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Easy DIY: Install New Door Hardware

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Guest Post by Doug Harris Some projects in your home can wait for the perfect time – lots of outdoor projects, for example, are best done on a beautiful summer day. But changing your old door lock isn't one of those projects. Whether it's a lost key or a broken lock, replacing your door lock is an essential piece of home maintenance that needs to be done right away. But how do you change a lock? How do you install new door hardware? Which kind of door locks are the safest? Let’s take a look at some answers. Most "home entry" door locks, i.e. front and back door, are deadbolts. Continue reading...

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Check out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! Decorating With Decals When you have kids, decorating with decals can be a smart move. I've decorated a few kids spaces in my home with decals, and have found that they are great for a quick decor update and be switched out just as quickly! _________________________________________________________________________ 15 Amazing Tower Planter Projects Now that I've created a beautiful flower tower for my home's backyard patio, I am looking for other tower planter projects to complete. Check out the 15 amazing tower planter Continue reading...

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Check out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide!   Father's Day Gift Guide Take a look at Mom Home Guide's picks for gifts that will please any dad this Father's Day!               _________________________________________________________________________   Girls' Night Out: Henna / Mendhi Tattoos Looking for a fun idea for a girls' night out? Why not try getting an all-natural, henna /mendhi tattoo? A friend of mine and our daughters got mendhi / henna tattoos recently. Read more to check out the Continue reading...

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Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! Girls' Night Out: Henna / Mendhi Tattoos Looking for a fun idea for a girls' night out? Why not try getting an all-natural, henna /mendhi tattoo? A friend of mine and our daughters got mendhi / henna tattoos recently. Read more to check out the designs!             _________________________________________________________________________ Prep Your Outdoor Space for Summer In this post, I feature a video from Mom blogger Sarah of Thrifty Decor Chick on readying your outdoor space for Continue reading...

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Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! Prep Your Outdoor Space for Summer Mom blogger Sarah of Thrifty Decor Chick shares her tips for readying your outdoor space for summer entertaining. That means it's time to spray paint my Adirondack chairs!             _________________________________________________________________________ Keurig Kitchen Beverage Station Check out my family's Keurig K Cup beverage station. With a touch of a button, my family can make coffee, tea, hot chocolate and hot apple cider. Our mug stand Continue reading...

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Mom Home Guide’s Latest and Greatest

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Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! TIKI® Brand Torches for Patio Ambiance When TIKI® Brand asked me to try out their flame and solar torches, I was thrilled! Come see my video and review on how their torches have added much-needed lighting to my home's backyard patio.           _________________________________________________________________________ DIY Salsa Container Garden Would you love to grow fresh ingredients for homemade salsa, but don’t have much room for a garden? Then a DIY container salsa garden might be Continue reading...

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Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! DIY Salsa Container Garden Would you love to grow fresh ingredients for homemade salsa, but don’t have much room for a garden? Then a DIY container salsa garden might be just the thing for you!             _________________________________________________________________________ Love for Lilies I have long been a big fan of lilies. My parents grew lilies in the backyards both of my childhood's homes when I was growing up, so I have a sentimental attachment to them. It is easy to Continue reading...

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Check out what's new and popular this week on Mom Home Guide. Giveaway Winner ... and Entry Hall Reveal! When Lot 26 Studio gave me the chance to try out one of their wall decals and offer a giveaway and 20% off coupon to Mom Home Guide’s readers, I jumped at the chance. I love wall art and have already used wall decals in several rooms in my home. Last week, Mom Home Guide ran a Rafflecopter giveaway for Mom Home Guide’s readers to give away $50 to use toward a Lot 26 Studio product, and a winner has been selected Continue reading...

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Check out what's new and popular this week on Mom Home Guide. _________________________________________________________________________ DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower   See how I made this easy flower tower for my home's backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!           _________________________________________________________________________ Budget Remodel: "Finished" Basement       Tips for 'Finishing' a Basement on a Budget-- browse for thrifty basement improvement and Continue reading...

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New & Popular Posts on Mom Home Guide

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Check out what's new and popular this week on Mom Home Guide. _________________________________________________________________________ DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower See how I made this easy flower tower for my home's backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!   _________________________________________________________________________ Budget Remodel: "Finished" Basement Tips for 'Finishing' a Basement on a Budget-- browse for thrifty basement improvement and remodeling ideas, like painting the basement walls, Continue reading...

Moen Kiran Spot Resist Kitchen Faucet

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Moen, Incorporated for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My home has a casual simple style, but I do like to keep it clean. That’s why I think the Kiran Spot Resist one-handle pulldown kitchen faucet would be a great fit for my home’s kitchen. The faucet is spot and fingerprint resistant, which as a mom, are two very important features! My time can be very limited, so if my kitchen faucet can look clean with less effort from me, I am good! It is especially important that every aspect of my kitchen looks clean, because with my Continue reading...

