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FROM WHAT IT ONCE WAS

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My Easy DIY Gift Wrapping For Christmas 2023

Every year, I decide on a new style of wrapping for all my Christmas gifts. I find it really fun coming up with new creative designs, combinations, techniques, and decorations to wrap up the gifts I give to people. It also happens to be a pretty cool way of distinguishing which gifts under the tree…

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3 Easy DIYs That Will Elevate Your Rental Kitchen

Rental kitchens are often not the most beautiful on the day you move in. And let’s face it, after putting down all your rent deposits, there aren’t loads of disposable funds available to spruce up your kitchen with the most high-end of accessories. Including thrift flips and low-budget diys, this post outlines three easy projects…

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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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Here Is How To Style Your Kitchen Peg Board

The beauty of peg boards is that they’re modular. They are adjustable and customizable, meaning you can tailor them to your particular needs. This allows for endless possibilities, which can be both exciting and a little daunting. Keep reading to learn how to strike the perfect balance between visual beauty and practicality in order to…

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3 Easy Projects To Make Your Bedroom More Cozy

Brief story time to kick off this DIY process: I lived in this apartment alone before Chris and I got married. I slept in a twin bed that was shoved into the corner of the room so as to gain as large a footprint as I could to do my furniture refinishing side-hustle in the…

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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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