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Opening the Back Storage Room Door
The whole reason my blog is called Open Door and the tagline is Home Doors Open Hearts is because I desire for you to grow with those around you. I believe as we open our physical doors to those around us something special will happen. I believe we will learn how to love and be loved in return. I believe we will help others heal and simultaneously we will receive healing.
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Backyard Picnic – Working with What You’ve Got
Since COVID-19 started we have been doing project after project. Its really been non-stop around here. The thing is, as much as we incorporate the girls, they just don’t wake up and think about how fun it’s going to be to paint the walls, sand a bookcase or replace cabinets with open shelves. So I decided I wanted to do something special for them. I wanted them to know how much I loved and appreciated them. I thought a fun way to do that was to have a fun backyard picnic for dinner. Initially, I thought that I couldn’t do it because the garden wasn’t in full bloom. Everything was…
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Functional Storage for Copper Pots and Pans
Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are products I recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally used. Since we moved in three years ago, this corner of the house has been styled at least 500 different ways. I just couldn’t figure out what to do with it. Initially, I put a huge hutch there. But that didn’t last long because adults hit their hips and kids hit their heads while walking around the table. Recently, I decided to hang two wall racks for our new copper pots and pans in this space. It’s been my favorite layout so far! The…
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Mint and Pink Floral Shared Girl Bedroom | Beautiful & Functional
I’m so excited to finally get to reveal the final phase of our shared girl bedroom with you! It’s the perfect balance of function and beauty. It’s been a long time coming. We worked so hard to get it done before Summer arrived, but unfortunately, we didn’t meet that deadline. Summer arrived and it was time to start working outside, so all the indoor projects took a backseat. But, now that the garden is winding down and we are almost ready to start cleaning up the yard for winter, we decided it was a perfect time to pick up where we left off. Shared Girl Bedroom: Window Coverings We decided…
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DIY Fern Wreath | Easily Make Your Front Door Inviting
This DIY fern wreath adds so much beauty & charm to our front porch, and you’d never believe how easy it was! Plus I can reuse the flowers! Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are products I recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally used. A couple of weeks ago I shared our small front porch. In that post, I shared that I’ve always struggled to decorate it. Well, because of that I’ve never put much effort into my front door either. I have a simple wreath that I usually keep up all year except for Christmas. But I’ll be…
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Aged Stone Vase | A Stunning and Easy DIY
Have you seen an aged stone vase recently? I feel like I see them everywhere these days, and I’m all about it! I love all things aged and vintage, and that includes vases. Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are products I recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally used. First, I want to tell you THANK YOU for stopping by! I’m so excited you’re here! If you’re here from Brendt with She Gave It A Go weren’t her sea glass vases beautiful?! And who doesn’t love a DIY project you can do on a budget? If this is your…
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Pressed Flower Art | Beautiful Decor with A Vintage Feel
I’ve pressed flowers before. I remember doing it when I was a little girl. These memories are why I decided to do it with my girls. It’s such a simple activity that creates the most beautiful memories. It all started when I was in the back storage room trying to organize it a bit. I stumbled upon the book that we were pressing flowers in from last Summer. When I saw this I knew it was the perfect time to pull them out and create some pressed flower art to get us through the last stretch of winter. Is it me or does it always feel like winter just won’t…
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How to Build A Simple & Easy DIY 3-Tiered Rack
The coffee/hot cocoa bar I put together with my girls has been a big hit. Nearly daily they walk over to it and grab toppings off the 3-tiered rack and ask for some hot cocoa. Since it’s been so fun for my family, I thought I’d share how I built this 3-tiered rack in case you wanted to set up a hot cocoa bar for your family too. Inspiration for the 3 Tiered Rack When I was preparing this pie safe to become a coffee/hot cocoa bar I cleared everything (except the baskets) off the pie safe and started working with a blank slate. I began adding the different elements…
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Beautiful DIY Christmas Wreath on a Budget
I’ve been seeing some gorgeous Christmas wreaths this year. But as I was looking at them, I decided a DIYed Christmas wreath was more budget-friendly and beautiful with real evergreen stems. I’ve told you before, but we are a debt-free family, which means the budget lets us know what we can and cannot buy. This is why we often decide to exert a little extra time and energy and do projects ourselves. This is exactly what happened when I decided to DIY a Christmas wreath for over the piano. I could easily go buy the most gorgeous wreath. Or I could go on a wagon ride with my daughters, husband,…
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How to Create A Dried Floral Wreath Reflecting Creation
Lately, I’ve been enamored with creation. Fall is just so beautiful, cozy, and calm and I wanted to bring that into our home for our Fall decor. So I decided to DIY a dried floral wreath. The Inspiration In the recent Fall Home Tour, I shared a super simple wreath I made from a leaf garland. I like it, but it wasn’t created from leaves I found outside. You know me, I love bringing the outdoors in for my decor. I kept seeing all these beautiful and neutral grasses blowing in the wind EVERYWHERE I went. But every time I asked my husband if he thought the strangers who owned…
