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2022 Brand Ambassador Finalist Kara Williams

September 10, 2021
Written by Kara Williams

Kara Williams is a Pacific Northwest wife, mom and interior designer. She is passionate about gardening, DIY projects, holiday decor of all sorts and adores putting together a beautiful tablescape…

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2022 Brand Ambassador Finalist Jen Marshall

September 9, 2021
Written by Jennifer Marshall

Jennifer Marshall has been blogging and sharing easy and budget-friendly projects with her followers for years, and now that her twins have flown the nest for college, she has…

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2022 Brand Ambassador Finalist Emily Traxler

September 8, 2021
Written by Emily Traxler

Emily Traxler is a busy wife and mom to four sons, who loves cultivating beauty in her home and garden. As one of our Top 3 Finalists in the 2022…

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Divine Dining

June 1, 2021
Written by SARA LYNN BRENNAN
Photography by VALERIE MARINELLO PHOTOGRAPHY

In this fast-paced world, we crave a soft, welcoming nest to retreat to. We love cozy elements in our home, but our dining rooms, which are typically filled with lots…

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Hunting for Treasure

May 28, 2021
Written by Meryl Schoenbaum
Additional reporting by Tiffany Jansen
Photography by Ryan Liu
Styling by Kristin Bauer

If your dream cottage would be a blend of charming pieces from hunting treasures from the past and fresh accents from the present, then you’ll find Kristin Bauer’s home in…

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Design Ideas

Design Expertise Coastal Farmhouse

April 16, 2021
Written by Autumn Krause
Photography by Bret Gum
Styling by Jickie Torres

Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to find home. For AJ Olson Whitfield, a realtor and broker associate at Villa Real Estate, home is located just across the street…

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Crafts

How to Make a Mini Stocking Christmas Advent Garland

November 4, 2020
Written and Crafted by Kris Christensen
Photography by Bret Gum
Styled by Kris Christensen, Donna Runyan, and Lauren Hofer

Mini Stocking Advent Calendar Garland Tutorial If there’s one thing that will make any Christmas craft cuter than cute, it’s making it in miniature! We can’t deny the appeal of…

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Brand Ambassador

Proudly Introducing Our 2021 Brand Ambassador

September 30, 2020
Styling and Photography by Toni Mogensen

We are proud and delighted to introduce our very first Brand Ambassador, Toni Mogensen of Salinas, California. After a nationwide call and three rounds of competition, Toni emerged as both…

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Red barn colored cottage surrounded by a meadow garden of wildflowers.

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Outdoor/Garden

Get Wild with Wildflowers

April 12, 2020
Written by JICKIE TORRES
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In his new book, Mini Meadows: Grow a Little Patch of Colorful Flowers Anywhere Around Your Yard, Mike Lizotte sets out to demystify the meadow-garden approach. He wants to encourage…

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How to Make a Face Mask (Or 1000, If You Can)

April 2, 2020
Written by Kris Christensen

Can wearing a face mask reduce your chances of catching or spreading the coronavirus? For weeks, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) maintained that masks were unnecessary for those who…

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