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Valentine’s Day Decor!
It’s been three years since I’ve posted to Style Me Marie, but I’m back with some Valentine’s Day decor ideas for you! First, peruse the isles of Home Goods or the like and find some heart plates to string into a garland. I have clear plastic command hooks on my mantle, eager and always ready
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Florals for You
I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day. I spent mine with Will, helping one of our Williams Flower and Gift shops deliver flowers. My favorite part was seeing bouquets practically spilling out the door; I liked to imagine them anxious to be off to help someone feel loved that day. They were simply beautiful.
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10 Things I Learned in My First Year of Flower Gardening
As a child, I had a strong aversion to gardening because it sounded like just another chore. Even throughout college it didn’t faze me that I hardly knew the first thing about plants. In fact, I can remember wondering to myself: Who on earth would want to be a horticulture major? And as a
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Life is Better with a Big Sister
A great way to look at your interior design with fresh eyes is to take a photo of the space. Seriously, I cannot believe how insightful this is! But if your experience with this exercise is anything like mine has been, be prepared to instantly notice flaws that went unnoticed when you were analyzing the
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Let There Be Beauty
You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. I love and hate that quote. I often wish I could meander down every shiny path I fancy, but at the same time, it’s nice to have the wise permission not to, at least not all at once. If I could, though, I’d learn how to
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How to Paint a Piano
Years back, I wanted a piano so desperately it hurt. While I’m no concert pianist, playing the piano felt like a part of me that was missing. Thankfully, I was able to convey these heartfelt yearnings to my husband, who finally agreed that we could get one. I was elated! If I’m remembering right, I
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Design Advice You’ll Love
All three of my sisters are artistically talented. Whether it be dance, songwriting, makeup, fashion, decorating–I get so much encouragement and inspiration from them! Honestly, they should be the ones blogging. But since they’re not, from time to time I’ll pass along some of the things I learn from them. My sister Emma is in
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Pink Chairs for my Office!
Over on my Instagram stories, I left everyone hanging about the makeover on my office chairs! My mom found these gorgeous and incredibly comfy chairs for 10 bucks apiece at a garage sale! The cushions were in pristine condition, while the wood frames needed a little love, so we decided to freshen things up with
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Pixie Dust
This is a little off-topic, but remember how I was so excited to make a music video for the song my sister Lissie and I wrote together about my kids when they were little? Well, not only did we make a music video, with the help of my brother Christian, we also entered it into
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A Mood Board for our Mudroom!
In addition to the relentless stream of dirty clothes practically attacking me whenever I open the cupboard door to the laundry chute in our mudroom, our laundry-slash-mudroom is also the junk drawer of our home right now and has been pitiful lately! Needless to say, I loved gathering inspiration pictures and creating my very first