Furniture Makeover: Light Gray and Black MCM Dresser

A dated MCM dresser gets a new look with light gray paint and black modern pulls! It's furniture makeover time!  The other week, I picked up an MCM dresser that I found off Facebook Marketplace.  I knew it needed some work, but I expected that due to the very affordable price.  I repaired, painted and updated the basic mid-century modern dresser with a beautiful creamy gray and sleek black modern pulls for the perfect modern makeover. ...

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Wayfair Way Days: Favorite Home Decor Deals

My favorite home decor picks from the 2022 Wayfair Way Day sales!  It's Way Days !  Once a year, Wayfair has a two-day MEGA sale and it's here. You can shop from the comfort of your home while enjoying free shipping and steep discounts (up to 80% off!) on home decor, furniture, appliances and more!...

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Vintage Mirror Restoration: How to Make a Hot Glue Mold

Learn how to restore vintage frames and mirrors and recreate ornate wood using super easy hot glue molds! Last week, I bid on and won a beautiful vintage wood mirror.  It was trimmed out in ornate wood and the mirror was beveled and perfectly aged.   Unfortunately,  the wood frame had a damaged and chipped corner, but I knew I could repair the corner and replicate the trim detail by making a super easy hot glue mold.   I'm pretty sure the damage deterred other bidders, which was great for me because I got this fabulous mirror for a steal! ...

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Favorite Textured Pots & Easy Pot Transformation

Spring is the best time to source new house plants and fill your home with fun textured pots and planters!  I haven't been shy about expressing my new found love for house plants.  Maybe it's the fact that my kids are getting older and don't need me as much.  Maybe it's because plants give me a sense of accomplishment when they thrive.  No matter what it is, buying and taking care of house plants has quickly become a new hobby that brings me a great amount of joy. Do you know what else brings me joy?  Texture ! Plants and pots are an excellent and effortless way to add natural texture to your home.  I have a list of plants I hope to add to my collection and now that spring has arrived, it's becoming much easier to source more unique varieties.  Yay!...

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Dollar Store DIY: Funny DIY Plant Markers

Add a bit of fun and snark to your indoor plants with these DIY funny plant markers!  Who's up for a super easy Dollar Tree craft project?  It's been quite a while since I've created a Dollar Tree project , so I decided to stop into Dollar Tree to see what I could find.   The other week , I potted a few Pothos plants that I had been propagating in water and divided a Chinese Money Plant that sprouted a few new baby plants.   I've been keeping an eye on them, so naturally, when I stopped into Dollar Tree I had plants on my mind and grabbed a Tumbling Tower game to make funny plant markers. ...

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