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A Year of Gifts

Gift of Place

4/22/2018

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Spring has finally arrived! And with it our family room is getting a facelift. After months of watching Chip and Joanna do amazing things on Fixer Upper while being cooped up inside during a very long winter, we’re trying our own hand at it. I was quickly reminded of two things—everything always looks easier on TV than it really is and my husband and I don’t work quite as well together on projects as the Gaines.

Do you feel the need to refresh things in the spring? I suspect everyone does. It’s a time of renewal.
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We’ve lived in the same house for a long time and I enjoy decorating. We have slightly less square footage now than when we moved in because I’ve painted the rooms so many times! I’m not handy enough to do major renovations but I can sure paint.

For example, thinking back, our smallest bedroom started out as a guest room and then morphed into a bright circus theme when our son was born. After a few years, daughter number one called it her room and then daughter number two claimed it. It’s been white, pink, purple, light blue and green striped, and back to white. Finally, with only one child left at home, that tiny bedroom has become a mini-man cave complete with three black walls and various hunting trophies and photos. We’ve made good use of that little space.

While I’m often the one to dream up home improvement projects, they usually become a family affair. I’m lucky to have a handy husband and I often need his help actually accomplishing what I’m going for. The kids sometimes help, too. One of them enjoys helping with projects, the other two usually need a little coercing.

 Just like other parts of our lives, our homes need a bit of freshening up once in a while. Spring is the perfect time to throw open the windows, de-clutter our spaces and spruce things up.
  
I love this quote I came across on Pinterest:

          May your home know joy, each room hold laughter,
and every window always be open to possibilities.  Ethan W. Post

Home should be the happy place you return to at the end of every day. It should reflect your personal style. It doesn’t have to be big, or fancy, or expensive. It just needs to be filled with things that make you smile and tell your story. Often something as simple as doing a little rearranging or a new candle or pretty potpourri can freshen up a room.

Spring is the time to try some of those things you’ve been admiring all winter on HGTV (if you are a fan like me). Spruce up your nest with a little creativity then sit back with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and enjoy the longer days. We’ve earned it.

​Enjoy the sunshine! Kim
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Dee
4/22/2018 08:41:44

I really got a kick out of this post today! Rings a bell of the many projects we taken on throughout our 40 yrs. Painting was our least favorite as Randy got more paint on everything but the walls. Our favorites were wallpaper and tile. In fact, it has inspired Mitchell to do some of his own — tiling his kitchen backsplash this winter. I hope you will post some before and after photos.
Love reading your blog, Kim! I hope you enjoy doing it for many years to come! Hugs!!

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Kim
4/22/2018 08:46:23

I can just picture you two working on projects! We will have most of it done soon but the furniture doesn't come in until mid and then late May. It is hard to wait. I can post after that.

So glad you enjoy the posts. It is a fun, new experience for me. I wrote this one late last night after a day of projects. I'm usually more organized than that!

Great to hear from you!

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    Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! My name is Kimberly Diede and I'm a fiction author and family girl. When time permits, I am happiest with a great cup of coffee in one hand and a book in the other. I love to alternate between reading and writing. Winters here can be long, dark and cold. Summers are unpredictable, lovely and always too short. Every season of the year, as in every season of life, is a gift. Let's celebrate it together!

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