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March 5, 2018 by Me

10 Beautiful Farmhouse Style Kitchen Makeovers

You’ve never seen a picture of my kitchen (at least I hope not) and I promise you there is a very good reason. We bought this house because of the location, layout and potential. We did not buy it because of the kitchen. It’s fine, it’s functional and its hid-e-ous. Yet, every time I think about renovating it I choose a different project. A kitchen remodel is overwhelming in every way. So many choices, so much time, so much mess and soooo much money. With the cost of kitchens these days you can do like 700 other house projects or one kitchen.

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February 17, 2018 by Me

How to Easily Install Bi-fold Closet Doors

This post was sponsored by Lowe’s Home Improvement. All of the opinions of my elegant closet organizer, masonite heritage bi-fold closet doors, and other Lowe’s products are my own.

Last week we shared my elegant closet makeover with you. The closet was pretty useless but now it’s both pretty and organized. One of the most dramatic changes we made was switching out the old sliding doors and installing bi-fold doors.

This change was all Husband’s idea. When he mentioned it, I pictured ugly bi-fold doors of the 80’s. Then he showed me these Masonite Heritage bi-fold closet doors from Lowes.

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January 1, 2018 by Me

How to Make a Simple, Gorgeous Bay Window Curtain Rod from Cheap Dowels

Let’s talk about bay windows. They are beautiful but it can also be an expensive nightmare to find window treatments for them. Bay window curtain rods tend to be really ugly or boring.

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October 10, 2017 by Me

Petrifying Halloween Porch Decorations

This post was sponsored by Cost Plus World Market, I received compensation to blog about my Petrifying Halloween Porch Decorations. All opinions of products and Cost Plus World Market are my own.

Halloween is so fun when you have little kids. I loved taking my boys shopping for their costumes and then trick or treating. When my kids left for college it was really hard for me to get in the Halloween spirit at all. The thought of decorating and buying candy made me sad that my kids weren’t around anymore. I haven’t decorated or handed out candy in a few years. Yes, I’m the neighbor who turned the lights out!

This year I decided to change my attitude about the holiday. After looking at my old Halloween decorations I realized I needed some new stuff, it was in pretty sad shape. While looking through my favorite stores I found spooky inspiration at Cost Plus World Market.

I’ve shopped at Cost Plus World Market for years, it’s one of my favorite stores. They have adorable home decor with the best prices. I even ordered my dining room table from there. They also have a big selection of holiday items including seriously scary Halloween Decorations! I decided to create a petrifying porch, but if you would rather have cute non-scary decor they have a great selection of that too.

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October 8, 2017 by Me

Rustic Fall Mantel Decor

This post was sponsored by Lowe’s as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

While we were at Lowe’s for some other project materials I noticed their new fall decor display! While hubster was grabbing all of his project supplies I snuck over to peek. I soon discovered Lowe’s has the most beautiful harvest style decor at great prices. I went a little crazy and my cart was overflowing, but you can totally see why! I wanted to create a gorgeous rustic fall mantel and hearth, and they had everything I needed.