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Easy Homemade Chicken Soup
For as long as I can remember I thought I hated cooking. It turns out I was wrong! I just need recipes that were simple, bulletproof, and made from everyday staples. Here you will find the easy homemade chicken soup recipe that sold me on the whole cooking thing.
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DIY Kids Art Wall
Are your kids prolific artists? Mine are. Displaying all their lovely creations without overwhelming your house can be challenging. This DIY art wall solved our problem.
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5 Books That Will Change Your Life
Self-help, personal improvement, business, organization…these books fill the shelves of bookstores and libraries but what actually works? Want to change your life? The following 5 fabulous books should be staples on your bookshelves.
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Sweet Stencil Wall
When we redesigned the layout of our new home we really wanted a playroom that could be closed off for noise control but that was visible from our kitchen, living room, and office. We ended up with a playroom that is attached to the living room and office by two sets of doors. The new dilemma: how do you design a fun playroom that won’t cramp your adult style? Well, this adorable stenciled wall was part of our solution.
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DIY Farmhouse Vanity
I love the look of furniture vanities and how they allude to the past of dry sinks…however a solid wood vanity was just not in the budget and custom is more my style anyway. Enter this darling farmhouse vanity.
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7 Things I Learned About Success From Swimming
As I was gliding up and down the pool on a beautiful morning it occured to me that swimming has taught me so much about life.
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The Morning Fawn
I saw a fawn this morning. Around 5am the still morning air was heavy with the sounds of waking wildlife. It emerged from the brush with slow but steady steps and then froze. The babe sensed my presence, it’s ears and tail perked trying to localize the potential danger and then confidently leapt away through the break in the hedgerow.
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Update: DIY Faux Fur Rug
6 months ago I made this DIY Faux Fur Rug. It was a simple project and less than cost half of a comparable size manufactured rug. I am sure many of you are wondering how it held up to our circus.
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Stunning Painted Floor
Check out this amazing painted floor! We took a risk and stenciled a bathroom floor. It was easy, cheap, and looks amazing! Do you have an unsightly floor and need an inexpensive fix? Want expensive tile but can’t justify the cost? Just love the look of this stenciled floor? Read on to find out how to achieve this beautiful painted floor.
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Winston Churchill Was Right
Architecture and all the associated bits have fascinated me since a young age. I remember using pads of graph paper to create house plans with functional nooks and crannies like phone booths under the stairs, window seats, and secret doors. My idea of a fun weekend was, and still is, a litany of open houses where I can study layout, proportion, design, and live in a fantasy land of indoor pools, tea parties, balls, and basement basketball courts.
