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Thrifted Treasure ~ perfectly patinaed tool box
Happy Thursday, friends!!! It’s time for our monthly thrift store challenge! Yay! For all those that don’t know, I am a true procrastinator! Just yesterday, I was starting to stress because I had not gotten anything for this month’s thrift store challenge. Then, out of the blue, my little brother stopped by and brought me the cutest tool box. He had recently found it at a thrift store, and knew I would love it! It was a miracle! I now had the perfect piece to use for the thrift store challenge! Some people might not use a tool box on their entryway table, but I couldn’t resist! Perfect patina deserves…
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Anthropologie Inspired Christmas Ornaments
Happy Wednesday, friends!!! Today, Tara and I are each sharing a holiday DIY. For my DIY, I transformed some basic, plastic ornaments. Here’s my inspiration picture…. These darling ornaments are from Anthropologie. I love the gold detail! Here is my, much less expensive, version… I started with plastic ornaments from Walmart, white and green matte spray paint, and gold paint… I only used the ornaments that had cute details. The plain, and also the glittered ornaments, wouldn’t work for this project. I took the tops off of each ornament, and spray painted them, some green, some white. I painted the raised details of each ornament with the gold paint. Before…
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Fall/Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas
Happy Sunday, friends!! I hope y’all are enjoying this beautiful fall weekend! Before we know it, Thanksgiving will be here! I love creating tablescapes! I usually create a few different fall/thanksgiving tablescapes leading up to the big day, and then create my final version the night before, that way I won’t have to stress about it on the actual day. You may remember this tablescape that I created a last year…. And then changed it up, just a bit, with this eucalyptus and foraged berry runner down the center of the table. I made it by simply layering eucalyptus and some foraged berries down the center, no wiring required! I…
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French Vintage Friday ~ French vintage bedroom
Happy Friday, friends!!! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week!! I’m so excited for the weekend!! Weekends mean a little extra time to sleep in, and who doesn’t love to get a little extra sleep?!! I know, I sure do! Today, for French Vintage Friday, I’m sharing my bedroom. Fresh flowers and candlelight give my bedroom the soft, feminine, cozy, romantic vibe that I love. My husband moves the flowers off of his nightstand every night, but during the day, flowers all the way!! The antique French chairs that were meant for my dining table, have made their way to my bedroom. I love them in here!! And, of course,…
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DIY winter tree forest
Happy Thursday, friends!!! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far! Tara and I decided that we would start sharing a Christmas/winter DIY with y’all each week to help prepare for the busy holiday season. We’re so excited for this holiday season!! For my DIY today, I made a sweet little winter forest. For these trees, I went to Home Depot and bought •4×4 post •petite trim pieces •basic pine board (6in wise) •dowels I stained all the wood in my favorite Minwax stain color called “Early American” I then cut the pine board into varying sized triangles Using a hot glue gun with Gorilla Brand glue sticks, I…
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French Vintage Friday – a French Vintage inspired Christmas
Happy Friday, friends!!! It’s good to be back! I took last week off to be with my boys while they were home for fall break. It was a fun break, but I sure did miss blogging! Today, for French Vintage Friday, Tara and I are sharing a few ideas and inspirations for our holiday decor this year. I LOVE the holidays and LOVE to decorate for the occasion! Holiday decor has an immense ability to add so much coziness to any space. I can’t wait for the twinkling lights, the trees, wreaths, ornaments, and all the magic! A little glimpse back to last year’s holiday decor… A lot of these…
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French Vintage Friday – make your own vintage inspired bread boards
Happy Friday, friends!! I hope you all had a great week! Today, for French Vintage Friday, I’m sharing something that I recently made, vintage inspired bread boards. I’ve seen some amazing collections of these lovely boards, but when it comes to actually finding some, that’s hard to do! So what could I do? Make my own! For these boards, I used a basic, one inch thick, pine board purchased from Lowe’s. I started by deciding how wide I wanted the handle to be. I ended up making it two inches wide. I cut one side, and then used my cutout to stencil the other side. After both sides are cut,…
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fall vibes in the kitchen – thrifted tureen
Happy Monday, friends!!! Today, I’m so excited to be joined by a few friends for our monthly thrift store challenge. I found a darling table that I was going to redo, but I ran out of time. Thankfully, I also found a tureen. It’s not old, but I still really like it! I decided to use it on the shelf in my kitchen. I took pictures of the shelf styling process, so you can get a sense of how I go about it. I started by filling the the tureen with pinecones. Added a few books, a pumpkin, and a piece of architectural salvage. Removed the books and pumpkins, added…
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French Vintage Friday – fresh flowers
Happy Friday, friends!! Today, for French Vintage Friday, I’m sharing something that I incorporate in almost every part of my everyday decor, fresh flowers. My dahlias a blooming so fiercely right now. I love this time of year!! Flowers add such a romantic, fresh touch to any space!!! They are such a staple in my decor! Let’s hop over and see what Tara is sharing today. Simply click on the picture below…. I hope you all have an amazing weekend!!!! Love you all! ~Emily
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DIY “Man In The Moon” Sign
Happy Thursday, friends!!! Today, Tara and I, are each sharing a fun fall DIY! For my DIY, I decided to make a “man in the moon” sign. I’ve seen a lot of signs like this around the blog world and instagram, but they always sell out so fast and I can’t seem to get my hands on one, so I decided to make one! To start with, I bought this graphic from Etsy for just $3!!! Click HERE to get your own graphic to make this sign. Next, I asked my husband to enlarge the graphic to an 18 inch circle. I am NOT tech savvy at all, and had…
