Practically Spoiled

My Practical Yet Spoiled Office Tour.

If it hasn’t already, my blog name is about to come together for you. This my friends, is a tour of my practical yet spoiled home office! When it came to my office, it was important to create both a functional and inspirational place. (This also held true for the closet!) With a mix of high (Spoiled) and low (Practical)…

The Ultimate Furniture & Housewares Store List.

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Furnishing a new home? Looking for the perfect piece, but can’t find it anywhere? Sick and tired of the same old home stores you’ve been shopping at? Whatever your reason for shopping, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and boys who used to be girls (and vice-versa), it is with too much time on my hands […]

Mastering The Closet: An IKEA Pax Hack

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The closet. It’s not just a place for clothes to hang, it’s a place for inspiration each and every morning. From boss babe to weekend warrior, you set the tone for the day in your closet by what you choose to wear. Such an influential space deserves to be more than a white boring box… don’t you think?

No More Bang For 3 Bucks: DIY Soft Close Cabinets

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You may have seen my recent kitchen cabinet makeover. This desperately needed paint job took my cabinets up a notch visually, but when using them, they still felt like the same old cabinets. You know, when you close the door and hear, “bang, bounce, boom, boom”? After going through the trouble to make them look new…

From HATE to GREAT: A tale of painting oak cabinets.

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If you follow Practically Spoiled, you’ll see I’m on a mission of complete oak-elimination from my house. (See my gel stained oak banister makeover here and my painted oak vanity bathroom makeover here) When we bought our house, the kitchen was partially upgraded: nice new travertine floors, not-my-first choice granite and…