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Guest Room Refresh - The Adored Abode

Guest Room Refresh

I shared our guest room plans months ago and truthfully the guest room has now been finished (and photographed) for months, but alas I am just getting around to writing the post. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Where the exact item I own is no longer available I have linked a similar option. For more information, see my disclosures here.  It feels so nice to have a much more put together guest room for when we have people…

Faux Ceramic Vase DIY - The Adored Abode

Faux Ceramic Vase DIY

Do you have vases around your house that you don't love anymore? I certainly do. I had been wanting to paint one of the vases I have for a while now and finally did it! I loved the shape of the vase, it just felt a little beachy for my style. Mixing baking soda into paint gives the paint a more matte and textured finish when it dries, leaving it looking more like ceramic! Since I already had a vase…

Linen Closet Refresh - The Adored Abode

Linen Closet Refresh

Our linen closet was in need of a refresh. It hadn't been touched since moving into our house 4 years ago, other than shoving all linen closet related items inside. We are a little over halfway to meeting our rainbow baby and I have been feeling the urge to do all of the projects (large and small) that I've been neglecting! The linen closet came to the top of my mind because it is upstairs near where the nursery will…

Textured Art Tutorial - The Adored Abode

Textured Art Tutorial

A while back I shared an abstract art tutorial that I created over an existing framed canvas. This is the 2.0 version of the piece that I did! I love abstract art because it's simple, yet can add a lot to a space. I liked the piece I previously created, but over time I realized I wanted something that had a bit more texture. So I decided to use the existing piece and simply added some texture to it! This…

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Painting Our Powder Room Dark Green

On a whim I decided I wanted to see what our powder room would look like if the top portion of the walls (and ceiling!) were painted dark green. We had some leftover green paint from trying to paint our dining room dark green and we thought it would be juuuust enough for the small powder room! I absolutely love how it turned out. before - navy with white ceilingafter - dark green walls & celing This is the hardest…

DIY Room Spray - The Adored Abode

DIY Room Spray

I have been slowly shifting the products we use in our home to more natural versions and if it’s something I can make myself that’s a bonus! Since it’s Earth Day I wanted to share one of my go to all-natural products I have been making. We have been using this DIY room spray for about a year now and we love it! I can truly say it works! It’s very easy to make and I usually have all the…

DIY Modern Hoop Wreath - The Adored Abode

DIY Modern Hoop Wreath

I saw a few variations of a simple hoop wreath last Christmas and knew I wanted to make one of my own this year! This is a really simple DIY and is one that can be switched up from season to season. THE MATERIALS floral hoopfloral wirecedar sprigs (I bought real from Trader Joe’s, but faux is also a good option since you could trim it to size)36” of ribbon (this is similar to what I used)wire cutting pliers THE…

Modern Traditional Bathroom - The Adored Abode

Modern Traditional Bathroom Reveal

Last I posted a dedicated post on the bathroom, we had gutted everything (except the tub), added cement board to the shower, and patched the walls where the wallpaper removal damaged the walls. Since then we have done so much - we are finally done!! Sources are at the bottom of this post for your reference. What we’ve accomplished since my last update: Shower cement board was waterproofedAdded cement board to the floorInstalled LOTS of tile on the shower, walls,…

Dining Room - The Adored Abode

2 Week Challenge – Dining Room Refresh

We are hosting Thanksgiving this year and it is just the motivation I needed to show our dining room a little bit of love. It's one of the first rooms you see when you walk in our house and to me it feels the least like "us". This room wasn't next on our renovation list because really all it needs is a few cosmetic touches. Down the road I would like to add some interest to the walls in the…

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