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Adding Touches of Spring to the Living Room

2014-03-11T06:55:00.000-04:00

Hopefully, we've finally put winter behind us! Even if it makes another appearance, I've brought spring into the house anyway! Spring has always been my favorite season, even as a child. I couldn't wait for green grass, birds chirping, baby animals, and sunshine after a long, harsh winter on the farm. Maybe that's why I tend to decorate with spring-like home decor all year round?
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DIY Spring Clay Pots & Michaels Pinterest Party

2014-02-12T18:45:00.001-05:00

Are you ready for Spring yet? I certainly am! Although I can never complain about the winters in North Carolina after living in snow country most of my life, I'm over this weather. Ironically, I'm posting about decorating clay pots for Spring when we are currently in the middle of "snowpocalypse" here in the South. If you're feeling the same way about Winter, then hopefully this little project will cheer you up...

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French Chair Reupholstery Makeover and Tutorial

2014-02-03T06:30:00.000-05:00

I love a good upholstery project... They may be messy, time-consuming, and can be slightly frustrating, but in the end, I guess I like the extra challenge reupholstering provides compared to just painting furniture. I'm not an expert at it, but have done a few chairs and have learned a few things along the way that I thought I'd share.

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Stylish and Budget-Friendly Organizational Tips for Craft Rooms and Offices

2014-01-20T06:58:00.000-05:00

Do you long to have a craft room or an office that you can store all your hobby-making materials, paperwork, and miscellaneous office supplies that is unique, stylish, but budget-friendly at the same time? I know I did... for years! I was fortunate to get my dream craft room at our last house, which I shared HERE and I'm pretty lucky that there is small room right off of the foyer in the rental where I could set up shop! If you've been dreaming of an organized office or craft room, but think it takes hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars in furniture and organizing supplies, then I have a few tips that will make you think otherwise...

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Tried and True... DIY Products I Love!

2014-01-08T17:12:00.000-05:00

Although I normally share furniture before/afters, room reveals, tablescapes, etc, I've been wanting to share some of the little things that have made maintaining a home and working on projects easier for me. I've mentioned before that I'm sort of a "product junkie" because I love to try all types of paints, cleaners, tools, topcoats, etc. to find out what works best for me. When I find myself reaching for a certain product frequently or am completely amazed at it's effectiveness, I mentally take note so I can pass it along to all of you!
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Simple Sideboard Makeover

2014-01-06T06:30:00.000-05:00

It's about time I shared another furniture makeover because it's been way too long! Just like most of you, my month of December was busy, busy and there just wasn't much time for painting. I was happy to finally whip out the paintbrush recently to finish up a few pieces for the booth.
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Happy New Year and the Top Ten of 2013

2014-01-01T13:38:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! It's always fun to go back and take a look through the blog and some of the projects that were completed over the year and see which were more popular than others. I thought I'd compile a list of top-ten viewed blog posts that I posted in 2013...

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Merry Christmas To You!

2013-12-23T20:23:00.000-05:00

I know it's been pretty quiet around here this Christmastime...
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I'm Guest Hosting at The Scoop Link Party!

2013-12-16T18:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm a guest host at "The Scoop" link party this week! Here are all the details:

Welcome back to The Scoop

The weekly linky party featuring the scoop on the

best posts from around the web!

More exposure + less time = win win!

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Woodland Christmas in the Dining Room

2013-12-11T06:00:00.000-05:00

Have you ever been inspired to decorate a room from a scrap of fabric, piece of artwork, or even a pillow? Sometimes I find something out shopping or through my travels that sets of a chain reaction of decorating and in the case of decorating my newly-painted dining room for the holidays, a simple decorative towel inspired a "Woodland Christmas" feel...

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The Scoop On Creating a Handmade Christmas - Embellishing Christmas Gifts

2013-12-06T06:57:00.000-05:00

Ever since I was a little girl, I can remember looking forward to wrapping the presents I would get for my family members. It was so fun to get ribbon, bows, and tags and make the gifts look pretty. I can even recall a time (long before I could ever purchase anything) when I wrapped some tinsel and an evergreen branch up in a little box for one of my older brother's Christmas presents! I'm sure he was thrilled to receive that :)

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Christmas in the Living Room

2013-12-05T06:57:00.000-05:00

What a whirlwind last few days of decorating it has been! I held off until after Thanksgiving to start decorating for Christmas, but that meant getting all the decorating done quickly. It didn't help that I needed to paint all the walls before I could start decorating either!

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Decorating with Natural Elements...Highlights of Christmas Pasts

2013-11-29T12:47:00.002-05:00

Christmas Living Room 2012

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I've held off decorating for Christmas until this weekend so I'm knee-deep in ornaments and greenery right now, but I wanted to share some Christmas highlights from the past couple of years from my previous home in case you are also decorating this weekend and would like a bit of inspiration...
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A Few of Our Favorite Things - Furniture, DIY and Paint Supplies Giveaway!

