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Tips to make your own DIY Summer wreath made from garden clippings

DIY Garden Fresh Wreath for Summer

This DIY Summer Wreath is made from garden clippings and simple tools. It’s the perfect fresh wreath for a party or event and even if you don’t have these exact ‘ingredients’ you can use the tips to make your own! Isn’t it crazy that we’re already making things for ‘summer’? This blogging world is …

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Shared Boys Bedroom with skinnylap feature wall

Shared Boys Bedroom – Nordic Industrial One Room Challenge Reveal

We made over our boys’ shared bedroom in 6 weeks as part of the One Room Challenge and the reveal is here! With a Nordic Industrial vibe- this blue boys room is packed with storage and simple, tone on tone style.  You guys, I’m so excited to be finishing this space! We worked on it …

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How to install a smart lock (and why we did!) video tutorial

How to Install a Smart Lock

A smart lock has intimidated me for so long but after installing the Schlage Sense- I don’t think we’d ever go back. I’m sharing all the simple installation tips and instructions as well as WHY we went for it today in my video tutorial! Our entry way is coming along so nicely and I can’t …

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DIY Wall Mount Guitar Holder

DIY Wall Mount Guitar Holder

This modern DIY wall mount guitar holder is perfect for displaying your guitars without taking up floor space. Simple design means they look rad even if theres no guitar hung. Wall mounts for guitars have been on my list to build or buy for years, you guys. I’m so excited to cross those off the …

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Free Printable Spring Clean Checklist for the exterior

Outdoor Spring Cleaning Checklist

It’s spring! And that means it’s time for the annual Outdoor Spring Cleaning! Today, I’m giving you this free printable outdoor spring cleaning checklist and sharing what we’ve done to get our patio and yard ready for the spring.     I don’t know about you, but I find spring outdoor spring cleaning …

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How to pick baskets for kids closet- to make the most of your space

Kids Closet Organizer | How we organize a shared closet

I’m talking all about how we organize our shared kids closet (3 boys in one closet! With no dresser!). From closet organizer to the type of baskets and WHERE we keep all the stuff. Okay, you guys. Time is FLYING on this One Room Challenge! We have six weeks to makeover a room and somehow …

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How to embroider on wood- love this modern take on a botanical embroidery hoop!

How To Embroider On Wood – Botanical Embroidery Hoop

Today I’m sharing a simple DIY to embroider on wood using just a wood round, drill, needle and yarn. The modern botanical embroidery hoop design is the perfect touch of decor for a small space. Today I’m sharing how to make this rad modern botanicals wood embroidery craft. I love taking traditional crafts (like embroidery!) …

Read moreHow To Embroider On Wood – Botanical Embroidery Hoop
One Room Challenge week 3! The hardest, least pretty parts. What we still have left to do

Paint is Magic – ORC Week 3 Update

The DIY blogger in me always has such a hard time writing ‘updates’ or ‘progress’ reports with no real step by step takeaways for you. But the One Room Challenge is one of those things that almost requires it. There are so many steps to get the room ready for the fun stuff and that’s …

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Tips for a functional entry way closet full of family friendly storage

How To Organize an Entry Way Closet / Make the Most of an Awkward Closet Shape

Entry way closets are what we looked for when we were house searching- but then we got one and it was odd shaped and not at all functional. So how do you fix it? Talking all the tips to organize an entry way closet for a busy family. An entry way closet was always a …

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Pirate and Mermaid Birthday Party Idea

Modern Pirates and Mermaids Birthday Party

A modern kids Pirates and Mermaids Birthday Party full of ideas for affordable decorations and line art pirate mermaid illustrations. I’m not going to lie… I’m a sucker for a party with a theme. In my past life (before kids) this is the kind of thing I wanted to be doing for a job. Did …

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How to replace a light fixture with a pot light! LED and no going in the attic!

How to Replace a Light with a Pot Light

If you want to easily replace a light fixture with an LED pot light- in this tutorial we walk through how to install pot lights without going in the attic. One of my favourite parts of home remodels is the design and getting to reveal that design and all the pretty parts of that to …

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Repair after removing a valance

What we learned removing valances – ORC Week 2

If you’ve considered removing valences in your home but don’t know what you’re in for- I’m sharing some things we’ve learned about removing a few of them (in different aged houses) from how to remove them to how to repair afterwards! Earlier this week I shared on Instagram that we’ve made very little …

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