Review of 2015

Hello everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday!!  Ours was one for the history books.  My entire family on my mother's side was all together for the first time in YEARS!  It was so wonderful seeing everyone interact across 4 generations.  Ofcourse, nothing can beat watching the magic of Christmas through a toddlers eyes!  The birth of Jesus, Santa Clause, his elves & reindeer are the most incredible traditions of the year!  

As I prepare for this new year, I like to reflect on all that took place in 2015.  I LOVE having the blog to look back on how much our home has changed!  Thank you all SO much for following along with us as we continue this exciting journey into 2016...

Here is a month to month review of Lemons to Lovelys 2015...

In January we repainted our living room, dining room, and did a little makeover to the kitchen cabinets.   While that was taking place, I did a few DIY home decor projects and changed up our organization systems a little bit.  

First, I painted an old basket of ours to look white washed...





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Then we got rid of this bathroom shelf for fear that the baby would pull it over.  To see how it was made click here...




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Then we replaced this shelf with a new storage system over our bathroom toilet...





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Then I did a quick "faux flower" makeover to one of my faux orchids as the painters worked all around me in chaos...





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Then we partnered with the FABULOUS company, Fridge Coaster, to organize our entire fridge from top to bottom...





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Next, I did an Anthropologie Hack to make some frames for our hallway Gallery Wall...  







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In February, the painting was finally finished and we gave our kitchen table a paint makeover in preparation for selling...










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Then we shared our kitchen cabinet makeover with you...



















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Then we celebrated our son's first birthday with a construction themed party...

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We got our first sponsor, Patina Interiors...


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Next, we shared our friend Caroline's PRECIOUS DIY baby nursery...







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I shared with you my first "for hire job"...















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And lastly, we added J Hand Homes as our newest sponsor...



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In March, we made some new "no-sew drop cloth curtains"...

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I decorated my friend Jenni's office...













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And decorated the house for Easter...













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In April, I partnered with a friend to make this sign for our kitchen from a piece of our fence...

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And played with a basket and magazine rack to make a vase...

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In May, we redecorated the mantle...


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Created a little "reading nook" for our toddler...
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And repainted all of our master bedroom furniture...
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In June, some new friends moved to the area and we put together a DIY House Warming Gift for them...

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Then we made a little coffee bar for guests to incorporate our new Verismo coffee maker from Starbucks...

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About the middle of the month, Lemons to Lovelys did a collaboration with The Small Seed and created a Prayer Corner in our master bedroom...
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Then we painted an old bow-front cabinet and placed it in our back hallway as a "catch all" for keys and such...

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And last, we shared with you the new styling of our China Cabinet...

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In July, we celebrated the 4th with some delicious cocktails...
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Got some new barstools from Kirkland's for less than $80 a piece!!!


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Then, my wonderful father in law helped me organize the office/craft room and we turned it into something lovely with an inexpensive shelf from Target and some old windows...


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Next, I styled some shelves for a friend with decor from Homegoods...

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We sold our old, "hand-me-down" kitchen table, and purchased a used but new one from a local store called Junk Junkies...


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And last, we painted a dresser with chalk paint and crackle finish...
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In August, 

We became a Painted Fox Affiliate 

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Did a DIY Nautical Paddle Tutorial for our son's room...
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We also became a Rocksbox Insider...

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We gave an update on our second set of Fridge Coasters 
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We shared pictures of a friend's precious little girls room...

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And lastly, we did a little Pre-Fall Decorating...




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In September, we did a sponsored post with Name Bubbles...

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created a DIY Jewelry Holder for the Rocksbox jewelry out of an old window...
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Decorated our home for Fall....

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Then we received our first box of jewels from Rocksbox...
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and then our second box...
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In October, we added a DIY feather banner to our Fall mantle...

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decorated with some blue pumpkins...




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And lastly, we gave our back hallway a makeover...
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In November, we gave our Laundry Room a makeover...
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set our table for Thanksgiving...

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And received our 3rd and final Rocksbox...
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In December, we decorated our house for Christmas...







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Made a snowy cardinal wreathe and included a tutorial...



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And wrapped up the year with 3 easy DIY gifts 


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and a gift guide for 2015...




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Happy New Year everyone!!!

Thank you for your loyal support!  Can't wait to share with you some exciting changes in 2016!!!

Remember, when life hands you lemons, turn them into something lovely!
-Marci