If the 2016 Birmingham Parade of Homes is any indication, everyone wants to keep up with the Gaineses. Don’t get me wrong, I adore the Fixer Upper couple as much as the next person, but Joanna Gaines has taken the design world by storm and ship-lapped her way into pretty much every single Parade Home I toured so far this…
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April the 8th is a notoriously bad day around here. Over the years, I can list many things that have happened on April the 8th that range from pretty bad to just plain horrible. Among these things are first boyfriend breakups, friend’s deaths, and an f5 tornado that almost wiped out my mom’s hometown. Each year I watch the calendar…
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What is a cased opening? When we bought our house there was not an actual door between our primary bedroom and bathroom—only a cased opening. Some folks may not be familiar with this term, so let me explain. A cased opening means there is an open doorway between two rooms that is trimmed out with molding, but there is no door…
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Paint is an amazing thing. I can’t think of a single decorating item that you can buy for your house that can make such a dramatic change to a room for such a small investment. A can of paint and some rollers costs very little, but the impact it can have on the overall vibe of a room is YUUUUUUGE….
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Back in July of 2012 I attended the very first Haven Conference with my best friend Dusty in tow. Within the first 10 minutes of our arrival we got busted by Rhoda (one of the founders of Haven) as we rolled my giant blue cooler–affectionately dubbed Big Blue–into the elevator to our room. Then we unpacked our stuff, filled our…
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