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Transforming A Birdbath Into A Planter

Winter Floral From Odds And Ends

Floral Inspiration For Winter And Early Spring

Nature-Inspired Gifts

A Minimalist Nature-Inspired Holiday Wreath

A Foraged Thanksgiving Centerpiece

3 Simple Budget Paint Projects That Help Boost A Home's Character

Vintage-Inspired House Numbers For Older Homes

How to Improve Your Backyard: Tips for a Beautiful Outdoor Space

6 Tips For An Energy Efficient Home This Winter

Lighting Tips For Designing A Warm And Welcoming Outdoor Living Space

10 Ways To Give Your Garden A Makeover

Three Ways To Add Value To Your Home

Growing Ground Cherries Just For Fun

Tips For Hosting A Festive Dinner Party

4 Reasons To Make Your Home Smarter

Container Plantings For A Porch With Microclimates

How to Choose the Right Furnace Filters for Homes with Pets

Tips For Salvaging A Bad DIY Project

Clever Storage Solutions For Small Space Living

Hosting A Successful Dinner Party Even If You're Not A Domestic Diva

5 Budget-Friendly Ways To Make Your Home Look And Feel Fantastic

How To Make A Small Outdoor Space Beautiful

Home Renovation In 7 Easy Steps

Three Often-Overlooked Repairs To Make Before Selling A House

Styling A Caterpillar Vase

Pampering Plants In The Greenhouse

Three SoCal Adventures Plus Budget-Friendly Travel Tips

Gifts For Gardeners

Three Tips For A Successful Home Remodel

Revamping An Old Folding Table

8 Ways To Increase Energy Efficiency In An Old House

How To Keep Your Home Dry During The Rainy Season

Gardening Basics That Will Help Keep Your Garden Green

Creating A Pleasant Crafting Area In A Rustic Basement

Easy Ways To Elevate Your Hallways

How To Have The Nicest House On The Block

A DIY Luxuriously Soft Coverlet For A Child's Bed

Preparing For A Move

An Easy DIY Eucalyptus Wreath

6 Things To Consider Doing Before Selling Your Home

5 Simple Home Upgrades That Also Help The Planet

10 Things To Think About When Designing A New Garden

7 Simple Steps To Giving Your House A Makeover

How To Be More Eco-Friendly At Home

8 Ways To Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal

Finding The Perfect Place To Live

Refurbishing Our Outdoor Lights

Tips for Starting A Bed And Breakfast

3 Tips For Avoiding Garden Hazards

5 Reasons To Buy A Second Home

The Benefits Of Garden Water Features (Plus 3 Examples!)

Fall Porch Decor With Hop Vines

5 Tips To Make Moving House A Breeze

A Mound of Baby Tears - And A Garden Update

Have The Home Of Your Dreams With These Simple Renovations

4 Great Ideas For Improving Your Home's Exterior

Getting The Most Out Of Your Small Garden

Eight Ways To Keep Your Home Smelling Fresh

ORC Week 8: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover - Final Reveal

Is Your Home Summer-Ready?

ORC Week 7: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

The Practical Side Of Revamping A Garden

Planning A Move? Here Is What To Take Into Account

ORC Week 6: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

Unlocking Its Potential: How To Revamp An Old And Tired Garden

ORC Week 5: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

ORC Week 4: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover - Tips for Choosing The Perfect Paint Color

