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    Thrifty and Simple Christmas Kitchen Ideas with Cottage Style

    Today, I thought it would be fun to share our simple Christmas kitchen and dining room to show you that decorating for Christmas can be easier than you think. I’m beyond excited to share today’s post with you! The kitchen is my favorite room in the house, but I’m also excited because I’m going to share the progress we’ve made on our kitchen update. You can watch me decorate our simple Christmas kitchen & dining room on YouTube HERE How to save money decorating a simple Christmas kitchen? One way I’ve found to save money while decorating for Christmas is to take decor that I use all year long and…

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    Beautiful and Simple European Country Christmas Ideas | Living Room Tour

    Today I’m going to share how we found the perfect blend of nostalgia and modern with cozy and charming European country Christmas ideas for the living room. You can watch the video of my European Country Christmas Ideas over on YouTube Before we begin… Decorating for Christmas has ALWAYS been something that I loved. I’m one of those who wants to skip right over Halloween and start right into the Christmas season. But this year Christmas feels much different than it ever has. If you watched the YouTube video or received my email, then you know that we are navigating life without my husband’s mom this year. I’ve started this…

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    7 Simple DIY Fall Decor Ideas with Beautiful Cottage Style

    I haven’t started decorating for Fall yet, but I have been looking for inspiration and wanted to share these simple DIY Fall decor ideas that add cottage style. Since it’s still a little early for Fall decor, I thought it was a good idea to share some DIY projects for Fall decor. This way you couple a couple weeks to gather materials and complete the projects. This way you don’t have to stress out about getting them done “in time” for your Fall home decorating. Watch Video Here How can I decorate for fall with no money? This is the best part about simple DIY Fall decor. They are so…

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    Beautiful European Country Living Room | Simple Decor Ideas

    I’m so excited to finally share our new European country living room and some of the ideas I used to give this room character and charm. If I’m being candid our living room has been quite neglected for almost the entire time we’ve been here. I added this mantel, rug, coffee table, and couches and called it good enough. Not because I was so busy doing other things. I was busy resting and getting our home settled; not decorated. But now that I’ve started decorating it I can feel the difference in the room. Watch the YouTube Video Here I told my husband last night that by changing just a…

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    Thrifty Cottage Style Kitchen Ideas | 10 Beautiful & Easy DIYs

    Today I’m excited to share some of the thrifty cottage style kitchen ideas I’m thinking about as we start to plan the kitchen makeover for our new house. There are some affiliate links below,  which means I get a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally used.For my full disclosure statement click here We are finally getting ready to start the kitchen makeover. But, that doesn’t mean that I am just now coming up with a plan. If you know my husband and I then you know we have been making plans and changing them for…

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    Simple & Functional Ways to Decorate a Hanging Pot Rack

    Today I want to share 10 easy ways to decorate a hanging pot rack that will add modern cottage style to your kitchen. If you’ve been following me for a little while it’s no surprise that when we moved to our new house I insisted on having a hanging pot rack. When we made the DIY pot rack at the old house it had to stay because we had it screwed to the wall. I’m not sure how other states work, but in Ohio if it’s attached to the wall during the showing then it stays. Now could I have made a stink about it and tried to bring it…

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    9 Ways to Add Simple European Cottage Charm | Dining Room

    I’m excited to share a few elements in our dining room that give it that simple living and European cottage charm. See how we enhanced what was already here! Simple European Cottage Charm in Our Dining Room Before I get into all the details of the European cottage charm to our dining room I want to state that most of these ideas can be used when decorating other rooms in your house. While I have all these elements in our dining room, I have them in other rooms in our house as well. So just because I’m talking about my dining room, don’t get stuck thinking these elements are just…

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    The Best Simple & Natural Fall Decor Ideas for Living Room

    Today I’m excited to share how to create a cozy Fall home by bringing the beauty of autumn indoors with simple and cheap natural fall decor. I’m so excited about the Fall decor in our living room this year. But not because of how pretty I find it. I’m excited because of the intentionality that I used when I decided how to decorate our living room for fall. But before we get into our living room specifics I thought I’d answer a few questions about adding natural autumn decorations to your home. How do you decorate for fall naturally? Now with all these ideas I will admit there are two…

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    Thrifty Fall Dining Room Ideas | Simplistic & Beautiful

    Today I’m excited to share some thrifty fall dining room decor ideas; from a simple table centerpiece to simple fall accessories on a budget. How do you decorate for fall neutral colors? The best way to get that “understated” style of Fall decor is to find earthy and neutral colors. For thrifty fall accessories, you don’t necessarily want to go with the bright whites, for your neutrals though. Lean more toward soft and earthy colors to create simple neutral Fall decor. A few examples from nature that are easy to come by are: If you are looking to buy something: If you prefer to watch the YouTube videos you can…

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    Earthy Fall Kitchen Decor Ideas that Are Simple & Cheap

    Bring the beauty of fall into your kitchen by adding earthy Fall kitchen decor with these simple and natural decor ideas. I love to decorate with earthy tones all year long. It fits with the European Farmhouse style that I like so much. Honestly, it also helps me cut down on the amount of home decor that I keep stored in totes that are season-specific. (Expect Christmas, of course, haha!) By using earth tone home decor all year long I’m also about to reduce the amount of money that I spend on my decor. So less “stuff” and less money. Couldn’t be better! If you’d like to watch a video…