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I’m loving the textile art trend you can find from designer decor retailers. Like this Woven Patchwork piece from McGee & Co. What I don’t love, the hefty price tag it carries. Especially when it’s a piece I can make myself at home for very little investment! I’ve made a version of this before using left over […]

DIY TEXTILE ART

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I’m loving the textile art trend you can find from designer decor retailers. Like this Woven Patchwork piece from McGee & Co. What I don’t love, the hefty price tag it carries. Especially when it’s a piece I can make myself at home for very little investment! I’ve made a version of this before using left over […]

DIY TEXTILE ART

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Anytime I share a photo of our master I get asked about my floor mirror. Luckily, I shared it on IG as we made it last year, and had it saved to eventually put together in a post! I’ve found comparable mirrors in size and look but they’re $300+. This mirror cost less than $75 to make! […]

DIY WOOD FLOOR MIRROR

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I’m so excited to REVEAL our kitchen refresh. The projects that went into this space are things I’ve wanted to do since buying our home nearly four years ago. It takes time and that’s okay! I also wanted to add I am a firm believer in loving and enjoying your home NOW. Not when you […]

KITCHEN REFRESH REVEAL

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I love the woven pendant trend but not the price tag some of those amazing lights carry. Last April for the One Room Challenge I added woven pendants to our patio makeover using puck lights inside the basket since we did not have an electrical source for a wired pendant. When we began designing our kitchen and […]

DIY WOVEN BASKET PENDANT LIGHT

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I LOVE quartz countertops, for good reason, it’s durable and there are so many styles to choose from, much like marble or any other stone counterpart. Besides the durability I really like the near solid bright glossy white you can get with quartz just not the hefty price tag that stone carries. When we began […]

DIY WHITE QUARTZ LOOK-ALIKE COUNTERS USING EPOXY

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If you’re anything like me you love open shelving and creating all the #shelfies. Custom open shelving is such a large investment so in our kitchen refresh we decided to make our own floating shelves as thin as possible to look nice, sleek, and clean. MATERIALS: -1/2” 4×8 sheet Sande Plywood-1×3” select pine board-1×2 select […]

DIY KITCHEN OPEN SHELVES

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When designing our kitchen refresh there was one element, I was particularly excited to include, a faux vent hood. I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to make it work, but I was determined to try! The only issue in our case was not having a large pantry to relocate our mounted microwave. I also […]

DIY FAUX VENT HOOD WITH A MOUNTED MICROWAVE

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white shiplap kitchen with wood range hood

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