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Beautiful window seat with a colorful thrown and stenciled pillows

Decorating a Living Room Bay Window

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I received the pillows described in this post for free in exchange for my honest review. A few years ago my husband and I had a bay window installed in our living room. For a while, I was unsure as to how to dress up the window. I have been meaning to make a custom window seat cushion for the space, but haven't gotten around to it yet! In the meantime, I've found a much easier (and quicker) way to dress up a bay window. At first, I only had a simple cushion that I had sewed on the window seat. At the time, the cushion matched the color scheme of the curtains that I had in the Continue reading...

salami quiche recipe

Friday Five — Organizing and Gardening

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This post is sponsored in part by Attic Dek, who provided me with Attic Dek flooring in exchange for my review. It's also sponsored in part by Keter, which provided me with the Corner Tool Rack and Raised Garden Kit reviewed in this post. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, it doesn’t cost you anything, but I earn a small commission that helps me to run this blog. Thanks! This post is late today -- I'm squeaking it in under the wire! In today's post, I'm sharing a look at just a few of the things I've been up to this week. Getting Continue reading...

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

Planning a Kitchen Remodel

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If you've been following this blog, you probably know that I've taken steps to update the look of my home's kitchen. I've repainted most of the oak cabinets white. (I just have a few more to paint.) I've purchased some new cabinet hardware to install. I've made small changes like organizing drawers and installing inexpensive tile under the kitchen sink. I'd love to change out the flooring and the counter, too. A good blogging friend of mine is doing a complete kitchen remodel -- I have to admit I'm a bit jealous! If you are considering a DIY kitchen remodel or if you are thinking of having Continue reading...

grow sign at Target

Prepping for Spring Gardening

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This post is sponsored in part by Keter, which provided me with free gardening products in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy Wednesday, everyone! Although it's officially spring here in NJ, it doesn't quite feel like spring yet. But luckily, I've noticed a few signs of spring here and there! One sure sign that spring is coming is that spring decor and gardening items are starting to pop up in local stores. I always like to hit the dollar spot area at my local Target. There I snapped the above photo -- I love the adorable "grow" sign and the Continue reading...

A living room gallery wall with many homemade items

Living Room Gallery Wall — Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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  Welcome to the March Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So this month,  I chose to update my living room gallery wall. A few years ago I created a simple living room gallery wall. I used Command strips and hooks to hang the items on my gallery wall. The Command products are easy to hang and also make it easy to swap out the items on my living room gallery wall as inspiration hits. I've pinned many living Continue reading...

updating a room for spring with the fresh scent of Glade Atmosphere room spray

Spring Living Room Update on a Budget

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GladeFineFragranceMist #CollectiveBias My living room is the first space guests see when entering my home. I like to have it at its best at all times. I recently decided to give my living room an inexpensive update for the new year. I’ve found several simple ways to freshen up the space without spending a lot of money. One way I create a new look is by updating the throw pillows on the sofa. I regularly sew easy budget envelope pillow covers for my sofa’s pillows. These throw Continue reading...

Puppy gallery wall in an upstairs hallway

Hall Framed Canvas Gallery Wall

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Thanks to Photowall.com and VELCRO® Brand HANGables™ for sponsoring this post. I received free product in exchange for my honest review. If you've visited this blog before, you might know that my family has adopted a puppy! Our pup, whom we've named Mochi, is an adorable approximately 4-month-old male Shih Tzu. He has become part of the family! I've been wanting to create a family gallery wall for some time now. I thought that now that there is a new family member in our house, now would be a good time to start that gallery wall. I decided a good space for the gallery wall was Continue reading...

Easily convert a coat closet into a cute pantry by screwing some inexpensive wooden crates together

Easy Projects to Organize Your Home

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This post contains affiliate links. Now that the new year is into full swing, I thought I'd review some of the organizing projects I've completed in my house. It's been a few months since I've organized many of the places I use for storage in my home, so I thought I'd think about the organizing I've done so far and see what I can do to add more storage and reorganize any messes that might have popped up since my original projects. Now that I'm reviewing some of my previous projects, it gets me thinking that I'd love to organize my master bedroom closet with a beautiful closet organization Continue reading...

peel and stick tile under the kitchen sink

Peel and Stick Tile Under Kitchen Sink – Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. If you click on a link, they take you to a product on Amazon that can be used for this project. Clicks on these links can earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of this hop is to motivate us to not just hoard pins, but to make it happen! For this month's challenge, I decided to tackle a quick fix for my home's kitchen with Peel and Stick 12-Inch Vinyl Tile. The tile shown below is similar to the tile I used. We've owned our home for about 15 years, and over Continue reading...

Attic Dek flooring makes it easy to install attic floors

Easy Attic Flooring with Attic Dek

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This post was sponsored by Attic Dek, who provided me with Attic Dek flooring in exchange for my review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, it doesn't cost you anything, but I earn a small commission that helps me to run this blog. Thanks! Ever since my husband and I moved into our new home about 15 years ago, I've wanted to put flooring in our home's attic. Our attic wasn't built with flooring, so until recently, we didn't store anything in our home's attic. It was such a waste of good storage space! My husband meant to put in Continue reading...

cute letter board on a Valentine's Day console table

Letter Board Valentine’s Day Table

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Oriental Trading sponsored this post. I received free product in exchange for my honest review. I love decorating my home's console table for the seasons. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I decided it was time to decorate the table for Valentine's Day! I found all the items for my Valentine's Day table on Oriental Trading's website, which has a great selection of party and decor items for Valentine's Day. The item on my Valentine's Day console table I am most excited about is my 20" Black Letter Board Kit from Oriental Trading. Letter boards have been very popular lately, and I Continue reading...

gray chalk painted jewelry armoire

Chalk Painted Jewelry Chest

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I am a Decorart blogger and received free product for the completion of this project. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. As I plan out my projects for 2018, I thought I'd take the time to share one of my favorite past projects -- my chalk painted jewelry armoire. The jewelry chest belonged to my grandmother, and now that it has been repainted, it holds a place of honor in my home's upstairs hallway. Updating Furniture with Chalk Paint I never thought I'd refinish furniture -- I am more of an artsy craftsy person. But after using Americana Decor® Chalky Continue reading...

top posts of 2017

Top Projects of 2017

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Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week is just flying by! I hope your New Year is off to a good start! I have been planning my projects for the new year and have been trying to tackle some of my New Year's Resolutions. (If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed that I have been focusing lately on eating healthier and exercising. I am hoping to stay dedicated and see some progress on those fronts this year! So before I dive head first into new projects for 2018, I thought I would share my most-read/liked projects from 2017! Lace and Ivy Boho Wreath I made my lace and icy boho Continue reading...

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...

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