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Thrift & Consignment with New-to-You Decor
Cheap, chic and oh-so-fun, furnishing your home with thrifted and consigned items is exploding in popularity. While many are right-sizing at this stage of life, several have discovered that the places where unwanted items are donated are also great spots to unearth...
Spring Rituals to Energize Your Spaces, Inside & Out
Sometimes the simplest actions can improve your outlook as the season's change. In addition, your environment becomes fresh and ready for the days ahead. My favorite task is changing our Winter bedding of darker velvet and linens to our Spring/Summer linens of organic...
Summer Entertaining With Style
The local Goodwill is a treasure trove of fabulous dining and entertaining items to build onto your style. So today we’re sharing some tips to create your own summer entertaining space with tons of style and all on budget! Perusing the aisle will help get your...
A Tea Party on a Dime
Ahhh, Mothers of every age, shape, and size deserve to be honored every day, especially Mother’s Day, May 9th. Let me share a unique yet affordable way to celebrate mom. You can put together this charming and unique event on any day that works for Mom. I am sure you...
Restyling a Spiegel Dresser
I've always loved these dressers I ordered from the Spiegel catalog (long before Amazon existed). Back in the day, I paged through a print catalog and saw these beauties. I love their curvy lines, texture, and ample storage. A few years later, I traced the tops' shape...
Restyling Glass Wall Vases
When we lived in our temporary rental space for four years, I had a fresh color palette in mind of teal, cobalt, and emerald. I saw these Mexican handblown glass wall vases at Arhaus furniture and fell in love. I waited for a 30% off sale to order. Upon receiving...
Second Chances
Six Steps to Spring Outdoors
Using the outdoor spaces just outside our doors is a critical element in expanding your footprint and creating a niche area to relax and express ourselves. Regardless of the space, budget, or skill set, you can make it just right for you. Steps #1 How the weather...
Make the Most of What You Have
A recent project I completed during a condo rehab had me deciding where to invest my money with lighting. The dining room chandelier was dated brass, yet it had a spotlight and dimmer on it, so rehabbing made sense. Original Chandelier taping the sockets Step #1-...
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