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Roundup: Table Lamps

It’s no secret that lighting can help transform your space. The light cast shadows over your rooms to create at beautiful ambiance. My favorite way to add ambient lighting throughout my home is by using table lamps. They not only help add lighting and ambiance to room, but also help add visual interest to a room.

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Dining Room: Hiding an Unwanted Window

Our dining room has always been a space that I've struggled to decorate because of different height of the walls and window placement. Over the years, I've tried different floor plans and decorating styles to make this space feel like it belongs to the rest of our home. Recently, I came up with a crazy idea - what if I hide the window that gives me so much trouble with a mirror?!

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DIY Dog Cabinet

Creating a space in our home for our miniature goldendoodle, Charlie. A dog food cabinet plus storage to store all his “stuff.”

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2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Kids

Today’s gift guide is all about the kids. Some of these things are toys that I’m buying my own kids or toys that they already own and enjoy still. There’s something for every interest whether that be science, outdoors, puzzles, or interactive play - these toys will be sure to be a hit.

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A Halloween Front Porch + Halloween touches throughout the Home

Come along as I take you around my home all decked out for Halloween! My process for decorating is to incorporate the decorations with my usual decor so it's never over the top. Just a little something here or there. It makes my Dollar Tree Halloween decorations look a little more high-end without me having to spend a ton!

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How to Build an Emergency Grab & Go Binder + FREE Printable!

In case of an emergency and you needed to leave your home quickly, do you know what you'll take with you? Do you have these things in a safe and easily accessible place? If you answered no to any of these questions, then now is the time to build your emergency grab and go binder.

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Frugal ways I'm Decorating & Maintaining my Home Right NOW

Almost everyone these days is feeling the effects of high inflation. Our money is just not going as far as it used to a year ago, that's a fact. I thought it would be useful to create a blog post all about frugal ways to decorate and maintain your home right NOW. Because we could all use a little help these days, am I right?!

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