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Master the art of enjoying your outdoor spaces, gardening techniques and maximizing outdoor living.
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decorating | gardening | patriotic | summer
Patriotic Curb Appeal Design in Style
Are you ready for the 4th of July holiday? I have some simple and stylish ideas today for you to help decorate the outside of your home with festive patriotic curb appeal. Combining patriotism with stylish aesthetics creates an inviting and festive look. Lets get busy placing patriotic curb appeal design!
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How to Prune an Olive Tree Topiary
Did you know olive trees can live over 1000 years? That’s crazy, right?!? We have a few ornamental olive tree topiaries in our front yard, which are only a few years old. We recently pruned them, and I wanted to share what I learned along with tips and techniques on how to prune an olive tree topiary.
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A Floral Garden Table Setting
Do enjoy to dine al fresco? Summer time has official started with Memorial Day firmly behind us and the official start of the summer season is only a few weeks away. It’s time to use all our outdoor spaces to their ultimate potential. A floral garden table setting in the vegetable garden creates an intimate and nature inspired experience.
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How to Revive Moss Decor
Do you use organic moss decor throughout your home? Moss is a great way to add freshness to interiors. Although preserved moss is treated to retain its luster it invariably does fade through time especially when exposed to sunlight. Today I will share a solution on how to revive faded and sad looking moss decor to it’s original green splendor.
Outdoor Spaces
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of maximizing the use of our outdoor spaces..
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queen bee decor vignette in the vegetable garden
The United Nations designated May 20th as World Bee day. I kicked off the month honoring these great creatures {honoring the iconic bee symbol}. Today I am sharing a queen bee decor vignette in the vegetable garden to keep promoting the bee awareness.
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decorating | furniture | gardening | life | remodeling | summer
The Church Pew Bench
For those who have been here awhile, you have seen the vintage bench outside on my front porch. For those who are new, let me introduce you to my Church pew bench {wink}.
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front yard remodel updates
We recently added more plantings to our front yard landscaping. We inserted more structure to the overall front yard remodel design, and are excited to share the current design updates.
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why you should have a water feature in outdoor spaces
We just added a water fountain to our sitting area in out front yard remodel. Water features have so many benefits and beauty too add…
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Front Yard Sitting Area
Hello Friends! Last month I showed you the {front yard remodel}. Today I want to share more of the progress we have done in the front yard sitting area.
Gardening Techniques
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of gardening around your own property.
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How to Prep your Home Vegetable Garden
It’s that time of year! It’s time to prep and plant our veggie garden in the backyard. Here are all the steps we take to prep our home vegetable garden for the season. We enjoy having our own vegetable garden, which we harvest and benefit from throughout the season.
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More Front yard Design Details
Hi there! Today I am sharing the updates we made to the front yard design this year. We added more hardscape and plantings, which has really brought the whole space together. We are super happy about how it looks, and I am excited to hare it with you today.
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Prepping and Planting the Vegetable Garden for the Season
All signs of spring have finally arrived here in Northern California. The rain has finally subsided, and we have started planting in the garden. One of our main projects at home every spring is to plant the vegetable garden. The veggies are settled into the raised planting beds and the vegetable garden area has been prepped and primed for enjoyment all season long.
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summer garden updates
Summer gardens are in full bloom around here. Please come take a peek as I share our summer garden and how we sprinkle gardening inspiration throughput our home.
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front yard remodel updates
We recently added more plantings to our front yard landscaping. We inserted more structure to the overall front yard remodel design, and are excited to share the current design updates.
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bon appetite | family | gardening | summer
Vegetable Garden Mid-summer Update
We recently got back home to California from a family vacation to the East Coast. Our vegetable garden has blossomed while we were gone and we are now literally enjoying the fruits of our labor. Also, before we left we started some updates in the garden and today we want to share the fun vegetable garden update.
Outdoor Living
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of embracing and fully enjoying outdoor living.
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Outdoor Table Stylings Inspiration
Now that the Memorial Day holiday is behind us, the unofficial start of the summer season is upon us and that means dining al fresco. I love eating outside whether it’s at an exotic resort or at a local restaurant or in our own back yard. Today I am sharing outdoor table stylings ideas to get us all in the mood to dine outdoors.
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shades of green tablescape in the veggie garden
Hello friends. The table is set in the veggie garden ready for us to take a moment and enjoy this spot a little bit longer. I want to share how the table is set in all sorts of shades of green (my favorite color!) in the veggie garden, blending right into the setting. I love all the details of this green garden tablescape.
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thrifted pewter goodies on a garden table design
Thrifting is a great treasure hunt if you enjoy the thrill of the hunt. I love to hunt for thrifted goodies for home goods, and pewter is one of those things that always catches my eye while thrift shopping. I set this garden tables cape with thrifted pewter pieces I have found along the way, and I love how all the pieces came together.
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summer front porch blog hop
Our front porches are the first impressions to the world of our home. It’s all about curb appeal. Front porch styling is key to how guests feel about our homes before they even step inside.
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decorating | family | life | remodeling
a new dutch door front entry
I am so pleased to share our new front door today. We replaced our traditional front door with a new Dutch door for our front entry. Here are all the details and why we chose a Dutch door style for our entry way.
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christmas | decorating | entertaining | gardening | life | winter
a vintage door & a petite Christmas tree
I am sharing a little bit of Christmas magic on the back patio. The weather has been fantastic here in Northern California; perfect for sprinkling a bit of Christmas fairy dust outside. Over the summer I shared how we painted the house a light French Gray by Sherwin Williams {the church pew bench}. Previous to…
