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Photo Shoots & Sneak Peeks

Photo Shoots & Sneak Peeks

by shaunnawest | Aug 19, 2016 | CHALK PAINT, crafts, DIY, Inspiration, painting, PHOTOS, Project Gallery, Shop Talk, Styling

Y’all. I know you do it too. I just put some decisions off and off and off.  And when I bite the proverbial bullet, I wonder why it took me so long.  Working in the more studio-like store this week has been incredible.  Really. I’ll show you how...
Salt Wash

Salt Wash

by shaunnawest | Feb 10, 2016 | before and after, CHALK PAINT, DIY, Furniture Makeovers, painting, Project Gallery, Salt Wash, tutorial

Speaking of paint inspired, we found a new product we’re thrilled about… If you follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Periscope, you’ve seen us talking about Salt Wash.  It’s a powder additive that can be mixed with any paint to create a...
Flash Back Friday | The First Post

Flash Back Friday | The First Post

by | Jun 19, 2015 | before and after, DIY, Furniture Makeovers, painting, Reflections, Shop Talk, Styling

Happy Friday friends! So today I am taking y’all back to the very beginning. I was sitting in my pj’s on the couch after the longest Christmas day I can remember.  Up to my eyeballs in crumpled wrapping paper, dirty dishes, and new toys for the kids. That was 6...
Our Favorite Blog Posts Of All Time

Our Favorite Blog Posts Of All Time

by | Jun 9, 2015 | before and after, decorating, DIY, Furniture Makeovers, Project Gallery

It’s been about five years since I began our blog, and a couple thousand posts later, here we are. We’ve had a ton of fun working on all these projects, and honestly, looking back, we were able to spend so much time as a family together.  Our kids have...
Memorial Day Outdoor Fun

Memorial Day Outdoor Fun

by | May 22, 2015 | DIY, grayson and ava, Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspirations, Kids, outdoor living and garden, parties, Parties

Memorial Day is the unofficial first day of summer. So what better way to ring in the summer season than with a day filled with outdoor games. Head to the beach, the lake or make your backyard your own personal vacation this Memorial day. Here are some of my outdoor...
Mint Green Cabinet & Southern Hooker

Mint Green Cabinet & Southern Hooker

by perfectlyimperfect | Oct 22, 2014 | CHALK PAINT, DIY, Furniture Makeovers, painting, Project Gallery, Shop Talk

