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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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The 25 Best Father’s Day Gifts from Amazon

The 25 Best Father’s Day Gifts from Amazon

Father’s Day. The day we spend giving thanks to fathers across the world. They really don’t get enough credit and we sometimes take them for granted, but I wanted to go all out for an epic Gift Guide for the man, the myth, the legend.

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The One Room Challenge DIY Art Projects

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 haven’t been following along, I chose to make over my primary bedroom and the challenge was to pick a room and over the course of eight weeks, post your weekly progress with a final reveal in Week 8. Everyone participating in the challenge is on the  ORC website.  At the end of this post, I’ll link all 8 weeks of posts so you can see the progression and the before and after pictures.

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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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Marcus Bar & Grille

Marcus Bar & Grille

Image via Leslie Karen Design A couple of weeks ago I had the honor and pleasure of attending a Friends and Family event at...

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DIY Word Art

DIY Word Art

I was working on a project for a friend of mine who needed their open concept kitchen, dining room and living room decorated....

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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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