This may sound weird, but something that might be very obvious to you just occurred to me the other day: I have a LOT of other people's old crap treasures in my house. I'm not sure when or where I decided that I liked reusing or repurposing junk, but it's a full-blown fascination/addiction of mine. I have an inclination that it's always been a part of who I am. I distinctly remember pulling an antique fan out of my neighbor's trash when I was maaaaybe 11 or 12 years old. {I still ... Read More about Decorating With Repurposed Pieces
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Photography Wednesday: Creating Auto Awesome GIFs With G+
I will show you how to create auto awesome GIFs with G+ Soooo... I'm a little obsessed with Google +'s new "Auto Awesome" effects for photography. My favorite Auto Awesome effect is the Motion GIF effect. Basically you take 5+ successive photos of something moving and Auto Awesome will automatically string them together to create this super-cool Motion GIF. Last week I used the Motion GIF to show you how I put together my Spring Dining Room Vignette: I set my tripod up and took a ... Read More about Photography Wednesday: Creating Auto Awesome GIFs With G+
Spring Wreath
Hi, friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! I had a very lovely girls weekend with some loooooong-time friends. There's something so comforting about spending time with people who've known you since you were little and share happy, sad and funny hilarious memories with. I have a confession to make: I kept my interior Christmas wreathes up in the windows of my house until March. I loved the way they looked and they added some character to our dining room, so I didn't want ... Read More about Spring Wreath
Decorating for Spring on the CHEAP + A Spring Giveaway
If you need to know one thing about how I decorate, it's this: I LOVE to decorate as inexpensively as possible {without sacrificing style points.} I'm not opposed to splurging every now and then, but when you decorate {and redecorate} your house as much as I do, you can't be splurging all that much. Plus, Mr. Hoff insists on saving money for retirement and Miss L's college, and yadda, yadda, yadda. {Saving money is so annoying!} Kidding. I'm kidding. {Sort ... Read More about Decorating for Spring on the CHEAP + A Spring Giveaway
Spring Parade of Homes: My Spring Home Tour
Good morning! If you are stopping by House by Hoff for the first time from the Spring Parade of Homes, welcome! Hope to see you a lot more around here! :) My Spring Mantel has been such a source of springy cheer around here! I'm a bit crazy about chalkboards. They're so cheap to make, you can make them out of anything and I love to switch them up for the seasons! See my Chalkboard Window tutorial here. It's like an erasable piece of art that you don't have to commit ... Read More about Spring Parade of Homes: My Spring Home Tour