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6 Reasons Why Your Home Isn’t Cohesive

Ever wonder what’s missing in your home? Or maybe there’s just something that just isn’t quite right even though you thought that you’ve tried your absolute best? Maybe even poured your heart and soul into it? Been there! Most likely, what you are lacking is just some cohesive flow. But how do you know how to get this “flow” or “cohesiveness”? Let’s dive in and look at some very easy-to-change reasons why your home doesn’t have that cohesive design in the first place, shall we?

Let’s explore the secrets to achieving a cohesive home by some mistakes that might have been made. Hopefully they will leave you feeling inspired and excited to embark on your own design adventure! 

Let’s get started!

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What Is My Decorating Style? Easily Find Out!

So you love decorating your home, but which style fits you best? I won’t lie, there are many many variations of these fundamental styles, but this should give you an idea of which ones you gravitate more toward. Here are a few home decor styles for you to browse through so you can see which one fits you best. You will be able to focus more on the one you love! So let’s go through them so you won’t have to think, “What is my decorating style?.

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Farmhouse Style: Open Kitchen Shelving Guide + Tips

Been seeing open shelving around a lot of online kitchens lately? You don’t need the exact stuff someone else uses but the magic is in how you style what you’ll be using.

You’ll want to be practical first, then focus on aesthetics after.

Let’s look at my own kitchen makeover and I’ll walk you through how I styled open kitchen shelves.

The kitchen is absolutely the heart of the home as they say, so we want to be practical and focus on being totally functional more than how it looks.

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Afternoon Project Series: Easy DIY Light Sconce

Ever wanted to add wall sconces or wall lights in general but felt totally intimidated by electrical stuff? Same!

But guess what? 

There’s an option you could do in just one afternoon—no electrical wiring, no stress. The great thing is, you can do it in a couple of hours or less!

This blog post is one of a series! I’ll be doing these to show you different home projects you can do in just an afternoon! More to come!

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How to Makeover a Bathroom Without Replacing the Old Tile

Do you have a retro bathroom in your house? What the heck do you even do with it? I remember when we did the walkthrough of our current house, I was shown the upstairs bathroom with a glorious jet tub. Not only was there a jet tub but this bathroom was filled with original tile on the walls. I did really like this bathroom in all it’s retro glory but I did wrestle with what to do with it. Should I keep the old tiles or get a whole new bathroom?

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10 Ways to Transform Your House Into a Home You Love

It’s so hard to go on Pinterest and see these stunning, perfectly cleaned homes being showcased sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to use Pinterest for inspiration. But let’s be real, does it ever make you feel like your home falls short? Or even, makes you feel that YOU fall short?

Ouch. Been there done that.

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My Charming Farmhouse Kitchen Nook Makeover Reveal + Ideas

When I moved to my current house 2 years ago, there were lots of things that needed updating but that had major potential! In this house, there are little oddities and things that might make you go, “what was that used for?”. Its an older house so it has it’s quirks.

One thing I loved about this house was that it already had a formal dining room and such but in addition, it had a cozy breakfast nook right by the kitchen. I knew when I saw it when touring the house that it was going to be the first thing I updated.

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