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My Ugly Split-level: Blog on how her home was renovated on a thrifty budget. I might have to steal some ideas.
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Amazing Backyard Treehouse (and how it was built)
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As I was walking through our first-time home with our home inspector, he asked me if I’d ever owned a home before. I told him that this would be our first. He laughed uneasily and said, “Well this will be quite the first!” We were 26 years old and full of naive energy. Our first home was a 100-year-old Victorian that had been badly renovated by some over-ambitious DIYers before us. It had wall-to-wall soiled mauve carpet on all three levels, but in my mind’s eye I could envision the heart-pine floors buried underneath! I was smitten with the millwork, chunky moldings, and gorgeous staircase, and looked past the sagging ceiling and aging roof. I knew I could make this house a home! Admittedly, our home inspector’s comment rattled my confidence a tad, but I figured we would somehow figure it all out as we went along. Here are 5 essential tips for new homeowners that I really wish I had known back then:
- February 25, 2020
- 100-year-old
- 26
- 5
- a
- Admittedly
- aging
- all
- along
- are
- as
- asked
- back
- badly
- be
- been
- before...
- buried
- but
- by
- carpet
- ceiling
- Chunky
- Comment
- Confidence
- could
- DIYers
- energy
- envision
- essential
- ever
- eye!!!
- figure
- figured
- first
- First-Time
- first!” We
- floors.
- for
- full
- gorgeous
- had
- he
- heart-pine
- here
- Him
- home
- homeowners
- house
- I
- Id
- If
- in
- inspector
- inspector’s
- It
- knew
- known
- laughed
- levels.
- looked
- Make
- Mauve
- me
- millwork
- mind’s
- Moldings
- My
- naive
- New
- of
- old
- on
- our
- out
- over-ambitious
- owned!
- past
- quite
- rattled
- really
- renovated
- roof
- sagging
- said
- Smitten
- soiled
- some
- somehow...
- staircase
- tad
- that
- the
- then
- This
- three
- through
- tips
- told
- underneath
- uneasily
- us
- Victorian
- walking
- wall-to-wall
- was
- we
- We’re
- Well
- Went
- will
- wish
- with
- would
- years
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Good afternoon friends you know mywindmillclock from @oldefarmcreek was going…
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Happy November loves!! With the cool weather in full spring here in New England I have been littering our home with fresh pumpkins. And this gorgeous three tier tray from @vintagefarmhousefinds is no exception. Ive been eying this beauty for a while now and I was jumping for joy when I opened this happy mail. Click the link in my bio for details harvesthometuesday vivalavignettetuesday
- February 5, 2020
- (and
- @vintagefarmhousefinds
- a
- beauty
- been
- Bio
- Click
- cool
- details
- England
- exception
- eying
- for
- fresh
- from
- full
- gorgeous
- happy
- harvesthometuesday
- have
- here
- home
- I
- I’ve
- in
- is
- Joy
- jumping
- link
- littering
- loves
- My
- New
- no
- November
- Now
- opened
- our
- pumpkins
- Spring
- the
- This
- three
- tier
- tray
- vivalavignettetuesday
- was
- weather.
- when
- while
- with
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Its hard to believe we are wrapping up 2016! this year has been the year of change for me! This time last year I had just launched this blog. I was mentally preparing my self to run my sign shop and feeling less than jazzed about creating a new collection for the new year and putting in both the mental and physical energy it takes to run a successful handmade shop. I knew I wanted to close my shop and blog, but financially that didnt make sense and I knew it was going to take some har…
- July 17, 2018
- 2016
- a
- about
- are
- been
- believe
- blog
- both
- but
- change
- close
- Collection
- creating
- didnt
- energy
- Feeling
- financially
- for
- going
- had
- Handmade
- har
- hard
- has
- I
- in
- It
- its
- jazzed
- just
- knew
- last
- launched
- less
- Make
- me
- Mental
- mentally
- My
- New
- of
- physical
- preparing
- putting
- Run
- self
- sense
- shop
- sign
- some
- successful
- take
- takes
- than
- that
- the
- This
- time.
- to
- up
- wanted
- was
- we
- wrapping
- year.
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I’m back to share how the new Quick-Step, Envique flooring looks in my house! I chose the Maison Oak planks and I LOVE them! You can read more about them HERE. I love the grain and the texture of the floors. The color tone was perfect for my home because they have a grey look. {…Read More…}
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A plain white pillar candle on a small platter covered in stones with a single bloom in a square vase in the center. It would take you about as long to create it as it did for you to read how to do it. A hydrangea was used but you can use any other large bloom flower.
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Our master walk-in closet was all white wire shelves. Its not only lack of space for hanging cloth, but also lack of storage we really need. So we wanted to design and build a couple of three cabinet build in units for two sides to solve the problem. We checked out the home center pre-build units, they are not very budget friendly, plus they are made from particle boards – not our favorite. So we decided to build our own from scratch.
- July 12, 2018
- -
- a couple
- all
- also
- are
- Boards
- budget!
- build
- but
- center
- checked
- closet
- cloth.
- decided
- favorite
- for
- friendly
- from
- Hanging
- home
- in
- its
- lack
- made
- master
- need
- not
- of
- only lack
- our
- out the
- own
- particle
- plus
- pre-build
- problem.
- really
- scratch
- shelves
- sides
- so
- So we
- solve
- Space
- storage
- the
- they
- three cabinet
- to
- to design
- two
- units
- very
- Walk-In
- wanted
- was
- we
- white.....
- wire
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I found an image on Pinterest a few months ago of an oversized ruler that was originally from PB, but was knocked off by Dear Lillie. When I saw it, I knew I had to make it! It is such a whimsical piece to have in your home, a definite conversation starter, and its so inexpensive to do! H…
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Everybody wants to have a clean home, but sometimes it’s hard to know often you should clean certain items. After reading the chart below, I was pretty surprised how off I was on certain things. Apparently, I don’t need to wash my jeans so much. This super helpful chart was put together
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Hi friends, As you may already have noticed, Im all about neutrals this season so naturally Id want a pretty neutral wreath for the front door. The only trouble I had was finding one I liked and didnt have to spend a lot on. Thats kind of a hard thing, since the only ones I…
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How amazing is this bedroom designed by @littlelibertyrooms which appears in our printed Annual edition?! I just love the navy/denim blues paired with blush hues. Bed head was custom made and bedsides from @globewest (just because I know someone will ask! ) Check out more of this gorgeous home in our Annual – available in newsagents Australia wide, select boutique shops and our own online shop. @hannahblackmore Styling: @aimeestylist Styling assistant: @thehappinesslady
- October 10, 2017
- -
- )
- @aimeestylist
- @globewest
- @hannahblackmore
- @littlelibertyrooms
- @thehappinesslady
- amazing!
- Annual
- appears
- ask
- assistant:
- Australia
- available
- because
- Bed
- bedroom
- bedsides
- Blues
- blush
- boutique
- by
- Check
- Custom
- designed
- Edition
- from
- gorgeous
- head.
- home
- How
- hues }
- I
- in
- is
- just
- know
- love
- made
- more
- navy/denim
- newsagents
- of
- online
- our
- out
- own
- paired
- printed
- Select
- shop
- shops.
- someone
- styling
- the
- This
- was
- Which
- wide
- will
- with
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35 Likes, 7 Comments – Meghan LaCroix (@meghanlacroix) on Instagram: “Close up of the preserved floral crown made for this deer skull, which was found in west Texas.…”
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