8 Home Maintenance Tasks That You Shouldn't Ignore

ORC Week 3: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

5 Tips For A More Eco-Friendly Home

ORC Week 2: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

ORC Week 1: A Pet-Friendly Living Room Makeover

Creating A New Garden Area

Tips To Improve Your Family Life

Coping With A Sloped Garden

5 Ways To Make Your Home Run Efficiently

How To Improve Your Home's Hygiene Levels In 2021

Eight Simple Home Refresh Ideas for Spring

How To Combat Indoor Air Pollutants

Redecorating Your Heritage Home The Right Way

The 4 Best Tips For First-Time Home Buyers

A Saucer Filled With Spring

Top Home Maintenance Tips For Every Season

5 Tips for Renovating Your Home Smartly

Refreshing A Vintage Dollhouse

4 Issues You Might Encounter With Your Home After A Storm

5 Ideas To Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal

From Ugly to Snuggly: Repurposing A Sweater Into Pillow Covers

Four Essential Tasks For Your Lawn Care Calendar

Turning Your Garden Into A Wildlife Sanctuary

5 Ideas For Making Your Back Yard More Enjoyable
Tips For Deciding Whether To Move Or Remodel

Garden Planning and Dreaming

An Easy DIY Lemon Cypress Wreath

Personalize Your Home With These Brilliant Interior Tricks And Tips

Make Your Garden “Insta-Worthy” With These Tips

Two Easy Black and White Projects

Pandemic Stocking Stuffers

How To Beautifully Decorate Your Porch

An Old Entertainment Center Becomes A Potting Bench

Moving to the Countryside? 4 Tips For A Smooth Transition

Keep Those Green Fingers Healthy With Gardening Safety Tips

Two Projects With One Pumpkin

A June Bug Update And A DIY Space Saving Garbage System

Transforming Your Garden to Sow the Seeds of Self-Sustainability

Dressing Up A Plain Door

How To Turn Your Garden Into An Outdoor Oasis

A DIY All-Natural, Guilt-Free Fall Wreath

5 Tips Every New Gardener Should Know

A DIY Old-World Concrete Garden Trough

4 Fantastic Ferns

Tips For Making Your Home More Sustainable

5 Small Steps To Prepare For Living in a Tiny Home

Rustic Torn-Edge Americana Napkins

Adventures With Visible Mending

Backyard Chicken 101 - Your Guide to Raising Chickens

Upcycling An Ugly Plastic Box

A Spring Garden Update - And My Favorite Ornamental Tomato

A Burlap Coffee Sack Repurpose

Replace, Repurpose Or Repair? Tips For Homeowners

Survival Sewing - Cloth Face Masks and A Paper Towel Substitute

Escape To A Tropical Garden

Cute DIY Moss Pouches

7 Upcycle Projects That Helped Me Get Organized

Easy-Peasy Tulips In A Champagne Bucket

5 Ways To Bring the Tropics Into Home Decor

Questions to Ask Your Builder Before Your House Build Begins

Creating DIY Built-Ins Using Repurposed Pieces

Organizing My New Dressing Room

A DIY Lighted Holiday Sphere

A Fifteen-Minute Garland

Design Your Home With The Future In Mind

A Gold and Glass Thanksgiving Table

ORC Week 6: Dressing Room Remodel - The Final Reveal

ORC Week 5: Dressing Room Remodel - Putting the Pieces Together

ORC Week 4: Dressing Room Remodel - Customizing A Craigslist Wardrobe

3 Ways To Make Your Home More Personal To You

ORC Week 3: Dressing Room Remodel - Stenciling The Floor

ORC Week 2: Dressing Room Remodel - Flooring, Walls, And Door

One Room Challenge Week 1: Planning A Dressing Room Remodel

My Budget Halloween Decor

Exploring an Urban Jungle

My Birthday Gift From The Mad Scientist

Preparing For A Home Remodel

Seven Ways To Make Your Garden Child Safe

Surprise Surprise: My Garden Sphere Update

How To Stay On Top Of Damp In Your Home

A DIY Shatter-Resistant Garden Mirror

Creating A Vintage Look With Wooden Windows

Brightening Up a Dark Garden

Good Night, Great Morning

Keeping Your Home in Tip-Top Condition

Taming the Monster: A Garden Corner Makeover

Easy Tips for Keeping Your Home Fresh This Summer

Dan's Garage Rebuild

Releasing My Air Plants into the Wild - And a Spring Garden Tour

An Easy DIY Hanging Garden Sphere

A Tour of Erika's Sunroom

Our New Coffee Station

Elevated Tulips

Kitchen Storage with a Vintage Twist

A Birthday Party and a Cake Experiment

A Little Greenhouse in a Big Snow

Finding A Home's Hidden Past

Tips for Happy Travel - and Our European Adventure Part 3

The Rebel Tree

Nature-Inspired Gift Wrap - And Nature-Inspired Gifts

The Storybook House

Treasures from the Forest Floor

Our European Adventure - Part 2

Our European Adventure - Part 1

Fall Decor Inspiration

The Centerpiece That The Squirrel Planted

A Rusty Bed Spring Becomes a Trellis

A Garden Update and a Found Treasure

What To Do With All This Bamboo

Mom's Secret Garden

My Budget Spring Garden

Unplugged in Arizona

A Mason Bee Update (AKA, the Tale of Beatrice)

