Reveal: Boho Farmhouse Master Bathroom Remodel
It may sound odd to admit, but I think I could totally stay locked away in my new master bathroom for hours on end. After five full years of wishing,…
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Lazy Girl’s Lower Carb Shepard’s Pie
As much as I would love to snap my fingers and be transported to a sunny beach somewhere in the tropics, I must face reality. It is the thick of…
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DIY Faucet Transformation for Under $15
Can you paint a faucet? Find out in this week’s DIY post! Here at the Van Slyke residence, our master bathroom remodel is coming along beautifully (we are so close…
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Master Bathroom Remodel Design Plans
The time has finally come, my friends. After five years of cringing at my master bathroom every time I step foot in it (which is quite taxing on my Botox),…
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How To: Upholster a Banquette Dining Bench on the Cheap
Remember the DIY Built-in dining bench tutorial I shared several weeks ago? Well in that post, I promised to also share how I upholstered the top of the banquette bench….
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Low-Cal, Zero Sugar Holiday Cocktail Recipe
Infused with B vitamins, antioxidants and electrolytes, this low calorie, zero sugar holiday cocktail recipe is a great way to attempt hangover prevention. I don’t know about you guys, but…
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Boho Farmhouse Christmas Home Tour
It’s a freakin’ Christmas miracle, my friends… After weeks of feeling like a major scrooge- waiting for the holiday spirit to overcome me- I am finally feeling festive AF. In…
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DIY No-Sew Mudcloth Christmas Stockings
In case you are wondering where the hell my annual holiday home tour is, well… Let’s just say that the holiday spirit hasn’t exactly overcome me yet. Christmas-induced stress and…
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DIY “Jolly AF” Modern Christmas Art
As a home blogger it almost feels shameful to admit, but there is something I must get off of my chest… I am sooo not down with Christmas decor before…
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Reveal: Dining Room Office Combo
Today I am revealing the reconfiguration of my Modern Farmhouse dining room which includes our first wall demo and the build of a DIY banquette for office and electronic storage….
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My Gel Stained Front Doors: One Year Follow-up Review
In a mad dash to elevate the curb appeal of my home in time for the holidays, last November, I gel stained my front exterior doors. Today, I am giving…
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DIY Built-In Dining Bench with Storage
What now seems like freakin’ ages ago, I announced my plans for a complete dining room re-configuration (to see that original post, you can click here). Well…I am thrilled to…
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Roundup: Modern Farmhouse Christmas Decor
While other bloggers are currently busy generating magazine-worthy Halloween imagery, I am over here (sitting in sheet-rock dust) feeling like a major loser. Essentially, all of our home improvement projects…
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Beginner’s Guide: DIY Kitchen Remodel on a Budget
While it would certainly be ideal to have tens of thousands of dollars available to invest into a kitchen renovation, that simply wasn’t the case for my husband and I….
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DIY Neutral Fall Farmhouse Wreath
While I haven’t felt all that crafty or festive for quite some time now, I think I might have just found my solution – pumpkin candle fumes. Sure you think…
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I Tried Dermaplaning and Here’s What Happened
If you follow my stories on Instagram, you probably know by now that I am a complete Botox junkie. Unlike Queen Bey , my a$$ did NOT wake up like…
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What it’s really like to live in a fixer upper while you renovate it
Ever wondered what it’s like to live in a fixer upper while renovating it all yourself in DIY fashion(with no prior experience)? In today’s post I am getting some stuff…
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Project Plans: Dining Room Reconfiguration and Wall Demo
Today I am sharing design plans for my next major project- the layout reconfiguration of my dining room which includes our first DIY wall demo. I am also thinking outside…
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Ikea Lofallet Beige Slipcovers – An Honest Review
If you are considering Ikea’s Ektorp furniture series, you are going to want to read today’s post. In this review, I am sharing my honest thoughts about the Lofallet Beige…
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DIY Open Shelving on the Cheap
I don’t know about you, but I sure am having a hard time entering back into reality after the holiday weekend. Perhaps it was the excessive consumption of S’mores (or…
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My Secret Hack for Long and Thick Hair
If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, it’s probably pretty apparent that I love a good hack. And while the majority of my hacks are…
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DIY Butler Pantry Reveal for Under $650
I cannot believe the day has actually arrived, but I am elated to announce that my DIY butler pantry build is finally complete! Beginning to doubt that this project would…
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Summer Home Tour 2019
It truly feels like it has been ages since I have done a home tour for this little blog of mine. Come to think of it…it has been since Christmas….
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My Pool Deck – A Two Year Follow Up
Three years ago, my husband and I were hit with every pool owner’s worst nightmare when we discovered that our in-ground pool, installed by the previous homeowners of our 1980’s…
