DIY — The Happiest Home

Mindful Monday: Start planning my garden!

by Meagan Francis March 19, 2012

The fact that we’ve had barely any snow this year – and that what we did get is long gone and, by the looks of this 70+ degree weather, not coming back – has brought to my attention much earlier than usual that our yard needs some serious landscaping help. For the last couple of […]

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Mindful Monday, the holiday edition: Make.

by Meagan Francis December 12, 2011

It’s hard to believe Christmas is less than two weeks away. Funny how you go from feeling like you have all the time in the world to get ready, to suddenly wondering if you’ll really be able to pull this thing off. And that long holiday bucket list that might have seemed so do-able back […]

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The courage to make a home your own

by Meagan Francis October 27, 2011

After we moved into our home the year before last, we spent a lot of time with bare walls and the horrible brass chandelier that was in our family room area when we moved in. One of the chandeliers got bumped by a flying ball at some point, so for nearly a year the light […]

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Sunday Reads: fall decor, finishing home projects, cleaning checklists, Halloween fun

by Meagan Francis October 23, 2011

With the end of our kitchen reno finally in sight – and a house littered with half-assembled cabinets, tools, and drywall dust – this week I’ll be concentrating on getting our house back in order and decorated for fall and Halloween. (Did I mention we’re having a party on Saturday night? And that right now […]

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