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Before After FRONT ENTRY
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Finally, I can start to show you the end results of our whole house renovation… starting at the front entry! We bought a late mid-century house that …
Lake Superior
TIN INTERIORS - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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Tin interiors are so popular right now… It’s easy to see why. There is something that is intriguing about tin when it’s used in an unexpected way. I …
Dining Rooms
Before & After: FIREPLACE RENOVATION - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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In our whole house renovation, part of the project included opening up the family room to be an extension of the kitchen for an open dining room / …
Daffodils
Tips on Forcing Bulbs Indoors - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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Forcing bulbs indoors is something I’ve always wanted to do myself. In the past, the closest I’ve come to forcing bulbs is either to buy the already …
First Aid... REMOVE STICKY RESIDUE - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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A few years ago, I shared with you how to get a leftover sticky label off a jar, (you can read that post here). This time, it’s not a jar I needed to …
BOHO RUG SPECIAL SHOPPING DEALS - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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Welcome to the 2nd installment of SPECIAL SHOPPING DEALS, with a BOHO RUG to die for! Okay, maybe not to actually die for, but it’s a really fun rug! …
IS THERE ANYTHING TO DO IN SONOMA VALLEY IF YOU DON’T DRINK WINE?
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As I was planning our trip to California, and the San Francisco Bay area, everyone I talked to about visiting Sonoma Valley only talked about touring …
MUIR WOODS - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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In this post, I’m going to share with you some tips for visiting Muir Woods with the necessary link you’ll need to get into the national park. Mostly …
Chinatown San Francisco
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Have you ever been to San Francisco? If so, you’ve probably been to Chinatown… Or at least know of it. We were in San Francisco a couple years ago and …
Perfect for Valentine's Day! - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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Here is a fun way to give flowers to someone special! This heart shaped vase has a surprise… On one side it has this removable memo board. (held on …
TOP 10 POSTS OF 2018
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Here are the top 10 posts of the past 12 months. As of today, there are 449 posts published on Simple Decorating Tips! Of those 449 posts, here are the …
DIY PULLEY LIGHT - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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I finally did it! I finally completed this fun DIY project. It wasn’t that I started and never finished… (though I’ve done that plenty) This was one …
HOW TO REMOVE PET URINE STAINS
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How to remove pet urine? Well, in the past, I have used vinegar water thinking that was the best way to remove pet urine stains. Though not always …
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Just a quick post on this Christmas eve to say Merry Christmas! Whether you’re with friends, family or alone on this Christmas, may you know that God …
TIPS TO FIND THE RIGHT LAMPSHADE - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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I found a vintage pair of lamps for our bedroom without lampshades, and that’s what started the ball rolling. After purchasing them, I have finally …
Christmas Trees
UNIQUE CHRISTMAS TREE STAND
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Have you ever had your Christmas tree fall over? I have, after it was completely decorated… CRASH! Sadly, more than one year it’s happened too. So …
DIY SWAGS (sort of)
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This is actually barely a DIY project, even though I titled it ‘DIY Swags’. I actually found some swags at the grocery store that had several types of …
HOW TO INSTALL AN INTERIOR STORM WINDOW
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Did you even know there were such things as interior storm windows? Well there are! I’ve actually used them for a few different projects. In our last …
THANKSGIVING DECOR RE-CAP
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This last week I’ve been joyfully busy spending time with grandchildren! We are so thrilled to be blessed with the addition of 1 more to our family!! …
Vintage Window Awning Redo - SIMPLE DECORATING TIPS
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When we first bought our house, I was fairly sure we were going to remove and not replace the window awnings. However, when we started to paint that …
PAINTING TIPS
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I’ve said many times that I love to paint, but that is an inaccurate statement! What I love, is how painting gives me the ability to bring positive …
FRONT PORCH ADDITION
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It was last fall that the front porch addition was started… it is done… well mostly done… Let’s pop back to the ‘before’: Yikes! Our new house (a …
SECRET TIP! HANG A GROUP OF PICTURES…
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Isn’t this group of pictures so fun and charming?! Looks can be deceiving! Hanging them just about made me crazy… until I remembered the secret tip to …
Fall Porch Ideas
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Here are some quick and easy fall porch ideas… I’ve found that decorating for fall is the easiest! Christmas decorating can be such a huge commitment, …
HOW TO INSTALL A VINTAGE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE
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I’mmm baaaaack!!! Finally, I have our new house renovation to a point that I feel I can start contributing some of my time and energy to writing and …
TURTLES AND WINDOW BOXES - Simple Decorating Tips
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What do turtles and window boxes have in common? Well not much, I’m sure! I’ve been outside a lot this summer working on the exterior of our house and …
CELEBRATION GIVEAWAY!!
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We have finally moved upstairs to the main level of our home we’ve been renovating since September… 9 months ago! This is super exciting for us. At …
DINING ROOM PROGRESS
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Finally!! Yippee! It’s time to start posting about the main floor renovations of our new home… a Mid Century turned Colonial Revival… well, sort of… that …
SO BUSY RENOVATING…
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I wasn’t able to post last week because I just didn’t have time to due to being so busy renovating… I still don’t have time, but I didn’t want you to …
AARON MELISSA’S KITCHEN REDO
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The past few weeks I’ve been sharing with you my son and daughter-in-law’s, Aaron and Melissa’s 1970 redo. So far I’ve shown you how they changed the …