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Living a regular life - reusing old stuff and having a beautiful functional home
Creating a beautiful, functional home doesn't require a massive budget or brand-new furniture. By embracing a regular life focused on upcycling, you can turn discarded hutches and antique wooden boxes into stunning, practical pieces. Breathing new life into old materials reduces waste while adding warmth, character, and soul to your living space. There is something deeply grounding about passing on the shiny, mass-produced trends in favor of something with a little history. I
ShinySilverLining
Sep 282 min read


Finding Peace at Home: How to Turn Your Backyard into a Sanctuary
So here we are, the end of May and it is still freezing (not really freezing but certainly not balmy) cold outside. I get so excited about spring, the plants and trees start to bud, the birds start singing a little louder and the bunnies have eaten my tulip buds, again. That really gets under my skin but what are you gonna do. The wildlife is abundant where I live, rabbits, skunks, squirrels, racoons and so many birds. In the morning when the sun is coming up, I sit outside w
ShinySilverLining
May 243 min read


Create a Life You Love: Getting started with Shiny Silver Lining blog
Do you ever feel like you are just existing? Do you have big dreams and ideas to create but are to entrenched in the everyday to entertain them? Maybe you're to afraid you'll fail or what others will think. I am that person, I always have great (what I think are great!) ideas and big plans. The motivation is there but then as I investigate or read about the logistics of it all, I get overwhelmed or never feel like I can be good enough. So I do nothing. The ideas and dreams ar
ShinySilverLining
May 231 min read
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