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Charming, Cottage Style Valentine’s Day Home Decor Ideas You’ll Love All Year Round

I’m sharing my annual roundup of all the charming, cottage style, pastel and heart-print Valentine’s Day-inspired home decor and gift ideas I’m loving and lusting that will brighten up your abode all year round!

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Cute, Free Valentine’s Day Phone Wallpapers & Desktop Backgrounds for a Season of Love!

I am beyond excited to share our very first cute, fun and totally free Valentine’s Day phone wallpaper and desktop background set with you guys so you can spend the season of love enjoying all the hearts, kisses, flowers, pink, purple and puppy love your heart can handle!

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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!

Mulled Wine by popular Phoenix life and style blog, Love and Specs: image of a woman holding a mulled wine gift basket filled with mulled wine, cinnamon sticks, cloves, oranges, and a bottle of honey.

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Easy Last-Minute Christmas Gift: DIY Mulled Wine Gift Basket

Searching for easy last-minute Christmas gift ideas that are as fun and festive as they are affordable? Look no further than our super cute for DIY mulled wine gift basket that’s filled with tasty goodies your friend, neighbor or co-worker would love!

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Cute, Free Holiday & Winter Phone Wallpapers to End 2020 With Some Cheer!

Our cute, fun and totally free 2020 holiday, winter and Christmas phone wallpapers and backgrounds are here and all of the holiday/winter hits are included, like garland, pine boughs, bows, ornaments, Christmas trees, cozy mugs and presents galore! Come download and share your favorite now!

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DIY Laundry Room Makeover With Design Ideas, Decor & Painted Cabinets

We’re sharing our little laundry room makeover with before and after photos, all of our laundry room ideas and fixes, the decor we chose including our fun new light fixture, our DIY painted laundry room cabinets and more!

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Virgin River Season 2 on Netflix is Coming Soon, So Let’s Talk the New Virgin River Book!

In celebration of finally knowing the release date for Virgin River Season 2 on Netflix, we’re sharing our review of the new Virgin River book and sharing more delightfully romantic book series to love that are just like the Virgin River books!

Sparkling Ice Drinks by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of two gift baskets filled with Sparkling Ice drinks, cookies, drink mix in a mason jar, and pine sprigs with dried oranges.

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DIY Spiced Sparkling Ice Holiday Mocktail Gift Basket

We’re getting a head start on the holiday season by sharing an adorable DIY spiced sparkling holiday mocktail gift basket for friends or neighbors that’s as easy to whip up as it is fun to make!

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Northern Michigan Cottage Tour: Walloon Lake & Charlevoix, Michigan Cottages

Our 3rd and final stop on the Northern Michigan Cottage Tour takes us to stunning Walloon Lake, Michigan and its neighbor, Charlevoix, Michigan, and showcases some of my favorite cottage homes and cottage design details yet. Come dive into the clever, charming world of lakeside cottage design with us!

Listerine Mouthwash by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of a woman waring a blue and white stripe pajama set and using Listerine mouthwash.

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My Go-To Oral Care Routine For a Healthy, Bright White Smile & The Best Mouthwash for Fresh Breath All Day, Every Day

You guys know by now how much I love exciting new developments on the oral care front to help keep my smile bright, white and my mouth fresh and kissably clean, which is why I’m so excited to share all about my updated oral care routine and the new, super fun limited edition Listerine mouthwash I’m loving!

Northern Michigan Cottage Homes Tour: Michigan Cottages featured by top US travel and cottage lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Northern Michigan Cottage Tour: Harbor Springs, Michigan Cottages

Next stop on our Northern Michigan Cottage Tour? The charming, historic town of Harbor Springs where these unique cottage homes tell the story of the town’s rich history as a lakeside vacation destination where family memories are made and cottage design delight takes center stage!

Fall Loungewear & Casual Outfit Favorites featured by top Phoenix fashion lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs.

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Fall Loungewear & Casual Outfit Favorites

It’s the year of loungewear, and this Fall is the perfect time to really lean into that work-from-home wardrobe and keep it comfy-cozy all season long. I rounded up all of my soft, snuggly Fall Loungewear favorites, in the prettiest Fall color palette, so we can keep our 2020 quarantine attire strong!

