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Putting life back in the Living Room
Hmmm, what to do with this pink, isolated, formal living room off the foyer. In staging, we call this a “first impression” room. Why not cut an entry way into the neighboring family room to make it...
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Make Your Living Room A More User-Friendly Place
Welcome to Guest Poster Samantha Peters! She is a blogger who enjoys writing about ways to turn rooms within a house into more usable and enjoyable spaces (amen to that!). Samantha currently lives in...
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Creative Wall Art Arrangement Ideas for Awkward walls
Do you have a wall you just don’t know what to do with? Large and/or odd shaped walls sections can be challenging to decorate. Rather than search high and low for a piece of art to fit your exact...
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What Constitutes The “Tone” Of A Room
Welcome back Guest Poster Samantha Peters! She is a blogger who enjoys writing about ways to turn rooms within a house into more usable and enjoyable spaces. She currently lives in San Diego,...
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How to fix a chipped glass tabletop
Well, maybe not really fix it, but make it work. We had this chipped 42″ square glass top coffee table which we (for some reason) have moved with us three times. We finally decided to use it or lose...
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Kitchen and Family Rooms That Were Meant To Live As One
***update*** We’re in the final stretch of this project – stay tuned for “after” photos! ~Susan I’m only halfway done unpacking, and already I’m dying to play matchmaker and hook up the kitchen and...
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A Seasonal Room Update on a Budget
After 6 weeks in the new home, I’m a little surprised to note that everyone hangs out in the smallest, darkest room. While I have big plans for combining this small narrow family room with the kitchen...
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Why You Should Hang Your Curtains High and Wide
As you know, I love using what I already have to create a new space. I call that PRACTICAL! We brought our curtains with us from the last house, and reused them in our Family room. So here is the...
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DIY Photography Feature Wall
Got a blank wall that you’re not sure what to do with? Here’s how to build an easy art feature wall using what you probably already have! I dug around the unpacked boxes in the basement and attic of...
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A new living room for $660
A blank canvas – a long room with awkward traffic pattern from the foyer through to the dining room (back left of picture below). The challenges: $600-ish budget, so I mostly had to use the furniture I...
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How I Puppy Playdate Tested a SureFIT Sofa Cover
Greetings fellow pet-owners! While I love my dog, I don’t love a messy sofa. So I was excited to try SureFIT’s pet cover to see if it really makes a difference. I was intrigued by the cozy design and...
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Room Transitions: 3 Rooms Connected
Making Three Rooms Play Nice When we renovated our kitchen (here), I only showed you the kitchen side of the now family/kitchen combo because there wasn’t much to see on the other side until we found...
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Making Three Rooms Play Nice When we renovated our kitchen (here), I only showed you the kitchen side of the now family/kitchen combo because there wasn’t much to see on the other side until we found...
View ArticleHow to Zone a Large Rec Room
Do you have a large room that serves many functions? Here's how I renovated and zoned a large rec room in an as-is, fixer upper house last year. The post How to Zone a Large Rec Room appeared first on...
View ArticleA Living Room that used to be a Dining Room
This is the first room you see when you come into our home. It was formerly used as a dining room, but since we are pretty casual about food, we re-purposed it as a dog-friendly living room. Living...
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