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Fall porch welcome sign, lantern and mums on a fall front porch

DIY Fall & Thanksgiving Welcome Sign

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DIYHolidayWithSCJ #CollectiveBias I’m so happy it’s finally fall. I love this time of year – Thanksgiving, autumn colors and leaves, cooler days and get-togethers with family and friends. The long Thanksgiving weekend is a fun one for my family. Good friends have invited us to their place this Thanksgiving for dinner. So we take advantage of the weekend to host fun times at home with much loved family and friends. To prep for Thanksgiving entertaining at our house, I cleaned and Continue reading...

October Currently post for Mom Home Guide

Hello Fresh Review & Currently (October)

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This post contains Hello Fresh affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission. Thanks! Happy Friday, everyone! Today my blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, and I are sharing our Currently posts. In our Currently posts, we share a little bit about what's currently going on in our lives.  My family and I have been been enjoying meals from Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh is a a fresh grocery delivery service. Through Hello Fresh, I have the ingredients and recipes for homemade meals sent straight to my door. This month I most likely Continue reading...

cinder block raised garden bed filled with mums

Concrete Block Raised Garden Bed

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  Over a year ago, I created an outdoor seating area in my yard with a few concrete/cinder blocks and some wood. Sadly the top of the bench didn't last long. Just before this summer, the wood warped, and the adhesive that held the wood to the concrete block base of the bench dried up. I debated whether to fix the bench or find another use for the concrete blocks. My family and I never used the bench much, so I nixed the idea of rebuilding it. (Even though the bench was pretty!) I thought about building a fire pit with the blocks, but my daughters didn't think we'd use it much. Continue reading...

DIY fall gallery wall

DIY Fall Gallery Wall

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I love decorating my home for the seasons. My decor isn't always planned -- sometimes I go where my whims take me. Recently, a trip to my local Target store spurred a new DIY fall gallery wall in my home's living room! For me, my home is one big craft/art project! Luckily my hubby doesn't complain about it much. When I shop at Target, I love stopping at my local store's dollar spot area. On one recent trip, I was lucky enough to snag an inexpensive blank pallet-style wooden sign, a wooden "Family" cutout, some silver and gold fall-themed transfer stickers, and some wooden autumn leaves. I Continue reading...

white and green burlap bubble wreath on a red front door

How to Make an Easy Burlap Bubble Wreath {12 Months of Wreaths}

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Thanks to BurlapFabric.com for sponsoring this post. I was provided with burlap product in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to run this blog. Thanks! Welcome back to 12 Months of Wreaths! Today I'm sharing an easy DIY burlap bubble wreath tutorial. My blogging friends are sharing awesome wreath tutorials, too! Carrie Curly Crafty Mom Blog | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter | Bloglovin’ Lauren at Mom Home Guide Blog | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Continue reading...

DIY pineapple pillows from Target placemats

No-Sew Pineapple Pillows

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*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! I love changing the throw pillows on my living room's sofa. The room is the first room when entering my family's home. I like to decorate the space frequently throughout the year to reflect the seasons! Since I'm a busy and thrifty mom, I like to make my pillows as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. I've found one of the best ways to make a pillow with next to no sewing is to stuff double-sided placemats. By stuffing a placemat, I Continue reading...

I like to keep my home's living room light, bright and colorful for the fall to combat the shorter days!

Decorating a Brown Living Room or Sofa

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My living room features a brown sofa. I find that the color of the sofa is quite versatile - I'm always changing its look simply by changing out its throw pillows. This is a recent photo of my sofa, with some of my DIY throw pillows. How to Decorate a Brown Sofa or Brown Living Room It turns out that a photo of my sofa was shared in a roundup on Shutterfly on 75 Enchanting Brown Living Room Ideas. I really love many of the rooms featured there, so I thought I'd share a few of them here. This is the photo of my sofa that was shared on Shutterfly  in its brown living room feature Continue reading...

summer bucket list

Summer Bucket List

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Happy Wednesday! Today I am joining a bunch of bunch of bloggers in sharing our summer bucket lists! So this is my "bucket list" for this summer! Enjoy our family vacation to Disney. Our family will be traveling to Walt Disney World this summer, and we are really looking forward to it! I've been making plans and reservations for our trip, and am hoping this vacation will truly be a special one for us! Make the most out of this summer with my husband and daughters. This is the first summer that my daughters will be home all summer and won't be going to any summer camp! Continue reading...

DIY mason jar teacher appreciation bouquet gift

Mason Jar Bouquet & Teacher Appreciation Gift

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*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, Mom Home Guide earns a small commission that will help fund this blog. Thanks! Last week, my daughter had her last flute lesson of the year. My daughter has been taking flute lessons for five years. With her teacher's guidance, my daughter has grown from an elementary school student who wasn't sure she liked playing the flute to an accomplished musician. This year she even won a spot to play for a day with a regional student orchestra. I'm so proud of her! For a Christmas gift, I had gifted her Continue reading...

