Hello friends! For some reason everything seems to have sped up this week! We had a beautiful weekend and then rain lots of it too! Mum left on Tuesday for the Beach house to work up there while I stayed home to take care of things here, but that also means I’ve been able to … More One Room Challenge Guest Bath Makeover Week 4 at New Pair of Wings
Hey Y’all! I’m so sorry! I know I’m late, it’s been a crazy week for mum and I and our little family. After the heavy storms on the coast last week, we made a quick trip up to visit the beach cottage and make sure everything was ok. Mum was worried there might have been … More One Room Challenge Guest Bath Makeover at New Pair Of Wings
Hey y’all! Thank you so much for following mum and I on our guest bath makeover adventure!! I’m so happy that Linda at Calling It Home Blog very kindly let me know that I can start linking up for week two of the ORC One Room Challenge, so we get to be official Guest Participants … More One Room Challenge Guest Bath Makeover Week Two
CALLING IT HOME BLOG ORC One Room Challenge Hello friends! Most of y’all know that mum and I have been doing a lot of travel the past few months, dividing our life between home and our fixer upper beach cottage. Well, I had wanted to join the next Calling It Home One Room Challenge as … More One Room Challenge Guest Bath Makeover
Almost as soon as I posted last months spring bedroom makeover I found a bedspread and shams on clearance that I just fell in love with. My frugal side fought against the purchase of additional new bedding, but only just a little, because it too was madly in love. And truly I see this bedding … More When You Fall in Love with New Bedding You Get Summer Bohemian Blues and a Little Pink
It’s spring and as usual, the urge to make things feel fresh and new in the house is strong! It mixes though with my fear of change, my budget, my stingy genetics and my love for our collected and heirloom pieces that we already have, so therein lies my conflict. My bedroom has been in … More Pretty Spring Bedroom Makeover
Hello Friends! Summertime is coming and we’ve been doing a little shopping, looking for a few things to help make summer more comfortable, safe and fun! Here are just a few of the great ideas and deals that we found: Affiliate links have been added to the text below for your convenience. Can you imagine … More Great Summertime Outdoor Ideas and Deals
When we moved a couple of years ago one of the seat cushions for our nice outdoor chairs got misplaced and we thought is was probably gone forever. We did end up finding it and joyfully so, because I’d been shopping for a replacement and finding the right size was almost impossible, the fabric choices … More Freshen Up Your Outdoor Rooms With Slipcovers For Less!
I just love candles and their beautiful romantic glow! Really pretty ones can be hard to find and kind of expensive when you do find them though. Probably just like you, I’m a thrift store and clearance aisle stalker and I do find some candles in those spots, but they’re usually pretty picked over, kind … More Easy DIY and Great Gift Idea: Making Old Candles New Again!
Hello! I’m Marianne! We’re a do it yourself, fixer upper, on a tight buget, thriftstore, roadside find, kind of family and we live in a very affordable neighborhood in a highly diverse, multi cultural area of Northern California and we love it here. Almost 2 1/2 years ago we decided to move from our little … More Finding Our Fixer Upper Home
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