One of my favorite, yet most time consuming, patience-testing projects was this dresser for the baby’s bedroom closet. After spending over 3 weeks on it (during quarantine, no less!) I learned a few things that I want to share with you if you’re considering tackling refinishing a piece of furniture for the first time, too.
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Last summer I started detoxing our home, partially for general health reasons but also because during my research when we were trying to conceive, I learned a lot about hormone disrupters in our homes that can affect fertility. So I wanted to tackle those, along with generally “cleaning up” the products in our home. This is the update on what products I’m still using and what I’ve changed up.
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The final room reveal is the guest bathroom! This one has actually gone through two transformations in the past year and a half. I’m so happy with how far it’s come.
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My house is FILLED with art by local Charleston artists. One of my newer pieces is this 3 panel palm print in our master bedroom by Urban Garden Prints. These prints (and all their botanical prints) are originally harvested and hand-pressed by them!
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This is my FAVORITE transformation in the house. Mainly because it was the most extensive renovation we have done so far. We are so happy with how it turned out!
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You may not know this about me but I LOVE cheese and cheese plates. I’ve been known to order cheese and charcuterie as a meal. I also love entertaining. The Restored Board’s cheese boards are perfect for both.
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In case you haven’t noticed yet: kitchens built in 1986 were very brown. I think that’s the theme of the “before” of this house. Brown trim, brown cabinets. . . whew. One of the first things I was eager to do to this place was paint those horrible shiny brown cabinets! See what I did. . .
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My husband TJ and I bought our fixer upper in June 2018 and let me tell you, it’s been a labor of love! I think any homeowner at all (fixer upper or not) can relate. . .
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Real wreaths (and even the faux ones!) can be quite expensive. Plus, they don’t give off any of that heavenly evergreen scent. I’m here to show you how to make your own for $6 and with only two supplies! Follow the same instructions next year, and it’ll be free :)
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It’s been 3 months since I started on my Detoxing my Charleston Home journey and I wanted to give an update on what’s stuck and what hasn’t. Plus, my biggest takeaway.
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This is a tough one, and something I already experimented with a few years ago, and eventually gave up entirely because I didn’t like any of the deodorants I tried. Half the battle of switching to aluminum-free deodorant is picking the right one, and the other half is learning how and when to apply it. I tried again recently and here’s how it’s going and what I recommend.
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Does anyone else’s husband microwave food in a tupperware? *CRINGE*. If this doesn’t make you cringe, you need to read on! Either way. . . let me tell you why I threw out all my plastic tupperware!
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