What I have been up to this month (June) -- two birthdays and a room refresh project for a teenager

Currently {June}

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Once a month, my blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, and I share what we each have been "Currently" been up to in our lives. Today's Currently post is a way to share details about our lives beyond our usual DIY, recipe, fashion and craft posts. Birthday Girls This week my twin daughters celebrated their 14th birthday! I can't believe that they are 14 already! Their birthday fell on a school morning. So, just after 6 a.m. I got up and picked them up donuts, a Strawberry Banana smoothie and iced coffee for their birthday Continue reading...

summer patio refresh - 12 months of goals

Summer Patio Refresh — 12 Months of Goals {June}

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This post was sponsored in part by Amara, which provided me with the bedding for my master bedroom in exchange for my honest review. It's also partially sponsored by Aquscape, which provided me with my patio pond for review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy Friday! Once a month my blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, and I get together to each share a personal goal for the month. Each month, we like to take time off from our usual DIY and craft projects and set a smaller, more achievable goal that we can complete each month. Since I'm looking forward to enjoying the Continue reading...

diy white washed patio pots

White-Washed Patio Pots

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I received Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in exchange for my review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps me to run this blog - thanks! I am so happy that gardening season is here! Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom and I are both sharing new posts for our summer gardening series! I'm showing how I white-washed inexpensive plastic pots for my backyard patio, and Carrie is sharing her newly decorated front porch for summer. Read on to the bottom of this post to see Carrie's fun Continue reading...

oak kitchen cabinets painted white with General Finishes Antique White milk paint

White Painted Oak Kitchen Cabinets Reveal

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This post was sponsored in part by General Finishes , which provided me with the General Finishes Milk Paint, primer and top coat for my kitchen project. Thanks! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A few weeks ago I started painting my oak kitchen cabinets white. I am about halfway through my project now, and I am loving the look of my white painted oak cabinets! (By the way, my husband surprised me the other day with that huge bouquet of flowers you see above -- isn't he sweet?) The below photo shows what my kitchen looked like before I started my project. I am glad Continue reading...

This month I've been working on my kitchen and catching up on books and magazines

Currently — April (Kitchen Update and Reading List)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links.   Happy Monday, everyone! Today my friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, and I are sharing our “Currently” posts. In our “Currently” posts, we share a little bit about what’s going on in our lives. Lately, I have been getting back into reading books and magazines. I read a lot of news and blogs online, but haven't been reading much print lately, so I've been eager to leaf through some books and magazines Sometimes, I just want to just enjoy some off-screen reading time. I'm currently reading Yellow Owl Workshop’s "Yellow Owl Continue reading...

My April goal is to learn how to use my new Silhouette Cameo 3 -- but I still have to complete my kitchen and garden goals!

12 Months of Goals — April Goal {Learn Silhouette Cameo 3}

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links -- if you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps fund this blog. Thanks!   Every month, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom and I set a small, achievable goal for ourselves. Since I love to update and decorate my home, many of my goals tend to be focused on updating or decorating my house! This month, however, I'm focusing on a crafting goal. For my birthday in January, my husband and daughters got me something I've wanted -- a Silhouette Cameo 3 . A Silhouette is an electronic cutting machine (for paper, vinyl, Continue reading...

chalk painted console table

Chalk Painted Console Table

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! I'm all about updating my home on a budget. Looking back over the years, I've completed quite a few thrifty projects over the years. Today I am sharing one of my favorite past projects -- my living room's chalk-painted console table. The table has become one of my favorite places to decorate in my home the past few years! This past Valentine's Day I decorated the table with some of the heart ornaments my husband  has given me and Continue reading...

12 months of goals -- March. For this month, I hope to get ready to garden this spring and summer. A big part of this goal is to enclose my raised garden beds.

12 Months of Goals — March

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Last year, I set three goals for myself every month, and it helped me to get a lot done! This year, along with my friend Carrie from Curly Crafty Mom,  I've decided to just set one goal each month so I can work on achieving bigger accomplishments. With spring starting next month, I've been thinking about my garden! In March, I'd love to enclose my raised garden beds and plant some peas! Dreaming About Digging in the Dirt I actually have a few gardens. I usually plant annual flowers in my front yard every year. In my southern side garden, I have a mostly perennial garden. In Continue reading...

Currently -- what's going on in my life at Mom Home Guide

Currently (February)

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This post was sponsored in part by Oriental Trading, General Finishes and Commercial Silk, who provided me with free products in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission that helps to fun this blog. Thanks! Happy Monday, everyone! Today my friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, and I are sharing our “Currently” posts. In our “Currently” posts, we share a little bit about what’s going on in our lives. Valentine's Day is tomorrow! I hope everyone will have a wonderful Continue reading...

General Finishes Antique White milk paint

12 Months of Goals — February (Painting Kitchen Cabinets)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This post was sponsored in part by General Finishes, which provided me with the General Finishes Milk Paint for my upcoming kitchen project. Thanks! Last year, I set three goals for myself every month, and it helped me to get a lot done! This year, I've decided to just set one goal each month so I can work on achieving bigger accomplishments. For February, I'd like to focus on updating my kitchen. My oak kitchen looks almost exactly what it looked like when my husband and I moved in more than 14 years ago. I liked the kitchen at the Continue reading...

January Currently post for Mom Home Guide

Currently (January)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the first Currently post on Mom Home Guide for 2017! Once a month, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom and I each share a Currently post. The Currently posts are a way of sharing what's going in our lives beyond our usual crafting and DIY projects! I thought I'd take a new profile photo of myself for the blog. In this photo, I'm wearing a black and white striped long-sleeved top that I got from StyleWe, an online shopping platform that features independent fashion designers. I took the photo in my living room. New Laundry Continue reading...

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