... see how nice that fresh silicone looks?! 😉 IYKYK
The hallway is finally finished and I’m so stink The hallway is finally finished and I’m so stinking happy! 

It’s felt like such a long time coming for such a small space. Since we moved in 2.5 years ago, this space has seen new doors and hardware, new trim, new floors... twice😅, we changed the boob light to a pot light and I hated it and now it’s got the most beautiful flush mount fixture I’m in love with (thanks @mymitzi!). It finally got some fresh paint and now frames on walls and last but not least... After this weekend, the new floors look like they were here all along (no door jamb gaps!) which was the last thing really bugging me since our flood last year. 

All this to say that home takes time and sometimes getting it right might take a couple tries. Also- the spaces we don’t really think about (hallways) can totally help a house feel like home with some love (and family photos 🥰)
ps. I partnered with #mymitzi to create a tiktok for This makeover... are you following me over there yet?! I’d love if you popped over and said hi!
It’s done! It works! And I’m calling it a grea It’s done! It works! And I’m calling it a great use of my afternoon the other day. Did you catch the stories? These projects both cost me under $10 by using pieces I already had in my home (yay for scraps!) and one package of drawer slides).
You can find the full video about these two kitchen organization projects over on YouTube in collaboration with my friend @love_create_celebrate and her #scrapsmademodern challenge! But for now... I’m rejoicing this coffee maker is off my counter for good 🎉
How’s your January going? Full speed or are you How’s your January going? Full speed or are you taking it a bit slow too? 

I’m not going to lie, I’m easing into this new year thing pretty slowly. All my decorations are still up (we always leave them up til Ukrainian Christmas which is later this week) and I I’ve yet to respond to my emails since before Christmas 😅
I’m enjoying the slowness of it all.
Happy Christmas Eve from our fam to yours 🥰 Happy Christmas Eve from our fam to yours 🥰
Yes, I made the paper bag snowflakes too. Have you Yes, I made the paper bag snowflakes too. Have you? 😅
This year has been one of a kind and I know so man This year has been one of a kind and I know so many people who are taking this year as the push they’ve been waiting for to start a side hustle, start an new career altogether or to just get creative about how they’re making money. So today I’m excited to partner with @kregjig to share some rad projects to make and sell this year! 
Like this rolling storage system I made for my office, that rad dollhouse and the gorgeous bath toy storage. All of these projects are things that I’d personally love to buy for our family and look like they’d be a great return on your time making them! And yes, all of them use #Kreg tools to make them easy to assemble and quick to make! Plus, they’re having a great sale on right now with deals on their K4 and K5 jigs, Rip-Cut and even a hardware jig bundle! There’s never been a better time to get your workshop set up!  #sponsored
Just a peaceful moment and then a real life moment Just a peaceful moment and then a real life moment for ya 🙃 
My #holidayhometour is on the blog and YouTube (I’ll put links in my stories) as part of the #seasonalsimplicity holiday home tour series. I’ll share those too so you don’t miss any!
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