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Furniture Makeovers
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Decorating
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Miss Mustard Seed's Decorating
Before & Afters
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Miss Mustard Seed Before & After Furniture Makeover
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Antiques
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Home Resources

Links to books, fabrics, paints, furniture & accessories to bring Marian’s style into your home.

Decorating, projects, and recipes for fall

fall baking with Walmart

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...

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fall entertaining with Walmart

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...

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outdoor fall entertaining with Walmart

outdoor fall entertaining with Walmart

Disclosure; This post is sponsored by Walmart.  As always, all words and opinions expressed are honest and my own.  I have partnered with Walmart many times over the years and I am excited to be...

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Marian’s Home Tour

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.

 

Furniture Tutorials

I have lost dog syndrome for old furniture, so I turned it into a business.  For over 10 years, I bought, repaired, and sold vintage and antique furniture, and I documented the makeover process of hundreds of those pieces here on this blog.  Find tutorials and inspiration for painting, refinishing, repairing, reinventing, upholstering, slipcovering, and more…

 

Latest Home Endeavors

the 2024 IOP shell collection contest

the 2024 IOP shell collection contest

My mom and I started talking about the IOP shell collection contest of 2022 before we even found our first shell this year.  Once the competition was mentioned, though, my mom became unreasonably...

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wabi-sabi shells

wabi-sabi shells

We've been spending Spring Break at Isle of Palms, a beach in South Carolina we've visited with extended family a few times over the past four years.  The thing my mom and I most love about this...

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things I miss about our MN house

things I miss about our MN house

When we bought our home in Minnesota, we knew it was a great house with good bones, but if you told me I would think about it and miss it with some regularity, I'm not sure I would've believed you. ...

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Recent Recipes

the best strawberry rhubarb crisp

the best strawberry rhubarb crisp

We have an absolutely wonderful next-door neighbor.  She has blown snow out of our driveway when Jeff was unable to, she has saved Calvin's bike from sitting out on the sidewalk overnight, and she...

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Organization Tips

Get some organizing inspiration for your living & work spaces…

 

Sewing Tutorials

Sewing is one of the best DIY-skills to have when it comes to customizing your home.  Learn to make curtains, slipcovers, pillows, and more…

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