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My Dream Home: 9 Dream Bathroom Decorating Ideas

October 18, 2021 by Dagmar Bleasdale 17 Comments

What would your dream bathroom look like? In this post, I’ll show you all the elements I would love in a pretty bathroom.

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It’s My Dream Home time again!

I thought I would show you what my dream bathroom would look like, since I already covered the kitchen, living room, home office, and kids rooms.

I actually had a hard time finding pictures of bathrooms I like. I don’t like seeing pipes under the sink, and I’m not crazy about a lot of tiles people use in their bathrooms.

But here are a few elements I absolutely adore.

As you can see in the picture above of my upstairs bathroom, I actually don’t have any of my dream bathroom decor elements, ha! Maybe one day.

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Here we go:

My dream bathroom would have an old-fashioned clawfoot bathtub even though I rarely take baths. If you are into the farmhouse or vintage or cottage look, this is the way to go. [Read more…]

7 Easy Patriotic Food and Drink Ideas

May 20, 2021 by Dagmar Bleasdale 7 Comments

Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day — recipes for patriotic food and drink recipe ideas always come in handy.

Are you looking for a quick recipe for today or want to have ideas pinned and ready to go when you need them?

Here are 7 easy, healthy recipes that incorporate the colors red, white, and blue that you can make for all kinds of occasions.

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Patriotic Food and Drinks

Patriotic Pies in a Jar

Doesn’t this picture just make your mouth water? It does for me. These pies look amazing, plus those little mason jars are adorable.

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Valentine’s Day Tablescape With Vintage Teacups

January 1, 2021 by Dagmar Bleasdale 6 Comments

Valentine's Day Tablescape With Vintage Teacups

You didn’t think that I only decorated our mantel for Valentine’s Day, did you? You can find that post here.

Since I love to create tablescapes, I of course also put something fun together for our table. [Read more…]

Easy Headboard Makeover & Bedroom Refresh

May 1, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 9 Comments

Check out this easy headboard makeover and bedroom refresh! I repainted my headboard from black to white, and that is all it took to transform my bedroom.

Headboard Makeover – DIY Bedroom Makeover, DagmarBleasdale.com

Now that we are all at home more, most people want to make over or update their homes and apartments.

This is the perfect time to tackle home improvement projects, big or small, you always dreamed of!

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Some people go all out and remodel a whole room, and others just want to update something that doesn’t take too much time.

I’m into DIY projects that I can tackle by myself without help, and I like them to only take a few hours or maybe a day, like this one.

I never liked the black color of the headboard, but I love the shape and style of it, so I finally repainted it white.

It made such a huge difference in making the bedroom more cohesive with my farmhouse style.

And this one change makes the whole room look so much bigger now!

Let me take you on a tour of the changes I’ve made in the bedroom since I haven’t shown it to you for a while.

Here is a reminder of what the headboard looked like before: [Read more…]

DIY Project: Mason Jar Apothecary Jar

April 18, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 8 Comments

I made this Mason Jar Apothecary Jar in just a few minutes! Here is the tutorial.

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Mason Jar Apothecary Jar

Welcome to Dagmar’s Home — where I show you how to have a beautiful home — on a budget.

Oh, how I love mason jars. In this post I’ll show you how to make a cute mason jar apothecary jar.

I can’t get enough of looking at all the neat DIY projects with mason jars on Pinterest.

I have a Pinterest board called “Mason Jar Love” for a reason.

I store our cereal and nuts in mason jars in the kitchen because I like the old-fashioned look. Mason jars don’t just get used for canning anymore. [Read more…]

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