Nothing like flowers to freshen up a room, but it's a bit disappointing to see them wilting in just a couple of days.

Well guys, this hydrangea flower arrangement has been here in my living room for almost three weeks already and it's still going strong.

I was getting my home ready for Summer home tour week and as usual, I was ready to go

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Father's day is around the corner, if you're still undecided on what to give that special dad in his day, you're in luck today! I have 10 awesome tools, the latest in technology for you to choose from and the most important thing is that you can get them today at your local Home Depot store!

Hey, don't forget to enter the easy giveaway at the end of the post. ;)

Any of these 10 tools would make a perfect gift, lets start with these very affordable ones:

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Once again, I'm joining forces with my friend Marty from A Stroll Thru Life and a bunch of blogger friends to bring you a full week of beautiful Summer home tours. - Five days, 30 bloggers, tons of summer decor inspiration!

If you're visiting from Pink Peppermint Design, welcome! Tammy's home is gorgeous, and her latest project, her daughter's room is delightful.

As for me, hmm, I've been working on our

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I'm back with another installment of our front yard work. This time is all about a good and powerful cleaning.

Earlier this year, we started taking care of our front and back yards, reviving the lawn, uplifting overgrown bushes in the front yard, re-arranging the flower beds, planting new bushes, adding mulch and well, taking care of all our outdoor spaces.  This is the progress pic at

I've been in decor mode all this week, in preparation for the Summer home tour next week and I decided to go for a new mantel display with an ocean inspired painting as the main focus.

It's been a while since my last mantel display. I used to decorate and change my mantel with every season, but lately I've been busy with other more important projects. ;)

Anyways, I opted for painting an ocean scene for two reasons: first, I thought that

Soldering irons are a very valuable tool to have in your home. This tool has been used extensively to do electrical work, but it has many more uses in other fields and you might find it handy for certain applications around the house.

Here in our home, my husband and my son are the soldering pros. The mister usually

It's been two years already since our living room got its major makeover. I have enjoyed this room a lot and I wasn't looking to bring any change to it, yet. Well, not with the long list of stuff I need to do in other parts of our home, but somehow a little refresher happened last week by simply switching a single element in it.

I was buying some

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Are you a belly basket lover? Good for you! Today I have an easy way to customize seagrass belly baskets with paint.

I bought a trio of these seagrass baskets a long time ago. I like their little handles and the natural vibe they give to the space, but they somehow got