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Wrapping Paper Storage
Christmas is quickly approaching and if you are like me wrapping is in full swing! I absolutely love wrapping gifts. I know, sounds crazy, but I do. My plan one day is to create a wrapping nook in my office! When I say wrapping nook, this is what I mean, a hutch with enough table space for wrapping. The wrapping paper would hang inside the hutch and so would the ribbons. Cute baskets would contain all your wrapping needs, tape, scissors, gift tags etc… Here is an example of one I found on Pinterest – I really love the idea of a wrapping nook. I think doors covering the paper…
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Prep Sink
The prep sink might seem like a silly addition to your kitchen but trust me it’s worth it. If you are currently building or renovating I highly recommend you add a prep sink. Many people today are putting their sinks right into their kitchen islands, I love this look. However, our sink looked out a beautiful large window and I wanted to keep it that way, so I decided to put a prep sink in the island instead. I enjoy prepping right on the island so I can still engage with family and friends. The prep sink makes this so easy to clean my veggies, meat and do all my…
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Let’s talk vent covers…
Did you know you can buy vent covers that match your flooring?! 😮 You probably did 😅 I was late to the party on this one! When I started the design process I knew I wanted the same flooring throughout the entire house. I loved the open layout of our home, but didn’t care for the break in flooring, it went from tile to carpet to engineered hardwood all on one level. Ultimately, we decided on a wide plank white oak engineered hardwood. We had it installed throughout our entire house and I love how flowing the open layout it feels now. During the installation I could not picture what…
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Making A Home OUR Home
Hello friends! Today on Our Pretty Life I will be sharing a bit about our entire home remodel. After weighing the choice to build or buy we ultimately decided on buying because we LOVED the plot of land and the location of the home and could not find open land that came close to meeting all our wants. We purchased our dream home in August of 2018, with every intention of remodeling it. Now that the remodel is said and done… we should have built 😅 I learned quickly how custom my taste truly was and that can be challenging when the house already stands. Let’s talk contractors, real quick.…
