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Make It Pretty Outdoors – DIY Raised Garden Bed

It’s time for this month’s DIY at Home Challenge! The challenge this month is “Make it Pretty Outdoors” and for us, that meant making some improvements to our raised vegetable garden! Chris built our raised garden beds a couple of years ago in a large U shape at the end of our deck. Having so

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Modern Home Office Makeover Reveal

Friends, we have officially reached the end of the One Room Challenge and you know what that means…it’s reveal day! I am so excited to share my new modern home office with you, but first – let’s take a quick walk down memory lane. I’m very fortunate to have worked with some amazing sponsors as

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Finishing Touches on the Office Makeover

We’re in the home stretch of the One Room Challenge and my new modern office is really starting to come together! I’ve knocked quite a few items off my to-do list including painting some small storage units, sewing new cushion covers and installing my new light. I’m excited to be working with some amazing sponsors

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Our List of DIY Home Renovation Tools

Following up from my last two workshop posts,  today’s post is all about DIY home renovation tools – which ones we have, love and want! Make sure to check out my previous two posts: The Essential Tools for Homeowners and Renters and The Best Tools for DIY Projects. These are recommendations for tools that will make

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Modern Executive Desk Makeover

Friends, my office makeover for the One Room Challenge is slowly starting to come together! This week I managed to finish my desk makeover and I LOVE the way it turned out. I am very excited to be working with some great sponsors for this room makeover. The paint and wax used for this project

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Modern Home Office Accessories and Furniture

Friends, this past week of my office makeover has been…slow. I have lots of projects on the go and none are done – so not a lot of progress to share sadly. But, in addition to working on my desk makeover and upholstering an antique chair, I have been searching for the perfect accessories and

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How to Easily Replace Outlets in Your Home

While I am very excited to have a future electrician in the house I also like being able to take on small jobs around the house that don’t require a licensed electrician like installing light fixtures and outlets. The outlets featured in this post were provided to me by Legrand. I only partner with brands

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Office Makeover Week 2 – New Paint Colour & Outlets

There has been a lot of progress in the last week on my One Room Challenge office makeover. The biggest changes being that Chris has officially moved his office across the hall and I’ve painted the whole room a beautiful sage green colour. I am very excited to be working with some great sponsors for

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