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{November Sponsors}

Check. it. out! New sponsor and I’m pretty pumped to introduce you! Belvedere Designs at Wallquotes.com offers the most beautiful vinyl wall quotes! They’re about adding that little touch of personality to help make your house a home, a haven in a busy world and unique from every other. I bet you’ll have trouble choosing […]

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Where I’ve Been and Unfinished Projects

You guys are the best, for real. Thanks for the sweet notes about my birthday this weekend! I got my Georgia football win, hijacked some chocolate candy sneakily obtained by sending out my small child in an irresistible puppy costume… Give him chocolate! You can’t say no! AND I got an unexpected gift: that same […]

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My Birthday Wishlist

Saturday I turn 28, which means I’m clinging to my 20’s with all I’ve got. I plan on being very zen and grown up about turning 30 when the time comes, but for now I’m hanging onto this decade like 30 is where life ends. I can be immature and unrealistic for a short time, […]

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Roomspiration Review Day: Living Rooms!

Ready to have your head crammed so full of inspiration that you don’t have room in your brain for menial daytime tasks like dishwashing and laundry? Presenting a very valid excuse for neglecting your chores today. It’s Roomspiration Review Day! If you linked up a living room back in September, thanks so much for participating! […]

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Pinterest Pass/Fails

When you see me again and I look 20 pounds heavier, you can blame Pinterest. If you’re not familiar with Pinterest, it’s a virtual pinboard where you save and share inspirational photos, recipes and quotes. And you shouldn’t go there unless you have many, many hours to waste and room in your life for a […]

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Everest, conquered. Not really.

We finally conquered Mount Everest! In this case, Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain in the world, which many brave souls train for years to conquer. It’s a tiny little home project, which no brave souls in our house were willing to attempt for years because it was just so annoying. (Actually, this is […]

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Welcome to My Mantle, Autumn.

Raise your hand if you’re loving the crispy fall air and the excuse to wear giant fluffy pajama pants and make piles and piles of desserts just because the recipe calls for both chocolate and pumpkin. Ooh ooh! ME! That’s me! I always forget how much I love fall until the trees start changing – […]

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Bedroom Mood Board

If you’ve been reading here long, you know that I am nothing if not laser-focused, completing whole projects before moving on to new ones, focusing all my efforts on one room at a time to quickly finish projects. Wait – No, that’s some other blogger. In the spirit of jumping around from project to project, […]

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A Striped Curtain Tutorial

Last week I promised a tutorial for the striped curtains I just added in the living room. First let me tell you how they came about. I’ve had a little itch recently… Serena and Lily (No, not an itch for other people’s small children.) Source Yep: a hankerin’ for the bold, classic look of navy […]

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Living Room Party!

Time to talk living room updates! (FINALLY!) A few weeks ago I showed you how my living room looked when we first moved in: …And how it looked a few weeks ago, after removing popcorn ceilings, new paint, new floors, new windows, new crown molding, and probably some other jobs that required sweat and tears […]

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Roomspiration Blog Party Starts Now!

Whoa! Last week really got away from me. Sorry for the delay in posts! It’s Monday morning and we just drove up to our house after an overnight roadtrip to Michigan. I’m lookin’ pretty road-trip cute right now too. I’m glad this is not a video blog. So today is an exciting day! It’s the […]

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{September Sponsors!}

I’m so excited to introduce you to my newest sponsor Lily on Blue! I mean would you just LOOK at all those beauties? The Lily on Blue Etsy shop has beautiful, well-made pillows out of some of the most incredible designer fabrics. Could you even pick a favorite? Hop on over to her shop for […]

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Sweet Poppin’ Corn

Up until a few weeks ago, I thought popcorn was a mysterious, magical substance that could only be made in a microwavable bag or a Very Special Popcorn Popper like this: Maybe you knew that wasn’t true. Maybe you knew it could be made easily, cheaply and chemical-free on your stove using a standard pot. […]

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Coming Soon: New Blog Party!

Get out your cutest party dresses, friends! Announcing the Roomspiration Blog Hop and Link Party! I’m teaming up with a handful of fantastic bloggers to bring you a room of inspiration a day, starting September 12. Here’s how it’ll work: Each day of the blog hop, one of these bloggers will host a link party […]

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A Sad Little Beginner’s Sewing Adventure

If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you might have noticed that I always have at least three – eight – a BILLION projects going at once. No room is safe. So even though we just talked about the plan for the living room, I’ve also been working on some plans for […]

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