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Fixer
No words necessary for this transformation. The beauty speaks for itself. Thank you for the inspiration, Country Living!
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LoveLoveLove
I fell in love with this home I found online last night. Can you blame me? Did I mention that it’s for sale? The inside needs some work, but I would love to volunteer for the job. Can you imagine the sunlight you would get through all of those windows!? Consider me smitten!
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Cottage Makeover on a Budget!
This 1920s Cottage, originally featured in Cottage Living and now appearing on Myhomeideas.com, had me at the white-picket fence. Also, the homeowner sort of looks like me, so if I squint my eyes just a tad, I can see myself with that adorable cottage and white picket fence and brick walkway! It looks good on […]
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Normal Day
“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. “Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall […]
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Fab Furniture Alert
I was sitting in the doctor’s office this afternoon waiting to see my midwife, flipping through the latest edition of Country Living, when I spotted the chair above, in all of its nail-head glory. Country Living’s furniture line has lots of beautiful pieces! And you won’t believe where you can find this stuff . . […]
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Nursery Snippets: Sources
source Thank you so much for all the loving feedback on the nursery snippets! In response to a lot of email and comments asking for sources-particularly the “I love you friend” print (doesn’t that just melt your heart!!??), I have updated the original post below to include sources which were requested. I will provide more […]
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Nursery Preview {in Snippets}
I accomplished about 10% of what I hoped to accomplish in the nursery this past week . . . I’m afraid it is going to be several weeks yet until I have a finished room to share with you (please, don’t shoot.) In the meantime, here is a preview in snippets . . . the […]
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Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Me too. Especially the kind of white that comes by way of crystal hardware and carrera marble countertops. And claw foot tubs. You gettin’ this Santa? Glass lamps and white textured linens White beaded board and white wainscoting on the ceiling tufted headboard, I adore you white shelves and chinaAnd finally my favorite bed of […]
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Inspiring Holiday Entries
This first picture makes me wish I had a white picket fence with a gate! Fabulous coastal lanterns! I am a sucker for all things monogrammed, so I was instantly drawn to the decoration on this front door-a unique alternative to the traditional wreath. There is that white picket fence again! Also love the real […]
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Mantels: Preparing for Santa
When we built the house, a year and a half ago, we couldn’t decide how we wanted to do our fireplace wall. We ended up having the builder put in the fireplace box and the drywall around it. We thought that within a few months of moving in we would decide what we wanted for […]