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Our New Bedroom: Aesthetic & Decor Ideas

Come see all of the design and decor details and restful bedroom aesthetic we have planned for our new, cottage cozy primary bedroom!

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The Most Clicked Cottage Style Home Decor Items On Our Blog in 2020

Thanks to a lot of time snuggling up at home, we tackled a lot of house projects, put our home decor to the test and shared some fun new cottage style home decor finds we loved. So today we’re sharing the most-clicked decor items and fan favorites from right here on the blog in 2020!

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DIY Home Decor Tutorial: Another Fresh, Fun Painted Furniture – How To Paint a Console Table

I warned you that no piece of furniture in our house was safe from my paint brush, and apparently I wasn’t kidding! Today I’m walking you through yet another fresh, fun DIY painted furniture how to via a beat up old Craigslist console table that was in serious need of a Cinderella-style makeover. Plus, I’m talking all about my anxiety when it comes to choosing the perfect paint color and how this project helped me find a new cottage-perfect paint color I absolutely love!

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DIY Home Decor: Easy DIY Nightstand

Oops, we did it again! And by again I mean we gave our affordable wood IKEA nightstands another easy, fun DIY makeover for our cottage-cozy master bedroom! Not only are we sharing the before and after and the story behind this makeover, I’m also sharing an easy, step-by-step tutorial for painting wood furniture and achieving the perfect finish without the fuss! If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at painting furniture, but have been too afraid of failure to try, this one’s for you. We’re makin’ it easy breezy!

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Budget-Friendly Cottage Headboards We Love: Upholstered, Wood, Seagrass, Metal & More

We love this topic and it seems like you guys do, too so today we’re taking a deep dive into the bedroom decor piece that you can have tons of fun with and that can serve as the centerpiece that brings a bedroom space to life – headboards! Specifically, we’re talking about all of the cheap (as in budget-friendly) cottage style headboards we love from around the web, including seagrass and other natural materials, upholstered, wood, metal and more! What are you waiting for? Your perfect headboard awaits!

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Our Favorite White Bedding and Towels: Tried, Tested and Loved

White linens are super dreamy and one of our first home decor loves, but they can get a bad wrap on the practicality front, so we thought we’d kick off a fun new series here on the blog by giving you all of the details on the white bedding and towels we absolutely love in our house that are not only soft and snuggly as can be, but stand up to wear and tear like total champs. White linen lovers – this one’s for you!

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How to Keep White Bedding Bright, White & Clean

We have a serious love affair with crisp, fluffy white bedding, but I’d be lying if I said that keeping white bedding as white as they day we bought it was always easy. So today, with the help of Persil® ProClean® laundry detergent at Walmart, we’re talking all about our tried and tested tips for keeping white bedding bright, white and clean even when life’s messy moments pop up!

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Our Furniture Collection Celebrating Calico’s 70th Anniversary!

We’re celebrating Calico’s 70th anniversary in the most fun way we know how – with our very own collection of one-of-a-kind furniture! The entire collection of 10 unique pieces was inspired by Scandinavian farmhouse design, pairing fabrics in shades of blues, grays and aquas with my favorite Calico frames. Included you’ll find hard-working performance fabrics, stripes, buffalo checks and toiles, paired with stylish frames – all made in the USA of the highest quality and all an incredible value!

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Simple, Cheap, Chic Nightstand Styling Tip

We’re sharing our simple, cheap, chic DIY nightstand styling tip that’s part of our small master bedroom makeover! We love our new bedroom nightstand look and you guys are going to love this simple little decor trick that packs a big punch on a tiny budget!

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DIY Upholstered Headboard

This easy, super stylish DIY upholstered headboard is one of our favorite DIY room decor projects that we get to enjoy every day when we wake up! Come see the step by step, how to guide for mastering the art of the DIY headboard!

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Been cooking up something special for 2023! 💕@olcartier #baby #babygirl #babyblog
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Game. Changer. 🥰 This was my first request when we talked about the shower with our builder @hill.farm.design & now that we’re in here, I can confidently say that it was 100% worth it! #bathroomdesign #bathroomremodel #bathroomdecor #bathroomrenovation
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It’s the heated shower bench for me 🧖‍♀️ Our new primary bath is finally finished & you can just find me here for the foreseeable future, k? 🫧 #bathroomdesign #bathroomrenovation #bathroomdecor
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#Ad The perfect celebratory cocktail! Chris is whipping up his special NYE cocktail, the Pomegranate Paloma Spritz with his favorite tequila, @lobos1707 Joven as the star of the show! Screenshot the end of the vid to save this recipe that I 100% think you need in your life, or find it below.  You can find Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal at your local @totalwine or buy online with link here: https://bit.ly/ShopLobos1707 (linked in bio) #Lobos1707Holiday #Lobos1707NYE
POMEGRANATE PALOMA SPRITZ
To cocktail shaker add:
1 oz grapefruit juice
.25 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila
ice
shake vigorously
rim glass with black salt
add pomegranate seeds to shaker
add mixture to glass
top with sparkling Rosé
garnish with dehydrate grapefruit wheel
Put on your party hat 🥳
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Our NEW fun, totally free 2022 Holiday Phone Wallpapers in collaboration with the incredible @rhianawni are on the blog ready for you to download, share with friends & enjoy & I hope you love this vibrant, festive set as much as I do! Happy holidays, friends!🎄
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Making a beautiful, moisturizing soap at home is almost TOO easy using the method I shared on the blog & it makes such a fun holiday gift idea for friends, neighbors, fam, teachers & anyone else in your life who likes a good pamper sesh. Head to the link in my bio if you need a fun, easy, zen holiday craftivity in your life rn 🧼🫧 #holidays #christmasdiy #diygifts #homemadesoap

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