I’ve been MIA lately. I have just two words as my excuse–Spring Break. We’ve just returned from five glorious days of 73 degree sunny perfection on the Gulf coast in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. This trip was MUCH needed for our little family. We had an excellent time. We hit all of our favorite spots in Destin, Panama City Beach…
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How to Replace a Sconce Light for Something Much Cooler.
Filed Under: DIY Projects, Home and Garden Stuff 24 Comments
There is a healthy dose of fear and/or respect that surrounds DIY light fixture installation. I feel that the fear of all things electrical keeps a lot of folks tolerating the same old builder grade lighting for years and years instead of finding something new that they love. Even if you grow tired of a light fixture, it seems like…
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Kid Friendly Vacation Ideas: Chattanooga, TN
Filed Under: My Home's In Alabama, My poor kid., Southern Three Day Weekend Ideas, Things left unsaid, Travel Ideas 22 Comments
So I just realized that Spring Break is like, weeks away. I haven’t even written about last year’s Spring Break yet and it’s almost time for the next one. Way to go, me. I have been meaning to start a topic category here on the old blog called “Southern Three Day Weekends” or something like that. I want to share…
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My Birmingham and My Basement
Filed Under: Basement Remodel, Home and Garden Stuff, Interior Design, My Home's In Alabama, Repurposed, Reused, Recycled Junk, That crazy thing my husband did. 15 Comments
Last weekend we took Garrett to see the Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit in downtown Birmingham. We also took a gander around the Home and Garden show at the BJCC. It was pouring rain when we left so we had to hold bags over our heads and make a run for it. Then we had to give Garrett the speech about…
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The Lazy Girl’s Timesaving Tips For Painting Wall Stripes
Filed Under: DIY Projects, Home and Garden Stuff, Interior Design, Lazy Girl Timesaving Tips, My Most Popular Posts 178 Comments
After seeing my friend Dusty’s striped half bath and the stripes that my friend Allison painted in her foyer, then all of us painting stripes on the wall in Natalie’s nursery and THEN drooling over all the beautiful striped walls that I’ve pinned lately, I decided that I needed some stripes, too. So, without further ado, lemme show you my…
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