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How to Decorate a Mantel With a Television

Moving into a new house has brought all sorts of fun new styling challenges for us. How do we squeeze in enough seating in a small house? How do we combat the fact that we get very little natural light throughout the day? Where do we store our Christmas decorations? How in the world do you decorate a mantel with a television hanging above it? We're still learning how to answer most of these questions, but you know I love a good challenge and I'm all about sharing what I'm learning as I go. View Post

10 Christmas Cookies to Make This Year

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Need some delicious ideas for Christmas cookies to bake with your family this holiday season? Here are 10 Christmas cookies that your family is guaranteed to love - and a few tips on baking with your toddler! ----- There are many reasons I am not a food blogger. One of them is that I'm not great at taking photos of food (as you'll see in this post). A chocolate chip cookie looks ridiculously delicious in real life, but somehow when I take a photo of one, it looks more like a big brown View Post

Back to Basics: Flower Arrangements

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Welcome back to another round of the Back to Basics series! Don't know what I'm talking about? This is a fun little series where I get together with some of my blogging friends and we all share our best tips and tricks related to one basic concept in home decor, DIY, or entertaining. So far, we've talked about summer tablescapes, back to school organization, and styling an entry table. Today? It's all about the flowers. Now, I'll admit - I'm not great and floral arrangements. It's never been View Post

Back to Basics: Styling an Entry Table

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You may not know this, but I am still a total newbie when it comes to styling my home. I had never in my life decorated for fall at all until last year, and I basically left all of my decor in the exact spot it landed when it first entered my home. There was no playing around, no switching it up, no fun. But, no more. Now that the styling but has bitten me, I have a ton of fun changing up my decor for the seasons and I'm learning how to actually style my house like a grown up. It only took View Post

Back to Basics: Back to School Organization

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Hey, friends! I'm so excited to be back with the second installment in the "Back to Basics" series that I'm doing with some sweet blogging friends. No clue what I'm talking about? I'm teaming up with a group of other bloggers each month to share some simple, actionable tips on some things around the house. Last month, we chatted about summer tablescapes and I shared a really simple outdoor table setting that has been my go-to all summer long. This month, we're talking about back to school View Post

Back to Basics: Summer Tablescapes

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Do you ever wish that bloggers would just slow down and back up and explain things a little better? Do you ever look at the gorgeous photos you see on Pinterest and think, "that's great, but I could never do that?" Have you ever crossed your fingers and hoped that a few bloggers would take it a few steps back and just go back to the basics a little bit? You're not alone. I'm all about beautiful, inspirational images but I also want the things I share here on Love & Renovations to be View Post