Raised Garden Beds With An Enclosure (Giveaway!)
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It has been a couple of months since I posted here on the blog. This has
been one of the busiest springs ever with lots of projects and some fun
news. I ca...
why Annabelle hydrangeas are my favorite
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It was our first summer in our house in Minnesota and I noticed some potted
white hydrangeas at the grocery store (of all places.) We had a lot of
work ...
Style Showcase 237
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We're back with a new Style Showcase, where we share our posts with all of
you that you may not have seen before. Today we have pretty spring makeover
id...
Four Gables Update – We have roofs!
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Y’all, do I have a whopper of a Four Gables Update for you!!! The amount of
work that has been done since my last post will blow your mind….cause it
blew...
728th Inspire Me Tuesday
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Welcome to Inspire Me Tuesday. So many amazing links last week. Tons of
fabulous food recipes and stunning projects. ...
Weekend Reading 5.5.24
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I love weekends of futzing, filled with combination of idle time and a few
hours here and there cleaning and reorganizing. I’ve been washing sheets
and duv...
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
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May is so incredibly busy and the hurry always seems to sneak up on me. I
created a 100% Amazon gift guide for last minute shopping in case, like me,
you...
How To Build a DIY Basement Bar With Wall Cabinets
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How to build a bar using upper wall cabinets.
This tutorial will take you step-by-step through our basement bar build
made with wall cabinets as the bas...
How to Make a Tabletop Fire Bowl
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How to Make a Tabletop Fire Bowl. Make a tabletop fire bowl with a ceramic
planter, rocks, and a concrete center, fueled by rubbing alcohol or tiki
torch...
11 DIY Crafts to Make a Home Library Cute
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Home libraries are personal spaces that interior designers have yet to
catch up with. The accessories recommen...
Busy Little Bunnies
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Hello! How are you, reader-friend? We’ve been busy little bees since the
last time I blogged. Or should I say busy little BUNNIES? Kevin and I
discovered...
Feeling
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[image: Feeling]
My spine goes cold & yet, beads of sweat burst from my forehead. Shit. It’s
happening. Nothing was “wrong.” I was playing a game with t...
LTK Fall Sale! Sharing My Faves for your Home
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Hey there! Today I'm sharing my faves from the Fall LTK sale. These are
great sales with discounts sitewide but you've got to act fast because the
sale en...
Feel Good Friday 117
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Feel Good Friday 117 Well, it’s been a few weeks. I am still alive! We’re
just in the midst of soccer season, a busy time at work plus loads of
one-off e...
Tartan Plaid Bedroom
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Perhaps the only thing I like better than plaid is tartan plaid. There is
just something about it in classic Christmas colors that has me swooning
over i...
Pegboard Corner Desk Tutorial
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Full Tutorial will be ready October 6, 2020 Every home in the world could
double as a school at any moment during this pandemic. We learned that the
hard...
Perfect Balance
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Wouldn't it be great if you could just be given the perfect balance of
fitness and health for your body type that would make you feel and look
your best? ...
Spring Tour in the Sun Room
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The sun room has gone through a couple of changes again with a new jute rug
and a colorful textured ottoman that I just love. Oh, and some color has
retur...
Our Anasazi Experience Pt. 1: Ivie’s Interview
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I have sat down countless times to write this blog post, and it was like my
fingers just wouldnt work. I have had so many emails from parents that are
wo...
Festive Bacon Wrapped Chestnut Holiday Appetizer
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Merry Christmas everyone! Today I wanted to share this oh so easy festive
bacon wrapped water chestnut holiday appetizer with you. Did I say it was
oh so e...
One day closer
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Hi friends,
After my last post, seems as though we have made some progress. So much in
fact, Madison was able to have a seat in her very first class today....
Powder Room Makeover
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[image: DIY Powder Room Makeover]
We are settling into our new home (finally!!!) and I’ve been loving the
blank canvas I have to decorate. It’s been load...
Rustic X Coffee Table (Take 2)
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Almost 6 years ago, I built Ana White's Rustic X Coffee Table for a
client. It was a great plan, and I think it's a very attractive piece
(here's my firs...
Ideas for Vintage Holiday Decor
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I've been enjoying posting some holiday decor ideas using vintage finds
over on the WhisperWood Cottage Instagram page. You'll see lots of photos
from the ...
Kitchen Redo, 2
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If you’ve followed this blog you’ve seen every room in the house renovated.
If you’ve followed long enough you’ll see the kitchen renovated twice.
Because...
How To Make a Bed from a Head & Foot
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Have you ever come across a really lovely (and super affordable) old bed
only to pass it up because it was missing its rails and slats? That’s
almost wha...
Purple Yarn Wig for Mal from Descendants 2 Costume
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This post contains affiliate links. This year we did an Descendants 2 theme
and my daughter was Mal. We just bought her Mal costume but it didn’t come
wit...
It’s Been a Long, Long Time
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Two and a half years – that’s how long it has been since I posted last.
Why? What happened to me? Why did I disappear...
HEY YOU GUYS.
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You. Guys.
I've been a bad blogger. So bad. I hate when blogger people make excuses,
and so I hate that now I'm going to give you excuses. . .
I have a jo...
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Hello Friends!
Just popping in with some exciting NEWS
and some pretty pics :)
I am now regularly blogging on my new site
www.acottagegirl.com
Same gal, sa...
Halloween Flash Back!
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With Halloween right around the corner we thought it would be fun to flash
back to some of our favorite Halloween crafts we've done. Above is my all
time...
DIY BBQ tool caddy
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Well, I'm not saying that I can cook.
But, I enjoy a good BBQ.
So, what better way for me to contribute than to make something to organize
all the BBQ tools...
Denim Shorts Refashion Bleaching and Distressing
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Yes, yes, yes I have seriously neglected my corner of the blog-o-sphere. I
probably won’t be renewing my blog next year, so I decided to chronicle
whateve...
You're Invited to Cheery Kitchen
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I'd love to see you again.
*Please come join me at my new wordpress blog,*
cheerykitchen.com
All of my SWB recipes are there and I'm working on updating t...
The Last Lilac Season
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Hello friends...
Thought you might like a peek at our lovely lilacs
as this is our last spring here in the Hudson River Valley.
Once again, these faithf...
I turned 30
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I was born in 1985. I always liked that, it made calculating my age seem
way easier, since I can just count by 5's.
And last month? I turned six 5's old.
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The Downside of Living at the Beach
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*Hello there, friends!! I know, I know. It's been a while. I'd like to
think that we're one of those good friends that even though there's no
communication...
The Magic Brush has MOVED!!
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Oh friends! There are just so many new, exciting things happening at The
Magic Brush. First of all, my blog and my website have merged into *ONE *locati...
Please come see me...
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Hi friends! If you haven't seen me for a while - it may be because I've
moved my blog to WordPress. There was a small name change from Keeping UP
with the ...
MOVING ON... selling some pieces
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*Hello everyone! I can't believe how long it's been since I last
blogged... oh my goodness, the time*
*has flown by! I haven't even had any time to visi...
Tidbits of the week.
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I'm here. Honestly. I'm in the midst of moving everything over to Wordpress
and I tore my eyeballs out of their sockets yesterday...
Then put them back in ...