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Mom Home Guide House Tour

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I just love looking at online house tours of other mom bloggers' homes. One house tour I recently saw was that of blogger Jenna from SAS Interiors. I just love how beautiful her home looks, from her tidy and clutter-free foyer, to her modern kitchen with beautiful wood floors to the serene master bedroom. I wish my home was so masterfully designed! To me, my home is a work in progress. Over the past few months, I've completed a few home improvements, like making our home's mudroom/foyer area more functional, creating a fun study/media/play space for the kids and adding Continue reading...

How to Organize Kids Rooms in Your Home

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You might have noticed that I write a lot about making my family's home a more beautiful and organized space for my kids. I've written about children's furniture that add storage to a kid's room, how to organize children's toys, how to convert a basement into a  fun and organized playroom, and how I turned a large upstairs hallway into a fun media and study space for my children. Needless to say, I've done a lot of research into how to organize kids rooms in a home! Ideas on How to Organize Kids Rooms Are you looking to organize kids rooms and kid-friendly spaces  in your home? Check out the Continue reading...

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Decorating with Wall Decals

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In February, I remodeled a large upstairs hallway into a fun media and study space for my kids. My daughters love it. In the space are bookcases for their books, toys and Kindles, a TV and two large plush beanbag chairs that they picked out. One of the best part of the space is the wall decals I used -- but more on that later! My daughters love using the space to read, use their Kindles to play games and do research for school projects and play with their Calico Critter dollhouses. What they love most about their new space is the accent wall I created for them. The wall is painted a Continue reading...

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Best of 2012: Garage Organization

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Hello! Here at Mom Home Guide, I've been busy reviewing some of my posts from 2012. It's a good reminder of all the projects I've completed the past year, but most importantly, it's a BIG reminder of all the projects that I HAVE YET TO COMPLETE! A really big project that I need to finish is the garage. For years, I've wanted to install a garage opener in the garage. (I want to make entry into the garage during the cold winter much quicker!) But, before I can complete that project, I need to finish painting the garage -- I only have about 1.5 of the walls painted and I have to Continue reading...

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Pink, Gray and Blue Palette

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The other day, I wrote about a blue and yellow paint color scheme that I am thinking of using for my home office. I have been considering the paint color scheme, since while the room is currently my office, I figure that in a few years, when my kids hit their tween years, they will no longer want to share a bedroom, and I will have to give up that space. One of my daughters loves blue, so I thought the space might make a good room for her, should I go with the blue and yellow color scheme. But there is a problem with that plan -- the room comes with a walk-in closet, while the other Continue reading...

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Yellow and Blue Inspiration Board

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Now that I've completed painting the owl and tree mural feature wall for my kids' new study and media space, I've been dreaming about organizing and painting my home office. Right now, the office has boxes everywhere (of things I need to file) and features plain, unpainted white walls. So boring! I thought something bright and cheery would be great for the office, and have been thinking that the room would look quite nice in a combination of yellows and blues. Most of my home is very neutral with soft greens and yellowy beiges, so I thought that something more colorful would be Continue reading...

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Unfinished Basement Playroom Ideas

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Last year was a busy year! I started this website, and thankfully, at least a few people have read it! Thanks everyone for your visits! It's been a fun year. For all you new readers out there, I thought I'd post some of the most-read posts from 2012 -- enjoy! And, if you are wondering, I have created an unfinished basement playroom space for my kids, but it's nowhere near as nice as I'd like it to be. I haven't painted the walls or stained the floors in the unfinished basement playroom space, and there is still a lot of organizing to be done! I will have to keep working on creating a fun Continue reading...

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Decor for a New Kid Study Area

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Last week, I finished the feature wall in my kids' new study area. I think it looks great! For the new feature wall, my kids picked out a pretty green paint, plus a really cute owl and tree RoomMates mural (Happi by Dena), that I purchased on Amazon (my go-to shopping place). The mural was pretty easy to put up -- the only help I needed was reading the itsy bitsy numbering on the mural's instructions that told me where to put each of the mural's parts. The numbers were so small, I couldn't read them even with the help of a magnifying  glass! I finally had to call one Continue reading...

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Getting Started with Paint

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Yesterday,  I decided to get going and start painting the special Owl Mural Study Area that I promised for my children. The kids picked out a light spring green color that I starting adding to one wall yesterday. A big owl wall decal will go on that wall once the painting is done. Since I am a messy painter, and because the whole floor area of the room to be painted is covered in wall-to-wall carpeting, I was very careful and made sure I did a lot of prep work before I started painting. How to Paint Walls If you are a messy painter (or just want to get the job done right), Continue reading...

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