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Christmas Home Night Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2016 Christmas Home Night Tour

Happy almost Christmas & Christmas Eve! I wanted to share a fun post with you today, our Christmas home night tour! Rachel from Maison de Pax creates this wonderful tour spotlighting one of the most wonderful elements of Christmas… all the gorgeous lights and lighting. Those Christmas trees dazzle right now, and in my mind […]

Happy almost Christmas & Christmas Eve! I wanted to share a fun post with you today, our Christmas home night tour! Rachel from Maison de Pax creates this wonderful tour spotlighting one of the most wonderful elements of Christmas… all the gorgeous lights and lighting. Those Christmas trees dazzle right now, and in my mind […]

Christmas Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2016 Christmas Home Tour

Today I’m finally getting around to sharing our Christmas home tour! Better late than never, right? 🙂 I’ve loved making our home cozy this year. For decorating, I decided on a very fresh take with plenty of pops of red, lots of fresh greenery and garland, and a simple, but classic twist. I love Christmas, […]

Today I’m finally getting around to sharing our Christmas home tour! Better late than never, right? 🙂 I’ve loved making our home cozy this year. For decorating, I decided on a very fresh take with plenty of pops of red, lots of fresh greenery and garland, and a simple, but classic twist. I love Christmas, […]

DIY Concrete Lamps by The Wood Grain Cottage

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DIY Concrete Lamp

See how created my own DIY concrete lamp! I took thrift store lamps and gave them a complete makeover with this easy “concrete” paint method. The difference is amazing! I have a slight new obsession, and it comes in the form of concrete lamps. They’re pretty much eye candy for me, always grabbing my attention […]

See how created my own DIY concrete lamp! I took thrift store lamps and gave them a complete makeover with this easy “concrete” paint method. The difference is amazing! I have a slight new obsession, and it comes in the form of concrete lamps. They’re pretty much eye candy for me, always grabbing my attention […]

Our Fall Table by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2016 Fall Table

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I am so excited to be bringing you a fun entertaining post for today, our fall table! I’ve joined forces with several other blogging friends to share beautiful entertaining ideas to get your creativity going! A big thank you to Lory from Designthusiasm for coordinating and inviting me to be part of this […]

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I am so excited to be bringing you a fun entertaining post for today, our fall table! I’ve joined forces with several other blogging friends to share beautiful entertaining ideas to get your creativity going! A big thank you to Lory from Designthusiasm for coordinating and inviting me to be part of this […]

Fall Front Porch by The Wood Grain Cottage

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3 Fall Front Porch’s: Three Ways- Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of our Three Fall Front Porch’s: Three Ways! I hope you’re enjoying the series! So far, you’ve seen my front porch decorated for fall, and our Day 2 front porch, which is the home of my BFF Chelsea! Today, I’m bringing you our third and final front porch, which is my parents house, […]

Welcome to Day 3 of our Three Fall Front Porch’s: Three Ways! I hope you’re enjoying the series! So far, you’ve seen my front porch decorated for fall, and our Day 2 front porch, which is the home of my BFF Chelsea! Today, I’m bringing you our third and final front porch, which is my parents house, […]

Fall Front Porch by The Wood Grain Cottage

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3 Fall Front Porch’s: 3 Ways- Day 1

Happy Monday friends! This week I have a fun series in store for you, and it’s all about front porch decorating! Welcome to Three Fall Front Porch’s: Three Ways! Since the fall season is such a perfect time to easily and beautifully decorate your home and front porch, I thought I’d give you an extra boost of […]

Happy Monday friends! This week I have a fun series in store for you, and it’s all about front porch decorating! Welcome to Three Fall Front Porch’s: Three Ways! Since the fall season is such a perfect time to easily and beautifully decorate your home and front porch, I thought I’d give you an extra boost of […]

Summer Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Summer Home Tour

Summer is in full swing, and I am so happy to be here sharing our summer home tour. As usual, I kept our home pretty simple as I was decorating for summer, but instead decided to focus on the outdoor elements that really inspire me… especially the stunningly beautiful Russian Olive Tree, which continues to […]

Summer is in full swing, and I am so happy to be here sharing our summer home tour. As usual, I kept our home pretty simple as I was decorating for summer, but instead decided to focus on the outdoor elements that really inspire me… especially the stunningly beautiful Russian Olive Tree, which continues to […]

