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DIY Wallpaper | A Simple Way to Upgrade Your Space
We’ve been hard at work on the girls’ room. I am so excited about the progress I can hardly contain it! So let’s get to it! We have wallpaper up in the girls room and we all love it! We started planning the girls’ room makeover a couple of months ago. During our planning, we talked about how fun it would be to add some DIY wallpaper to the girls’ room. I didn’t know exactly what kind of wallpaper we would use, but the girls and I were all over Pinterest looking for inspiration. So when Photowall reached out to me (a couple of weeks later!!!) and asked if I’d…
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Simple Preschool Shared Girls Room Plans
Today I’m so excited to share all about our shared girls room plans with you, from wallpapering to a closet system and a built-in bookcase. It’s official! Our baby is growing up! We’ve been doing all the transition stuff and she is finally ready to make the leap. She will be moving in with her big sister! If you’ve been following along for very long, you know we love DIY projects over here. We’ve done a wall rack, milk paint faux fireplace, pallet table, and so much more. But our shared girls room will be the biggest DIY we’ve done that I’ve shared with you all. I’m excited, but you’ll…
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How to DIY A Stunning European Cottage Pot Rack
One of my favorite DIY’s in our home is our cottage pot rack. It’s the most beautiful way to display our copper collection. 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. How to Style a European Style Pot Rack Why DIY a Pot Rack? A Pot Rack Can Become the Focal Point In my first post about this DIY pot rack, I told you that it accidentally became the focal point of the space. It was a happy accident. I had no idea that it would become more than a nice…
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The Best of 2020|Open Doors Open Hearts
2020 has been full of so many trials. But I think if we take a closer look we can find beauty and successes that were birthed from 2020. Today I wanted to say thank you for the success we’ve experienced. You, yes YOU, are a huge part of our successes at Open Doors Open Hearts. I’m so excited to share this post with you all. It feels surreal to think that I’ve been blogging for nearly 1 year! Just a little over 1 month until I reach the 1-year anniversary! So, I thought it would be fun to wrap the year up with a best of 2020 post. This was…
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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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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
There is nothing more warm and cozy than fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven on a cold winter day. The way the oven warms the house, and the smell lingers long after the cookies are finished baking is beyond words. I want to give warm and cozy away for Christmas, so I decided homemade chocolate chip cookie dough was the way to do it. Back when I was working as a nurse, I walked into the breakroom for lunch and discovered a stack of papers sitting on a table. They were copies of a chocolate chip cookie recipe. I grabbed one and I am sure glad I…
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How to DIY a Table Centerpiece in 10 Minutes
A couple weeks ago, I shared a table setting with this beautiful and easy DIY table centerpiece. I wanted to share the steps on how to make it with you in case you still didn’t know how you were going to decorate your table for Thanksgiving this year. When I tell you that this DIY table centerpiece took me 10 minutes, I’m not exaggerating in the slightest. It is truly that simple. But, even though it is simple and quick to make, I think it helps create the perfect foundation for a cozy and inviting table setting for Thanksgiving this year. Lets get started! DIY Table Centerpiece Supplies Drill¾’’ Paddle…
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How to Make Thrifty Cloth Pumpkins from Sweaters
Those cute and cozy cloth pumpkins from Pottery Barn are much easier to DIY than you might think, not to mention so much more budget-friendly!
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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…
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Time Management: My 6 Favorite Tips and Tricks
I wanted to share some time management tips that have been the biggest help to me managing my schedule instead of my schedule managing me. Time management is such a tricky thing, isn’t it? We want to fit all the things into each day, but we never have enough time. In an effort to offer some encouragement, I thought I’d share my favorite tips to reach goals yet keep your sanity. I’ve learned if I squeeze nothing but productivity out of my days I become drained and exhausted. But, if I let my schedule run wild I look back and realize I didn’t get anything done. Whether you battle with…
