The Southern Nest Blog

Painting Furniture

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Big Boy Room: The Chippy Bookshelf

While scouring my favorite thrifting places for B's big boy room, I stumbled upon the perfect bookshelf.  I wanted it to be: 1. Small-I wanted a bookshelf short enough

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Running My Home Business

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I Finally Did It.

I have written this post in my head more times than I can remember.   Now that it is time, I sit here, feeling at a loss for words. Let me start by saying….I did

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Decorating My Home

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Wait…Something In My House Wasn’t Monogrammed?

Yes. As you can imagine, there are monograms all over my house. My poor husband. :) Today, I put one up somewhere that is easily forgotten...the back deck. I LOVED how it

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Crafting

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Chalkin’ It Up: Make a Chalkboard with a Vintage Frame

Sometimes, when I walk into a thrift store hunting for "treasures," I just hit gold.  Luckily, that is exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago.  I was visiting a

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My Life

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The Egg Hunt

One of my favorite things about the sweet, small(ish) town in NC that I live in is the adorable "bubble" of life that is Lake Norman.  We have an amazing neighborhood,

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Southern Gardening and Outdoors

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The Southern Garden-Simply Elegant Southern Yards

Around the January and February time frame, everyone begins to crave the warmth of spring.  In the South, things generally start to warm up in March and I cannot wait. 

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