Millwork and moulding are making a serious comeback lately, asking board and batten to step aside. It’s a not to classic design and an easy way to elevate any space to designer level. The only problem is, it can be pricey. Although the pretty little trim pieces are often priced at $2 or less, it’s misleading because that price is…
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Box Moulding Made Affordable With PVC!
DIY Anthropologie Inspired Mirror Using An Old Bathroom Vanity Mirror
That title is a mouthful, but really this project deserves a thorough name. To put it short and sweet, we took down the large mirror in our main bathroom and replaced it during our renovation. It had been sitting in our girls playroom, acting, as a makeshift dance mirror for over a year until one day I had the idea…
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Retirement, Investment & Savings Accounts Explained
Ok so you’ve identified what you want out of life, set some goals, and now you are ready for the how part of the equation. Chances are you’ve at least heard of all the things I’m going to discuss below, but in case you missed the explanation of them, or needed them laid out more simply, I’m going to do…
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Take The Pulse of Your Financial Health + How to Plan Ahead
Finances are often a forbidden subject in everyday conversation. It can be difficult to talk about because as a society we lack financial education, and we often feel lost, and possibly ashamed of what we aren’t doing or don’t have financially. On top of that, we are bombarded daily with images of unrealistic and near-fantasy home and lifestyle situations of…
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The Financial Goal That Started It All – A Brief History of our Road to Financial Freedom
Why I’m Writing This… If you aren’t following along on Instagram, you may be confused by this post about finances coming out of left field on this mostly home design and DIY site. Recently it weighed heavily on my heart to share what my husband and I have learned about finances, and how we have been able to improve our…
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