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Quick Mudroom Update

My typical house project list is fueled off of my uncanny ability to walk by any room in our house and see something it’s missing. You can image how exciting and frustrating that can be at the same time. Just when I think a room is finished, or good enough in the big scheme of things, […]

My typical house project list is fueled off of my uncanny ability to walk by any room in our house and see something it’s missing. You can image how exciting and frustrating that can be at the same time. Just when I think a room is finished, or good enough in the big scheme of things, […]

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Knock Off Grain Sieve Light Fixture

I haven’t shared a mudroom update for a while, but today I’m changing that. Since we’ve completely re-done everything in our little mudroom, I thought it would only be fitting to make a new light fixture as well. Plus, I loved how our laundry room light turned out, and I thought it would be cool […]

I haven’t shared a mudroom update for a while, but today I’m changing that. Since we’ve completely re-done everything in our little mudroom, I thought it would only be fitting to make a new light fixture as well. Plus, I loved how our laundry room light turned out, and I thought it would be cool […]

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Barn Beam Floating Bench

Our mudroom. It’s becoming one of my very favorite makeovers… and with the addition of our latest project, well it’s absolutely pushing it over the edge… At the very start of our mudroom makeover, I knew I wanted two things. One, a floating bench to store baskets and items underneath, and two, better organization. And […]

Our mudroom. It’s becoming one of my very favorite makeovers… and with the addition of our latest project, well it’s absolutely pushing it over the edge… At the very start of our mudroom makeover, I knew I wanted two things. One, a floating bench to store baskets and items underneath, and two, better organization. And […]

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Fence Picket Coat Rack

I’m back today to share another mudroom update. I figured it was time to make a new coat rack since I took the last one down. Besides, the whole point of this makeover was to better organize things, not have our coats and hats laying on the breakfast nook table. True story… So today it’s […]

I’m back today to share another mudroom update. I figured it was time to make a new coat rack since I took the last one down. Besides, the whole point of this makeover was to better organize things, not have our coats and hats laying on the breakfast nook table. True story… So today it’s […]

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Black Mudroom Door

See how I easily transformed our little mudroom by painting the door black. I’m sharing one of my favorite paint colors too! Remember when I talked about painting our mudroom door? Its never been painted since we’ve built our home (… I know…), so it was long over due. I debated about it for a […]

See how I easily transformed our little mudroom by painting the door black. I’m sharing one of my favorite paint colors too! Remember when I talked about painting our mudroom door? Its never been painted since we’ve built our home (… I know…), so it was long over due. I debated about it for a […]

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Mudroom Built- In Shelf

Earlier this week I shared our new mudroom planking. It’s made such a huge impact on this little room, and it’s projected us right into a little mudroom makeover. Our mudroom isn’t very big, at all, so I really want to maximize the storage and organization that we can fit in this little room. From […]

Earlier this week I shared our new mudroom planking. It’s made such a huge impact on this little room, and it’s projected us right into a little mudroom makeover. Our mudroom isn’t very big, at all, so I really want to maximize the storage and organization that we can fit in this little room. From […]

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New Mudroom Planking

I know I’m suppose to be focusing my time and attention on our office makeover… but inspiration struck hard for our mudroom and it was one of those, we must get it done now, types of projects for me (they happen sometimes). That, and I was really tired of the way our mudroom was functioning. […]

I know I’m suppose to be focusing my time and attention on our office makeover… but inspiration struck hard for our mudroom and it was one of those, we must get it done now, types of projects for me (they happen sometimes). That, and I was really tired of the way our mudroom was functioning. […]

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Mudroom Updates

As you know, lately I’ve been busy sprucing up our mudroom. We’re in and out of this room so often, that I was tired of looking at all the unfinished projects and a miss mash of items. I must say, it’s looking so much better! It all makes me smile. I love my farm sign! […]

As you know, lately I’ve been busy sprucing up our mudroom. We’re in and out of this room so often, that I was tired of looking at all the unfinished projects and a miss mash of items. I must say, it’s looking so much better! It all makes me smile. I love my farm sign! […]

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Mudroom Burlap Frame

Hello Happy Friends! Well, I finished another mudroom project. My checklist is dwindling and it feels awesome! Better yet, this little mudroom of ours is getting lots of much needed personality. If you’ll remember, my last mudroom update was all about the FREE bench that I scored. This project is no different in cost. We’ve […]

Hello Happy Friends! Well, I finished another mudroom project. My checklist is dwindling and it feels awesome! Better yet, this little mudroom of ours is getting lots of much needed personality. If you’ll remember, my last mudroom update was all about the FREE bench that I scored. This project is no different in cost. We’ve […]

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Mudroom Updates

Happy Monday! You may have noticed that I decided to take last week off from the blog. It’s canning season around here and I was so busy making apricot and peach jam, green beans, pickled green beans and freezing corn, peppers, beats, carrots, green chilies, etc. that I didn’t have the time, or energy, to […]

Happy Monday! You may have noticed that I decided to take last week off from the blog. It’s canning season around here and I was so busy making apricot and peach jam, green beans, pickled green beans and freezing corn, peppers, beats, carrots, green chilies, etc. that I didn’t have the time, or energy, to […]

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