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A busy mom’s guide to a clean house

First of all, don’t let my blog or Instagram feed fool you. My house gets messy. I have kids who love to build elaborate forts in the living room, eat the messiest snacks, and go in and out of the house a hundred times on muddy spring days. The thing is, it really affects me …

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neutral home coffee table books + cookbooks

Pretty coffee table books & cookbooks have become a decorating favorite of mine. I love how they give a personal, collected, lived in feeling to our home. I stack them on nightstands, open shelves, coffee tables, console tables, and I especially love them in the kitchen! I’m always on the look out for books with …

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affordable beach vacation style

I am far from a fashion blogger. I’m just a regular girl who’s been shopping for cute dresses and swimsuits for our upcoming trip to Seaside/30A, Florida. This will be our first time to the area and I can not wait! I’ve heard and read so many good things about it, including how family friendly …

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Kitchen update – brass hardware

This is one of those updates that I’d been thinking about doing for a long time. I finally did it, and I’m loving the change from our black hardware. The brass adds so much warmth and softness to our all white kitchen. I seem to keep moving away from black accents in a lot of …

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kitchen finds from amazon

Some of my favorite kitchen items are from Amazon. I’ve slowly been adding things I’ve ordered and loved to my Amazon shop, but I thought I would share all those great finds with you here! Here’s a round up of my favorites…. I found our new brass kitchen faucet on Amazon for only $230! Such …

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studio mcgee at target – outdoor collection

It’s freezing in Minnesota right now. We actually woke up to -27 below temperatures this morning, but that’s not stopping me from dreaming of Spring! Especially when Studio Mcgee just launched their outdoor collection at Target! That must mean Spring is right around the corner, right?! The new collection includes outdoor furniture, pillows, rugs, poufs, …

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home office progress

Our home office has seen some changes lately, so I thought I’d give you an update. We added floor to ceiling board and batten, and I moved an old armoire into the room and painted it SW Accessible Beige. I also used European Gold Rub n Buff on the hardware to warm it up. But …

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studio mcgee + spring line

The new Spring line from Threshold with Studio Mcgee is finally available! It has me considering switching out my dining chairs, kitchen stools and an accent chair in the living room, so I have that going for me. Needless to say, the furniture line is really good. There’s also some beautiful cream dinner plates, serving …

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late winter into spring home refresh

It can be hard to know how to decorate after the holiday season is over, but it’s not quite Spring yet. The house can feel empty without the lights of the tree and all the Christmas decorations, and in my case garland and wreaths everywhere. I like to give the house a good cleaning and …

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kitchen + pantry organization

Happy New Year! Anyone else ready to tackle some home projects? Something about a new year and that fresh start feeling that really motivates me. I’m sharing some basic tips and tricks I use to keep my kitchen and pantry organized and looking clean and pretty. To avoid the question “where’s all your stuff?”, I’ll …

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