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Our Messy Mismatched Living Room

Oh yes! It’s One Room Challenge time again and this round I’m focusing on our living room! I’m pretty sure my mum has wanted me to take on this space as soon as we moved in. It’s a great space, partially open to the kitchen with one large window. Our living room is probably one

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Bright Red Front Door Makeover

I am so grateful to my generous sponsors for this project. Emtek, Kichler Lighting and DecoArt who provided us with products used in this makeover. Over the course of this summer, Chris and I have slowly been upgrading various parts of our front door.  It actually all started with my mum asking if we could

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How to Reseed Your Lawn with Grass and MicroClover

Do you have a love/hate relationship with your lawn? Right now our front yard looks great, but rewind a few years and it was a completely different story. The sod that our home builder had put down was hard to maintain and died so easily. In 2016 my mum and I went away for a

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10 DIY Projects you can Build Cheaper than Buying

You know when you find the perfect thing in a store but hate the price tag? This month’s At Home DIY challenge was to build something cheaper than buying it, which is one of my favourite things to do! Here are 10 of my favourite projects to DIY and save money!

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How to Refinish a Vintage Footstool

A vintage footstool, some elbow grease, and some beautiful fabric – put them together and you have the ingredients for a fun DIY project you can complete in a weekend! This little footstool belonged to my nana, and when she moved to long term care I rescued it from the donation pile with the goal

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Summer Wine Tumblers DIY

I don’t know about you, but I am very ready for summer. I am one of those people who is always cold, so I crave the hot and sunny days of June, July and August.  This summer is going to be pretty low-key for us. Other than my trip to Atlanta in July for the

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DIY Storage Basket Side Table

If you checked out my recent home office makeover you may have noticed the basket side table in the new sitting area – I’m sharing my full tutorial as part of the At Home DIY June Challenge to build cheaper than buy! I’ve seen this style of side table pop up in a few different

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5 Attractive and Affordable Home Office Desk Chairs

Setting up a home office can be a challenge, and finding a comfortable, attractive and affordable desk chair can be next to impossible. I swear by my desk chair. It’s the Markus chair from Ikea. I have one, my mum has one and three of my co-workers now have one. Seriously. This chair is that

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