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Friday Favorites
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Friday Favorites

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info… Welcome to Friday favorites! I’ll be sharing my favorite unique finds (thrifted or new) in home decor, fashion, books, other great blogs, and anything else I think you might love. Vintage Furniture I have a favorite find this week. It’s no surprise…

Friday Favorites
Garden & Outdoor

Friday Favorites

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info… Welcome to Friday favorites! I’ll be sharing my favorite unique finds (thrifted or new) in home decor, fashion, books, other great blogs, and anything else I think you might love. Cottage Garden The weather is turning a little cooler in the mornings….

3 cactus in white pots
Houseplants

7 Steps to Bring Your Houseplants Back Inside for the Winter (including Debugging them)

I’m sharing 7 step-by-step instructions to bring your favorite plants back inside for the winter. Including detailed information about how to “debug” your potted plants before they come inside. It’s easy. I promise. Let’s get started fellow plant lovers! This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure here. My houseplants love spending the summer…

Friday Favorites
Styling

Friday Favorites

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info… Welcome to Friday favorites! I’ll be sharing my favorite unique finds (thrifted or new) in home decor, fashion, books, other great blogs, and anything else I think you might love. This week I wrote a post about how to cozy up your…

thrifted apothecary cabinet
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How To Thrift for Home Decor and Furniture (+Best Thrifted Finds)

Do you get overwhelmed at thrift stores and garage sales? If you want a beautiful home, great deals can be found at your local thrift shop. Some of my favorite furniture in my home has been found thrift shopping. I’ve spent many years visiting secondhand shops. I’ve learned how to look past the junk and…

Christmas home tour
Styling

Cottage Christmas Home Tour

Simple joys, and quality time are what we’re focusing on this Christmas. I rearranged our smallish living room, and dining room to accommodate all seven of us, through many days of merry making! It really took the pressure off, (and made it so much more enjoyable) to keep the decorations simple. Using foraged greens and…

Calathea plant, candles, wooden bowl, on white coffee table
Home Tour

Spring Bedroom Tour

I love a good home tour and I’m guessing that you do too! So today I decided to give you a tour of our bedroom, since it’s the only room that is feeling finished. We’re doing a lot of rearranging and making over in most other rooms, so those will come a little later! I…

French Country Home Tour
Home Tour

French Country Home Tour

Our friends Holly and Charlie have a beautiful home. They’ve spent the last several years personalizing it and adding a rich French Country appeal to it. Holly has a keen eye for “rescue” furniture that she makes new again! They’ve also done a beautiful job on their curb appeal and landscaping. When you walk up…

Easy DIY Shelf Project
Thrifting

Easy DIY Shelf Project

Clutter often feels like chaos to me. But I don’t claim to be a minimalist either! So this easy DIY shelf project was the perfect solution to display a small collection of Sea shells or Air plants here at the cottage. This little project was quick, inexpensive, and very easy! I found this cassette tape…

Easy DIY Furniture Makeover
Styling

Easy DIY Furniture Makeover

These thrifted chairs were only five dollars each at a local thrift store. Their vintage style made them a perfect choice for a DIY farmhouse style makeover! When thrift shopping for furniture, especially chairs, make sure they’re sturdy (and don’t smell funny). These chairs were in excellent condition other than needing a little update. I…

Thrifted Chair Makeover
Thrifting

Thrifted Chair Makeover

DIY Thrift Chair Makeover Browsing through online catalogs and Pinterest, I see a lot of beautiful furniture. Maybe you’re not a furniture junky like I am. But stay with me on this one because we’re going to save a bunch of money! You like money, right? Ok, we’re on the same page now. Gorgeous Ballard…