How to build living room built-ins. Learn how!

Today is a very important day!  It's Nate's birthday!  The big 33.  So old.  Luckily he appears to be getting better with age. 
To celebrate Nate becoming elderly, let's discuss how he built our living room built-ins.  This post is heavy on pictures.  Light on words.  Just like my husband.  Pretty on the eyes, easy on the ears.
Pretend that makes sense.
We recently revealed the finished built-ins.

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10 ways to make your own pillows

Nothing can change a room faster than adding a new pillow. From a fun pop of color to a classic pattern, to just a cool quote – these DIY pillow ideas can help you make a new pillow in no time flat. Use these DIY pillow ideas to dress up a store bought pillow or to make a fresh one from scratch. But there’s one thing that’s for sure –  there’s something for every style in this collection.

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How To Budget When Paychecks Differ | First Home Love Life

As we approach the end of the year (at a ridiculously fast rate) a lot of you might be thinking about what you want to do different in the new year. Whether your resolutions are big or small, I think we all have a goal to be financially savvy and more aware of our spending habits. There’s a lot of money advice out there from experts and an expert I. AM. NOT. 
I won’t preach to you how to handle your money, or where to invest. But I thought that I’d share how I organize our month to month bill paying. What makes our situation unique is neither my husband or I make a salary. So paychecks are hard to predict and often vary greatly in amounts. It can be a scary way to live. Especially if you don’t have an organized system, so I’m sharing this in hopes that if you happen to be in the same boat and don’t think you can budget because of said boat…just know that you can, it might be a little more work, but it’s doable and has gotten us through some “should have been tough, but weren’t so bad months“…here’s how I handle it…

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Ice lanterns are gorgeous decor that's quick and easy to make! Learn how to make ice lanterns in a few simple steps for under $5!

Now that the weather is consistently below freezing most days, I think it’s the perfect time for ice lantern decorations! They’re really quick and easy to make, and so gorgeous! Today’s tutorial will show you how to make an ice lantern (or ice luminaria) in a few simple steps!

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An easy step-by-step guide to doing a really good job of cleaning your gas stove! Awesome!

So, now you have a gas stove. Of course, you love it. There’s nothing better to cook on, right? And you wipe it down and keep it looking shiny and pretty, but when it comes to taking things apart and really getting it deep cleaned, maybe you get a little nervous. Good, we understand each other. :) We inherited a gas stove when we moved into this house and I loved it. We recently upgraded to a fancier model and I decided it was time to really learn to do a good job of taking care of this thing. So I did!

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