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Did you know I wrote a children’s book? Hot off the presses this year, “Tidal Tails: Demi the Dolphin’s Day at the Bay” is my first-ever children’s book. The book takes readers on a wonderful adventure and I am happy to share that I will be reading Tidal Tails at an upcoming Town of Amherst…
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The Buffalo Homeshow is here! This weekend (March 7-9) is the opening weekend and let me tell you, you will not want to miss this year. Head to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center this weekend (or next!) to catch all the deals, latest trends, demos and meet new products and vendors! This marks my nineth(!)…
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When the gardens are in full bloom, it’s always fun to make a freshly picked bouquet. But what if you could make your flowers last forever? I recently introduced myself to the art of flower pressing – a free, ecofriendly activity for all ages – and I want to bring you along for the ride!…
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Does anything say “I’m a 1980’s man” more than duck, golf and beer wallpaper? This wallpaper covered ev-er-y inch of wall surface in our office when we moved in. Honestly, I’m not even mad. I’m impressed. As much as the duck, golf, beer trio is 80’s level fetch, it just wasn’t for us. We’re giving…
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It’s my absolute favorite day of the year because we hear a lot of discussion around how to help the Earth and make sustainable choices! Here at haus2home, my goal is to help you strive to live a ecofriendly and sustainable life. What better time than Earth Day? As one way to celebrate Earth Month…
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What makes an office inspiring to work in, full of focus and a dream to spend time in? In this post I’m going to breakdown the though the considerations I made when designing our office that might help you, too! Start fresh Ducks and golf gear and beer. Oh my! The wallpaper in our office…
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Jackie from haus2home invites you to see a preview of the plans for the dining room.
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It seems like yesterday I was planning our nature neutral nursery not knowing if we were having a boy or a girl. Spoiler alert if you’re new here…it was a girl! Now that baby number two is here and has taken over the nursery, it’s time to shake things up. I didn’t tell her when…
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This edition of Project Renew with the Buffalo News and Buffalo Magazine, we’re diving into the details about how I made over a mid-century modern dresser that I found for $60.
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Project Renew with the Buffalo News and Buffalo Magazine will give readers inspiration and information to tackle DIY projects on their own!
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Looking for a fun and easy way to celebrate Easter? This dessert will be a treat to make and to eat!
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In this post you’ll see how an old childhood dresser was refurbished for Disney Princess dress up storage.
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Floral crowns are a trend I’m fully embracing with open arms. The first floral crown I fell in love with was at my dear friend Molly’s Adirondack wedding. I was a bridesmaid in the wedding and was lucky enough to witness her mom’s floral wizardry skills. She arranged all the flowers, including Molly’s floral crown…
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A lot of girls dream about the day they get to wear their dream wedding dress on their big day. I did and enjoyed every minute of it to the infinite max. Admittedly, I was a bit sad when my wedding day was over because that meant I wouldn’t have another reason to ever wear…
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Sometimes the best of us make the worst of mistakes. Mistakes like thinking its a good idea to glob paint over functioning hardware expecting it to last and look good. No beuno. I have to think that the previous homeowners did this with the best of intentions but alas, its time to say see ya…
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This post is sponsored by Lowes. The thoughts and opinions are my own. Have you ever worked on a DIY project and found yourself stuck on a step? Or maybe there was a tool necessary to complete your project, but you were just too intimidated to use it? I can speak from personal experience that…
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If you could win an opportunity to bring a DIY project to life right in your own home with help from professionals AND a $2,000 gift card to Lowe’s to make it all happen, would you enter? Well that’s exactly what took place with The UpSkill Project Contest and let me tell you, the contest entries were nothing short of amazing. Five local residents were selected and got their DIY dreams to come true with The UpSkill Project. The results? Nothing short of incredible.
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I’ve built a couple of dog houses in my day, but I have to say this one very well may take the cake for the most famous, special, and philanthropic. Say what? Here’s why! I originally built this dog house for my friends over at Valu Home Centers from nearly 100% reclaimed materials. They filmed a…
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After months of planning and renovating, I’m super happy to report that the nursery is done-zo…complete…FINISHED! If you remember back to the nurery inspo post, you’ll know that we’re not finding out the gender of our baby so that meant gender-neutral all the way. But if I’m being honest, I think even if we knew the…
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Do you have a home project you’ve been looking to tackle but aren’t quite sure where to start? Or maybe you wish you had the chance to learn from a professional and improve your skills to complete a project you previously tried to take on? Well Buffalo, do I ever have the opportunity for you.…
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