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Whatever you call it-board and batten, wainscoting, etc.- this DIY wall treatment is easy and inexpensive! I've done this in an entryway/mudroom and living room and it's a great way to add farmhouse charm or a modern look to any space. With the horizontal and vertical boards painted both white and navy, it makes the room cozy yet bright! Learn how I made it work with existing baseboards. A step-by-step tutorial!

Traditional with a twist: the ORC reveal!

Design

A colorful yet cozy living room…traditional with a twist! Guys, our living room is done!   My first ORC post about this room called it a “traditional living room”.  But as often happens with rooms that I design, what I start out with is not what I end up with.  Things change along the way.  And I had to add…
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A light and bright living room with white and navy painted wainscoting- week 4 of the One Room Challenge! #livingroom #wainscoting #oneroomchallenge

It’s gonna be good! ORC Week 4

Challenges· Design· DIY

Guys, I remember Week 4 of the last ORC I completed.  I thought I was ready for it- I’d definitely read other’s blogger’s accounts of Week 4, which is notoriously difficult.  And sure enough, I remember feeling like I was drowning in a sea of uncompleted projects.   Believe it or not, I’m feeling okay right now.  I think because…
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I just finished with our living room DIY wainscoting-board and batten- and it looks fantastic! I did half walls on 3 walls, but took it all the way up the 12 foot high ceiling on one for a cool feature wall! Now to decide on a paint color for it that will go with the pink ceiling. I've painted one wall navy blue already, but do I go with white instead? Such a hard decision!

The wainscoting is up! ORC Week 3

Design· DIY

DIY wainscoting, color dilemmas, and when your family doesn’t share your design vision. Week 3 of the One Room Challenge is up, and I was able to almost check off a huge milestone, something I’ve been wanted to do in this living room since we moved in 3 years ago- the wainscoting.  Of course, I DIY’d it.   Want to…
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Okay, if most people paint their ceiling pink, it's in a little girls room, or maybe a playroom or bathroom. I just painted the ceiling in our living room a beautiful blush pink. #noregrets #pinkceiling #living room

The pink ceiling: ORC Week 2

DIY

How I ended up with a pink ceiling and what helped me paint the ceiling in record time! HANDy Paint Products provided product for this post.  All opinions are my own.  You guys know I have a love affair with pink, but when I was planning this room design, I really thought I’d stay away from it in favor of…
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I'm redoing our small living room for the One Room Challenge and am leaning towards a classic yet cozy and casual vibe. The colors? Mostly navy and white with hits of pink! I'm designing around our TV and sectional, and I want our fireplace to be the star! On tap: new curtains and rug, wainscoting and a feature wall, and a plan for my growing collection of artwork. This will be a traditional living room with a twist! #traditional #livingroom #traditionallivingroom #design #Oneroomchallenge #decor

One Room Challenge: A traditional living room

Design

A traditional living room mood board with hits of color! It’s One Room Challenge time!  Yup, right after finishing the $100 Room Challenge, I’m jumping into the One Room Challenge.  My target this time?  Our living room, which has somehow become the “leftover room” in our house.  Here are a couple of before pictures. One of my biggest motivators for…
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