Olivia’s Bedroom Refresh
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Olivia’s Bedroom Refresh

A bright and airy space that's both stylish and perfect for her growing personality! Read on to see how we achieved this look with a few budget-friendly tricks and DIY touches.

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Creating a Sitting Area in our Primary Bedroom
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Creating a Sitting Area in our Primary Bedroom

As a homebody, my bedroom has always been the spot in our home that I gravitate towards when I just need some time alone or just need to cozy up and relax for a while.  Making this space feel cozy and inviting has always been my goal but with the daily activities of our family and just life in general, it was starting to feel like a forgotten space. So today I'm sharing how I've refreshed our bedroom with pieces that we already owned while getting rid of some that just didn't work for us. 

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Dining Room: Hiding an Unwanted Window
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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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A Halloween Front Porch + Halloween touches throughout the Home
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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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Amazon Favorites: What I Keep on my Kitchen Counters
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Amazon Favorites: What I Keep on my Kitchen Counters

Sharing some of my favorite items that I keep on my kitchen counters. Our home is open concept, meaning that the family room, dining room, and kitchen are all open to each other, so I've always been careful as to what I keep out on our counters to make sure that it doesn’t look too cluttered.

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New Addition: A Desk behind our couch
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New Addition: A Desk behind our couch

One of my resolutions for this year is to stay ahead in my planning for our home and family as well as making time for just me. Seems pretty simple enough but it's been almost a month into the new year and I'm still struggling. So I decided to make a simple change in our home - adding a desk behind our couch - that has made a world of difference in helping me accomplishing my goals.

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Refreshing My Home after the Holidays
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Refreshing My Home after the Holidays

Resetting my home after the holiday season is over is one of my favorite ways to breathe new life into our space. Although Christmas time is my favorite holiday of the year, by the time January rolls around I find myself longing for a fresh start.

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My New Home Office Corner
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My New Home Office Corner

Over the past year, I've been telling myself that I would tackle my home office this space whenever my husband went back to work. It's been well over a year now and I'm finally just tackling the space in just one weekend!

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A Modern Traditionalist takes on Minimalism
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A Modern Traditionalist takes on Minimalism

I've been working behind the scenes non-stop for the past couple of weeks giving our living room space a makeover. I'm so happy with how it turned out and today is the day I finally get to share it with you! I partnered with allModern to give this space a minimalist refresh while incorporating the modern traditionalist touches that I love. I've been itching to refresh this space to better fit in with our newly made over kitchen and dining room.

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Living Room Makeover - The Moodboard
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Living Room Makeover - The Moodboard

The time has come to give our living room a makeover!

It’s been a long time coming and I’m SO happy that the day is finally here. As you know, for the past couple of years I’ve been working on making over our kitchen and this year we finally were able to tackle our dining room. The living room was starting to feel out of place and I was itching to give this space a makeover so that it would flow well with our other two spaces.

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Game Room/Playroom Updates
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Game Room/Playroom Updates

One of the biggest updates that we’ve made to our home since moving in is adding 250 square feet of indoor living space by enclosing our lanai area. See how we’ve created a gameroom/playroom on a budget!

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Kids Bathroom - The Moodboard
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Kids Bathroom - The Moodboard

I’m super excited because this month I’m finally tackling our kids bathroom. Today I’m showing you all the details, including how I plan and budget for a room makeover. Come follow along!

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