Second Tuesday Art Walk #8: Dream Gardens

The Wreath That The Storm Blew In

An Experiment with Coleus

Decorating with Vintage Glass

Second Tuesday Art Walk #7: Dresser and Cabinet Makeovers

From Cluttered to Cute: Ravamping a Walk-In Closet

Five Things to Enjoy on the Big Island

Second Tuesday Art Walk #6 - Discovering A Home's Hidden Storage Areas

Simple DIY Toddler Dress-Up Outfits

Second Tuesday Art Walk #5

Frosted Alliums for Holiday Decor

Second Tuesday Art Walk #4

A Blue and White Thanksgiving

Our Laundry Room Reveal: Before and After Photos

Second Tuesday Art Walk #3

A Luxury Rug Pad for a Bargain Rug: Why It's a Good Idea

Summer's Last Dinner Party

Second Tuesday Art Walk #2

Second Tuesday Art Walk #1

What's Hiding Under the Countertop

Container Design on a Budget

Lobsters, Lanterns, and Paul Revere

Our Mudroom Before and After

Garden Tips We Can Use Right Now

Two Days in Victoria B.C.

A Laundry Room Remodel Progress Report

Shopping for Mother Nature

Three Small Towns Near Sedona

Basil in Eggs

Cocoons in the Fridge: The Mason Bee Diaries

My Favorite Instagram Moments

Chalk it up to Mystery

Our Laundry Room Remodel Begins

A Scruffy Concrete Floor Gets a Facelift

A DIY Shoe Storage Upgrade

My Top Posts of 2016

A DIY Doll Bed for My Favorite Little Girl

Budget-Friendly DIY Holiday Decor

Start Paperwhites Now for the Holidays

Small Table Solutions for Holiday Dinners - And Some Dinner Party Themes

Saving Four Innocent Chairs from the Dumpster

Creepy Plants and Gleaming Pumpkins: My Fall Decor

The June Bug Heads to Yosemite

A Plumbing Leak Becomes an Opportunity

Fun with Brick and Mortar

Roses, An Easy Patio Tablecloth, and Some Vintage Finds

My Three-Season Greenhouse

Little Treasures in the Park

A Makeover for a Vintage Airstream

Making an Entrance

Simple Summer Decor Tips

A Bench for Priscilla

Keeping it Simple: DIY Garden Edging

A Lapse in Judgment Becomes Garden Art

April Floral Inspiration: Silver Dollar Eucalyptus

An Old Stereo Cabinet is Transformed

DIY Soup Can Planters: An Experiment in Rust

Improvements in The Garden

March Floral Inspiration: The Skagit Valley Daffodil Fields

A Master Bedroom Refresh

A Busy Mom's Guide to Creating Birth Annoucements

Three Charming Little Easter Decor Ideas

February Floral Inspiration: The Making of a Showstopper

A Birthday and a Bunch of Carnations

A (Slightly Over the Top) Wrapping Station Revamp

A Site I Love - And a DIY Chandelier Upgrade

Tips for a Beautiful Winter Garden

January Floral Inspiration: Winter White and Metal

My Top Posts of 2015 and a Look at the Year Ahead

Three Ways to Simplify Party Hosting

A DIY Cake Stand for Holiday Entertaining

A Look Inside Cousin Lolli's Studio

A Special Holiday Giveaway and a DIY Gift Bag Tutorial

The Inspired Room Tour - Our Master Bath Remodel

Creating the Perfect Holiday Photo Card

Collecting Vintage Christmas Lights

Six Easy Tips for a Memorable Tablescape

Haunted Hatchlings

A Hoppy Harvest Wreath

Treasure Under the Sea: The Marine Building

Flower Frogs 101

A Late Summer Porch Refresh

A (Mostly) Bug-Free Patio Party

Heidi's August Plant Pick: Joe Pye Weed

