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Our Christmas Traditions

Love making special memories through Christmas traditions? Us too! Below I’m sharing our Christmas traditions and how we celebrate the holidays! With Christmas being next week, I thought it would be fun to share our Christmas traditions we do every year throughout the holiday season. I know we all have those special family activities we […]

Love making special memories through Christmas traditions? Us too! Below I’m sharing our Christmas traditions and how we celebrate the holidays! With Christmas being next week, I thought it would be fun to share our Christmas traditions we do every year throughout the holiday season. I know we all have those special family activities we […]

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Art In The Entryway

Looking for a quick, budget friendly way to add art to your home? Digital prints are a great way to personalize your home while staying within budget! Our entryway is still going through a transition period. There’s so many things I want to do, but until we can get it done, I’ve been focusing on […]

Looking for a quick, budget friendly way to add art to your home? Digital prints are a great way to personalize your home while staying within budget! Our entryway is still going through a transition period. There’s so many things I want to do, but until we can get it done, I’ve been focusing on […]

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New Dining Room Table

We recently added a new dining room table to our dining room! Suddenly, things are feeling much better! Our dining room… sigh. It’s a hard space to figure out. With it being small in size, and right in the middle of two major walkways, figuring out the right furniture placement has been tricky.  Since we’ve […]

We recently added a new dining room table to our dining room! Suddenly, things are feeling much better! Our dining room… sigh. It’s a hard space to figure out. With it being small in size, and right in the middle of two major walkways, figuring out the right furniture placement has been tricky.  Since we’ve […]

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TGI-Friday

Happy TGI-Friday! It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a TGI-Friday post, but I always look forward to putting them together. They’re a bit random, but they’re full of so many good things, including my favorite new finds and behind the scenes things we’ve been working on, or upcoming projects we’ll be starting.  Lately, […]

Happy TGI-Friday! It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a TGI-Friday post, but I always look forward to putting them together. They’re a bit random, but they’re full of so many good things, including my favorite new finds and behind the scenes things we’ve been working on, or upcoming projects we’ll be starting.  Lately, […]

An overall view of the design plan for our nursery.

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Nursery Design Plan

With our sweet baby girl due the beginning of July, I’ve been working hard to pull together her nursery design plan and our baby registry. It’s becoming really real that she’ll be here soon, which is both incredibly exciting and making me a little bit nervous at the same time. We still have so much […]

With our sweet baby girl due the beginning of July, I’ve been working hard to pull together her nursery design plan and our baby registry. It’s becoming really real that she’ll be here soon, which is both incredibly exciting and making me a little bit nervous at the same time. We still have so much […]

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Our Project Goals For 2020

Since we’re still fresh into a new year, and baby girl will be joining us in July, Todd and I took the time to sit down and go over our house project goals for 2020. We have several spaces and areas we’d like to finish this year, so it felt right to sit down and […]

Since we’re still fresh into a new year, and baby girl will be joining us in July, Todd and I took the time to sit down and go over our house project goals for 2020. We have several spaces and areas we’d like to finish this year, so it felt right to sit down and […]

A picture of a living room with a cream couch and chairs.

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What We’ve Been Up To

Holy cow… it feels like I blinked and we’re well into February. It’s hard to believe the last time I posted was right before Christmas, but that’s how it’s gone these past few months. Because I haven’t posted in a little while, I thought I’d share what we’ve been up to and catch you up […]

Holy cow… it feels like I blinked and we’re well into February. It’s hard to believe the last time I posted was right before Christmas, but that’s how it’s gone these past few months. Because I haven’t posted in a little while, I thought I’d share what we’ve been up to and catch you up […]

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Furniture Makeovers

furniture makeovers Have you ever experienced the power of paint? Well, if not, here’s a gallery full of ideas… and proof that paint is the easiest and cheapest way to transform just about anything. Below you’ll find tutorials that walk you through my process, as well as inspiration to get you started! Guest Bedroom Headboard […]

furniture makeovers Have you ever experienced the power of paint? Well, if not, here’s a gallery full of ideas… and proof that paint is the easiest and cheapest way to transform just about anything. Below you’ll find tutorials that walk you through my process, as well as inspiration to get you started! Guest Bedroom Headboard […]

