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December 26, 2016

The Best of 2016

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I can’t believe the holiday has come and gone. We are enjoying a nice and quiet week over here, relaxing, playing, and doing a little cleaning and organizing.  As we wrap up the year and start to get organized for a fresh new start, I thought I’d jump in and share one of my favorite posts of the year! It’s always fun to look back throughout the past 12 months and reflect on some of my favorite projects we completed this year. We checked a lot of spaces off this list and I can’t wait to finish up even more in 2017.

So here is The Best of 2016! A small list of the most popular projects shown on DDD this year.

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Farmhouse Kids' Table and chairs

Farmhouse Kid’s Table Area

Stikwood Reclaimed Wood Wall in Masculine Office

Rustic Industrial Office Refresh 

15 - Painted Fall Sign - Final

DIY Fall Pumpkin Sign 

Guest Room Makeover - final

Guest Room Makeover 

Whimsical Little girls's room full of soft pink and white

Whimsical Little Girl Room Reveal 

EASY No bake peanut butter oatmeal breakfast bites

No Bake Breakfast Bites

DIY Cube Storage Hack

Cube Storage Makeover 

Summer Home Tour - Table and Vignette

Summer Home Tour 

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Personalized Wood Slice Ornaments 

Peg Board Diaper Changing Organization

Peg Board Diaper Changing Station 

Painting an upholstered chair

Tips For Painting Upholstery 

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Rustic Metallic Fall Porch 

Free Spring Printable - Fresh Blooms Spring Printable

Free Spring Printable

Modern Painted Pumpkins

Modern Paint Drip Pumpkins 

Easy Turkey and Cheese Crescent Roll Ups

Turkey and Cheese Roll Ups 

DIY AC Unit CoverDecorative AC Unit Cover (see post for details and modifications)

And just for good measure, here are a few of MY favorite projects that I completed late in the year and didn’t have a chance to make the list…

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Vintage Fishing Themed Nursery 

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DIY Shiplap Display Wall 

Looking forward to a great 2017, I’m SO excited about a million new projects that are already in the works!

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. Megan says

    March 6, 2017 at 7:32 am

    Was wondering where your metal buffet table came that was shown in your DIY ship lap wall.

    Your style is timeless and brilliant!!!
    I will enjoy following you!

    Thanks!

    Meg

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    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      March 6, 2017 at 9:45 am

      Ah thank you so much! Here is a link to the console table : http://bit.ly/2mwUuIF (aff)

      Reply

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