Updated Cardboard Magazine Holders

As promised, I'm back again with another quick and easy craft closet update.  A few weeks ago I overhauled my  wood file cabinet and today I'm sharing a super easy way to update inexpensive cardboard magazine holders.  I tend to buy these  inexpensive ones from IKEA because you can't beat the price and they are so easy to update and modify. After scouring my craft supplies and going back and forth between using vintage locker tags or  metal pulls , I eventually had a plan to give my inexpensive boxes a more expensive look. ...

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7 Inspirational Ways to Add Character to Your Walls

7 Inspirational and clever ways to inexpensively add character to your walls!  I'm certainly no stranger to painting, planking , wallpapering or paneling the walls in my home.  It's the easiest and most effective way to add character to a room without spending a lot of money .  It also tends to be the first thing I do when I get bored with a room and considering that I've tried many different wall treatments, I thought it would be fun to do a round up of my 7 favorites. ...

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{Mudroom Progress} Paint Makes All The Difference

Hey friends, I'm back today with another mudroom update that I am super excited about!  From the moment I painted our front door  using Sherwin Williams Iron Ore I knew I wanted to do the same with the  mudroom doors.  Painting them dark was the perfect solution for breaking up all the monochromatic white in the room.  The dark paint completely changed the whole feel of the space and added much needed contrast to the room.  The difference is night and day. ...

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{Friday Favorites} Vintage Locker Goodness

Awesome and perfectly vintage lockers! It's Friday!  Are you as excited as I am that schools out for the summer?  I'm so looking forward to a more relaxed morning routine and lazy summer days.  Not worrying about homework, early bedtimes or rushing out the door to catch the bus.  We have some fun plans for the summer and I can't wait to relax and spend extra time with the kids.   Do you remember my Luckett's Spring Market recap from a few weeks ago?  I mentioned that I was really close to buying a set of lockers but just couldn't bring myself to spend the money.  Well, now I'm kicking myself for not buying them and have been drooling over all the amazing locker inspiration.     Just check out all the awesome locker goodness. ...

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DIY Pallet Box Utensil Holder {Monthly DIY Challenge}

Welcome back to another Monthly DIY Challenge!  Incase you're new around here, on the second Wednesday of every month a group of my favorite blogging friends and I get together to share a project based on a particular material or theme.  This month's theme involved creating a project out of wood shims or scraps.   I've created many pallet projects in the past, so of course I was super excited to tear apart yet another pallet.  I usually gravitate toward building wall art, but this time around I decided to go a completely different route.  With backyard BBQ's and parties in full swing it only seemed fitting to build something perfect for outdoor entertaining. ...

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{Mudroom Progress} Installing Vinyl Plank Flooring

Hey, friends.  Before I get to the latest mudroom project I want to take a minute to thank you all for your sweet comments from Monday.  I was a little hesitate to share last Monday's post , but I'm so glad I did.  The support from you all was unbelievable and I am overwhelmed by all the sincere comments and e-mails that I recieved.  If I learned one thing from opening up and getting personal,  it's that I am not alone.  I am honored and extremely thankful that you all shared your own struggles and experiences.   It's so easy to look around and compare our lives to others, to think they have it together.  When in reality, everyone has some aspect of their life that isn't perfect.  No one is perfect and that's okay, we don't have to be.  I have to keep reminding myself that as long as my kids are happy and feel loved than I am doing okay.  I am doing the best I can and my best has to be good enough. Taking a week off has given......

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Life, Anxiety and Beautiful Peonies

I've been blogging for almost two years and I think it's about time I open up and get a little personal.  My life isn't all pretty pictures and perfectly staged projects and rooms.  I'm going to be completely honest and let you all in on a little secret.  I struggle with anxiety, tension headaches and migraines.   Like full on panic attacks and migraines that consist of laying in a dark room only being able to open my eyes and move enough to vomit in a near by bucket.  Attractive, huh? Just about anything from getting lost, making decisions, spending large amounts of money or getting overwhelmed can trigger an attack or migraine.   Sometimes it comes on quick and sometimes it lingers for days or even weeks.  I tend to get overwhelmed and stressed out easily, which is a daily struggle with work, taking care of my family and keeping up with our home.  Lately, there have been far more bad days than good, which makes it hard to enjoy my kids and k......

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