Do you look around your home and wonder how you'll ever achieve that catalog-perfect look in your living room? Well, ladies, wonder no more! Let's go through the Pottery Barn catalog together and I'll point out exactly how they create a cohesive, cozy, uncluttered home. ...
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Before & After: Hunter Green Dressers
Do you have statement piece in your home? That colorful piece that draws your eye to it as soon as you enter a room? That piece of furniture that may be surrounded by neutral-colored walls and monochrome furnishings, but that demands attention because of its bold finish? That was exactly my intention when I designed these Hunter Green Dressers.
Color doesn't always have to be bright and blinding to be a stand-out. It can be bold and strong with a touch of masculine, even on a more ...
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The Best Pure White Paint for Desks & Vanities
Do you have girly girls that love to paint their nails? Or art or craft-loving girls that love to paint? Then you most likely have a tabletop in your home that's covered in paint, nail polish, permanent marker, and glitter. You didn't really think that pretty, pure white desk or vanity you put in their bedroom was going to stay that way did you? Today, I'm going to show you the best pure white paint for desks and vanities so you can get them looking like new again.
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Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser
Over the past month I have been lucky enough to observe the work of some true fundraising professionals in action as they took a new fundraiser idea from concept to completion. The staff and board members of the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club in Woburn, Massachusetts successfully planned and implemented a MooFest event with the main event being the Cow Pie Bingo fundraiser. And yesterday was the big day!
Planning a Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser
About five months ago, the ...
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This Could Change the Way You Furnish Your Home
Hello Friends! I have an amazing tip for your today. A treat that could change the way you furnish your home or help if you've ever wanted to refinish furniture. So be sure to read all the way to the end...
Have you ever taken an online course? I have. I thrive on them!
Even with all of my years of college, the online courses created by bloggers like myself are some of the most intensive, concise, information-filled, life-changing classes I've ever taken.
Why?
Because ...
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HomeGoods Find: Broyhill Clear Glass Pendant Light
I rarely shop. It's really not something I enjoy. Walking into a store with thousands of items glaring at me is overwhelming for my senses. But every few months I get the urge to wander around TJ Maxx and HomeGoods. Nine times out of ten, I don't buy anything, but every once in a while, I find something that I scoop up so fast the shoppers beside me get a little wind burn from the breeze! Which is exactly what happened when I discovered this Broyhill clear glass pendant light sitting on the ...
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How to Refinish a Table That Is Not Real Wood
Last week I showed you how to transform a solid oak wood table into a modern whitewashed table. The old finished was completely sanded off and layers of stain and paint were layered to create a washed wood appearance. The fact that that table was solid wood had much to do with the products I was able to use on it. But how do you refinish a table that is not real wood?
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How to Refinish a Table That's Not Real Wood
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Step 1: Determine if the Table is Real Wood
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How to Refinish & White Wash a Dining Table
Has your dining room table taken a beating over the years? Particular those years when your kids were (or maybe still are) little. They color, cut, glue, and paint and your tabletop may show every masterpiece from those little hands. Not to worry though. There's hope. See the transformation made on this solid oak dining table.
I purchased this solid oak table on CraigsList several months ago for $20. By the look of it, the owner was either a crafter and used this table as her ...
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