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Favorite Pins This Month {Favorite Things Friday}

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Julie

Summer is such a busy, yet simultaneously, lazy time of year.

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Kids camps, vacations, laying by the pool…

Pinterest

I may not be blogging as regularly as usual but I still manage to peruse Pinterest almost daily – ha!

An Urban Cottage Blog

It’s easy when there’s an App for that!

Waiting for your kids at the dentist?

Pinterest!

The Cottage Mix blog

Sitting by the pool?

Pinterest!

Classic Casual Home

A passenger in the car on a road trip?

Pinterest!

(You get the idea.)

Hooked on Houses

There is so much inspiration to love!

Once Wed

Gypsy Purple Home

What did we do before Pinterest?

We actually got things done, that’s what.

Are you a compulsive pinner?

I wouldn’t call myself “compulsive” but I do love to browse and pin all the great inspiration.

And, I’ve been putting it to good use. I’ve been steadfastly working on finishing my dining room makeover.

Remember this mood board?

After months of work, it’s almost done. I will be revealing the makeover next week – woohoo!

Thanks for reading!

Happy Friday everyone!

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10 Rustic Christmas Decorating Ideas

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Julie

The Christmas season is officially here – my tree is up and the majority of my house is decorated. But, if you’re anything like me, the decorating is never really done. I always want to tweak things a little to suit my ever-changing mind.

I’ve been pinning several rustic Christmas decorating ideas on Pinterest all year long and now I’m going through all my pins to see what ideas I might be able to incorporate into my existing Christmas decor. As expected, I found several that I want to try so I thought I’d share a few:

You’ll notice I like good, old-fashioned red and green when I decorate for Christmas. I am often temporarily swayed by all white Christmas decorations but I always find myself coming back to a more colorful, traditional palette.

1. Rustic wreath. I love this simple, rustic wreath for the front door. I love the bow with the plaid, solid green and burlap ribbon. I could easily add a bow like this to my existing wreath.

2. Boxwood wreath and chalkboard. What’s not to love about this simple boxwood wreath and chalkboard? I could totally do this with the chalkboard in my dining room!

3. Bannister Garland. I’ve been looking for ways to jazz up the garland on my banister. I think these little heart ornaments are adorable.

4. Stockings. I have a thing for gingham and checked fabrics so these adorable stockings from Sundance totally had me at hello!

5. Rustic tablescape. I own these Spode Christmas Tree dishes and I absolutely love the rustic little red charger and striped napkins in this table scape. The little wood “placemat” makes me swoon, too!

6. Christmas card display. I usually put all of our Christmas cards in a little wicker sleigh-shaped basket that I’ve had for years, but I’m really digging the idea of hanging them up so they’re more visible. Something like this little gem would be so easy and inexpensive to make myself!

7. Mitten advent calender. I have seen so many cute Advent calender ideas but I really love these little mittens! So cute!

8. Jar candles. The little evergreen sprigs tied with red and white checked ribbons make an old jelly or pickle jar look like something from Pottery Barn, am I right?!

9. Simple table setting. I’m a total sucker for a rustic table setting. Look at these cute topiaries. Look at the whole thing, really. I love every detail!

10. Mitten door display. These fluffy white mittens remind me of the children’s story, “The Mitten.” Particularly, the one illustrated by Jan Brett. Just lovely.

(All of the photos above can be found on my Pinterest board here.)

Is that 10 ideas already?! I could go on and on, but I’ll save that for another day. I’m excited about getting started on my Christmas projects and I’ll be sharing them all with you! Happy Holiday season!

Linking up to:

Homemaker on a Dime

Keeping it Simple
Savvy Southern Style
Dixe-n-Dottie
A Glimpse Inside
Songbird
Cottage Magpie

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What Did We Do Before Pinterest?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Julie

Yes, I’m still on the topic of Pinterest. I can’t help myself.

Today I saw this tip about removing hairspray from the bathroom.

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What girl/woman doesn’t have this struggle? I’m going to give it a try and see what happens. Sometimes these tips seem so super-cool that they couldn’t possibly work.

