In our whole house renovation, part of the project included opening up the family room to be an extension of the kitchen for an open dining room / hearth room space. I loved the idea of a hearth room in the kitchen/dining area, but the existing fireplace would need a serious fireplace renovation along with the rest of the house's renovating projects! Here's the ... Keep Reading...
Bathroom Storage Sale & Bird Clock
I don't think it's a coincidence that Joss & Main is having their bathroom storage sale this month... I'm pretty sure this has to be the biggest month to renovate a bathroom in the US. Makes sense, right? It's cold outside, therefore outside projects are pretty limited. The holidays are over and you're left with that bathroom that has bugged you for so ... Keep Reading...
First Aid… Remove Sticky Residue
A few years ago, I shared with you how to get a leftover sticky label off a jar, (you can read that post here). This time, it's not a jar I needed to remove the sticky residue from, it's our wood floor! Although I opted for soft pine flooring for the main floor of our recently renovated house, I want lots of dings and dents and wear marks to age it, but I don't ... Keep Reading...
Boho Rug Special Shopping Deals
Welcome to the 2nd installment of SPECIAL SHOPPING DEALS, with a BOHO RUG to die for! Okay, maybe not to actually die for, but it's a really fun rug! I love the style, color and it's crazy durable to boot! Last week I received an email from ALLMODERN announcing their President's Day sale. It goes until next Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Lots of fun furniture, ... Keep Reading...
Is There Anything to do in Sonoma Valley if you Don’t Drink Wine?
As I was planning our trip to California, and the San Francisco Bay area, everyone I talked to about visiting Sonoma Valley only talked about touring the wineries. Touring a winery to see the process of wine making sounded fun, but as it turns out, to tour a winery in Sonoma Valley is pricey, lowest price we heard of was around $70 a person, (and that was a ... Keep Reading...
New Series… Special Shopping Deals!
I'm going to try a new series I'm calling Special Shopping Deals! Because of having a DIY & decorating blog, I get special email notifications from certain vendors that I work with telling me of their upcoming special shopping deals for the next week or so. Up until now, I haven't done much with that information for you. I've taken advantage of it myself, ... Keep Reading...
Muir Woods
In this post, I'm going to share with you some tips for visiting Muir Woods with the necessary link you'll need to get into the national park. Mostly though, I hope to be able to depict, even if only in a tiny glimpse, the extraordinary greatness of Muir Woods. For starters, getting there... My husband and I were in California in January and had a few days to ... Keep Reading...
Chinatown San Francisco
Have you ever been to San Francisco? If so, you’ve probably been to Chinatown... Or at least know of it. We were in San Francisco a couple years ago and weren’t actually able to stop in Chinatown due to time limitations, so this time around I wanted to take time to experience it on foot. The ability to go anywhere in San Francisco on foot right now is pretty ... Keep Reading...
PERFECT FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!
Here is a fun way to give flowers to someone special! This heart shaped vase has a surprise... On one side it has this removable memo board. (held on with velcro) The vase comes complete with a marker. I haven't tried different markers, but I expect that any dry erase markers would work great as well. The folks at Splash Brand sent me one to try out and ... Keep Reading...
Top 10 Posts of 2018
Here are the top 10 posts of the past 12 months. As of today, there are 449 posts published on Simple Decorating Tips! Of those 449 posts, here are the 10 posts that people visited the most over the past year. Some of the most visited posts over the past 12 months are from a few years ago, but they seem to have hit a market that people need tips with. I'm ... Keep Reading...