An Updated Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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An Updated Home Tour

Our home has seen it’s fair share of changes over the past few years. It’s also safe to say it will see plenty more. I like switching things up, always finding a new way for things to function even better than before. I was looking at our home tour page the other day, and realized how […]

Our home has seen it’s fair share of changes over the past few years. It’s also safe to say it will see plenty more. I like switching things up, always finding a new way for things to function even better than before. I was looking at our home tour page the other day, and realized how […]

How I Organize My Spices by The Wood Grain Cottage

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How I Organize My Spices

Today’s post is yet another “helpful post”. It’s not necessarily filled with beautiful, jaw dropping pictures, but rather the simplified take on exactly how I organize my spices. In comparison to blog land with most people creating fancy labels, removing the “ugly” items and adding a whole lot of staging, my take is, well, simple.  […]

Today’s post is yet another “helpful post”. It’s not necessarily filled with beautiful, jaw dropping pictures, but rather the simplified take on exactly how I organize my spices. In comparison to blog land with most people creating fancy labels, removing the “ugly” items and adding a whole lot of staging, my take is, well, simple.  […]

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Makeover Week: The Room Sources

Thank you so very much for all of your sweet comments on my mom’s office makeover! I love how it turned out too!  Today, on our last day of makeover week, I wanted to share the room sources. Several of the things I used in my mom’s room were things she already owned, but several […]

Thank you so very much for all of your sweet comments on my mom’s office makeover! I love how it turned out too!  Today, on our last day of makeover week, I wanted to share the room sources. Several of the things I used in my mom’s room were things she already owned, but several […]

My Favorite Rugs by The Wood Grain Cottage

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My Favorite Rugs

I get asked a lot about the rugs throughout our home, so today I’m spilling the details. I hope this helps, especially if you’re on the rug hunt! I know how hard it can be to find good rugs! Do they fit the room? Are they comfortable? Do they hide dirt? Do they stain, snag or […]

I get asked a lot about the rugs throughout our home, so today I’m spilling the details. I hope this helps, especially if you’re on the rug hunt! I know how hard it can be to find good rugs! Do they fit the room? Are they comfortable? Do they hide dirt? Do they stain, snag or […]

New Light In The Master Bathroom by The Wood Grain Cottage

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New Light In The Master Bathroom

Today it’s all about our new light in the master bathroom. Little by little, we’ve made progress fixing it up. The bathroom that sat unfinished for months, has slowly started to take shape… and it’s exciting.  You may remember when I shared a sneak peek of this light in our new entry light post… We […]

Today it’s all about our new light in the master bathroom. Little by little, we’ve made progress fixing it up. The bathroom that sat unfinished for months, has slowly started to take shape… and it’s exciting.  You may remember when I shared a sneak peek of this light in our new entry light post… We […]

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This privacy notice provides you with details of how we collect and process personal data through your use of our site: www.thewoodgraincottage.com. By providing us with your data, you warrant to us that you are over 13 years of age. The Wood Grain Cottage is the data controller and we are responsible for your personal data. […]

My Goals for 2016 by The Wood Grain Cottage

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My Goals For 2016

Below I’m sharing my goals for 2016! Everything from home goals, to personal goals, they’re all listed. Hi friends! 🙂 I know it’s been a bit quiet around here. With The Vintage Whites Market at the beginning of the new year, I always turn my full attention to the market… and then when we get […]

Below I’m sharing my goals for 2016! Everything from home goals, to personal goals, they’re all listed. Hi friends! 🙂 I know it’s been a bit quiet around here. With The Vintage Whites Market at the beginning of the new year, I always turn my full attention to the market… and then when we get […]

Christmas Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2015 Christmas Home Tour: Part Two

Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: Part two. Last week I shared the first part of our home tour, and today I’m back to share the final part.  I have had so much fun decorating our home this year. I’ve kind of just let it happen. I had a tiny plan, but other than […]

Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: Part two. Last week I shared the first part of our home tour, and today I’m back to share the final part.  I have had so much fun decorating our home this year. I’ve kind of just let it happen. I had a tiny plan, but other than […]

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