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Instagram post 18143432833194484 #ad Spring has made a very welcome, very show-stopping arrival here in the Valley of the Sun this year, so today we’re celebrating and sharing all the sunshine vibes via the arrival of our annual Easy Spring Outdoor Makeover over on the blog! We’re sharing a look at our spring front porch and backyard decos, plus tons of helpful tips about maintaining your outdoor spaces with ease, with a little help from @loweshomeimprovement and the trusty sidekick that’s playing a huge part in getting our outdoor living spaces 100% hangout ready, @spectracide Bug Stop® Flip & Go!
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Instagram post 17993303158327759 Thank you, from the bottom of our broken hearts, for all of the love, kindness and compassion you’ve offered this week. We already knew that the community we’ve created here is the absolute BEST group of people with the most pure, open hearts, but we need you to know just how much being wrapped up in your love & kindness has helped us this week. You’ve propped us up in our saddest moments & for that, we’ll be eternally grateful. And you should know that it’s your unending, passionate support of this little blog of ours that made it possible for me to work from home these last few years, snuggled up with Hamlet every day & words just can’t express how much those few years of pure joy with him meant to me. I love you guys more than you’ll ever know! 💗
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Instagram post 17923648984559735 I know a lot of you were invested in & loved him so much, so I wanted to tell you that yesterday we said goodbye to my best friend in the whole world, Hamlet when he crossed the rainbow bridge. It was by far one of the worst days of my life & the hardest thing we’ve ever had to do, but after a few really tough years of struggle & illness, Hamlet told us it was time to rest. I know this might be hard for some people to understand, but I’ve truly never loved anything like I loved Hamlet, and even though yesterday was absolutely heartbreaking for us, I’d go through a thousand yesterdays to have the 14 years I spent loving & being loved by Hamlet . He was the best dog there ever was. He was the most loyal dog there ever was. He was the most loving dog there ever was. He was the most hilarious dog there ever was. He was my world. He taught me so much about life, unconditional love & companionship. I brought Hamlet home when I was 22, and since then my life has been forever changed & my world infinitely improved thanks to him. We grew up together. We spent every day snuggling together. We fell in love with Chris together & started our family together. And finally, Ham knew that our lives were about to evolve again with a baby boy on the way. My world looks so much grayer today without him in it, but I know I’ll see & snuggle him again someday. 💗
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Instagram post 17947701907450022 #ad 2 cool DIY projects for spring, one cool (and honestly kind of magical) product! As you guys know form meets function is my JAM when it comes to DIY projects, home decor & home design & I think it’s safe to say that @plastidipintl Craft is the holy grail of that marriage! So when I heard about Plasti Dip Craft my mind immediately started racing with about 75 different ways I could make something more functional & more beautiful around our house with this stuff! What makes it so awesome? It's a multipurpose flexible coating that easily sprays onto surfaces like a spray paint, but provides a comfortable, controlled grip and rubber coating texture to the application surface protecting it against moisture, acids, abrasion, corrosion & skidding/slipping! How cool is that? Swipe through the pics to see two of my favorite genius ways I used Plasti Dip Craft around the house: The first project definitely requires a story. Wine glasses & champagne flutes are just too darn fragile for my butter fingers. True story, one of the most embarrassing moments of my life was when I knocked over & shattered not one but TWO wine glasses when meeting Chris’ boss for the first time. I was mortified. Plasti Dip Craft to the rescue! I’m now a firm believer that ALL stemware needs some Plasti Dip Craft in its life before I touch it. I scored this pretty spring-perfect stemware at an antique shop for a steal & sprayed the stem & base with green Plasti Dip Craft. Aren't they so fun? And now they stay put on the table, no mortifying moments to be seen! The second project that’s both uber functional & adorable thanks to some Plasti Dip Craft problem solving? My diaper caddy & wipe dispenser on the changing table! I know I’m going to need to be able to one-hand this stuff while changing baby boy & having these items slipping around on top of the changing table and/or scratching it up just won’t work. So for these I just sprayed the bottom half with pretty white Plasti Dip Craft and voila - they stay put, protect the top of my changing table & look cute, too. #dipheadsunite #plastidip
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Instagram post 17875109189334327 The recipe for this insanely tasty citrus streusel coffee cake is on the blog at the link in my bio & it’s seriously all kinds of sweet brunch heaven 🍊 I’ll be making one tomorrow morning to get ready for the weekend so maybe I’ll hop on Stories & bring you guys along with me! Also I thoroughly encourage sitting down with a fork & just helping yourself to half the cake if you feel so compelled after tasting this deliciousness. Worth it!
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Instagram post 17907712126713369 #ad My mouth is STILL watering over this! I’ve craved all things @sunkistcitrus & especially these super juicy Sunkist® Minneola tangelos from Albertsons throughout pregnancy. (Which is awesome because they’re packed with vitamin C & high in folate!) But of all my creations these last few months with Sunkist® citrus of all kinds, this citrus stunner has to take the cake… literally. It’s Minneola Tangelo Streusel Coffee Cake! Think soft, fluffy Minneola tangelo cake topped with a yummy cinnamon streusel and a sweet citrus glaze that’s positively heavenly. It’s such a fun, fresh take on coffee cake & using the ultra versatile, tangy Minneola tangelo in this recipe makes it unforgettable! Find Sunkist® Minneola tangelos at your local @albertsons .
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