We keep painting and packing, painting and packing.  We’re almost there.  Then it’ll be time to load up the truck. #helpthisoldladyback I know I’m the worst with the before pictures this week, but I can’t remember where in the world they all...
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If ever there was a time to truly see one another, If ever there was a time to truly see one another, it is now.⁣ ⁣ We are the same and not at all.⁣ ⁣ It makes this life beautiful. It makes this life hard. And it makes this life human.⁣ ⁣ I keep hearing voices say that people aren't good. That this time shows it unequivocally. And while I'm aware of all this evil or uncertainty or lows...I will try, I will always try to believe that we are good.⁣ ⁣ Because there was a time I needed someone to believe I was good. And I needed me to believe it.⁣ ⁣ You are. I am.⁣ ⁣ Our belief in ourselves and one another doesn't just make a difference. It makes ALL the difference. Truly seeing each other is where our magic is.⁣ ⁣ -S⁣ ⁣ #quote #quotesofinstagram #seeingeachother #writer #wordsforchange #wordstoliveby
My in-real-time, messy but not-to-me painting corn My in-real-time, messy but not-to-me painting corner of our dining room. I hope to spend time with you this weekend, you magical, ordinary, extraordinary spot. 💫 Have a great weekend, all! #studio #painting #beautifulmess
Maybe one of the greatest questions I learned to a Maybe one of the greatest questions I learned to ask myself (after plenty of therapy & seeking) ever. Everything is a mirror. Everyone we meet, every conversation we have, all of our relationships...are mirrors. Each of them showing pieces of us to us. The trick is learning to see, to really see, with eyes looking inward, and not only outside of ourselves. The trick is the learning. And the practice of asking what we can give ourselves we so long for others to. The trick of the learning is hard. Impossible sometimes. But beyond worth my trying. Love to you tonight, friends. Give something to yourself you’ve been waiting for. ♥️ #quoteoftheday #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writer #paintpalette #givetoyourself
Challenge accepted. Women supporting women today & Challenge accepted. Women supporting women today & every single day. Challenged by my client, friend, businesswoman, and incredibly talented artist @amycrewsartist! #womensupportingwomen
You never had it all together, anyway.⁣ ⁣ I wr You never had it all together, anyway.⁣ ⁣ I wrote this the other day, sitting in a doctor's office, during a scary portion of the visit, and a lot came spilling out. In short, I'll tell you this. I have this tumor behind my retina. It was diagnosed 2 years ago, and is called a retinal hemangioblastoma. While this one is benign, its existence is linked to all kinds of other scary developments. I've had a few surgeries since finding out, and while I am grateful for all it is not, I also acknowledge how scary it can feel to know it is there, with me. We get to be brave and scared and grateful and not okay with everything, all at once. You are never just one thing. You get to be more complex than that. So do I.⁣ ⁣ And the falling apart we allow in ourselves allows new room to grow, to change, to see entirely new things. Plus, we never had it all together anyway.⁣ ⁣ I talked more in stories today about writing this, that day, and my feelings around all of the falling apart/being okay quandary in general. It's all saved in Words and Words II in my highlights if you want to watch.⁣ ⁣ Be scared. Be brave. Be okay. Be totally not okay. Be human. 😘⁣ ⁣ #human #fallapart #writer #quote #quotesofinstagram #landscapepainting #art
This week was hard. That’s it. No qualifiers. No This week was hard. That’s it. No qualifiers. No big explanations. And sometimes when things are hard, and the world is pressing in tightly, I’ve learned to rest. To step away from the extra and the noise. I spent more time cuddling and cooking and holding my kids a little more tightly. And I made one thing. And all of this...helps me to remember this hard week will be next week before I know it. P.S. mixed my newest favorite clay/salmon color this week. That’s all I made. It was more than enough. Swipe to see the time lapse. Happy Saturday, folks! 🎨
Maybe the whole of our lives is to go back to the Maybe the whole of our lives is to go back to the beginning. To find the magic again. To believe in big, scary love and just how much it moves the world.⁣ ⁣ I'll never get tired of writing and painting. Finding ways to blend the two makes me feel ridiculously fulfilled. I hopped on stories this week (you can find in the highlight Words) & said this very important thing: words you read here don't come from having it all figured out. They come from heartache and struggle and tired days and broken hearts and the reminders to choose joy and to keep moving in the moments. They come from what I tell myself first. We're all learning, growing, becoming, and we always will be. I'm no expert. Just gloriously human.⁣ ⁣ Thanks for being glorious humans, too. Love to you. 🧡⁣ ⁣ -S⁣ ⁣ #writer #writersofinstagram #art #landscapepainting #magic #themiddle #quote #prettyquotes
Let me just share a revelation I have had this wee Let me just share a revelation I have had this week: There is such a thing as too many throw pillows. MOST certainly. After closing my stores, I inherited plenty that I wasn't ready to part with/that didn't sell. And this week, oh, this week, as I pack this house up, I'm faced with an alarming mound of throw pillows.⁣ ⁣ A huge pile is in the car ready to be donated, and I've packed quite a bit up to make their way into new homes in the kids' new rooms and the loft, etc. Trying to keep in mind maybe they can be used anew and that's one thing I won't have to buy for the house.⁣ ⁣ Or. I may load them all up to be donated. If you need me, I'll just be here under this mound and a few others. 🧐⁣ ⁣ #throwpillows #decor #moving #perfectlyimperfect #pillows

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