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Home Design Trends for 2019!!

I get so excited for this kind of thing!!
I always love reading articles on trends and predictions, but the past two Januaries for the Your Home Story podcast I've combed through a bunch of them and put together my own list. Big picture home decor trends that we should see in 2019, plus what's supposed to be going out from the past couple years. And since I did this last year, I have last year's summary to look back on, too!


Check out episode 9 for our 2018 home decor trends episode--some predi...

2019 house project goals for the #StanleyTudorRevived

Last week I shared accomplishments we've had in 2018... this week it's my to-do list for 2019! We haven't been in the same house for a whole calendar year since 2015!!, so this will be a big year!

(Remember you can see the full before tour of this home here, and before video tour here.)

2019 house project goals for the #StanleyTudorRevived
Interior
Living room (decor). Our living room layout is tricky and it's under-furnished right now. And, I feel pigeon-holed with our green velv...

2018 recap - home, baby, and more

I think I said this last year, but... this was a big year! New baby in April, new house in July, lots of work already on the house... we have a lot to be grateful for and proud of this year! I'm sharing a few high points including completed projects in this post!
A before/after already
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Master bedroom makeover budget breakdown

For my final post about my One Room Challenge master bedroom project, I'm sharing my detailed budget spreadsheet and some great finds if you want to get the look! It costs a lot to redo a room all at once... but there are some easy ways to save!

I've done budget breakdowns before, but for our bathrooms and kitchen--projects you expect to be in the thousands, not hundreds. I was a very smart shopper on this bedroom update but I am actually pretty surprised at what the total ended up bei...

Holiday mantel/Christmas stocking styling tips

I had some interest in mantel styling tips this year and it's out first Christmas with our big wood mantel, so great timing! I put together some festive fireplace decor and have some ideas for you! Santa comes in ONE WEEK (he comes at night on the 24th, you know) so if you want to dress up your stocking hanging for him you still have some time. ;)

You can even use these tips if you don't have a mantel!


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Here's our Christmas mantel decor this year. H...

DIY upholstered & slipcovered bed tutorial

It's here!! Back when I revealed our master bedroom project I did for the One Room Challenge I said I would share a full tutorial for how we made our slipcovered platform bed. That means plywood dimension options, staple gun tips, and of course sewing the headboard cover and bedskirt! Well, here it is--it's all in this post!


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Remember how I started a podcast?! Best of 2018, goals for 2018: podcast, blog, and personal

I kind of can't believe I started a podcast a year ago!! With the help of my awesome co-host Ashley we've published 50 episodes this year--one a week except Thanksgiving week and the rest of December. Read on to see a brief summary of the tons of home topics we've covered, and what we're planning for 2019!

You can see all our episodes here, and read some high points of what we've done and talked about below.

We also shared our personal and individual blog goals for 2019 in this episode--so...

Q&A: Clutter, pets, cords, painting over wallpaper, & more

We've been getting some awesome questions lately for the Your Home Story podcast Q&A episodes, so this is a good one! We cover how to hide media cords (Ashley is super pro at this), how to handle paper clutter, good resources for plant care, how to live with pets and not have unattractive pet stuff all around, the right way to paint over wallpaper (like we had to do in this house!!). There are a LOT of good tips in this episode!

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Holiday gift guide for the home! The essentials + new ideas

I am only doing one gift guide this year so it's full of my most favorite gifts for the home - for homebodies, friends with a new house or apartment, home cooks, or yourself!

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Behind-the-scenes of making over a room in 6 weeks. Budget, decision-making, and more!

I am dishing on the process, budget, challenges, and more of my One Room Challenge master bedroom makeover!


We are talking in-depth about how I made over our master bedroom in 6 weeks on this week's episode of the Your Home Story podcast! Anything you wish you'd known behind-the-scenes after seeing the posts and reveal? Or just want to know more about how to decorate a room from scratch??

I decorated this room participating in the fall 2018 One Room Challenge, but have been thinking abo...