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Happy Friday 5/23/25
Happy Friday 5/23/25

links and musings from the week…

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This narrow bedroom and bathroom got a charming makeover (you won't believe the before's!)
This narrow bedroom and bathroom got a charming makeover (you won't believe the before's!)

the first Poplar Cottage reveal!!!

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Happy Friday 5/16/25

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How to make a pleated lampshade (no-sew!)
How to make a pleated lampshade (no-sew!)

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Happy Friday 5/9/25

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Our Plan B for nightstands at the Poplar Cottage
Our Plan B for nightstands at the Poplar Cottage

unfinished furniture for the win!

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Happy Friday 5/2/25

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Squint and These Budget Bamboo Roll-up Shades Allllmost Look Like Chik Blinds
Squint and These Budget Bamboo Roll-up Shades Allllmost Look Like Chik Blinds

smitten with this find!

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Happy Friday 4/25/25

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We added a Foot Pedal to The Poplar Cottage Kitchen Faucet!
We added a Foot Pedal to The Poplar Cottage Kitchen Faucet!

convenient and environmentally-friendly!

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Some pics of #thepoplarcottage front room because WE FINALLY HAVE FURNITURE AFTER 4 YEARS OF RENOVATING! Eeek!   This combo sitting/dining room is anchored by the most beautiful couch from @potterybarn (#gifted) in a performance fabric and my N
Exterior lights at #thepoplarcottage (and some pumpkins and mums, because…fall!!!). I actually bought these @rejuvenation light fixtures 4 years ago but with all the lifting/lowering/re-siding of the house, we had to wait to install them. Fo
 

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