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Quick & Easy Witches Hats

Need a quick and easy, last minute snack for Halloween this year? How about these cuties!!

Making Magical Halloween Costumes & Memories

Since I was a little girl, my Grandmother, Mimi, would make me the most amazing and spectacular costumes. She would take me to the fabric shop and let me pick whatever I wanted. I was literally a kid in my own type of candy store. Anything my little heart could dream, was her command. Of course, I would request the most lavish costumes you could imagine and without fail they would always show up even better then I envisioned. These memories are implanted into my soul, they makeup a huge part of the creative person I am today.

DIY Shiplap Wall – Quick, Easy & Cheap

As first time homeowners, I was so excited to get into this house and really make it my own. It had lots of potential but, required some much needed love!!! In our previous houses, which were normally base housing for the Army, the only thing I could do to make it my own was to paint. Sometimes, I would paint every single wall in the house and others I would pick accent walls to do. All those white walls, would make me crazy. Funny because now in my own home I keep painting everything Bright White!

Pretty in Teal – Bedroom Renovation for Two Sisters

Redecorating girls rooms is always a favorite of ours, well because we are girls!!! It is so fun to get into all the girly colors and accessories. There is so much available out there theme-wise it is really hard to choose just one. Now that the girls are getting older it is not all up to me anymore…it is time to give them a little bit of a say in their own rooms too.

A Quick Guide To Staging

Tips for Staging the Finishing Touches More isn’t always best…Sometimes less is more! Your area should always be clean & decluttered. Start with a focal point, normally in the centre of the area. It is good to have balance in your area. Add different heights & textures. Grouping in 3’s seems to always be the magical number. Always try to add something Green! Adding…

No Girls Allowed…Boy’s Room Renovation

Being military, moving into a new house in always an adventure and somehow the rooms never work out in our favor. The girls always pick the rooms that are painted traditional boy colors and the boys inevitably get stuck with the bright pink and purple girly room. This move was no different…of course!! Brock’s room started off as one of the rooms in the house that…