Have knotty pine paneling in your home and not sure what to do with it? Before you paint over it or tear it out, try these knotty pine walls decorating ideas – it just might make you love that paneling after all. As you know from my Ramblings post a few weeks ago, I had…
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Traditional Casual Living Room Updates
*This post is sponsored by DISH, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may also be contained in this post. It’s been awhile, but if you took the farmhouse Christmas tour, then you may have noticed that there were a few changes/updates to the living room there. Usually just about the time I declare…
Cheap Fabric by the Yard: Discount Upholstery Fabric under $15 a Yard
Upholstery and drapery fabric can be pretty pricey. Here though, you’ll find over 50 options of cheap fabric by the yard that isn’t pricey. It’s all under $15 a yard! Plus, find out where to find the best discounted prices for cheap upholstery fabric online. In the last month or so, I have scoured online…
Farmhouse Updates
Disclosure: Mohawk Home provided me with two rugs for the farmhouse, however all opinions are mine. Affiliate links may be included in this post, which means if you purchase something through one of those links, I may earn a small commission, but you won’t pay a dime more. It’s been a little slow going at the…
Seeing Red. The Circus’ Farmhouse Bedroom Plans
I didn’t want to be that mom. That mom who never let her kid have the kind of room they wanted. That mom who didn’t give her kid any creative freedom when it came to decorating their room. I really really didn’t want to be that mom. This is where not being that mom got…
NuCore Flooring: How It’s Holding Up After A Year
Multiple times a week, I get questions about the NuCore flooring we put down throughout the living room, dining room and kitchen in our house. Apparently, it’s become a very popular option in flooring. NuCore is an engineered floor, that looks like hardwood, but is actually a tough top layer of luxury vinyl adhered to a…
Making the Knotty Pine Look Good: The Farmhouse Kitchen Plans
Disclosure: Bellacor provided me with the lighting for this room and Minted provided me with the art. All opinions are mine. Affiliate links may be included in this post. We are in the home stretch of the farmhouse remodel, y’all! Well, the home stretch of the interior of the farmhouse anyway. We still have a lot…
5 Ways to Decorate Your Entire Home On a Tiny Budget
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT. All opinions are 100% mine. With the farmhouse remodel, there are some rooms where the budget is teeny-tiny and by teeny-tiny, I mean practically non-existent. #truth The whole thing didn’t have a big budget to start with and then when we realized that we…
The Farm: Traditional Casual Master Bedroom Design
I’m going to be real honest. I didn’t expect to be this excited about how the master bedroom is shaping up at the farm. When it comes to design, I’m usually not traditional at all. I mean, have you seen the 70’s Landing Pad? But with the farm house, I felt going more traditional, but…
The Farm: Living Room Design Plans
*This post is sponsored by DISH, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may also be contained in this post. So I warned you that the design of my grandparent’s house that we’ll be living in part-time was going to be very different than what our 70’s Landing Pad looks like. I wasn’t kidding….
How to Rock Black Walls
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by SmithHonig, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. If there is one thing in the 70’s Landing Pad that everyone thought I was crazy for doing, it was painting the walls black. That move was also one that I’ve never thought twice…
The Best Coffee Table Books
I believe in making your home a reflection of yourself. If that means merging your love for good country music, black walls, the 70’s, a pop of red and The Rolling Stones into one space, then I say go for it. Own it. Fly that freak flag, baby. Sure, I might buy a little knick-knack…
20 Upholstered Affordable Accent Chairs for $300 or Less
I have been perusing the land of accent chairs recently to replace the two ghost chairs that are in our living room. From the time we moved in, I knew I wanted something more formal and upholstered in there instead of the ghost chairs. While the ghost chairs are great for occasional chairs to have…
50+ Pillow Covers and Pillows Under $20
I have a weakness for pillows. As I’m pillow shopping, I often sing to myself. “Go insane, go insane, throw some pillows, make it rain.” Yes, I do replace some song lyrics with home decor related terms and it makes perfect sense to me. It made perfect sense to you too, didn’t it? That’s why…
How to Make Wood Paneling Look Modern Without Painting It: Five Ways
Is part of your home sporting those 70’s wood paneled walls? Before you paint the paneling, give these ideas a try first! Keep reading to find out how to make wood paneling look modern – without painting it! You might just be surprised at the outcome!
How to Hang a Heavy Picture: Easy and Sturdy
Hanging heavy pictures, art pieces, mirrors and more can be difficult. What kind of anchor to use, how to install it, etc. Well, I’m here to help and show you how to hang a heavy picture easily and securely. This is absolutely the best way to hang heavy pictures that I’ve ever found. If you…
Delta Champagne Bronze Fixtures in the Master Bathroom
Trying to decide if Delta Champagne Bronze fixtures are right for your home? For our master bathroom remodel, they were the perfect choice! The timeless gold finish adds a modern touch, but will stand the test of time.
6 Decorating Ideas to Distract from Popcorn Ceilings
Popcorn ceilings don’t necessarily bother me too much. I mean they aren’t the prettiest thing in the world, but they’ve never been something I’ve stomped my feet about and lost sleep over. Also, they are not fun to remove. I tried it. I learned from it. And I’ll never do it again. When we got…
How to Find the Best Contractor for Your Renovation + Our Contractor Nightmare
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by HomeAdvisor. However, all opinions and contractor nightmares are 100% mine. If you have ever done a renovation, I think you will agree it is one of the most stressful things you will ever take on in your life. They are stressful, time consuming, messy and dirty. If you can…
Easy Front Door Makeover
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of At Home. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m partial to lions. I find it hard to walk away from just about anything lion decor related. I have good reason for this though. Grunt Labor and I met while we were both teachers. Our school’s mascot was…
How to Accessorize a Space without Over-Accessorizing
I have a thing for smalls. Not Smalls from The Sandlot (although I do love The Sandlot), but smalls as in home accessories. I actually have a whole big cabinet dedicated to smalls I don’t always use but never know when I might need them. There are brass horses, giraffes and multiple other varieties of brass…
How to Decorate with Inherited Furniture without Making Your Grandparents Roll Over in Their Graves
My family is not a family who easily gets rid of things. When cars of those gone before us stop running, we park them on family land to serve as a sort of monument, a reminder of the soul before us who drove that truck and caused millions of tiny burn holes in the seat…
My Favorite Green Decorating Moves
I make no bones about my love of the color green in decorating. I will fully own up to the fact that I use it often and maybe too much for some people. I don’t care though. I’m not a quitter. Meg from Green with Decor emailed me a couple months back and asked if I wanted…
Finding the Good Stuff on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
Lately, I’ve been stalking thrift stores, Craigslist, Close5, Facebook yard sale pages and every other second-hand selling outlet known to mankind.
Ok, let’s be honest, I’m always stalking those places. But the 70’s Landing Pad has given me a more valid excuse to stalk and buy more. Yea, so there’s that. P.S. You can see some of my new purchases here.
Anywho, there tends to be a lot of crap out there that people want to get rid of – particularly on Craigslist. Now, I’m a believer in the “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” motto, but really I just don’t need your passenger side car door from a 1997 Nissan Altima or your used hairbrush. Yep, I saw a hairbrush for sale on the Craigslist yesterday, folks. Now, I’m sure both the Altima car door and hairbrush could be very valuable to many people. However, I’m not one of them. While I would love to have enough time everyday to just scroll through all the newly listed for sale items on places like Craigslist, Facebook yard sale pages, etc., and find that little gem among all the other crap, I don’t. What I do have time for though is to search for specific keywords that help me find what I’m looking for – or what I suddenly realized I was looking for when I find it.