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Tie Dye Fall Pumpkin Wreath

I wanted to make a fall wreath, but my supplies got canceled from Amazon. So I ran to Joann Fabric to see if I could find some dried florals. The pickings were slim, but I did spot some mini pumpkins covered in sweaters. I thought- those would be cute tie dyed! So I grabbed two packages for my tie dye fall pumpkin wreath.

They were on sale for 50% off, but that did meant I spent $25 on pumpkins. Pretty pricey! I later realized that I should just have bought a thrifted sweater and made my own. But these were quicker, so that was nice.

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Don’s Room Refresh- Scallops and Dresser

Last week I kicked off a makeover on Don’s room by switching out his twin bed for a queen iron bed. And, I obviously couldn’t leave the room as is, and decided to paint the walls. I thought I’d show you the new scallops I painted and a little dresser makeover.

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DIY Baking Soda Painted Vase

Have you guys seen the trend where people are taking sad old vases and repainting them? You just add baking soda to any water based paint to get a textured clay look. Or a terra cotta finish. It’s really pretty! So I decided to try it with my own look while replicating an expensive Anthropologie vase. Here’s my DIY baking soda painted vase.

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Iron Bed Round Up

My son Don’s room has been on my list of spaces to work on. Why? Well, lots of reasons. The first one is that I wanted to get a bigger bed in there for when we rent it out as an Air BNB. A queen bed is better for a couple or two kids than one or two twin beds. So I ordered a bed, set it up and am excited to show you! Plus I’ll do an iron bed round up if you want a similar look.

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Another reason I want to redo Don’s room is that it’s just not as light and bright as the other spaces in my house. It doesn’t flow with them. It’s not bad, but I want it to be super cute! Here’s the pictures of how it looks now-

Also, do you remember when DIY Magazine came to take pictures of my house last August? I mentally took note of the spaces they didn’t take pictures of (the guest room, my bedroom, and Don’s room) and have been planning on making those more appealing.

Sometimes, living in your own space you become blind to the rooms. But having the insight from magazine editors was so valuable!

All that to say- it’s time for a little refresh in Don’s room. I’m probably not going to be able to do as much as I’d like (since we’re headed to Florida for the winter at the beginning of October), but I have some fun plans that I think will make a big difference.

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Beginner Tiling Tips

My husband and I have tiled five spaces before and, let me be honest, I just grout and don’t help with anything else. Until now! I’ve been helping a lot on this bathroom and am SO proud with how it’s turning out. I’ve learned a bunch this past week and thought I’d pass on some of my beginner tiling tips. Plus read to the end to see how it’s looking!

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PVC Pipe Rainbow

If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t updated my blog for the past week, it’s because my Internet has been down. There was a big storm and a tree took out my Internet cable. Turns out, as a blogger, I rely heavily on having wifi! Finally it is back up! So now I can share this fun project- how to make a PVC pipe rainbow.

I’ll be honest, the first time I tried this project, It was a bit of a disaster. I cut a bunch of PVC pipes and glued them onto wood. Sadly, they looked like organ pipes and not fun and modern like I was hoping. Let me show you-

I should have gotten the arch better. Also, gluing them onto the wood base was hard and they ended up crooked.

The pumpkins were really fun. I took a bunch of thrifted and Dollar store pumpkins and spray painted them with Colorshot spray paint. Hint- if you’re wanting to paint pumpkins, spray painting them is the quickest option! I love how they turned out. The colors are vibrant and I was very happy with the coverage from Colorshot.

This is a newer paint company and their products are sold at select Home Depots so keep an eye out for them on the paint aisle. Or you can order them online to be shipped to your home! I used the colors- Farmer’s Daughter Pink, Summer Pedicure, Emoji Yellow, Island Girl Mint, and Splash Blue.

Here’s how they looked on their own-

So pretty- right?! I love going a little bright with fall. You don’t have to use autumn colors to decorate with if you don’t want to! But since my arched rainbow was a bit of a mess, I decided to try again. My brain kept working it over- there had to be a way to make a cute and fun PVC pipe rainbow. Then I remembered my DIY abacus– maybe I could use that same method!

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My Thrift Haul #3

Every few weeks I like to share what I’ve found thrifting. This is my third thrift post like this and honestly, I love writing them because it helps me actually put away what I found. Plus I find value in sharing what I find. More own that in a minute. Here’s my third thrift haul!

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Looks I Love- Double Shower Curtain

Last week was spent tearing out our old bathroom. We found exposed brick (fun!) and mold (not so fun). This week we’ve been putting things back together. It’s been a lot of boring behind the scenes stuff like new plumbing and replacing the wiring. You’ve gotta love an old house! So although it hasn’t looked better, it’s massive upgrades. While that’s been happening, I’ve been planning the decor. First up- a double shower curtain.

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100 Home Decor Books for less than $10

About two years ago, my husband and I built in bookcases in our master bedroom. It turned out to be the best decision ever. I spent months thrifting home decor books and then put them on the shelf in rainbow order. It looks beautiful, but more than that, this area has become a priceless reference library. I thought I’d share how you can start your collection by shopping online with 100 home decor books for less than $10.

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Spooky and Cute Halloween Decor

If you’re new around here, you might not know that my 5 year old son is obsessed with Halloween. I don’t even know where he got it from. But in the past year he’s started to really gravitate to anything scary related. I like pretty fall decor, so going more true “haunted” is outside my comfort zone. But it makes him happy so I tried to find a compromise and do spooky and cute Halloween decor.

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