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Decorating Ideas

decorating ideas Let’s make your home YOUR home! Here, you’ll find all sorts of inspiration and ideas as you search for new ways to transform your home into a place you love! I’m a big fan of simple, but meaningful decorating! Art In The Entryway October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 Shayna Decorating, DIY Projects, […]

decorating ideas Let’s make your home YOUR home! Here, you’ll find all sorts of inspiration and ideas as you search for new ways to transform your home into a place you love! I’m a big fan of simple, but meaningful decorating! Art In The Entryway October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 Shayna Decorating, DIY Projects, […]

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DIY Projects

diy projects Ready to start your next DIY project? This section has you covered with so many different ideas, you may need to create a list and start marking off which project comes next! We’re big fans of DIY projects, so don’t worry, the new ideas will keep coming! Art In The Entryway October 30, […]

diy projects Ready to start your next DIY project? This section has you covered with so many different ideas, you may need to create a list and start marking off which project comes next! We’re big fans of DIY projects, so don’t worry, the new ideas will keep coming! Art In The Entryway October 30, […]

Four Reasons We Chose Carpet For Our Bedrooms by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Four Reasons We Chose Carpet For Our Bedrooms

Dreaming of new flooring? Here are some great reasons why we chose carpet for the bedrooms in our home. Since I recently shared the tutorial for installing our laminate flooring throughout the house, I wanted to also share the four reasons we chose carpet for our bedrooms rather than installing the laminate floors. To be […]

Dreaming of new flooring? Here are some great reasons why we chose carpet for the bedrooms in our home. Since I recently shared the tutorial for installing our laminate flooring throughout the house, I wanted to also share the four reasons we chose carpet for our bedrooms rather than installing the laminate floors. To be […]

TGI-Friday: Patio Demo, Landscaping & House Video's by The Wood Grain Cottage

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TGI-Friday: Patio Demo, Landscaping & House Video’s

It’s time for another TGI-Friday! We’ve had so much going on these past few weeks, it’s been hard to keep up with everything!  A proper update is definitely due! If you follow me on Instagram, and if you watched my Stories, you saw that last week we worked on demo’ing our back patio for the […]

It’s time for another TGI-Friday! We’ve had so much going on these past few weeks, it’s been hard to keep up with everything!  A proper update is definitely due! If you follow me on Instagram, and if you watched my Stories, you saw that last week we worked on demo’ing our back patio for the […]

How To Use Patterns In Decor by The Wood Grain Cottage

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How To Use Patterns In Decor

One of my best tips: use patterns! I’m sharing the best way to do it and including some easy ways to help you get started. When I was coming up with the design plan for our office, I knew I wanted to incorporate some kind of pattern. I didn’t want it to be too overwhelming, […]

One of my best tips: use patterns! I’m sharing the best way to do it and including some easy ways to help you get started. When I was coming up with the design plan for our office, I knew I wanted to incorporate some kind of pattern. I didn’t want it to be too overwhelming, […]

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TGI-Friday: Our Weekend Trip To Denver & What We Bought At Ikea

Like I mentioned in our laundry room update post this week, we set out on a quick trip to Ikea a few weekends ago, and decided to spend some much needed “down time” in Denver while we were visiting. Even though we’ve both lived there (ages ago), we’d never really stayed downtown and took in […]

Like I mentioned in our laundry room update post this week, we set out on a quick trip to Ikea a few weekends ago, and decided to spend some much needed “down time” in Denver while we were visiting. Even though we’ve both lived there (ages ago), we’d never really stayed downtown and took in […]

Saying Goodbye to the Original Wood Grain Cottage by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Saying Goodbye To The Original Wood Grain Cottage

With all of the changes that happened over the last few years, one of the hardest parts of it was letting go and moving out of my home. I dreaded that day. Often though, the thing we don’t want to do the most, is exactly what we need to do… and what leads us on […]

With all of the changes that happened over the last few years, one of the hardest parts of it was letting go and moving out of my home. I dreaded that day. Often though, the thing we don’t want to do the most, is exactly what we need to do… and what leads us on […]

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