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  • June Thrift Store Finds

    Would you look at that, it’s the second week of July and I’m sharing June’s thrifted goodies. That is definitely an improvement from last time around. Aren’t you proud? I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I didn’t find this table in June, but I did completely forget to share it with […]

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  • The Act of Taming Toys

    For months now, I’ve been in the process of turning our girl’s shared bedroom (the one that used to be our’s) into a functional space for sleeping, playing, and storing everything in between. After painting the room but before hanging the black-out curtains, I installed this wall full of shelves. I used Rubbermaid shelving tracks and […]

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  • Replacing Ikea Hardware

    I’ve been keeping an eye out for a new bed frame for my son for quite some time. He previously had a bunk bed mattress – from his previous bunk bed – on a metal bed frame. When it came time for an upgrade to a proper mattress, we landed on this foam mattress. That […]

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  • Copper + Wood Table Lamp

    I have a thing for lamps, which is sort of like my thing for chairs; I’m always looking out for vintage lamps at thrift stores. After a few months of no such luck and needing (or wanting?) a lamp, I decided to make one. After all, I already had experience in rewiring one. I set […]

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  • Collected Art Wall

    This wall, in my son’s bedroom, used to sport a collected gallery wall which included everything from an octopus to a canvas painting to a Mario mushroom. Once our toddler moved into her little sister’s bedroom, it was time to readdress this wall. After months of hoarding thrifting, I finally assembled this gallery wall. So […]

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  • A New Tweed Chair

    I found this mid-century tweed chair at an estate sale a couple of weekends ago and couldn’t wait until my monthly Thrift Store Finds recap to share it. You see, I’ve been searching for a chair to replace this antique store find ever since Eliana mistook the wicker as a pull-toy. I had been looking […]

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  • Shelves, Please!

    I’ve been on an organizing frenzy lately, which I cannot blame on pregnancy hormones this time around. Storage and organization can be challenging when living in a 700 square-foot home. My usual remedy to an organizing kick is to clean out our three closets and kitchen cabinets, but less things have been turning up in […]

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  • Favorite Things Swap (#favthingsswap)

    Buddy's Favorite Things Swap

    There’s this thing called “Favorite Things Swap” that I discovered through Instagram; it is basically like secret santa, but not for Christmas gift-swapping. You receive a name and send said person a box full of goodies while at the same time, someone else sends you a box full of goodies. Sounds like a win-win, right?! […]

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  • Hello, Bathroom Shelves!

    Going into the Style Cure, I knew I wanted to replace the standard metal shelf in our bathroom with thick floating shelves. I also knew what wood I wanted to use for those shelves, which was a thick piece from a pile of scrap wood I bought at an estate sale. In order to achieve […]

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