DIY Gingerbread Bird House

I got this idea at work yesterday when I saw a coworker painting birdhouses Christmas style. It took about 20 minutes, some holiday stickers and two tiny tubes of bronze and white paint. Very cute, and a fun project if you have or teach kids.

DIY Headboard

Well, I finally finished our king size headboard. (Actually, I finished it a long time ago but just now got around to taking pictures.) We got the fabric from Joann's as well as the other materials - batting foam, staples, fabric spray... Let me know what you think. And take a look at the process and what that wall looked like before here. Keep in mind these are just the sheets and I haven't found the perfect duvet cover yet. I'm also thinking of switching the mirrors for something else, since they're too big.

 

A Beautiful Paint Color

 

Images Bendooley Street via Desire to Inspire

Woods Wallpaper

I've been thinking of adding some of this famous woods wallpaper to my house. Here's my inspiration.

Happy Halloween!

We had a grand total of 15 trick-or-treaters today. >insert sarcastic wow here<

One the upside, here's my Halloween cat and the paper bats I put up.

Purple Front Doors

Now wouldn't these doors look amazing with some bright orange pumpkins sitting in front of them for halloween??? Flickr.

Halloween Decor Inspiration

Halloween is almost here!!! It's such a joy to decorate for holidays and to see all the inspiration around the web. Enjoy these pretty pictures and try your own elegant DIY pumpkins.

Blush Printables

 

My Sweet Savannah

 

Lulu DK Facebook page via Shelter

How to hang drapes

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Chalkboard Front Door

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while! I would love to have a chalkboard front door so that visitors can leave a message if I'm not home. And if doing the whole door in chalkboard paint isn't possible, hanging a small chalkboard on the door instead is a good idea. I've seen this before on pantry doors, cupboard doors, kitchen and bedroom walls, and even bathrooms and hallways. I myself have a stick-on chalkboard on the inside of my cupboards that I write shopping lists and emergency numbers on. (I'll include a picture of mine at the end here.) I've also learned that you can buy or make chalkboard paint in multiple colors, so your front door does not necessarily have to be black.

Apartment Therapy

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Remarkable-home.blogspot.com

thehappyhomebodies.com

Inside my kitchen cupboards (an old picture, I've since gone vegan so my shopping list looks much different)

Reasons to love autumn

1. Adding warmer blankets to the bed (preferably faux fur)

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2. Reading by the fire

3. Hot tea, apple cider, pumpkin flavored treats and warm meals

4. Boots

5. Warm sweaters, scarves and plaid

6. Fall decor

7. Candles and bonfires

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8. Halloween!

Inspiration from around the web

6th Street Design School

Apartment Therapy

Country Living

DigsDigs.com

Elle Decor

Flickr via Pinterest

Houzz

What a good renovation looks like

These are pictures from recent real estate listings where the house was pretty much ancient, and the seller did quite a nice job of improving the home, leaving a lot to be personalized.

Updates

I got a little bored yesterday and decided to switch some stuff around. I switched the wood tray in the kitchen with the mirrored tray in the living room, placed a hat and a feather above the key rack, and added a small bench/ottoman for extra seating. Yes, I did that all last night. Here are the pictures.

The new kitchen island mirrored tray, with a bowl of tomatoes from my garden...

The hat I hung and the feather, along with some Jessica Galbreth art...

The wood tray went in the living room...

The new bench, with one of my furry kids already claiming it...