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10 Inexpensive Ways to Decorate and get the Fixer Upper Farmhouse Look
Now we don’t all have a husband who will just tear down walls, expose long forgotten shiplap, paint everything, install new kitchens and take care of the kids while we decorate at night! But even if we do, here are some easy ideas to get the fixer upper look on a dime one room…
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Beautiful Bedrooms
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Fixer Upper Farmhouse “Look” Paint Colors – Decorate like the pros!
The most important thing to consider if you want to paint your walls or trim and try to get the fixer upper Farmhouse decorating style is to think “Cool”! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] For many years…
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Blush Pink Vintage Bridal Shower for my daughter Emily
Well here are the photos from my daughter Emily’s beautiful bridal shower. Thanks to alot of friends and my family I was able to pull it off. The shower turned out to be a dream of mine realized because of all of the support plus my crazy creative and driven brain which doesn’t want to…
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10 Front Porch Decorating Ideas
Decorating your front porch is similar to decorating any room in the house. Chairs, sofas, coffee table and end tables arranged in seating areas create comfortable vignettes. Even a rug on the porch floor helps to add coziness and anchor the furniture. This coastal porch is my “turquoise” wicker theme. Believe it or not…
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Fall Decorating Time
Well this fall I couldn’t find my sunflower wreath and the pumpkins I painted last year. So some girlfriends were coming for lunch and the spring summer wreath etc. were still on the door. I took all of that down in a hurry. I found an old grapevine wreath and hung it on the black…
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2015 My Christmas House Tour
I am finally getting around to trying to show photos of my house in one post to give you an idea of the whole picture. Please take the tour and I hope it inspires your decorating ideas for Christmas. Though I am most in favor of Remembering the meaning of the Season! So enjoy yourself…
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“Fixer upper” style Products now available on line!
Some of the products that they use on the various decorating shows are now available to order online from my store. Visit the SHOP menu at the top of this page to see the products. Go to my SHOP icon at the top menu to see some of the products and other similar vintage pieces.…
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Fixer Upper Farmhouse Style – update in just One Room
I love the new Farmhouse style from the hit show on HGTV. Well my home is mostly Williamsburg style although I have updated it with paint colors and some other additions. I wanted to have the Fixed up look too but – well I can’t have everything and my husband would flip out if I…
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Paint Color for my Dining Room
I keep getting questions about colors to paint on walls in rooms that are near other rooms that have a bluish wall color. I finally painted my dining room (with the help of my kids and husband). There were many different samples on the wall. It got so bad I had to paint it. The…
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