I’ve shared some of the Pinterest tips I’ve tried in the past here on my blog. Once I blogged about kitchen lid organization and once about keeping your bathroom shower clean. Both ideas worked well.

I’m currently trying out this tip:

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It’s about re-growing green onions from the ones you buy at the grocery store and cut all the way up to the white part of the onion.

I saved my used onions in a little egg cup on the window sill in my laundry room several weeks ago. Some of them were cut pretty short, too. (The hubs likes to eat the white part.)

And, honestly, I forgot about them quite a few times. But, I watered them whenever I remembered and here’s what they look like today:

It worked! I think I’ll try planting them in the garden and see what happens.

These cool household tips are just one of the many things I love about Pinterest. You can get creative, handy ideas that you may have never thought of before. Heck, this is what I love about the entire Internet! There’s a wealth of knowledge and information right at your fingertips just for the asking.

As a result, I’m not sure my kids even know what an Encylcopedia is. My parents used to say, “Look it up in an encyclopedia.” Today, we tell our kids, “Google it.” lol Yes, times have changed. And, I’m just old enough to really feel that last statement.

I saw this pin the other day and it made me laugh.

Good God Almighty, I hope this never happens! I might actually have to leave my computer or worse yet, my iPhone. It might as well be the end of the world.

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Pinterest Inspired

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Julie

I love Pinterest and I do a lot of pinning.

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The thing is, I pin all of these beautiful images and then I kind of forget about them.

Today I started browsing through some of my pins and got inspired all over again. Here’s just a few of the things that caught my eye today:

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I adore this basket! I wish I could grow bittersweet here. It just says “fall” to me. It’s just gorgeous the way this basket is styled with the pumpkin, kale, twigs and bittersweet.

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What is not to love about this kitchen?! I love the floor, the ceiling, the island, the chandelier, the green door. Sigh. It’s beautiful!

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Transferware. How I love you!

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What a great idea — a round burlap charger. Cute and inexpensive.

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I love galvanized containers filled with herbs and flowers. That little white cafe container is precious.

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What a beautiful textile. I love all the colors and the shade of blue — so cheerful and happy.

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I could go on and on, but here’s just one more. I love this cute little crate with the logs, greenery and lights — so perfect for the holidays.

If you want to see more of what inspires me, feel free to check out my boards on Pinterest. Happy pinning!

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Pinterest Project #2 – Keeping the Shower Clean

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Julie

I’ve pinned a lot of cool tips, projects and ideas on Pinterest but quite honestly I haven’t actually tried many of them. So I recently decided that it’s time I put some of these bright ideas to the test and then share the results with you.

A week or so ago I tried organizing my pot lids in my kitchen with a tension rod and although I couldn’t do this with every single lid I own, I do like the results.

So with that success, I browsed through my “Ideas I Like” Pinterest board and found another cool tip I’ve been wanting to try.

It involves this handy little kitchen dish wand. It will help you keep your shower clean Every. Single. Day. Wow. That’s my kind of tip!

I have a large shower in my master bathroom and I don’t like cleaning it. At all. It requires me to step inside to wash down the walls and all the glass. I don’t know why this seems so exhausting to me but I really, really don’t like doing it. It is my second least-favorite thing to clean in my house (the other is my husband’s study).

It’s an awesome shower — just not to clean. But, I think I’ve established that fact already.

The Pinterest tip says that you take the magical little dishwashing wand and fill it up with a solution of half Dawn dishwashing liquid and half white vinegar. Easy enough. Then, you just keep it in your shower so it’s handy when you’re done showering. I hung mine up on a hook using a ponytail holder/band.

Then, when you’re done showering you simply scrub the walls and floor and then rinse. Voila! When you step out of the shower both you and your shower are clean!

The first time I tried it I was super excited so I didn’t think about anything else that might be needed to complete the job. Since my shower is large, I cannot rinse off all areas using my shower head. So, the next time I showered I brought in a clean rag that I get wet and then wipe/rinse the soap off the walls. I absolutely LOVE this tip! My shower is clean all the time now. The only other thing I do to keep it clean is to vaccuum it out occasionally when it’s dry. Easy!