How to Create a Boutique Style Bedroom 

Creating a chic and sophisticated room needn’t be stressful. If you love the luxury that a five star boutique hotel offers and want to create the same feel in your own home, here are a few tips to creating a boutique style bedroom.

Minimalist Decor

The first [...]

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Awhile back, I had a request for a Two-Piece Armoire from a reader. Though she hasn’t had a chance yet to build it (I know how that is!), she’s hoping to build it soon! In the meantime, I was contacted by Dave who also requested plans for a two-piece armoire but on a much larger [...]

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With my son’s graduation party a week away, I wanted to create a neat way to organize the bottles of wine (or juice, water, whatever) we will have that will not be stored in the cooler.  This organizer is constructed out of 4″ PVC. It can be painted any color using spray paint and costs [...]

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of CB2. All opinions are 100% mine.

CB2 has partnered with husband-and-wife design team Robert and Cortney Novogratz on their latest collection, inspired by the Novogratz home in Brazil. Pops of color with warm wood are featured (one of my favorite combos) with a range [...]

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How to Save by Using LED Lights

Using energy saving lights should be a no-brainer by now. If you love the environment and your purse being a little fuller, then you probably already have energy saving bulbs in your main light switches, but what about those halogen bulbs?

Typically, lighting accounts for 8% of the [...]

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This is a great desk with lots of storage! Perfect for a home office or craft studio, it can be finished in a way that is truly your own!

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Water leaks can cause all sorts of havok. If a leak goes undetected for too long, it can rot a floor. While it is a huge mess, it is very simple to remove the rotted area and replace it.

In the house that Matt and I are remodeling (the Rebel house), the floor is rotted [...]

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I’ve been trying to build more outdoor seating, especially since my son’s graduation is coming up! I came upon this daybed from World Market and really liked the simplicity. It is such an easy build. I based the plans around the cushion and you’ll never believe what I used for it… The kids’ old crib [...]

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Today is Mother’s Day. Hopefully you didn’t forget to show Mom how loved and appreciated she truly is but if you did, I’ve got you covered! Don’t settle for a boquet that won’t last through the day or [...]

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When Matt and I started remodeling the Rebel house, we noticed two cold air returns. A cold air return is the ductwork that carries room temperature air back to the furnace for reheating. The filter in the cold air return is used to trap any dust or debris in the air to keep the system [...]

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