5 Ways to Fake a Fireplace Mantel
Have you visited any of this season’s mantel linky parties? Viewing all the beautifully decorated mantels is enough to give anyone some serious fireplace envy if you don’t have one of your own....
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So, how ironic is it that my big project this week was repairing my fire pit…when there is both a heat wave and a fire ban happening in my corner of the world? Hilarious! I have to admit that I’m...
View ArticleHow to Paint a Fireplace
The East Coast Creative gals are back with another amazing stencil project. I already copied their last months project and now I want to paint my fireplace. I have terrible black tiles that are...
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How to Paint a Brick Fireplace
I love a good before and after and this fireplace done by Monica from East Coast Creative is awesome. She took this from blah to amazing overnight. She whitewashed brick, paint the wood shelving and...
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5 Ways to Get This Look: Outdoor Living Room
You have to admit--Summer's days are numbered. Let's hang onto them as long as we can, by dreaming about an outdoor living space...like this beautiful porch I found on one of Edie's Pinterest boards....
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5 Ways to Make Your Backyard Awesome!
It's been a looooong winter, folks. The only thing that helped me deal with the effects of cabin fever, some days, was dreaming about the things I could do when Spring and Summer finally arrive. I...
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5 Ways to Redo This Room
I thought it would be fun to do something a little different with the 5 Ways post today. I've got a real room with real decorating dilemmas and solutions to share with you today. Reader Julie sent...
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Family Room Makeover Part 3: Building the Mantel
So I started out showing you how we added some IKEA Billy Bookcases on either side of the fireplace and how we are attempting to make them look built-in. Then yesterday I showed you how we framed out...
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Family Room Makeover Part 4: AirStone Fireplace Makeover
Now comes the fun part. The AirStone fireplace paired with the wood mantel and the white IKEA Billy Bookcase “built-ins) is absolutely stunning and completely changed the whole look and feel of our...
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5 Ways to Get This Look: Stone Fireplace Family Room
I've got fireplaces and mantels on my brain this week. I'm loving the look of stacked stone, so I was very drawn to this beautiful living room designed by Color Drunk Designs that was recently...
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Family Room Makeover Part 5: Final Touches
If you have been following along on my family room makeover you know I am almost done. I had those final touch-ups to do. The last 10% of a project is always the part that kills me. I was so...
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5 Ways to Fake a Fireplace Mantel
Viewing all the beautifully decorated mantels is enough to give anyone some serious fireplace envy if you don’t have one of your own. Don’t worry–you are not alone! While I have a tiny mantel with...
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Winter Woodland Basket with Lights
I am a big fan of not decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving. So while no tree or stocking is up at our house I do have this little winter woodland basket up. Since it has neutral tones...
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How to Paint a Brick Fireplace
I love a good before and after and this fireplace done by Monica from East Coast Creative is awesome. She took this from blah to amazing overnight. She whitewashed brick, paint the wood shelving and...
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5 Ways to Make Your Backyard Awesome!
It's been a looooong winter, folks. The only thing that helped me deal with the effects of cabin fever, some days, was dreaming about the things I could do when Spring and Summer finally arrive. I...
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