Category Archives: Around the House

Fall decorating ideas to help you get ready for the season. From porches to mantels, these DIY decor and crafts ideas are easy ways to transition to autumn.

Fall Decorating Ideas – Merry Monday #169

Fall decorating ideas to help you get ready for the season. From porches to mantels, these DIY decor and crafts ideas are easy ways to transition to autumn.

Fall decorating ideas to help you get ready for the season. From porches to mantels, these DIY decor and crafts ideas are easy ways to transition to autumn.

Fall decorating time is nearly here! I usually hate to wish away the summertime, but this year, I am really looking forward to the change in seasons and readying my home for fall. I’ve collected some simple ideas to help you transition your home, whether your style is rustic, vintage or modern, you can tailor these ideas to your spaces and your style.

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Your front door is your home’s first impression, so why not make a statement? If you’re considering replacing your front door, keep these four tips in mind.

How to Choose a Front Door

Your front door is your home’s first impression, so why not make a statement? If you’re considering replacing your front door, keep these four tips in mind.

Tips and advice for choosing a new front door.

Our new front door is definitely the statement piece of our home and I love the impression it makes. But the process of getting from our old door to our new front door took some careful consideration. I’ve had several questions from friends and readers about how we chose our front door, so I thought I’d share a few key tips we learned along the way.

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Furniture Makeover Ideas for thrift store and vintage chairs, desks, tables and more. Grab a paintbrush and get inspired by amazing before and after DIYs!

Furniture Makeover Ideas – Merry Monday #168

Furniture Makeover Ideas for thrift store and vintage chairs, desks, tables and more. Grab a paintbrush and get inspired by amazing before and after DIYs!

Furniture Makeover Ideas for thrift store and vintage chairs, desks, tables and more. Grab a paintbrush and get inspired by amazing before and after DIYs!

Furniture makeover ideas always get my creativity itching to go to a thrift shop or flea market to see what sort of pieces I can find and reimagine. With just a few coats of paint or a few new swatches of fabric, you can work wonders on chairs, desks, tables and more! They don’t have to be complicated, either! These DIY furniture makeovers show you how easy it is to get from a sad before to a stunning after!

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Ways to Make Your Home Office Work for You

Home office design plans matter! From organizational storage to style ideas, how to plan a home office that works for you.

Home Office Design - simple desk storage and solutions

My home office design plans changed several times before I settled on the space I have now. But I picked up some valuable tips along the way that I thought I’d share for this week’s Room by Room Series. Which, by the way, is our last one! Kudos if you’ve been following along with us all summer! I’ve so enjoyed this series and seeing how my blog friends plan for and decorate their homes – I hope you’ve enjoyed it, too! If you’re still catching up, I’ve got links to each week at the bottom of this post.

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