Some people call them mood boards. Some call them design boards. I like to refer to them as “the way I don’t eff up an entire room makeover.” Potayto, potahto. Tomayto, tomahto. Seriously though, design boards, mood boards, whatever you want to call them are so damn helpful when it comes to seeing what will and…
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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…
Renovated Split-Level Home: My Spring Home Tour
‘Tis the season….for another home tour! While we actually had a little snow last week and freezing temperatures for most of the week here, I’m wishing with all my might that Spring will bring it’s happy little ass here soon. Alas, living in the Tennessee Valley, you never really know what kind of weather you…
Black, White and Brass Kitchen Remodel
I need to be clear on something. This remodel of The 70’s Landing Pad has not been a one man band. It has not been a two or a three or a four man band either. It’s more like a fix or six man band, made up of random friends and family pitching in to…
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…
Free Printable Project Planner for Room Makeovers
I am notorious for starting a project off strong, getting 90% finished, and then……I’m at a standstill. Still there. And still nothing. All that little stuff at the end, while it’s usually relatively easy and often fun (hello, accessories!), I always put it off. Always. Thus, why you have yet to see a dedicated post on…
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…
Fearless Homes | Round 5
Hello fearless ones. Yes, I’m looking at you. We’re those people who decorate outside the box. Not the way that a magazine or Pinterest tells us to, but the way our hearts tell us to. We throw caution to the wind and wave our freak flags in the air while doing so. We are fearless…
Fearless Homes | Round 4
This little Fearless Home series is quickly becoming one of my favorite things. It is also becoming very time consuming. When I scroll through the #FearlessHome feed on Instagram, I tend to surface no earlier than an hour later because I can’t pull myself away from all the eye candy. #rabbithole Here are a few…
11 Ceiling Fans Down….Two to go.
*Thanks to Bellacor for providing a great giveaway for my readers and providing me with the lighting fixtures below! There were thirteen ceiling fans in the 70’s Landing Pad when we bought the house. I am now down to only two remaining – one in Grunt Labor’s office and one in Bill’s room. Let me say,…
Fearless Homes | Round Three
Have you perused the #FearlessHome feed on Instagram yet? If you haven’t, I really have no idea what you are waiting for. Granted, I am partial, but that feed is full of out-of-the-box stunning interior design. It proves that everything doesn’t have to be beige. And that rooms can be both beautiful and full of…
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…
A page from Grannie’s Interior Design Playbook…
My Grannie was a teacher for 34 years. While I have sweet memories of dancing around the living room to country music with her and swinging on the hammock until I fell out and rolled down the hill, I still eat up every little snippet I hear about her from other people, especially her former…
Five Ways to Decorate a Room with Wood Paneling and Make It Look Good
Not to be Captain Obvious, but I am all for making your home look good, especially considering this is primarily a home decorating blog. I am all for updating those laminate countertops, hiding those popcorn ceilings, ripping up the wall-to-wall carpeting and other things of that nature. But sometimes, every once in a while, I prefer…
Fearless Homes | Round Two
I’m not going to lie. It felt so good last month to tell the entire internet I hate shiplap. It felt even better when some of you agreed with me that it’s being way too overused. Just stop already, Joanna. I’m not hatin’, but enough is enough. Needless to say, this second round of Fearless…
The Easiest Way to Hang Heavy Pictures and Other Heavy Wall Decor
If you haven’t noticed, one thing the 70’s Landing Pad has a lot of that the Beloved Foreclosure didn’t is art – big art. Wall Color / Art / Chandelier / Full Entryway Makeover I like big art and I cannot lie. Hanging large and heavy art though can sometimes be a problem. Before, I was…
Master Bathroom: Champagne Bronze Faucets and Fixtures
Disclosure: Delta Faucet provided me with product for the bathroom remodel. However, all opinions are mine. I think bathrooms are one of the hardest spaces to remodel. There’s so much you have to consider – tile, what pattern to lay it in, what grout color to use, what color for the vanity, what kind of…
Welcome to the jungle.
There is one thing I really wish I could make happen when a person walks into our den. Either Guns N’ Roses Welcome to the Jungle or an Elvis song would start playing automatically. Alas, my skills aren’t capable of such an epic event. Either way, welcome to the jungle room, otherwise known as our den….
Fearless Homes
I will be the first to say my style is not everyone’s cup of tea – and it certainly shouldn’t be. Where would the fun or uniqueness be in that? My style is bold and unapologetic. I love a good solid black wall just as much as a pale pink one. My Elvis bust is…
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…
The Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal
Not even gonna lie, this room design took me out of my comfort zone more than any other. As I’ve said before, I was stressed during most of the whole process about the pink walls not working out as well as they were in my head. But on top of that, I also doubted my headboard project,…
