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Looking for easy ways to add fall home decor to your home? These simple tips will help you do just that.

Easy Ways To Add Fall Home Decor To Your Spaces

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It’s finally time to talk fall home decor! This time of year always makes me excited to change the decor in our home a little bit to make it a little more cozy. I have been sharing some tips and ideas for adding fall decor to your home on Instagram and Facebook and have been asked to put them in a blog post so they could be pinned and referred back to later. So, that is what I am doing today.  I know changing decor for a new season or holiday can be overwhelming for some people. Not knowing where… Read More

This rustic dresser makeover tutorial will show you how to take an ugly duckling dresser and turn it into a swan in a few short steps.

Rustic Dresser Makeover Tutorial

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This rustic dresser makeover was a project I wasn’t sure about how it was going to go. I knew I had the know-how to make this dresser look brand new, but sometimes all the know-how doesn’t match up to the stubbornness of wood furniture. I am happy to report, this makeover was successful! 🙂 I found this dresser at my local Restore. Like in my last painted dresser DIY, this dresser didn’t have a lot of things going for it. The veneer was peeling so bad on this one. I knew that was the reason no one had taken it… Read More

If you have ever wanted to paint a dresser, but don't know where to start, this post will show you the easy steps to take to paint a dresser without stress.

Painted Dresser DIY Tutorial – Steps & Tips

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I want to thank Zibra Paint for partnering with me on this DIY Painted Dresser Tutorial. All opinions of their paint brushes are my own.  On one of my random trips to one of our local Goodwill stores, I found this dresser. I wasn’t planning on going to the thrift store, but Matt and I were in the neighborhood so we decided to stop in. When I walked in the front door, I saw this dresser immediately and walked up to it. This particular store usually puts high prices on pieces like this so I wasn’t too excited about the… Read More

How To Paint A Bathtub - Looking for an inexpensive way to change the bathtub in your home? Paint it! It is easy and inexpensive and looks amazing!

How To Paint A Bathtub Easily & Inexpensively!

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Learn how to paint a bathtub easily and inexpensively with these tips. This is an inexpensive way to give your bathroom a face lift without having to replace your bathtub!  Our budget bathroom makeover in our flip house was one of the final projects we did before it was finished. The bathroom had been put on the back burner because we were dreading getting rid of our the bathtub. But then we realized we didn’t have to get rid of it — we could PAINT it and refinish the bathtub! Can you paint a bathtub? Yes! You can just paint… Read More

Kansas City is a fun place to take the family and this post is full of things to do in Kansas City with the entire family.

Things To Do In Kansas City With Your Family

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We just returned from a weekend getaway to Kansas City, Missouri. It has been about thirteen years since we have been there so we were excited to get back and see what the city had to offer. I am always looking for suggestions for what to see, do and eat when we head out-of-town, so I thought this post full of all the things to do in Kansas City would be helpful for others who are heading there.  When we are going on a vacation or visiting a new place, I always ask my Instagram and Facebook audience what we… Read More

Teen girl's bedroom makeover that is packed full of useful tips, sources to shop and an end result that your teen will love for years to come.

Teen Girl’s Bedroom Makeover

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It is finally time to share all the sources and final pictures of Gabrielle’s bedroom! This teen girl’s bedroom makeover took some time, but I didn’t want to rush through it and then have to redo it in a few months because we weren’t totally happy with it.  Gabrielle has been asking for a bedroom makeover for a few months now. We were knee-deep in our last flip house when she started talking about it, so I told her we would start looking into it when we finished the flip house. That was a blessing in disguise because it gave… Read More

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