Inside: These 25 best ways to decorate a recessed wall niche or alcove will turn that baffling awkward space into one of your home’s favorite features. Great niche decor ideas and tips as well as creating spaces with function! ⟹ That hole in the wall. Not the hole you may have made with the doorknob when your kids looked at…
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Inside: Make juicy, delicious grilled peaches in minutes for a quick summer dessert with this easy tutorial. Plus lots of serving and topping ideas for turning healthy grilled peaches into a mouthwatering dessert, side dish, or appetizer! ⟹ It’s not summer without enjoying the sweet, sticky deliciousness of fresh juicy peaches. But they are like the Goldilocks of fruit. They…
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Inside: My favorite places to find cheap throw pillows and pillow covers! An affordable way to change up your room’s color palette, season, design trend, or just give new life to old furniture. Plus, four throw pillow secrets you should know that make your pillows look more expensive. ⟹ If you open the door to my home decor storage closet,…
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Inside: Up the ambiance of summer outdoor meals while helping keep mosquitoes at bay. These DIY insect repellant floating candle jars beautify your table and smell heavenly! Plus, a whole list of options for natural insect fighters including lemon, lime, rosemary, basil, and citronella. ⟹ I’m a sweet person. Or the mosquitos tell me so. Pure bliss is a relaxed…
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Inside: Get the absolute most out of your time and money at a business conference by packing the right things to make you more comfortable and productive! ⟹ You’ve dished out the big bucks for the conference. And for the airfare. And for the king room with the heavenly cloud-like white bedding where you’ll collapse into a heap of exhaustion…
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Inside: Looking to make over a thrifted vase or planter? Here’s my simple solution to transform a garage sale find into a glossy glazed ceramic pottery treasure with paint. ⟹ I always pop into estate sales near me. Because… 1) FOMO that I might miss an amazing deal on something I didn’t even realize I wanted, and 2) CURIOSITY. I’m…
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Inside: This low sugar version of the refreshing classic grapefruit vodka cocktail, the Greyhound, will hit the spot on those summer days when the air AND the sweet drinks are just too heavy. ⟹ It’s a thousand and fifteen degrees outside. The humidity is hanging on us like a wet weighted blanket. But there we are, out hacking around a…
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Inside: How fixing these 4 things made a dramatic difference in this ugly eyesore of a room! ⟹ My jaw was on the floor. This lovely, charming, stately southern lady of a home, surrounded by a park-like front yard, was hiding a dark, dirty secret. As I walked through the door for the first time, I was NOT expecting this:…
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In this post: Some of my favorite recent purchases from Amazon I’ve put to the test and they passed with flying colors. Put them in your cart to try while you’re shopping on Prime Day! ⟹ Did you remember that it’s Christmas in July this week? AKA… Amazon Prime Days. This post contains Amazon and other affiliate links for your…
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Inside: Decorating trends make your home look current, but when they go out of style, they go WAY out, dating your decor. But timeless design stands the test of time and is more budget-friendly. Here are 8 things to invest in that will ALWAYS keep your home looking up to date. ⟹ It hurt way more than it should. Those…
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Inside: The cool, creamy southern comfort of homemade banana pudding + dietary restrictions + little time = this low-sugar banana pudding recipe that is perfect for any summer potluck! ⟹ Making your nephew’s favorite dessert for his birthday is intimidating, especially when your status as favorite aunt is at stake. And even more challenging when he’s just been diagnosed as…
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The layperson’s rundown of what scale and proportion in decorating are and how you can use it to have people asking if you hired a designer! ⟹ Ever wondered what it is exactly that interior designers learn in school that gives them the magic to effortlessly make a room beautiful, amazing, and harmonious? Well, it’s a lot of things, but…
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Inside: Whitewashing a fireplace surround is a super solution for updating old, dark stone or brick. It can be a little scary to undertake, but it’s actually a very easy DIY project. Here’s my step by step tutorial to get you started! ⟹ It’s hard to love your living room when the very focal point is the thing you hate the…
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