Practical Magic: Staging a Home to Sell - Part III

Practical Magic: Staging a Home to Sell - Part II

Practical Magic: Staging a Vacant Home to Sell - Part I

A Beautiful Update for Mom's Garden

Three Tips for Easy Summer Gardening

Garden Design: Working With Mother Nature

A DIY Barn Light for a Vintage Garage

An Old Country Cistern Wakes Up in the City

Heidi's June Plant Pick: Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'

A Princess Dresser Gets a Grown-Up Makeover

Tomato Tips from Mr. B

A Tropical Makeover for an Old Cookie Sheet

Heidi's May Plant Pick: Blue Flag Iris

A Peony Experiment

A New Life for an Old Trailer Sink

Arranging Calla Lilies: Three Easy Ways

Cute Rustic Burlap Plant Wraps

Darlings of the Shade Garden

Pretty Burlap Greenhouse Shades

Living Room Spring Spruce-Up

Heidi's April Plant Pick: Epimedium

Taking Walkway Lights to New Heights

Getting Organized is Bunk

Curtains for a Funny Little Window

My Edwardian Shamrocks

Spring Container Gardening with Smoke and Mirrors

Heidi's March Plant Pick: Flowering Quince

My Vintage Linen Obsession

How to Make a Vintage-Inspired Laundry Hamper

Late Winter in the Greenhouse

Starting Seeds Indoors on a Shoestring

Beauty Under Glass - a Camellia Centerpiece

Heidi's February Plant Pick: Corsican Hellebore

Home Office Decor on a Budget

Rustic Greenhouse Lights from a Mad Scientist

Sweet Hearts - DIY Valentine Gift Bags

The Lamp Whisperer

From Blah to Beautiful: DIY Cork Board Revamp

Bringing the Arched Doorways Back

How to Survive A Kitchen Remodel

Heidi's January Plant Pick: Cyclamen Coum

Winter Floral Designs: Three Easy Ways

My Top 10 Posts for 2014 and a Look Ahead at 2015

Kitchen Remodel Part 3: Our New Original Kitchen

Pretty Holiday Gift Wrap Ideas with Burlap and Yarn

A Warm Welcome: A Porch Bench Gets a Budget Winter Makeover

Three Festive Lighting Ideas for the Holidays and Beyond

The Foraged Wreath

Heidi's December Plant Pick: Golden Euonymus

Kitchen Remodel Part 2: Ghosts of Kitchens Past

Greenhouse Sneak Peek

Button Up These Pretty Jewelry Organizers

Setting a Formal Table: Lessons from an English Manor House

A Simple and Pretty Thanksgiving Table Setting

Growing Paperwhites for a Beautiful Holiday Centerpiece

Arts and Crafts Dining Chairs Get a Wild Makeover

Fall Dinner Party: Setting a Festive Table

Kitchen Remodel Part 1: Plan "B" for Better

Heidi's November Plant Pick: Cyclamen

Mid Century Modern Chair Revamp

Greenhouse on the Brain

Trapped in Time: How a Couple Rescued Their Dining Room

Confessions of a Pumpkin Thief

Master Bathroom Remodel Part 3: Adding the Jewelry

Heidi's October Plant Pick: Sedum Autumn Joy

Container Gardens for Fall: A Hail to Kale

Flower Arranging with Hydrangeas: Three Quick and Easy Ways

Master Bathroom Remodel Part 2: Turning the Dream into Reality

Garden Design: Color Ideas for Creating a Unified Look in Your Garden

Party Decorating Ideas for Entertaining on a Budget

Master Bathroom Remodel Part 1: How We Got Started

Color Tip: Go Bold and Have Fun with Garden Structures

Celebration of Life Party: Ideas for Saying Goodbye to a Special Lady
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