At Charlotte's House

  • Outdoor Fall Cleanup

    Yard Cleanup with STIHL Power Tools I was able to use a trio of STIHL battery-operated power tools to begin fall cleanup in our yard. Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me in collaboration with STIHL, but all opinions are my own. As always, when using power tools read the manual and follow… Read the Post

    Outdoor Fall Cleanup

  • Holiday Prep with Cordless Hoover Vacuum Cleaners

    But there’s one aspect of life in the Smith House that is an ongoing challenge: keeping the day-to-day mess at bay so that we can roll into hosting Thanksgiving and entertaining for Christmas.

    Holiday Prep with Cordless Hoover Vacuum Cleaners

  • Designing a Living Room Dining Room Combo

    I added LOTS of new details and DIYed a handful of really fun easy projects and dang it if I don’t love this new dining room living room combo. I was able to layer lots of color and pattern to bring the two rooms together.

    Designing a Living Room Dining Room Combo

  • One Room Challenge- Week 5

    You know what’s kind of a big deal when you’re renting and can’t change the floors or the layout or add tiles or molding or other fancy architectural details? Furniture.

    One Room Challenge- Week 5

  • One Room Challenge Week 4- Incremental Updates

    Two more weeks. I repeat, TWO more weeks until I get to show you the whole hopefully amazing hopefully glorious space! I’ve tackled most of the DIYs (although I just got a bee in my bonnet to reupholster a loveseat to see how that works in the space… TBD) and am now just waiting on the new furniture!

    One Room Challenge Week 4- Incremental Updates

Easy Halloween Decorations

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Sure sure sure… I’ve been sharing Halloween decor for a while now. But, I cannot tell a lie… it’s a super fun holiday to decorate for. So many spooky options, so many easy ways to bring in Halloween themes… This entire mantel wall took under an hour to put together and I’m loving that it looks much more complicated than it actually was!

How to Paint Over Rust

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I’ve tackled a lot of furniture flips in my blogging career, but the ones that make me the MOST satisfied are ones that start out with disastrous “Before” pictures. One of the most challenging things to “fix” in a makeover is… rust.

Colorful Propagation Tubes

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I am hardly a plant expert nor do I have ANYthing resembling a green thumb. But I happen to have a wonderfully sunny corner of a playroom in which my plants are very very happy.  I’ve seen lots of folks using these large test tubes for plant propagation so I figured why not give it a try

One Room Challenge Week 1: Design Plans

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You’ll have to forgive me if this post reads differently than others… it’s hard to type as I hyperventilate into a paper bag. Let’s get the gushing out of the way: I am beyond honored to be joining this wonderfully eclectic and diverse group of designers for this fall’s One Room Challenge!

Fall STEM Activities for Preschoolers

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Preschool  Fall STEM Activities STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)  activities are SO important for young children. These fall projects are easy and educational! Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of La Petite Academy. All opinions are 100% mine. If you saw my library maker space from this summer then you know […]

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