I love completely customizing our home with details that make it as functional and beautiful as possible. Here’s a round-up of the web’s best and most practical built-ins. Some are…
aria
aria
Compulsive crafter, connoisseur of shiny things, author, real estate Broker, designer, and mom. My mind is always spinning with ideas on how to create beautiful, functional spaces and things. Jane of all trades, master of many. After designing my first home at 20 and becoming a general contractor at 23, I've since created complete custom home spaces as well as couture gowns, crystal-adorned shoes, and more. I don't take no for an answer because there is always a way.
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**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. I have a growing number of friends enjoying working for…
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DIYGiveawaysHome Decorating
How To Remove Wallpaper The Easy Way Without Chemicals + Multi-Purpose SteamMachine GIVEAWAY!!!
by aria September 3, 2014It’s a little busy in our master bathroom A great space gone-haywire and how we are fixing it Watch for the GIVEAWAY BELOW IN THIS POST! We’ve been in our…
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So you want to or have just enrolled your tiny ballerina in her first dance class. What shoes do you buy? How do you pick a school? How do…
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Project of the Week Making Wooden Hangers Non-Slip Who doesn’t love the nice & tidy look of a closet full of matching, wooden hangers? I thought they were too expensive…
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How to Document the School Year Without driving yourself insane With 3 Creative Ideas A new school year is upon us! I know many of your kiddos start this week, some…
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DIY Princess Crown Bed Canopy From Upcycled Pageant Crown
by aria August 20, 2014Project of the Week Make your own Disney Princess inspired crown canopy Sweet Chloe has been asking for a “princess bed” in her room for some time, especially after competing…
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GIVEAWAY! Who wants to try Craftsy And be entered to win a free class PLUS a 55-piece decorating set? One lucky winner will get a 55-piece Ateco Stainless-Steel Decorating Set…
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I’m a cool color gal, always gravitating to blues, greens, and aquas, so it’s probably no surprise that silver-toned metals have always appealed to me. Now that mixed metallics is…
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Project of the week We built a bed!!! Keep reading to see how you can build your own West Elm inspired bed… For the longest time, we’ve been meaning to…
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CleaningDIYFamily
How To Remove Double-Stick Foam Adhesive Tape From Horizontal AND Vertical Surfaces
by aria August 8, 2014Ugh. Sticky stuff. I love removing labels from containers to redecorate them (like Chloe’s Toy Doctor’s Kit from Target that I created a Silhouette decal for) and to reuse containers…
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Project of the Week A School Year in the Life: How to create the ULTIMATE school year photo book I’ve been waiting to share this accidental project that turned out…
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Win $500 in zulily’s Back To School Giveaway **This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There is…
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Maybe the summer heat is getting to me because I took on a brave project the other day with the kids, but it turned out really cute so I wanted…
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Our Mid-Century Modern kitchen remodel was featured on Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn yesterday. This was one of my all-time favorite projects. We started with great bones that had suffered from an…