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christmas decorations | new buys & old favorites

While I am excited about decorating for Christmas this year, I’m definitely not ready to start decorating.  I recognize that social media has joined retailers in the push to rush into the next season and there is understandably a lot of resistance to that.  We’re still enjoying fall leaves, making soup, and the early days of wearing sweaters and we’re not ready to set up the tree and go Christmas shopping.  So, I’m not sharing this post as a call to start decorating.  I decided to share this post now since I’m sure I’m not the only one who is thinking through Christmas decorating and what I might want to make and/or add this year.  You can view this post as a chance to do a bit of browsing, considering, and planning so when you’re ready to decorate, you’re ready! For the past three months, I have been purchasing a

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October 31, 2023 17 Comments
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regorganizing the linen closet

This weekend, I decided to start working on some organizing projects.  So many closets, drawers, cabinets, and other storage areas haven’t been properly sorted and organized.  We got things good enough in the months after our move and they’ve just stayed in that state.  Now that we’ve passed the year mark of living in this house, I’m ready to organize things and completely unpack any boxes remaining from the move.  We’ve also used our storage spaces enough to know what’s working and what’s not. There have been times when I wonder why I don’t “have my act together yet”, but I have to look at all of the renovations and upheaval that have happened, how much we have accomplished, as well as the fact that it does take time to settle a family of four and a business in a new home.  When I think back to our move into

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October 23, 2023 14 Comments
Decorating

fall baking with Walmart

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart and contains affiliate links.  As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. As the chilly weather has started to show up more consistently, I find myself in the mood to do some baking.  I actually really enjoy baking, but I don’t do it very often since I also like to eat baked goods!  But, baking a dozen apple cinnamon muffins seemed like a pretty safe bit of fall baking and I knew my family would enjoy them. When we renovated our kitchen, I made a note of a few pieces of baking gear that needed an update.  I also checked my baking supplies to replace any ingredients that were low or passed their expiration date.  Of course, I shopped for any replacements or additions.  I put together a grocery order on (or app from my phone) a couple of

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October 17, 2023 8 Comments
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a simple home upgrade

In the middle of larger projects that have to be spaced out over a few days, weeks, or months, I like to sprinkle in ones that take a few minutes.  It helps me make progress and check something off the to-do list when I’m creaking from bigger projects or I’m working on other things.  And, I have to say, it’s amazing how impactful some of those little projects can be. One of the home upgrades that is relatively inexpensive and pretty much anyone can do is to change out the hardware on cabinets and closet doors.  It’s especially impactful if you’re upgrading from hardware that is “builder grade” or dated. I’ve wanted to change out the hardware on the cabinet in the family room from the time we moved in (can you believe that’s been over a year), but I was going to wait until I painted the room and

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October 12, 2023 20 Comments
All Things Home

front door details

Last week, I showed our front door makeover HERE and in this post, I wanted to share the hardware details as well as how the door looks from the inside of the house now.  It is a small change, but it really makes such a difference with the curb appeal of the house.  The porch and front door look fresh and inviting.  I admire it every time I walk or drive by now, although I do cringe a bit at the naked, weedy garden beds, but we’ll get there. Here is how the foyer and front door looked shortly after we moved in.  I actually liked the green paint and the wallpaper, but the paper was peeling and stained in a few places, so it was time for it to be removed. Here is how it looks now.  In addition to the recent work on the front door, we installed

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October 10, 2023 17 Comments
Before and Afters

the vintage Drexel dining set & recovering a chair seat

A few of you noticed the new dining room set when I shared the fall tablescape earlier this week.  We bought an antique dining set last year just a few days before Christmas off of Facebook Marketplace for $40.  I had been searching for a dining set since we moved into the house and I just wasn’t finding the one.  I was feeling a bit bummed about not having a table and chairs for the dining room for Christmas, though, so I jumped at the chance to get a set for $40.  That was less than we would spend on a dinner out for our family so it was worth it. We made a few initial repairs to some of the chairs as well as to the stretchers on the table and it was good enough, but the table was just a little bit too wide for the room and

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September 27, 2023 25 Comments
All Things Home

fall entertaining with Walmart

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart.  As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own. Last week was the first week that felt like fall and it was glorious.  I mourn that the pool has become a polar bear swimming experience, but that is about all I’ll miss about summer.  I love it when cooler weather comes in and I can don my hoodies and slippers.  I also love decorating during fall and winter perhaps more than any other season. I don’t do a ton of specific holiday decorating, but I love seasonal decorating with elements that speak to that season as well as natural items. I did a bit of shopping on Walmart to find some new items to mix into vintage and antique finds as well as some natural seasonal elements.  I usually show finished tables, but I thought it would be fun to

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September 25, 2023 22 Comments
All Things Home

green velvet seat covers

While I had the sewing machines out and my mom’s help, I decided to make seat covers for the barrel-back French chairs I’ve had for years.  I have wanted to cover the vintage cushions on these chairs since I first bought them.  They were cream, but the leather was dingy and there was no amount of cleaning that would make them look nice.  Since they are cream, though, they weren’t too offensive if you didn’t pay close attention to them, so they were easy to ignore.  And that’s what I decided to stop procrastinating on them. I covered them in a yummy green velvet fabric that I traded for some furniture before our move.  It was such a great fabric that I knew I would find a use for it down the road.  I have earmarked it for the dining room curtains, but I had enough to use some for

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September 19, 2023 16 Comments

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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