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Tips and Tricks

Holiday cards are exciting to receive, but once you’ve read them… what do you do with them? I’m sharing 5 simple ways to display them to enjoy them all season long, without buying anything new!

5 Simple Ways to Display Your Holiday Cards

Tips for great back to school photos

4 Tips for Better Photos of Your Kids

Why you need to be on Pinterest and how to make the most of it

5 Pinterest Tips for Bloggers

How to easily edit photos on your phone

How I Edit Phone Photos

how to upgrade your own switches and plugs and why bother

Simple Home Upgrade: Plug + Lightswitch Replacement

Tools for laying vinyl plank flooring quickly

Tips for Installing Vinyl Plank Over Concrete Floors

Modern basement kitchen with black hardware and white shaker cabinets

Modern Basement Kitchen Reveal + 4 tips to decorate a kitchen

4 things to consider when choosing lights for your space... especially open floor plans!

Choosing Lights for Your Space

How to style kitchen open shelves for function and look

How to Style Kitchen Open Shelves

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

Tips to pick the perfect sofa or sectional for your home

Choosing a Perfect Sofa or Sectional | Article Mello Sectional Review

The best way to store kids bikes! Bike hooks with small hooks for helmet- slat wall storage

Slat Wall Storage Tips

Text overlay - Tips to design your kids bedroom WITH them not just or them... and still love how it looks

Designing a Room With Your Kids (not just for them) – ORC Week 2

Wood Burning Tips from a Beginner

Woodburning Tips from a Beginner

How we chose paint colours for our whole home- Tips and tricks!

How I Choose Paint Colours for The Whole Home

different varieties of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus for Home Decor FAQ

floral arrangement in the making

Modern Free Form Florals with Wet Foam | Modern Handmade Home

DIY Wood Sign for Bathroom. A wood Plank with black lettering (iron on vinyl) reads: Splish Splash I was takin' a bath. Rub dub just relaxing in the tub.

How to Use Iron on Vinyl on Wood (Silhouette Vs. Cricut)

DIY Abstract painting on canvas- a beginner tutorial... I love this large scale art! Way more affordable to make it yourself

DIY Abstract Painting- Beginner Tutorial

DIY Tiling with Marble- Bathroom One Room Challenge Week 4

DIY Tiling with Marble: One Room Challenge Week 4

DIY Hexagon Side Table- I can't believe this is made out of pallet wood! SO nice for an afternoon build.

How I Disassemble a Pallet

Front door update- painting and tape tips for an easy job

Navy Front Door Update

DIY Exterior renovation progress & hardie board and batten installation tips

Our Exterior Renovation- Progress Update!

Tips on wooden deck materials and finishing (and refinishing!)

The Easiest Way to Stain a Deck

What a great way to bring a storage ottoman up to date! DIY Leather Slip Cover (from reclaimed leather)

DIY Leather Slip Cover for an Old Storage Ottoman

I LOVE this idea of family photo year books- so practical and these tips to organize your photos to get it done are so practical

Modern Yearly Photobooks- & organizing years of photos

How to digitize lettering to cut with a cricut

How to Prepare Hand Lettering to cut with a Cricut

How to create a wall mounted art station for kids- perfect for small spaces!

Over Here! Wall Mounted Art Station for Kids

Transferring Deco Foil to Wood (& Giveaway!)

6 Tips to Manage Social Media for bloggers... these are so good to help make the most of time spent on it

6 Tips to Manage Social Media for Bloggers

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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!
My holiday home tour will be up tomorrow, but for My holiday home tour will be up tomorrow, but for tonight... I’m just enjoying the lights. And possibly a hallmark movie with some more custom order lettering 😅 what are your plans?
#christmasdecor #christmastree #holidaylights
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