DIY Style

I love doing home improvements on a dime.  I especially love making window treatments that look really unique or expensive for pennies on the dollar.  I love telling the story of how I got $10K over the asking price for my home in Connecticut because of my $200 window treatments.  They offered me $10K if…

Lily Winnail, the lady behind Padalily, shares her favorite fall DIY home decor updates, including no-sew drapes!

A post from Lily Winnail, our CMF Style Coach:  With school starting for many of you this week, you have probably taken a recent inventory of your child’s closet.  We have a middle schooler for the first time this year, and I am quickly learning more about fashion for that age group than I care to…

A post from Lily Winnail, our CMF Style Coach:  Hi CMF friends!  I am in Canada as I type, visiting my parents and siblings.  We come up here from Charlotte every Summer and Winter for an extended vacation.  This is a grand time for all the little cousins to play together.  For my sister and me,…

A post from Lily Winnail, our CMF Style Coach: My home is an extension of me.  It’s ecclectic, old-soulish, quirky, and ever-changing.   Yup, that pretty much sums me up in a nutshell.  And as much as I don’t want to get attached to the physical things of this life, I do enjoy life’s little treasures…

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A post from Lily W., our CMF Style Coach: I am excited and honored to be a CMF Coach! Style is something that I have grown into. Like an old pair of shoes, or a favorite pair of jeans, I’ve found what brings me comfort isn’t always looking like everyone else – but instead becoming…