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The Best Window Treatment Ideas on a Budget

Are you looking for window treatment ideas on a budget? If so, you’ve come to the right place! With window treatments, you can elevate the look of your home without breaking the bank. In our opinion, a room feels unfinished without some sort of window coverings. Sure, you’ll likely have some sort of blinds or shutters for privacy, but what about incorporating a bit of style to your windows? Windows without some sort of fabric covering such as a roman shade or full length curtains or drapery just feel naked. In addition, adding fabric really helps to visually frame out the…

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January 7, 2023

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10 Sensational Home Improvement Ideas on a Budget

Are you looking for home improvement ideas that can improve the value of your home without breaking the bank? It's certainly that time of year when we start planning what improvements we'd like to make in our homes. In fact, we've been putting together lists of home improvement ideas for our own homes. According to Forbes.com the biggest return on your home improvement investment are in the kitchen and bathroom. Well, look no further! We've got 10 sensational home improvement ideas on a budget to help get you started. From easy DIY projects like a shiplap wall, to larger home improvement…

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January 5, 2023

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The Greatest Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

When it comes to finding the perfect gifts for everyone on your Christmas list, many people struggle with coming up with creative and meaningful ideas. This can be especially challenging if you are on a tight budget or if you don't know much about the interests and preferences of your friends and family members. However, there are several tips and strategies that you can use to help make the process easier and more manageable. These might include using social media and blogs for inspiration, considering the individual personalities and preferences of your gift recipients, and taking advantage of good deals and…

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November 21, 2022

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The Best Basement Family Room Ideas on a Budget

Clearly it's been weeks of exhausting work, DIY projects and a few setbacks, but reveal day of our basement family room is finally here! We are so excited to reveal our modern coastal basement family room ideas. Whether your style is modern coastal or not, you'll find lots of ideas for creating a basement family room you'll love. Welcome to week 8 of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge! Certainly this challenge has pushed us to our limits. Despite a few setbacks, we rallied and are so thrilled with the results of our basement family room. We have certainly created a…

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May 23, 2022

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14 Useful Laundry Room Organization Ideas You Need to See

Laundry will always be a major chore in everyone’s home. So, why not make your laundry room more organized, functional and beautiful? In fact, did you know that remodeling the laundry room is one of the most popular home updates? Evidently, we are rethinking the laundry room space and creating an inviting and workable room that’s just more useful. Certainly, that’s what I was going for in my laundry room remodel. Because of the way my laundry room looked, I just kept the door closed and hoped no one would actually go inside and see what a mess it was. Not…

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November 10, 2021

Read more about the article 12 Ideas for Creating a Functional Laundry Room You’ll Love

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12 Ideas for Creating a Functional Laundry Room You’ll Love

Guess what, we are doing it again!We are so excited to once again be participating in the One Room Challenge.If you remember last spring we completed Steph's entire bathroom in a short 8 weeks.In addition, we are so excited to share what we plan to accomplish in the next 8 weeks!We hope you'll follow along as we transform my dated laundry room and make it much more functional.Today, we'd like to share ideas for making my laundry room and yours as well, more functional and beautiful!And a special thanks to our blogging friends who so graciously offered to share their ideas from…

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September 29, 2021

Holidays

10 Affordable Fall Decor Ideas That Don’t Look Cheap

Fall is a time when many people like to cozy up in their homes and spend time with family and friends. If you're looking for some cheap fall decor ideas that will make your home feel warm and inviting, you've come to the right place! I believe we long for a cozy and relaxed feel this time of year. Focusing on creating memories with our family and loved ones in our home. Gathering with friends and family for a savory dinner around the table, or a spirited game with a crackling fire is definitely on my Fall bucket list. In this…

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August 24, 2021

Read more about the article Exciting Backyard Entertaining Ideas on a Budget

Tips for easy backyard entertaining in a budget that you'll love.

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Exciting Backyard Entertaining Ideas on a Budget

As the weather has warmed, Steph and I both have had ideas for backyard entertaining on our minds. Clearly after a year of isolation and quarantine, it feels so good to start to get back to normal and that means entertaining! This is a sponsored post, but the opinions are all my own. A few weeks ago the Cotier Brand reached out to us and asked us if we would style a beverage cart with their Convokins napkins and tell our readers a little bit about them. Once we saw the concept of the Convokins, we were very excited to share…

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June 5, 2021

Read more about the article Simple Inexpensive Self Adhesive Floor Tiles | One Year Later

My budget friendly bathroom self adhesive floor tiles one year later.

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Simple Inexpensive Self Adhesive Floor Tiles | One Year Later

Are you curious how a peel and stick vinyl floor will hold up? It’s the most asked question from my budget bathroom makeover. These self adhesive vinyl floor tiles are placed directly over the ceramic tiles and create a realistic modern update to any tile surface. In fact, they can be placed directly over linoleum, vinyl or even a wall. Let's recap what I've done in this inexpensive master bathroom makeover. First of all, from the moment we purchased our home 6 years ago, I've planned on a major renovation for this bathroom. I'd like to rearrange the fixtures and make…

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April 21, 2021

Home Renovation You Need to See!

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Our Home Renovation You need to See | Before & After Photos

Steph and I have been sharing projects from our homes for the past 2 years. Clearly, we see that most of our readers are looking for ways to improve their homes on a budget. Of course, we love to share DIY projects that can help you achieve that, including our home renovation.While Steph's home was a new build, she has incorporated a lot of fun ideas into her home. Overall making it reflect the personality of her and her family. On the other hand, Steve and I bought a dated 90's fixer upper and have spent the last couple of years renovating…

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March 2, 2021