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Book Review – Cozy White Cottage: 100 Ways to Love the Feeling of Being Home

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In this beautiful book of house and garden photography and DIY inspiration, popular blogger Liz Marie Galvan shares:

  • 100 tips and tricks to make your home feel cozy
  • Budget-friendly hints to make decorating affordable
  • Simple DIY projects for every room in the house

In Cozy White Cottage, Liz offers her best home décor and design tips to help you create a space you’ll love coming home to. You’ll love Liz’s real-life, easy, and affordable ideas to get the most out of your home and discover things like:

  • The passion and productivity that can pour out of an inspiring, functional workspace or office
  • The conversation and connection that flow out of a warm, well-arranged living room
  • The thoughtful hospitality that can welcome guests, be it for a cup of coffee or an overnight stay
  • The rejuvenation that can happen when we have quiet spaces for reading, prayer, and rest
  • The calming routines and rituals that we can implement into our spaces and our lives
  • The laughter, joy, and learning that can occur in adorable, functional playrooms
  • The life-giving power that beats in the heart of our homes, the kitchen

Each month hundreds of thousands of readers find design inspiration and DIY ideas on Liz’s blog, where Liz shares stories of life with her veteran husband, Jose, their 1800s Michigan farmhouse, and the home décor boutique she co-owns. Cozy White Cottage offers inspiration for every style and makes the perfect self-purchase, housewarming gift, birthday treat, Mother’s Day read, or holiday gift

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Garage Door Halloween Decorations

This Garage Door Halloween Decoration project is such a fun way to make a big Halloween statement without needing to decorate the whole yard. Instead of a small wreath or porch sign, this idea turns the entire garage door into a spooky silhouette scene, complete with witches, pumpkins, trees, cats, and creepy Halloween shapes.

I really like this one because it has huge visual impact from the street. The black silhouettes against the pale garage door make the design easy to see, even from a distance, and it gives the whole house that haunted Halloween feel without being too gory or scary. It is perfect for families who want something dramatic but still fun for trick-or-treaters.

This is also a great project if you enjoy cutting your own shapes from cardboard, poster board, foam board, or lightweight plastic sheets. You could keep the design simple with just bats and pumpkins, or go all out with witches, trees, ghosts, black cats, and cauldrons. Add a few outdoor spotlights or battery lights nearby and it would look amazing at night.

What makes this project especially clever is that the garage door becomes the backdrop, so you do not need a lot of expensive supplies to fill a large space. It is bold, budget-friendly, and very customizable.