Create a cozy feel in your living room Christmas with textured, layered Christmas mantel decor featuring greenery, wood, and warm metal. Christmas!! Less than three weeks away! How did that happen? After one of the busiest years on record in our family, I can hardly believe that December is here. As I mentioned the other...

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Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments are a fun craft during the holiday season and add a special handmade touch to your Christmas Tree Decor.  I’m back with another holiday post! Last week I shared our cozy and moody Christmas tree decor this year, and today I’m sharing my best DIY ornament ideas. My very favourite time...

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Cozy touches and moody colours add to the casual elegance of this year’s Scandi Christmas Tree Decor. Wow, it’s been so long! I’ve taken several months off from sharing anything on the blog, and it feels pretty strange to be back here again. But with the holidays approaching, I always find so much inspiration and...

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A pea gravel patio can be easy, affordable, and beautiful. Pea gravel patio pros and cons and tips to DIY this project in your yard. Are you considering installing a pea gravel patio in your yard? Today I’m sharing pea gravel patio pros and cons, as well as the steps for DIYing this project. A few...

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Benjamin Moore Halo is a soft off-white neutral with green-grey undertones that can read greige in some spaces. Halo works beautifully to create a tranquil atmosphere in any space. The other day I shared the details on our Dining Room wallpaper mural wall and how much I love the hit of energy and drama it...

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A big new project building our lakefront summer place which will act as our lake cabin and summer home. I recently shared a big new project on my Instagram Reels and had so many responses to it and questions from readers. It made me realize that I needed to share a whole post on this...

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How to create your own faux stone Easter Bunny using a dollar store bunny through this quick Pottery Barn Easter knockoff DIY project. Wow, it’s March! The snow is currently falling where we live, and it’s pretty wet, dreary, and cold outside. I’m not discouraged though, because once March arrives I know that Spring can’t...

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How we added some serious drama to our dining room décor by installing a DIY wall mural wallpaper landscape design feature wall. A Big Change in the Dining Room! This past fall, I finally took the leap and made some dramatic decorative changes in our dining room space. Having installed two wall mural wallpaper feature...

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Tips and ideas for organizing your whole home: a Ten Week Organizing Challenge to create an efficient and functional home for a busy family.  Have you had organizing on the brain lately? I must confess that I did some organizing right after Christmas but haven’t had much of a chance to think about it again...

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Add some cheer to your winter decorating this season with your choice of 10 free printable vintage fruit art prints.  Have you adjusted back to reality after the holidays? Are you missing the cheer of all the Christmas lights during these long winter evenings? I definitely miss that cozy glow, so when I spotted some...

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Get organized with this free printable 2023 family planner calendar in a lined 11×17 size, or plain version in 8.5×11. Every year, for the past six years, I’ve offered a large scale free printable Family Planner Calendar for all of my subscribers. Consider it a Christmas gift to you; my loyal readers!   After five...

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Layer your gift wrap for a thrifty and pretty holiday touch. Add these free printable giant gift tags to give your gifts this season a graphic and fun feel.  Are you ready for Christmas? How many times have you been asked that this week? I actually am pretty much ready on the gift front this...

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Cozy Christmas Home Tour part two with simple holiday decor ideas from our dining room, kitchen, foyer, and front porch. Do you rearrange your furniture every Christmas trying to figure out the best spot for your tree? I always do. It’s  refreshing to change up the furniture for the season and give the space a...

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Our cozy Christmas home tour featuring a non-traditional  colour scheme and holiday decor in white, cream, gold, brass, and wood. Wow, I can hardly believe it’s Christmas home tour time, again! I’m thrilled to be sharing our cozy Christmas home tour. I have to confess I’ve not been loving the feel of our living/dining room...

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Scandi style Christmas tree decor ideas using neutral ornaments, brass bells, and a DIY dollar store snowy ‘garland’! This fall has flown by and December is already upon us! For the first season in ten years, since starting this blog, I haven’t shared a ton of seasonal content this Fall. It was partly due to...

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This quick and easy to make ombre fall wreath using dollar store  finds is an easy way to add fall colour to your front entry.  Are you ready for a little bit of fall crafting and decorating inspiration? I’m finally feeling ready for it myself, and this week I picked up several pots of mums...

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One of the easiest ways to add a seasonal feel to your home is by switching up your mantel decor; today I’m sharing some simple fall mantel decor ideas to help inspire you for the season ahead.  It’s hard to believe that it is nearing the end of August! We have less than two weeks...

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This quinoa salad with blackened green beans, shrimp, almonds and feta cheese is quick and delicious make-ahead salad for summertime.  Now that summer has officially arrived and school is out, I’ve been working on coming up with some summer fresh recipes that can be easily whipped up ahead of time and just pulled out and enjoyed...

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Deck decor ideas and our summer outdoor decor on the back patio. There is finally some sunshine and warmth in the weather forecast around here, and school lets out on Thursday. After the chilliest, rainiest spring that I ever remember experiencing, everyone is craving a hint of summer! With the cooler days, we haven’t been...

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Simple ideas for summer living room decor and tips for how to decorate your living room in the summer. We’re counting down the last few days of school around here, which means that summer is truly right around the corner. Although we are still waiting for our summery weather to arrive, the last couple of...

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