Who is Leslie Karen?
Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic.
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Pinterest Trend 2025 – Primary Play (Pops of Color) Part 1
“Adulting is overrated” and apparently, Pinterest agrees. Their 2025 trend report basically screams, “Let your inner child loose with a Crayola box and a paintbrush.” Enter: Primary Play—a bold, unapologetically fun design trend where your house becomes your canvas and your furniture and accessories get a facelift. And not to be left behind, this design style also includes secondary colors like green, orange and purple. You can even throw in a hot pink. It’s taking these colors and “popping” them.
The 40 Best Spring Nails You Absolutely Need Right Now
Spring is here, and you know what that means: pollen is everywhere, my head feels like it’s about to explode and if I rub my itchy eyes anymore, I’m not going to have any eyeballs. Maybe I should just get a yellow manicure so I can blend in. But I digress.
Spring Style Just in Time for Easter and Beyond
Ah, spring. That magical time of year when we collectively emerge from our winter gloom, blink at the sunshine like confused baby deer, and suddenly feel the urge to clean everything in sight. Flowers are popping up, the air smells fresh, and people everywhere are pretending they don’t still have a rogue Christmas decoration lurking in a corner somewhere.
Designer & Diy’er pumped up on caffeine and willing to create anything. I want to let women know they can do it and if they don’t want to, I will.
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Our H.O.M.E. Community Project
Image via @highlight_Interior I am on the board of RESA Atlanta, which is the Real Estate Staging Association and we spearheaded...
My Renovation Journey – Part 6
Ah, renovations. In theory it sounds so good; you can make the house layout and finishes exactly the way you want it but is all...
The 25 Best Father’s Day Gifts from Amazon
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and I receive a commission if you visit a link and buy something on my...
The One Room Challenge DIY Art Projects
I finished the One Room Challenge (ORC) two weeks ago, but did not finish some of my DIY Art Projects by the deadline. If you...
32 of the Best Father’s Day Gifts from Etsy
Well here we are again with another holiday coming up. This year is going by super fast and we’re now halfway through and I...
17 Items That Are Giving Me Life Right Now
Image via Etsy I call things that “Give Me Life” items that make me stop in my tracks, catch the vapors and make my heart skip a...
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I’d love to work with you! Let me help you build your dream home, a new design for your office space, or create that cozy, chic room for your guests. I also happily answer general questions, share home-staging tips, and can recommend good products/fun decorating ideas. Do get in touch!
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