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Coastal Farmhouse Home Christmas Decor Tour
Christmas has somehow already come and gone but our house is still cozy and decorated. It's a sad day for us when we have to take down our Christmas decor. We typically wait until after New Years to take it all down so we can soak in every last bit we can! I added...
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Christmas Cocktail And Mocktail Recipes
With Christmas days away, I wanted to share some fun, easy cocktails to make for your gatherings! A bonus is that these can easily be made into mocktails too. There are no difficult, fancy recipes here, but they’ll LOOK fancy and that’s really the main goal,...
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How To Frame a Canvas with a Normal Picture Frame
If you follow my Instagram accounts (@lifewithlaurenb and @lovegrace_calligraphy) you would know that I recently painted some canvases to hang in our hall bathroom. I've had a vision to paint some canvases and switch them out throughout the year based on the season...
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How We Are Prepping Our House for Our First Baby
Organization and functionality has been my main focus while 'nesting'. Finding ways we can make our storage more functional and useful is key in my mind so things can stay decluttered. We want to know where everything is AND have everything be easily accessible. One...
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Upcoming House Projects We Are Planning
If you missed the news, we are having a our first baby this month! We have planned on house projects throughout this year but with our baby coming in June, we know we have to be realistic with our plans and goals.Built In Bookshelves The one big project we will make...
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What I Have Learned About My Pregnancy Style
Being pregnant for the first time, I have no idea what to wear. I didn't have any idea prior to being pregnant and still don't now that I'm in my third trimester. I did learn a few things about my own style while I've been pregnant though and if you are just as...
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My Pregnancy Skincare
I know a lot of people can be very specific about their skincare and makeup while pregnant but I will admit I wasn't overly obsessed with getting new products specifically pregnancy safe. I asked my doctor at my first appointment and it was not something she was...
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A Simple Master Bedroom Bedding Refresh
We've had our bedding since we've been married so a little over 5 years. We initially had everything set up in our apartment and when we moved into our house I knew I would want to finally fully style our room. It was not a pertinent room to really go all out in since...
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All About Our Engineered Hardwood Floors
One of the most common questions we get about our home is, "what floors are these?!" I have mentioned them before but today, I am writing all about our floors! So to answer the biggest question: they are engineered hardwood. For the exact type and how we made the...
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Our DIY Kitchen Backsplash with Ceramic Tiles
We finally have a kitchen backsplash! After 2 years of being in our house, we completed our DIY kitchen backsplash this past December 2021. We haven't done too many updates to our kitchen that have been overly drastic, but the small updates we have done have really...
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