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DIY Patriotic Art - Bronze Statue of Liberty + The Pledge!

Statue of Liberty Pledge Art

DIY & Crafts

I have joined up with more than 30 AMAZING bloggers to tackle the challenge of creating a patriotic project or recipe without using the traditional red, white and blue color scheme! How fun is that?! For my project, I started off with a brainstorm of things that were distinctly American. One of my favorites is the Statue of Liberty, so…
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Grown Up Lemon Berry Slush Recipe #drinkrecipe #cocktail

Grown Up Lemon-Berry Slush – Drinks With the Girls Summer

Food & Drink

I went WAY outside my comfort zone this time and made my own frozen cocktail. Nothing says summer more than citrus & berries, so I did some experimenting and came up with a Grown Up Lemon-Berry Slush.  At the time I took the picture below, I was starting to questioning my plan. But after some tweaks, I got the slushy…
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Three easy 4th of July projects made with Expressions Vinyl's Independence Day Pack! #Silhouette #4thofJuly

Easy Patriotic Decor & A Vinyl Giveaway!

DIY & Crafts

I am over the moon excited to be a part of the brand new Expressions Vinyl Ambassador program.* As I mentioned in my June Goals post, each month a few other bloggers and I will all receive the same box of vinyl. We can make anything we want with it! Fun right!?! Make sure you check out the posts by Ashley from…
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Slightly Modern Dining Room Design with Ikea Besta Cabinet

Slightly Mod Dining Room aka Making Lemonade

Space Reveals

So, you may be wondering what making lemonade has to do with the dining room makeover. Stick with me here for a minute and it will make sense. Remember that SUV full of IKEA boxes I shared on Instagram?  Well, some of them were a floating BESTA system that we were going to set up as a console table in…
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How to add a woven top to a pre-made box.

Woven Top Remote Box – Clearance Upcycle

DIY & Crafts

I’m sure you’ve noticed in all my nautical posts, but I’m trying to add pops of navy throughout the house. On one of my ribbon buying rampages at Hobby Lobby, I found an amazing navy and white roll and couldn’t wait to incorporate it somewhere in the living room. Luckily I didn’t have to wait long. I had some wooden…
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$310 Target Gift Card Giveaway!!!

Uncategorized

I have joined up with more than 30 AMAZING bloggers to tackle the challenge of creating a patriotic project or recipe without using the traditional red, white and blue color scheme! How fun is that?! For the next four weeks, all 30+ projects will be shared on some of the most awesome blogs around. I can’t wait to see all…
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Collection of affordable home decor & clothing with anchor images.

Nautical Round Up #2 – Shopping for Anchors!

DIY & Crafts

I’m not sure if this is good or bad, but my love of shopping equals my love of tackling projects myself. I had so much fun picking out the Nautical DIY Projects to share with you last week, that I decided to see what kind of affordable nautical items were available to purchase. There were so many options! I was  able…
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Welcome!

In 2013, Melissa started Polished Habitat to share her skill of mixing decor & organization to add style & function to everyday life at home.

Her work has been featured in print in Better Homes & Gardens and Room to Create Magazine, and online by HGTV, House Beautiful, Buzzfeed, & more.

In 2018 &  2019, Melissa was named as a Style Maker by Better Homes & Gardens. In 2019, she was also short-listed by the Amara Blog Awards for Interior Styling, International Division.

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Email: Melissa @ PolishedHabitat.com

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