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Join Me Behind the Red Door
It just dawned on me that I haven't invited all of my Vanilla Bean followers to join the VB household for our newest adventure. After toying around with the idea for nearly a year, in April Jeff and I...
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On the Move...Again!
After a nearly 12 month slumber, I'm excited to bring the Vanilla Bean blog back to life. It's been a crazy-busy year for us. We started new endeavors that had us constantly creating, building,...
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Flashback Friday: Building a Raised Garden & a Mini Getaway
I've been doing more packing and waiting around for utility inspections than I care to share here. So, I thought I would do a flashback today. Thanks to Pinterest, our DIY raised garden is the most...
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Looking Back at the Top 3 Decor Projects
As soon as we put down the money for our lot back in December, I started a design inspiration book for our new house. Between that and my Pinterest board, I’ve now got hundreds of images to comb thru...
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Bahn Mi Turkey Burger
As an avid Food Network watcher, there's been alot of talk of bahn mi's in the last year or so. I had my first taste of this Vietnamese meat-filled sandwich during our trip to Chicago when we stopped...
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Why I'm going with feedly
In less than one month (July 1 to be exact), Google Reader will be retiring. Worried about how I would still stay connected to all of my favorite blogs and sites once it went down, I came across feedly...
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Kickin' Off Summer
Summer is here! After much huffing and puffing, we are finally all moved in to our temporary place as we build our home. This will be the first weekend in months that we don't have yard work. Aren't...
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Strawberry Rhubarb Bars
Jam. Pie. Bars. Vodka slushies. Around this time of year when I was growing up, there was always some sort of strawberry rhubarb treat sitting around. I remember going with my Grandma Gloria to a...
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Living Room Inspiration Part 1
I've got decorating on the brain. It keeps me up at night. When not at work, I'm constantly looking thru magazines and tearing out favorite designs or looks. We go back and forth on what we imagine our...
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Living Room Inspiration Part 2
While we are still waiting on the final blueprints for our layout, here's generally the space we'll have to work with: Living Room area is 19'x12'.For the most part, we'll just be updating the living...
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Living Room Inspiration Part 3
Finally...the last of my living room inspirations. It's been fun pulling together the different palettes...but I think this one is my fave. I used the Sherwin-Williams Chip-It color tool to help create...
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Side Table Makeover
I knew that despite living in a cramped apartment for 3 months, there was going to be no way I could not paint. Something. Heck, the very last thing I packed in my Jeep was my stash of Annie Sloan...
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5 on Friday
One of my favorite blogs, Running from the Law, recently started posting 5 on Friday: five things that are on your mind, things you've been busy with, stuff you are loving -- right at this moment. This...
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Sneak Peek at First Milk Paint Project
It's late and I finally finished my first piece of furniture using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. I'm so excited to share pics and lessons learned (because, there were alot...if I had Miss Mustard...
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From a First-Timer: Three Tips for Using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
As promised, here are my lessons learned, or three tips, for getting started with using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. I'm not going into a ton of how-to detail below...MMS and others out there do a...
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Vanilla Bean Blogiversary!
Five years ago today I started this blog. My vision was to create a place where Mr. VB and I could chronicle and share our cooking adventures. Over time, we discovered a love of DIY, decorating,...
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5 on Friday
This being mostly a food and DIY blog, I thought I would mix things up a bit for today's 5 on Friday. When it comes to beauty products, I don't have alot of "must haves." I'm not loyal to a certain...
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A Wedding Anniversary Letter
Dear Jeff (aka Mr. VB),Today is a great day. We are finalizing the details on our new home -- it's all staked out and hopefully we'll break ground in the next couple of days! The beginning process has...
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A Case of the Mondays
Mondays are the worst. Today really kicked it up a notch, though. I was coming off an amazing anniversary dinner with Mr. VB and a fun, weekend trip to Memphis. He's going back to working nights and...
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5 on Friday: Best Interior Design Reads of the Week
I tell you what...TGIF! It's been one of those weeks. That's turned into one of those months! If you don't follow me on Instagram, here's a peek at our shenanigans last weekend. (Which, evidently...
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