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Limewash Paint Stone: DIY Beautiful Aged Fireplace Makeover
Limewash paint is a beautiful way to update stone or walls, but there are a few things I wish I knew before we started the fireplace makeover. 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. So before we get into the meat of this post I want to remind everyone what the fireplace looked like before this. This is what the fireplace looks like now!! Talk about a transformation! It’s so much better than it used to be. If you want to watch the YouTube video of this project you can…
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Beautiful European Cottage Fireplace Makeover Ideas & Inspiration
I’m so excited to share some European cottage fireplace makeover ideas and inspiration as we begin to renovate our living room fireplace. We have lived in this house for 5 years. And for 5 years I have wanted to change this fireplace. It’s not the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen. In fact, there is nothing “wrong” with it. But it was never my style. Last year we added “fireplace makeover” to the list of projects we wanted to complete for 2021. But obviously, that didn’t happen. So this Summer when I mentioned to my husband that I really wanted to get it done, he must have tucked it away in…
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Beautiful DIY Natural Fall Wreath Ideas: Forged and Faux
This year for my Fall decor I decided to go with a more natural look, and I wanted to be budget-friendly so I made a DIY natural Fall wreath. Before we get into this post I just wanted to say a quick Hi if we’ve never met. You’re welcome to head over to the About Aliya section so you can get to know me a bit more. (Over there I share how and why I came to start Open Doors Open Hearts.) You can also sign up to get the emails so you can stay up to date with everything that’s happening over here. Inspiration for Natural Fall Wreath The…
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How to Make Pottery Barn Handcrafted Mini Terracotta Pumpkin Dupes
When I saw the Pottery Barn handcrafted mini terracotta pumpkin and gourds I instantly fell in love, but not with the price. So I made dupes! 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. Today I’m so excited about joining some friends for a Fall DIY blog hop. Fall decor can be so expensive, so I like to DIY as much as I can to cut costs and still have a gorgeous fall home. If you’re here from Lora’s DIY fabric leaf wreath project I’m so glad you stopped by! If…
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Beautiful DIY Fabric Pumpkins with Real Stems for Autumn Decor
Buying fabric pumpkins can be so expensive. This is why I decided to make budget-friendly DIY fabric pumpkins myself this year. Last year I made a few fabric pumpkins from some old sweaters I had in the closet. I absolutely love those pumpkins. BUT, with the color scheme for this year’s Fall decor, (our Fall living room, entryway & kitchen) I needed some different fabric pumpkins. Before I get much further into this, I have a public service announcement concerning this DIY that I MUST make: PLEASE CHECK THE BARGAIN/CLEARANCE BIN FIRST! This may save you lots of money and time. Especially the time thing. Video on how to decorate…
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Creating A Fall Harvest Tablescape: Beautiful & Easy
Easily create a beautiful fall harvest tablescape using everyday items and spend more time enjoying the evening and less time setting it up. Last week I shared with my email subscribers that life around here has been tough lately. (If you’d like to join, you can do that at the top or bottom of every post.) With that, my husband and I have been spending more time just doing the things that need to get done and quality time together is getting pushed to the back burner. So when my sweet friend Rachel asked me if I would do a post with Fall table decor inspo with her I was…
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Simple Kids Shared Closet Organization: 1 Year Update
It’s been 1 year since we finished this closet, so I decided to check on the kids shared closet organization and see if it was still working. How do you organize shared children’s closet? It’s been a year since we organized this closet and turned it into a closet for two. When we first designed this closet our girls were 3 and 5 years old. Since then a few things have changed, and they are now responsible for putting their laundry away independently. With this big change I was noticing that the closet needed some Mommy attention. So although I think the original shared girls closet design was really good,…
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How to Simply Lighten Stained Wood + 3 Helpful Tools
There are so many different ways to lighten stained wood, but I learned a few different tips that made it so much easier than I imagined! 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. Before we get into the details of this DIY project, I need to tell you something. You were created to do hard things. You were created to thrive on challenges and struggles. Recently, I found myself lying on the living room floor exhausted from a week of renovating apartments, cleaning the house, working in the garden, transitioning…
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Beautiful DIY Aged Lamp Makeover | Amazing Thrift Store Finds
I've been eyeing those gorgeous pottery lamps for a while, and I finally decided to take a thrifted lamp and give it a DIY aged lamp makeover.
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Create A Beautiful Cottage Container Garden with a Bench & Herbs
We decided to add charm to our new patio with a simple cottage container garden this year. You won’t believe how easy and life-giving it was! *This post is generously sponsored by The Home Depot. All opinions shared here are 100% my own. This post also contains affiliate links for your convenience. Thank you for supporting my blog and the brands I truly love! It’s been a while since I’ve shared here. Truly I’ve thought of sharing so many different things with you. But life has been very full since we brought our daughter home from Korea. In beautiful ways and in difficult ways. But I guess that’s the way…
