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FROM WHAT IT ONCE WAS

From What It Once Was

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Sustainability

How To Make Your Laundry Routine Sustainable And Eco-Friendly

This is your ultimate guide to a more sustainable and eco-friendly laundry routine. Keep reading for general washing tips, product recommendations, and earth-conscious practices you can implement today to reduce your impact on the environment — one load of laundry at a time. 1. Is Your Washing Machine Full? Before even throwing a load of…

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DIY apothecary-style spice jars

How To Make These DIY Apothecary-Style Spice Jars

I asked my sister for all her kids’ empty baby food jars. And these DIY spice jars are why: budget-friendly and eco-friendly, this is an easy how-to on making your own custom, retro, apothecary-style spice jars using old, empty baby food jars. I have always had the kitchen-dream of having an aesthetic spice display. You…

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This Is How To Maintain Your Fridge + Pantry Organization

The kitchen is the most high-traffic room of a home. Losing control of the space is inevitable without the right habits in place to keep things maintained and well-organized. These top 5 need-to-know tips for an organized fridge and pantry will help you reduce food waste, eliminate clutter, and maintain order in the most chaotic…

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Before and after of an IKEA couch upgrade

How To Upgrade Your Worn Down IKEA Couch (With BEMZ)

Couches are expensive. So many people buy IKEA couches because they are a semi-affordable option. But sometimes, the affordable options don’t give you the exact look you want. What if there was a way to customize and upgrade your current IKEA sofa? (Hint: there is!) About a year ago, I scored this (discontinued) IKEA Karlstad sofa through…

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Sierra, here. ✌

An introverted, detail-oriented, and meticulous creative: documenting the slow, intentional, and realistic process of DIY-ing an apartment into a home — within the limitations of a rental.

If you dig home styling, thrift flips, DIYs, vintage finds, handmade goods, coffee, vegetarian food, knit grandpa sweaters, dark academia aesthetic, shopping local, Boy Meets World, Dr. Martens, 90s grunge and mid-2000s emo punk music — or the fact that writing this biographical blurb is clearly making me uncomfortable so my solution is to endlessly list increasingly obscure things: then I’m positive you’ll find something here that resonates with you. Stay a while and make yourself at home!

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