Renovation Inspiration

I love HGTV. Like really, truly love it. They are the one company I don't mind getting daily, marketing emails from. While trying to clean out my inbox, I stumbled upon my daily HGTV Inspiration email with the title, "You Won't Believe This Amazing Beach House Remodel", so naturally I gave it a click and found a very inspiring remodel project.

Everything this family did was just so beautiful. It does, however, make me glad that our "remodel" isn't so extensive. Our former landlord and owner of the house had it completely remodeled in the early 2000's. Even with the full house remodel, it still left us with a lot to be desired in order to make it "our own", which is why we're on the journey we're on.

ANYWAY - check out this beautiful beach house remodel from HGTV.com for a little beachfront inspiration!

They went from this: 

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To this:

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And can you just imagine sitting in these chairs and decompressing after a long day? Ahhh...

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Be sure to check out the entire photo gallery by clicking any of the SOURCE links above! Enjoy :)

A Quick DIY

A perk of having a super old house? Super old and durable bushes, plants and trees! Especially when it's a beautiful, big lavender bush:

I know I shared this photo before/recently, but it's just so pretty!

After blooming all summer long, I noticed that the lavender was starting to fade, so I decided to do a quick DIY project. I simply cut several handfuls of the calming scented blossom, gathered them into manageable quantities, and then tied them up with some ribbon I had around the house.

And voila! A lovely little air-freshener to hang around the bedroom, or whichever room you use to relax. I highly recommend planting a lavender bush if you ever get the opportunity.