Decor

Home Stairs and Rails with a Serious Wow Factor

rachelhomeandlifeMarch 23, 2021 0 Comments

These creative ideas for stairs will amaze you! These home stairs are unique and ingenious and will inspire you with beautiful home stairs ideas for home stairs designs such as under stairs ideas, wood stairs, stairs slides and stairway railing ideas.

Stairs and rails help set the look and feel of a home. These stairs and stair railing ideas are the ultimate conversation piece for those who visit these homes. These unique and ingenious house stairs ideas are gorgeous and make bold statements.

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If you’re in a hurry, you could take the slide.

A play area under the stairs.

A stunning architectural feature in this home.

Magnificent design.

Beautiful architecture and craftsmanship.

Excellent craftsmanship.

Such a unique stair railing idea.

A stairs slide would be every child’ dream.

Backyard Oasis: Let’s Get Outside!

rachelhomeandlifeMarch 15, 2021 0 Comments

With the warmer temperatures, let’s get outside and make the most of it with some great backyard oasis ideas. Whether you want ideas for a small backyard oasis, a private backyard oasis or a backyard oasis on a budget, here are some ideas on how to create a perfect backyard oasis and make your backyard awesome.

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Magical Outdoor Lighting:

Outdoor lighting adds a bit of whimsical ambience, that helps make the ordinary special.

A rustic moss wreath with cascading lights.

A Refreshing Element:

A small dipping or plunge pool.

A Water Feature:

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Porch Dreaming: Creating an Inviting Spring and Summer Front Porch

rachelhomeandlifeMarch 13, 2021 0 Comments

A porch is a welcome and relaxing place to unwind and gather with friends and family on those lovely warm spring and summer days. To me, having a porch is almost like a having a certain lifestyle. One where life is lived more slowly. Where neighbours visit more freely. It’s creating a space that engages with the neighborhood and helps build community. Here are some inspirational and inviting front porch ideas including porch decorating, porch swing ideas, porch signs, porch quotes, front porch design, and farmhouse front porch ideas to enjoy and extend your outdoor time. Life is better on the porch!

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Love the warm earth tones with the white, the wicker and rattan, and the hanging chair.

So fun- love this idea! Hanging chairs add such a unique element to a space.

“Come sit on the porch with me. The drinks are cold and the friendship’s free.”-author unknown

Love the splashes of color and all the elements that went into making this such an inviting space: drapes, hanging baskets, bed swing, pillows, lantern, stools, chairs, flowers, rug, ceiling paint, side table.

Love the spaciousness and white wicker.

Love the idea of including an eating area.

Love the Boho style.

Love the farmhouse feel.

Love all the greenery.

Add lights to create ambience.

Spring Decor: Spring Kitchen Refresh

rachelhomeandlifeFebruary 20, 2021 0 Comments

Spring is a time to celebrate the great outdoors and bring some of that spring beauty inside.🌷

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With each change of season I love to add some seasonal touches around our home. For me, spring is about making my home feel light, bright and fresh. Some easy spring home decor ideas I like to use are pops of color, whether it be soft pastels or something brighter. For the kitchen, here are some ways to do that:

Cherry blossoms in the spring. If you’re fortunate enough to live in an area where you can get fresh, how wonderful! Faux is beautiful as well and if you mix both faux and real together, it can be hard to tell which is which.

Forcing blooms on flowering branches is a great way to bring spring indoors:

Adding a salt jar with pink Himalayan salt adds a pretty pink touch:

Adding soft pops of color with kitchen tea towels and a decorative hand soap or dish detergent container:

Even the dish detergent itself can add to the spring decor:

Adding a simple table centrepiece adds a pop of spring color with both a daffodil and eggs symbolic of spring:

Infusing your kitchen and home with fresh spring scents such as a Lemon and Rosemary Simmering Stove Top Potpourri:

Adding a fresh new scent to your cleaning products. Here is an all natural diy orange basil cleaning solution:

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Spring Home Decor Ideas

rachelhomeandlifeFebruary 18, 2021 0 Comments

Spring is such a beautiful season! The earth is waking up in warmth and color once more. Here are some spring home decor ideas to help celebrate the season and bring the beauty of spring indoors.🌷

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A spring fireplace mantle:

I wanted a big splash of color on the wall after a long cold white winter. The wall print of poppies is by Annelein Beukenkamp. Fresh flowers are always inviting, especially spring flowers such as tulips.

Sweet little bird ornaments, moss and a pussy willow branch are truly symbolic of the sights and sounds of spring.

Willow branches in bloom, eggs in a bird’s nest and fresh tulips~all signs of new life and spring on the earth brought indoors.

An easily made ‘Welcome Spring’ chalkboard sign can be interchanged with various holidays.

The moss, flower containers and chalkboard sign were found at a Dollar store.

I pruned branches from a few flowering trees in my yard and forced them to bloom to add to the spring decor.

The pussy willows atop the fireplace mantle are a mixture of both real and faux.

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Pretty and Creative Ways to Organize and Display Everyday Items

rachelhomeandlifeJanuary 10, 2021 0 Comments

Bathroom:

Baskets, trays, shelves, chairs and walls are all different ways to creatively and beautifully display your everyday items. Below are some ideas to inspire you to pretty, creative and functional ways to organize and decorate with your everyday items.

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Bath items that look like decor while keeping everything organized:

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