A couple of years ago, I did tons of research on the best self-tanners on the market. I tried everything out there and nothing was even close to what I wanted. You know the standard wish list, a self tanner that doesn’t streak, doesn’t turn orange or yellowish, lasts longer than 5 minutes and doesn’t rub off on clothes….
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Furniture Feature Friday #2- Gorgeous Banquette {Dixie Delights}
Welcome to Furniture Feature Friday #2, featuring Amanda with the beautiful blog Dixie Delights. This is one of those projects that will make your jaw drop. Everything about this project is gorgeous. Amanda and her super handy husband planned, built and created this beautiful and inviting seating space in their basement. Here is the before and after picture: To me…
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Creamy Italian Cold Pasta Salad Recipe
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. I love making a big cold pasta salad when it’s hot and I have found a trick in making pasta salad that really makes a big yummy difference. The trick is to add a 1/2 cup of dressing to your pasta before you add your mayonnaise or anything else. The…
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Goodwill Dresser Revamp- Furniture Feature Friday- {Amanda Carol at Home}
I’m starting a new regular weekly feature that I’m calling Furniture Feature Friday. I love to refinish and update large pieces of furniture and am blown away by some of the latest refinishing, paint and glaze techniques being used around “Blogland” to revamp furniture. I am so in awe that I wanted to highlight these amazing transformations regularly on The…
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Easy Silk Orchid and Natural Mix Arrangements- Tutorial
For years now I have not had any faux/silk floral arrangements in my home. I got rid of anything “faux” more than 10 years ago after Nate Berkus’s appeared on Oprah and cringed when Oprah asked him what he thought about faux/silk arrangements. Nate talked about only sticking with natural elements in decorating and that faux arrangements and silks will…
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Houston Blogger Meetup…
This last Saturday, Megan from the fabulous blog Honey We’re Home organized and hosted a meet up for Houston area bloggers. I was so excited for the opportunity to meet other bloggers. I live in a smaller community (outside of Houston) and have never met another blogger, especially a décor/DIY/craft blogger at that! I knew that if I could meet,…
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Screen Print Paint and Tape= Gorgeous Pillows!
I have been obsessed the last few months with all of the various styles of geometric patterned pillows that have been showing up in all of my favorite stores. My favorite out of all of them are the ones by designer Trina Turk available at Neiman Marcus and Layla Grayce. Take a look: I have had many dreams about Trina’s…
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Updating Lamps with Drum Shades. How to Cover with Fabric.
I love easy and inexpensive updating/decorating projects that produce a big impact! I’ve been on a mission lately to update some of the lamps and shades throughout our home. The lamps on the console in my living room really needed to be updated: I love the lamp bases but I really needed to toss the shades and come up with…
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Inspiration Exchange- Indigo Love
I have always loved the color indigo but up until the last few months, it’s been a hard color to find in home décor fabrics and accessories. Indigo is such a deep and vibrant color that really stands out, but in a soothing sort of way. To me, indigo is almost a neutral, as it blends well with almost any…
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