Pottery Barn Knock Off Sign With a Twist of Lime

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The board and batten hallway project is coming right along! I have to take a three day break from it all since I’ll be working (my real job that brings home the bacon) this weekend. So far, I can check off the list the new knobs, lighting and grass cloth wallpaper. How did that go? Let’s just say, I’m definitely not qualified to give any sort of tutorial on hanging wallpaper. Thank goodness the hardest

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Wisteria Catalog Inspired Chalkboard Place Cards

Wisteria inspired chalkboard placecard tutorial

So, I was all gung-ho about starting my Organization Revolution project in the kitchen this week. I got to the very end where I needed to print my labels and my plan came to a screeching halt. As luck would have it, my printer stopped working. Organization-for-under-my-kitchen-sink…mission accomplished. Blog post with pretty pictures…mission failed. Instead, I’m moving on to plan B and sharing a tutorial I did as a guest for Traci at Beneath My

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Rivets for the Restoration Hardware Inspired Cabinet {A Tutorial}

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As promised, I’m giving you a quick how-to on the faux rivets I used for the industrial cabinet that I painted in the boys’ room. I’ve also been working on a special project for Thistlewood Farm’s Fall For Spray Paint Party. It’s two tutorials in one so I hope you come back tomorrow to see what I linked up. It was well worth ruining my manicure.To make the faux rivets, you will need domed upholstery

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Faux Aged Steel Ikea Cabinet Inspired By Restoration Hardware

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Restoration Hardware…oh, how I adore thee. You are so rugged, yet refined. You showed up on my door step again the other day. As I gazed into the pages of your catalog and admired your industrial awesomeness, I was once again reminded that you’re so out of my league. I am but a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I couldn’t help but be saddened by the fact that you could never

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Restoration Hardware Inspired Industrial Pendant Light…Uncaged

How to make an industrial cage pendant light inspired by Restoration Hardware.- by Simplicity In The South

Some call it cheap, but frugal sounds so much more complimentary. I am quite stubborn when it comes to parting with my money. I also like the challenge of finding something that I really like and then figuring out how to do it myself. Sometimes it causes more undue stress in my life than necessary, but most times it is well worth the effort. I needed to find something to replace the bare bulb ceiling

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