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This blog started with a focus on home projects, refurbishing secondhand furniture, and decorating with antiques. In these archives, you’ll find thousands of tutorials, makeovers, and inspirational posts to help you transform your own home to make it uniquely yours. We’re currently working on our biggest home renovation project to date – a 1970 brick rancher.
This is a typical four-square suburban home built-in 2004. It is well-built and has a wonderful layout, but was a sea of beige and builder-grade finishes! See how this home has been customized to suit Marian’s blend of European and American antiques in a fresh palette of blue, green, and white.
pursuing the delightfully creative life
From tidying up studio shelves to finding charming storage for everyday essentials, these organizing tips are all about blending function with beauty. Discover ideas that help you simplify, stay inspired, and create a home that works for the way you live and dream.
Whether you’re stitching up a set of custom curtains, making a pillow from a vintage grain sack, or finally tackling that slipcover, these sewing tutorials will guide you through each step with ease. You don’t have to be an expert — just willing to try and enjoy the process of making your home uniquely yours.
Simple Upgrades, Big Impact
Whether it’s updating trim, swapping out hardware, or adding a bit of character to a forgotten corner, these approachable projects are meant to help you love your home a little more—without the overwhelm.
Learn how to bring out the beauty in thrifted or well-loved furniture with step-by-step tutorials, product recommendations, and the painting techniques Marian has used for over a decade.
From DIY slipcovers to reupholstering chairs, these tutorials walk you through the process with practical tips and encouragement—even if you’re just learning how to thread a needle.
