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Easy, Affordable DIY Projects for the Home

White built in bedding and shelves with gray buffalo check bedding

Jackson’s New Bed (DIY Storage Bed)

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Have a room that needs some organizational help? Here's a great solution! This easy built-in bed and DIY built-in shelves provide tons of storage and look gorgeous to boot.  If you've been following along as we've planned the renovations for Jackson's bedroom, then you'll know that the biggest (and most daunting) part of the entire process is that we decided to build a giant set of DIY built in shelves into the back of his room with bookcases, toy storage, and a bed. This project has been View Post

A simple guide to how to add hygge to your life and home in the spring months. Ideas to help you remember that hygge isn't just for winter!

How to Hygge in the Spring

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Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past year or so, then you've probably heard of the Danish concept of "hygge". If you are a rock-dweller, allow me to explain - hygge (pronounced "hoo-gah") has no literal translation in English, but the closest word we have would be "cozy". You know, that feeling you get when you're surrounded by your family cuddled up by the blazing fireplace, or when you take that first sip of hot chocolate of the winter season. Hygge has basically stormed the View Post

Controversial Design Decisions: In the Kitchen

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Well, friends, we've come to the end of our fun little experiment in debating controversial design decisions! We started off by chatting about painting things around the house, then we looked at magazine-worthy designs, and we're here today to take a look at our very last topic in this goofy little series I dreamed up. This week, we're going to be focusing on design in the kitchen. Kitchens are always a hot-button topic because they're the heart of the home - everyone has a strong feeling View Post

DIY Tree Stump Side Table

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This DIY tree stump table is a quick and easy project that will add a ton of style to your home. It's one of the easiest projects we've ever done, and the end result is absolutely beautiful!  This post is also known as one of the easiest projects ever in the history of this blog. SERIOUSLY. I'm as surprised as you are. Let's jump right in. This is a project that Corey and I had really been wanting to do for a while (we've had the stump sitting in our garage for close to a year!), View Post

Woman cleaning leather ottoman with Mohawk leather cleaner

How We Keep Our Leather Ottoman Clean

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This post is sponsored by Mohawk Consumer Products and contains affiliate links, but all opinions are 100% mine. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Love & Renovations!  If you've ever seen a photograph of our living room, then you probably know that we have a large, glorious tufted leather ottoman right in the middle of it. This ottoman is, hands down, the number one thing in our home that we get asked about. Almost every single time I share a photo of our living room on View Post

Do you find that you struggle to keep your home clean and organized? Are you always decluttering, only to start over again a few months later? Then maybe the KonMari method is for you! This post will show you how to use the tips and tricks from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to get your home clean and organized, once and for all! There's even a free printable checklist for the entire KonMari method, so you can be sure you don't miss a thing!

Tidying Up the KonMari Way: Sentimental Items

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New to this series? I'm going through the KonMari method from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to clean my house out once and for all! You can catch up on the series right here. Today is finally the end of this giant project! I'm cleaning out sentimental items...and then I'll be DONE!  Ahhh, we've reached the end of the road. It's the final category of the Konmari method organizing challenge and it feels good! Like I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I still have a few things left to View Post

Family baby announcement with toddler wearing superhero shirt and dad holding matching onesie

Surprise!

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Our little superhero is soon to have a sidekick! I'm so excited to tell you that we're finally growing our little family of three into a family of four. We've been getting questions about when we would add to our family for years now, and now that we're settled into our new home, have paid off all of our debt, and are truly hitting our stride with me being a full-time blogger, the time was finally right. I'm sure you have a few questions, so I thought I'd do a quick Q&A today to View Post

The IKEA MASKROS light is affordable, huge, and packs a giant punch. Here's a review of the light, along with a few ideas for how to make it your own!

IKEA MASKROS Light Review

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Our breakfast nook is full of IKEA inspiration! We recently added the ever-popular IKEA flower light - the MASKROS and wanted to share a quick review. This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.  Corey and I been working for a while to find a light fixture for our breakfast nook that really fits the direction we're wanting to go in this room. We wanted something fun and impactful that would make a statement, but we didn't want to spend a ton of money. View Post

Gorgeous mid-century modern dining room with blue paneling - designed by Starlight Village Homes

Controversial Design Decisions: “Unattainable” Design

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I had so much fun last week hearing from y'all about all of your various opinions on our first round of controversial design discussions! The poll is still open on that one, so if you missed it be sure to go back and weigh in! No clue what I'm talking about? Let me catch you up: this month we're doing a fun 3-part series where we look at a controversial or hotly debated design choice and chat about our opinions. The goal isn't to get judgemental, it's just to hear the perspective of others View Post

Exterior door painted black

Refreshing The Back Door

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This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Products, but all opinions are 100% my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Love & Renovations!  This week, I made a small change to our house that went a long way to making it feel more like ours. I don't know what it is about these tiny little projects, but every once in a while I just land on something that makes a much bigger difference than I ever would have expected, and it feels like it was always supposed to be there. This week, View Post