2013-11-24T07:00:00.000-05:00

I'm excited to announce that some of my favorite furniture re-finishing and DIY blogger friends and I have teamed up to share our favorite supplies that we've tested and approved over the countless projects we've worked on over the years and we're giving them away!

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Updating Mirrors with Chalk Paint

2013-11-19T19:30:00.000-05:00

Do you ever run across those ornate, gold mirrors at thrift stores, flea markets, auctions, etc and wonder how you can change them up a bit? I find these all the time and they've almost become staples in the booths and shows where I sell from because they are simple to update...
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Details in the Dining Room

2013-11-18T19:40:00.000-05:00

As I mentioned last week when I shared my Green and Natural Thanksgiving Tablescape, I promised to share the details, sources, paint color, etc of the latest dining room makeover in our rental house...
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Green and Natural Thanksgiving Tablescape

2013-11-11T06:00:00.000-05:00

I finished up my dining room just in time! If you recall, I've been working here and there on the room, but since I'm part of a wonderful group of bloggers sharing our Fall/Thanksgiving tablescapes this week, it gave me the push to get it completed.
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Autumn Breakfast Under the Old Oak Tree - Creating a Fall Vignette

2013-11-08T07:00:00.000-05:00

Behind our current home is a giant old oak tree that's at least 150 year old and is just beautiful! Although it's the source of many leaves to rake this Fall, it's also a great setting for a picnic or bite to eat.
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The Scoop On Creating Fall Vignettes Tour

2013-11-07T11:15:00.000-05:00

I just wanted quickly let everyone know that starting tomorrow morning, there will be a great group of 25 bloggers sharing Fall vignettes over 5 days! One of the great things about this tour is that there will be a "how to" element on creating beautiful vignettes besides seeing all of the pretty pictures. You won't want to miss it!

Here is the schedule for The Scoop on Creating Fall Vignettes tour:

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Eulalie's Sky Milk Paint and a New Booth

2013-11-04T11:36:00.000-05:00

I'm back in the saddle again! After not painting furniture for a couple of months because of the move and closing my booth in Raleigh, it felt good to work on new project with a new color. I'm sort of a product junkie when it comes to paint and supplies. I love to try new colors and brands of paint, wax, etc and when Miss Mustard Seed came out with the Eulalie's Sky color for her line of milk paint, I knew I had to try it since I gravitate to blues.
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Country Living Fair & Shopping in Atlanta

2013-10-29T14:09:00.001-04:00

Whew! I'm finally back home after a long weekend away in Atlanta attending the Country Living Fair and doing some shopping around the area. I'm glad that I finally made the trip down to check it out! I started out this little business selling at fairs and shows like this so I always enjoy attending them.

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Budget Bedroom Makeover for a Rental Home

2013-10-24T15:21:00.002-04:00

While I'm still working away on my dining room makeover, I thought I'd share my oldest daughter's room that has been mostly completed for a while now. It just need a couple of little things finished up before I could take pictures...

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High Point Market Fall 2013 Highlights

2013-10-22T23:59:00.000-04:00

Gypsy Marketplace

I feel pretty lucky just living about a half hour away from the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world... With about 11.5 million sq ft of showspace, I still have so much to see and learn at the High Point Market, but I always walk away inspired. The Market is held twice a year and you might remember my first trip last Spring which I posted HERE and HERE.

Gypsy Marketplace

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"Going Green" - Inspiration for a Dining Room Makeover

2013-10-16T22:23:00.000-04:00

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that the latest move into our rental had been a challenge and that I was slowly coming around to working on a couple of rooms in the rental house. While I will not be attacking most of the house, I've decided to do a mini-makeover for the dining room for a few reasons. 1) It is one of the first rooms you see when you enter the house. 2) I like to set up tablescapes, centerpieces and need a place to set them up. 3) It is one of the few rooms in the house that doesn't need a total overhaul (kitchen, bathrooms, carpets) and is easily cleaned up some fresh paint,etc. I plan to show more of the house later, but I wanted to share a bit of what I'm working on in the dining room and some of my inspiration for the room. This is what I'm working with...

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Atlanta Country Living Fair Ticket Giveaway!

2013-10-13T18:38:00.001-04:00

Ever since moving to North Carolina a couple years ago, I've been wanting to travel down to Atlanta for the Country Living Fair at Stone Mountain, but the timing has never been right. I'm excited to say that I'm making it happen this year and will be traveling down to attend. I'm even more excited to announce that I'm giving away a pair of 3-day passes!
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