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Deer Silhouette Holiday Pillow {IKEA cover upstyle}

December 12, 2012 ·

I found this lovely, forest green, velvet pillow sham at a recent trip to IKEA.  It’s the perfect shade of green for Christmas decor so I decided to give it a simple update perfect for the holidays. This zippered sham only set me back $7.00 and was easily stuffable with a standard down filled bed…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Christmas, craft, decor, deer, deer silhouette, DIY, green, holiday, IKEA, pillow, pillow sham, sewing, Silhouette, upstyle, velvet

The Honest Company

November 29, 2012 ·

When I began refinishing furniture I was very conscientious about the chemicals in the products I was buying to work on projects.  Because the bulk of our refinishing takes place indoors I was very concerned about exposing my two little ones to harsh fumes and toxic chemicals.  I searched for products that were low fume,…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: eco-friendly, eco-friendly products, green, green products, home, Jessica Alba, products, The Honest Company

Fall Mantel 2012 {Brown, Green, Cream, and Silver}

October 5, 2012 ·

When I think of fall decorating I see an array of natural colors in my mind.  Predominately, red, orange, yellow, and brown.  One of the reasons I wasn’t into fall decorating (before becoming a part of the blogging world) is that I don’t usually care for these darker/deeper tones in my own decorating.  Reading blogs has…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: brown, cream, fall, fall mantel, green, mantel, silver

Olive You! {Baking Soda Paint Recipe}

August 24, 2012 ·

After a slew of not so happy DIY chalk-like paint finish recipes… #1 {Two-Tone with a Twist} = too runny #2 {Old Pickup Blue Dresser} = too clumpy….Really.  This recipe hardened as you worked with it flaking little balls of plaster everywhere! …I’m on to recipe number 3. DIY Baking Soda Chalky Finish Paint 1/2 cup baking soda…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: DIY chalky finish paint, dresser, gold, green, Minwax, olive, refinish, Rub'n Buff, Wipe On Poly

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