DIY Laundry Soap – One Year Review & Recipe

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Last year around this time I made my very first batch of DIY laundry soap. I had researched it online before I made it & combined a few different recipes that I had found to make my own laundry detergent. I really didn’t think that it would last me a year like the posts I [...]

Cake Stand Kitchen Organizer

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Mkay. So I have been a tad bit obsessed with making these cupcake stands forever now ever since I realized you can glue a candlestick to the bottom of a metal tray & make a sassy little stand. I made one a while back {here} for our bathroom & they are so handy. I wanted [...]

How To Get Perfect Curb Appeal

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It’s that time of year where the DIY projects start expanding to the great outdoors. You can see my post on How To Create The Perfect Outdoor Space {Here}. Today we are talking about curb appeal. I’m going to be honest, I rarely focus on the outside of our house. I have this handsome guy who [...]

Vintage Fan Makeover

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My amazing Sister {actually she is my sister-in-law who is married to my wonderful brother, but I hate saying “in-law” so she is my sister by marriage. sound good? lol} Well, she bought me this o so lovely vintage fan for my birthday one year. Imagine me getting a package on my door step that [...]

DIY Barstool Desk

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I must preface this post by saying something before I introduce you to my new desk.  You may be confused by my color choice for the desk. Like ummmm Liz, the desk matches the walls. Well, this week those walls are changing! I have a painter {a very lovely friend of mine} coming to paint [...]

April Favorite Posts

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Happy May! Where did April go? April was a busy busy month for me full of finals for school, projects for school, out of town friends visiting, & of course baseball {the hubs plays on a local college team} Here on the blog I shared only a little bit of what I was up to [...]

How To Create The Perfect Outdoor Space

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The weather is warming up quickly here in NC & hopefully where you are too! We are all starting to think of the outdoors & beginning to spend more time outside as well. Whether you have a deck area, patio, porch, or a rooftop area in the city you can easily create a perfect outdoor [...]

Vintage Desk Chair Makeover

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  Do you ever have that piece of furniture sitting around your house that you have been meaning to makeover for a long time? I have a bunch. I always wait for that perfect moment of motivation that comes when inspiration strikes for me to re-do a piece that I have been hoarding for a [...]

Kitchen Renovation Brainstorming

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A while back I announced here on the blog that my husband & I are renovating a house in Michigan that we are moving into when we get out of the Marine Corps next year. You can see that full post {here}. The good & the bad thing about our home in Michigan is that we are literally starting [...]

DIY Canvas Tote

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As many of you know I am in school for interior design. We have lots of assignments, projects, & presentations. Along with that comes with having lots of materials.I am a really organized person when it comes to my home, vehicles, & family, but when it comes to school I am kind of all over the place. I need [...]

March Favorite Projects Recap

Favorite DIY Projects from March 2013 on Lizmarieblog.com

Hi friends! March was a really fun month here on Liz Marie Blog & I wanted to close out the month {where did March go?!?} with recapping some of the things that went on here on the blog. Yah, I know. It’s already the second week of April, but with being on vacation last week, technically [...]

10 Stenciled Furniture Projects

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Stenciling is a great way to update a piece of furniture. It adds dimension, interest, & a custom look a and feel that adds an element of interest to any room in your home. From dressers, chairs, hutches, armoires, & beyond there are so many options for stencils out there it may be hard for [...]

DIY Antique Window Headboard

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We have made a lot of progress in one of our guest bedrooms lately & one of the projects that we have been working on is this DIY antique window headboard. I found these windows at a local thrift store for a price that I could not pass up. I loved that they were all [...]

DIY Succulent Planter

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I’m on this mission to bring spring into our home & I also have this obsession with succulents. I just love the look of them & I even love the fact that they are hard to kill even more. I mean it doesn’t get better. Or does it? O yah, it does! These succulents are [...]

DIY Moss Topiaries

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I have been on a quest since January to bring spring into our home. I am one that always enjoys the feeling of warmth and life in my home decor. My  favorite thing is bringing nature into our home. That’s why I have dogs. I kid, I kid! But seriously though, incorporating the rustic beauty of nature into [...]

DIY Rustic TV Console

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I am so excited to share our DIY TV console with you guys! We have had this console done for a few weeks now, & I really do not know what took me so long to show you what my husband created. There are these days that my husband puts on a flannel & a [...]


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