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Discover the Graduate Hotel in Columbus, a unique blend of mid-century design and collegiate nostalgia. Immerse yourself in vintage-inspired interiors, where bold colors pay homage to Ohio’s rich university culture. Graduate Columbus is located on North High Street about a mile from The Ohio State University (OSU). Surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops, and stores, there …

Install peel and stick grasscloth, such as this blue grasscloth wallpaper, anywhere in your home. Try this simple project to create an accent wall with blue feature wallpaper. Add an accent wall quickly and easily with peel and stick grasscloth. Whether it’s your living room, bedroom, or office, this beginner-friendly solution adds style. Go ahead, …

Play doll bingo at your daughter’s birthday party. Her friends will love marking doll clothing items, such as gowns, sandals, and bracelets, until they cross off a BINGO to win! At my daughter’s American Girl Doll birthday, we kicked off the party with a classic game of Bingo. I’d name off doll clothing and accessories, …

Celebrate your child’s birthday with an American Girl Doll party. Discover party decorations, games, and activities to make a doll-themed birthday extra special. My daughter adores her American Girl dolls (and Our Generation dolls!) and wanted to celebrate her 9th birthday with a doll-themed party. The invites included all of her friends, and their 18-inch …

Planning a doll-themed party for your child? Add extra fun with a DIY Pin the Bow on the Doll Game! This classic party activity is easy to create following our simple tutorial. Kids love the excitement of pinning the bow in the right spot, making it a must-have game for any doll-themed celebration. Throwing a …

Learn how to paint an arch on a wall with this step-by-step DIY tutorial. Utilizing a string and pencil method for precision, discover how to determine the width, center, and shape of your arch before applying painter’s tape and paint. Over the weekend, I tackled a project that has been on my wish list for …

Throw an easy fairy birthday party for your favorite little girl! Play fairy themed games, make fairy crafts, and decorate a beautiful fairy birthday cake – surrounded by fanciful decorations. My daughter loves fairies and all things magical and fanciful in the fairy world. She wore a fairy halloween costume last year, reads fairy books, …

Stay at the Graduate Bloomington, where you’ll be surrounded with eclectic art, vintage basketball memorabilia and floor-to-ceiling cookie jars. This quirky, comfortable, stylish hotel is the perfect spot to sleep and relax in Bloomington, Indiana. Graduate Bloomington is located within a few minutes walk of the Sample Gates, the entrance to the historic Old Crescent …

Opened in 1915, the historic Many Glacier Hotel should be on any design-lover’s list of must-see destinations. The Swiss Chalet inspired lodge in Glacier National Park features beautiful architecture set amongst ominous mountains and turquoise lakes. Visiting historic hotels is the perfect blend of so many things that inspire me: travel, exterior design, interior decor, …

Learn how to quickly and easily paint the inside of your fireplace with heat-safe paint. Painting the firebox is a great way to improve the look of non-working fireplaces, too! Is the inside of your fireplace looking dirty, old, and dingy? Or, maybe you have a non-working fireplace that is sitting empty, collecting dust, and …

Can you have white trim with wood doors? Yes! See examples of stained doors with white frames and read our tips for executing this combination, beautifully! We have a mix of painted white and stained wood trim throughout our home. Apparently, many of you do too, because mixing wood and white trim is the most …

Taking your first trip to Hawaii? Find out which island is best for your first time in Hawaii, where to eat, where to stay, things to do on your first trip to Hawaii, and more! Our first trip to Hawaii was epic. Seriously, what an incredible vacation! Hawaii, while it has gorgeous beaches, is so …

These easy memory boxes are the perfect solution for storing family photos, keepsakes, documents, and more. Make a memory box for each member of your family and get all those family photos organized. One of the questions I get about our black display cabinet is “What is stored behind those reeded glass doors?” Since the …

Add reeded glass to glass cabinets, glass doors, or windows to let in light while obscuring the view. Learn how to install DIY reeded glass in your home. Love your glass cabinets, but don’t love the look of clutter inside? Our black display cabinet holds our family’s photo albums and keepsakes. While it is fairly …

Trying to select the perfect black paint color? Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black and Benjamin Moore Black Panther are two great black paint colors to consider. My front door has been two colors: black and black. The first black door was a color called Tricorn Black, while the second black door is a color called Black …

Refinish an old glass display cabinet with the perfect black paint color and reeded glass doors. This black cabinet makeover took an old cabinet from basic to stunning! Looking for a way to update an old glass display cabinet? Look no further! This stunning black cabinet is a great weekend makeover that will create an …