Marriage Monday: Introduction & The Five Love Languages

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Hello!  The Blooming Hydrangea is beginning a new weekly series this week entitled “Marriage Mondays”.  We (more on this in a minute) are so excited to bring you a weekly blog post involving all things related to marriages, and it is our hope that your marriages (or soon-to-be marriages) are blessed as you learn and

Before and After: The Hallway and Stairway

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Here’s a little refresher on life in our home.  We purchased this house in late June of 2011.  There was pretty much oak and beige covering all the walls and trim/cabinets.  Quite possibly we were a test site for a Sherwin Williams beige collection, I’m not sure but the cans in the basement give me

It’s Friday, the weekend is here!  Woot Woot!  (Does anyone say that anymore?)  We are heading out of town this weekend to hang with our besties.  The guys are hitting up a twins game and the girls are shopping and getting some pedicures!  Let’s hope we don’t end up with foot fungus like our last

The Blooming Hubs shares his thoughts on some Decor & Design

  My friend Jessamie at Bird & Branch Redesigns is hosting a link party today.  She posted some cool design pics and had her hubby comment on them and it turned out to be one of her favorite posts, you can read it here.   So Jessamie decided to let us have a turn at

Details on Little A’s Vintage Room

I shared Little A’s Vintage Room last week on the blog.  Your comments were so sweet and encouraging to me, thank you!  So I thought today I’d share a few of the details and cost breakdown for the room.   Most of my bedroom makeovers that I’ve done, I have tried to do for $200

Color My World Challenge Week 4: Fabric

This week I have nothing to show you as the fabric I originally ordered didn’t work out and there wasn’t enough time to order more.  Then I thought I’d be able to find something around here but after visiting 3 fabric stores 65 times in the past few days, I have nothing.  That’s right, a

I know the Blooming Blogger posts happen on Mondays but this week is a special Friday edition because Kelly was busy delivering the newest member of their family on Tuesday night and also finishing up her nursery.   (Who looks this cute when they are pregnant?  For real!  I always looked like I escaped a

Little A’s Vintage Inspired Bedroom

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Remember way back in the beginning of March when I posted about my youngest daughter’s bedroom?   Originally I was thinking an orange and pink look would be really spot on for her but when I asked her what she would pick for her room, she came up with pale pink and pale yellow.  No

Color My World Challenge Week 3: Paint

Tuesday, here you are again so soon.  Today I’m introducing some chartreuse in the form of paint into my home.  There was much debate about how to use the paint, do I paint the dining room chairs, the table, how about a wall?   After debating it all I decided to paint some canvases and

I’m guest posting today and other randomness

Good morning my lovely friends! Today I am guest posting for Spray Painters Anonymous over at my friend Tiffany’s blog Living Savvy.  While you are there check out her master bedroom she recently completed, it’s fabulous!  Tiffany is also joining in the Color My World Challenge with me and the smart girl chose kelly green.