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How to Sew a Professional Pillow Cover

I'm no seamstress, you guys. But when I bought this settee with the intent of reupholstering it, I knew that I'd have to BRING IT in the sewing department. Because it's mostly pillows, and the...

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Enter to win a trip to Brasil! #CB2NovogratzBras ilSweepstakes

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of CB2 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Hey everyone! If you, like me, anxiously await the arrival of your CB2 catalog in the mail every...

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Giveaway Winner!

Welp, the numbers are in, friends... And that means that Jen is our winner. Congratulations, Jen, for winning the Ramsign house number sign giveaway! I agree - mint choc chip is always a favorite....

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The "New" Settee - a Sneak Peek

Friends, my half-hearted apologies for being M-I-A of late. This is actually the first time I've used my computer in the last five days...and I'm just popping on here to say hello, and that I have...

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Giveaway: Custom Classic Enamel House Number Sign from Ramsign

Giveaway closed. Hey there! Welcome to SmartGirlStyle's first ever giveaway. I'm pretty stoked for whoever wins this baby. It's full-fledged spring around these parts, and, personally, I'm itching...

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How to Sew a Patchwork Accent Pillow (DIY)

If you're like me, you probably have a bajillion fabric scraps lying around. (Hopefully, for your sake, that's where the similarities end...because I do things like burn dinner and "forget" to make...

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Patchwork Furniture, How Do I Love Thee?

I heard somewhere that granny squares are making a comeback. Awesome. On a semi-unrelated note...let's talk patchwork. I have no idea if this is making a "comeback" or not, but I really and truly...

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Yep...Still Loving Mattress Ticking...

I'm loving old-school mattress ticking these days. (And by "these days," I'm talking about the past year or three.) LOVING it. So much so that I'm using the stuff to embark upon my next...

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Box Vegetable Garden: The Early Stages

Part of my recent absence from blog-ville has been due to our intensified gardening efforts. Paul and I built boxes for raised gardens last fall. And now we're putting things together for this...

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Got branches?

This tree in our backyard has been a great climbing tree for the kids when they're too small/short to climb the "big kid" cherry tree. Unfortunately, it was becoming dangerously lopsided, and Paul...

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Entryway Revisited

If you read my blog regularly (which is more than I can say about my posting habits lately), you know that I am in a constant state of changing up our entryway and living room. The entryway has...

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Settees & Mattress Ticking

Living room. Furniture. Speaking of living room furniture... (Hey, sometimes a girl's gotta create her own segue.) I've been looking for a settee for the living room for awhile now. Any old kind...

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DIY Boxwood Wreath

Raise your hand if you're kind of intimidated by the faux foliage aisles at craft stores. (I totally made that name up, btw. Faux foliage, I mean. But I'm going to roll with it.) You can't see me,...

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Stuff In Your House: To Love or Not To Love

William Morris said: "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." Do you guys agree? I do, to some degree. I'm working on simplifying (translation:...

Mar 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Mint Greenish Aquamarine in the Living Room

As you know, I'm thinking about painting our living room walls. At first, I thought slightly off-white would be perfect, just because there's already quite a bit going on in my space. Like these:...

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the thrift store gods have smiled upon me

I've been super lucky in the thrift store/consignment store finds lately. Does that ever happen to you? Like, you can find everything you need (and more) for a great price, and all is well in the...

Mar 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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New Living Room Curtains and a Can of Worms

You may or may not be familiar with the evolution of my living room. If you're new here, let me catch you up to speed photographically. Phase 1: Just moved in. Sadness. Embarrassing. Phase 2: About...

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Painted Ceramic Birds

Once upon a time there were two ceramic birds I bought on clearance and brought home to paint but instead stuck them on a shelf and promptly forgot about them... ...until one day when I remembered...

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DIY Art Frame (out of Painter's Tape)

My 6-year-old daughter would cover her entire room in tape if I'd let her. Scotch tape, masking tape, duct tape, washi tape. Doesn't matter. She loves it all. And the apple doesn't fall far from...

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Big Bench in a Tiny Entryway

Like a chess mastermind, I've been moving furniture like pawns and bishops around here. (Never mind the fact that my 8-year-old son creams me at real chess.) (Maybe I let him win, after all.) (I...

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Turning a Dresser into an Entertainment Center (Reader Question)

Reader Kendra emailed me with a question about a dresser she has: I'm a newlywed and we're living in our first apartment and in typical newlywed fashion, we have bigger dreams than cash. I'm...

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A Reading Nook of Joy

Once upon a time I was obsessed with Persian rugs. Remember? Welp. Still I kind of am. They're so pretty. And versatile. Like, what if you took a small area rug like this beauty...eBay ...then...

Mar 7, 2013 Like

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Dipped Leg Furniture

I painted my entryway table a few months ago and added some dipped legs. Because I love the look, that's why. Unfortunately, I'm moving furniture all over the place around here (spring fever!), and...

Mar 6, 2013 Like

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anthro inspiration & some nuggets of truth

Hello. I'm not the only one in the world to whom this applies, but I just need to let you all know: I'm busy. Super busy. In a good, happy, productive sort of way, but also in a rather foreboding...

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Maps in Home Decor

In my house growing up, an entire wall in our family room was covered in a world map wallpaper, like this one: Houzz The wallpaper map, coupled with a much-used pool table a few feet away, made the...

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goodbye February...and good luck

Happy end-of-February! I don't know about where you live, but in the arctic realm of northern Utah where I am, I'm ready to bid this dreary ice-capped month a hearty adieu. If you're new here or...

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Grocery Shopping at Ikea...Minus the Groceries

I'm planning an Ikea adventure this weekend. Just some odds and ends to pick up...with no husband and four young kidlets in tow. Hoo boy. Here are some of the things on my list; we'll see what I...

Feb 27, 2013 Like

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Living Room Drapes

I don't know if you saw it, but my living room used to look like this. Then I did some stuff and turned it into looking like this. Overall, I like the new look...except for how the living room...

Feb 26, 2013 Like

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How to Make a Custom Art Frame (for under $5!)

I can't think of a segue into today's post, so let's just pretend I wrote something witty and endearing and intriguing and succinct here, and as a result you can't wait to read the rest of this...

Feb 25, 2013 Like

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How to Sew a Professional Pillow Cover

Enter to win a trip to Brasil! #CB2NovogratzBras ilSweepstakes

Giveaway Winner!

The "New" Settee - a Sneak Peek

Giveaway: Custom Classic Enamel House Number Sign from Ramsign

How to Sew a Patchwork Accent Pillow (DIY)

Patchwork Furniture, How Do I Love Thee?

Yep...Still Loving Mattress Ticking...

Box Vegetable Garden: The Early Stages

Got branches?

Entryway Revisited

Settees & Mattress Ticking

DIY Boxwood Wreath

Stuff In Your House: To Love or Not To Love

Mint Greenish Aquamarine in the Living Room

the thrift store gods have smiled upon me

New Living Room Curtains and a Can of Worms

Painted Ceramic Birds

DIY Art Frame (out of Painter's Tape)

Big Bench in a Tiny Entryway

Turning a Dresser into an Entertainment Center (Reader Question)

A Reading Nook of Joy

Dipped Leg Furniture

anthro inspiration & some nuggets of truth

Maps in Home Decor

goodbye February...and good luck

Grocery Shopping at Ikea...Minus the Groceries

Living Room Drapes

How to Make a Custom Art Frame (for under $5!)

How to Decorate a Small Nursery (Reader Question)

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