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    Inspiration From The Aloha State

    / July 2, 2016

    We went to Kauai and all we got was: 1. Coco Salmon Actually the inspiration & challenge of trying to recreate the dish from Bangkok Happy Bowl.  It’s “cooked in spicy red curry…

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    6 Tips To Get Your Outdoor Decor Ready For Spring

    / April 6, 2014

    It’s spring and it’s time to start thinking about our outdoor decor.  Actually it’s time to stop thinking about it and start doing something. And by “something” I mean GET OUTside and get…

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Hey y’all, I’m N’Ckyola [ní-ˈkō-lä], but most people call me Nikki.
I share creative solutions to make home & life beautiful, functional, & sustainable without going broke.

My goal is to rid the world of builder beige & furniture sets!

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On the other side of this door is a world that I'm On the other side of this door is a world that I'm not ready to send our Avery back into quite yet. Clearly Lola is not ready either! 🐕 Ready or not, #school starts in just over a month. So I guess we have another project to add to the list - turning this little reading nook into "the boss's office" 😉 He'll definitely need someplace other than the breakfast bar to do the hard work of learning! 📚
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It's officially official... we have a new plant ba It's officially official... we have a new plant baby. Y'all voted & I think she's found her forever home. □ Welcome to Week 4 of the Share Black Spaces Virtual Tour. Are you a designer of color or a design-lover of color? Interested in meeting new design friends? You've found the right group! Only a month in and we're having so much fun! Join us! □ Follow @shareblackspaces and read the details shared via their posts on joining. □ The tour runs from 7 PM ET on Friday, July 24 through 7 PM ET on Sunday, July 26. □ 🤎🖤JOINING IS EASY🖤🤎 1️⃣Follow our standing hosts and guest co-hosts. @bmorejanelle @dragonfly62 @kjdesignandmortarstyling @nana_cheriediydecor @ze_haus @crystal_montague_home □ 2️⃣ DM @shareblackspaces or a host to join the tour & meet more design-lovers of color. □ 3️⃣ Use the general #shareblackspaces hashtag in your daily posts to win a chance to become a tour co-host + a chance to have your photo be the feature photo for the tour! □ This tour runs every Friday 7 PM ET to Sunday 7 PM. Join us!!#shareblackspaces #shareblackspacestourwk4
How is it that I can put a seed in the ground & it How is it that I can put a seed in the ground & it'll go bananas (literally... did you happen to catch my banana tree saga?) but the minute I put ANYthing in a pot, it's a wrap?? 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'm so inspired by all my plant friends but I just can't figure it out. I *think* good things happen when I step away from the water because check this out y'all... I'm SO excited! The bromeliad I inherited is blooming!!! (Swipe to see a close up) 🌺 I didn't even know this could happen. I thought they bloomed once and done, greenery only after that. 🌿 Either way, I'm happy but *this* makes me wanna be out here more. We don't really use our front porch a lot but I'm thinking I can get with more #frontporchliving now! 🌺 Can I officially call myself a #plantmama yet?
It's funny how people can live in the same city, e It's funny how people can live in the same city, even the same area of the city & have totally different #gardening experiences.⁣ ⁣ One thing that is consistent in SE TX is the crepe myrtle! I think they're just gorgeous & another one of those quintessentially #Southern landscape staples.⁣ ⁣ Inspired by Daiva @my.tx.garden - she has the most incredible garden not far from us - I decided to share our baby crepes. The best decision we made in the front yard was to replace 2 sickly oaks & a pine (no more pine needles👏🏾) with 2 of these beauties. Even though they are still babies, they have completely transformed our front yard.⁣ ⁣ What about y'all? What change have you made to your front yard that you absolutely love?
I used to be that person who had to have something I used to be that person who had to have something on my front door all year. Probably because that's what I was used to growing up.⁣ ⁣ When I made my wine cork wreath, that stayed up indefinitely. We loved it - it was so 𝘶𝘴. 🍷⁣ ⁣ But I recently cleared the front porch to do a little maintenance on the door & I decided we don't need a wreath. The (clean) door is enough.⁣ ⁣ Y'all... think I've crossed over from team wreath to team front door! Which team are you on?⁣ ⁣ *** BTW, quick tip... even if you never use it, keep your main entrance beautiful & clean to to invite good chi & proper flow into your home. ⁣ ***Make sure your front door is pristine & if you have plastic planters like the ones on my porch, give them a good wash then rub 'em down with a petroleum based product. It'll make them look shiny & new 😉⁣Then get out there & enjoy it more with a cup of coffee, some sweet tea, or a glass of wine!#frontporchdecor
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