Category: My Home
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This Old Box
See that mirror? It’s right above my kitchen sink. That means while I’m doing dishes, I get to look up and – “oh, hello there!” – see myself. Not real cool. See this box? I salvaged it on its’ way to the dumpster. How nice of me to adopt him into a loving home…
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Fit to a “T”
Remember last week when I revealed my Uno, Dos, Tres shelves? One of my goals for the shelving was to make it unique. I didn’t want to just put a bunch of pictures up there because I already have a bunch of pictures hanging on my gallery wall. (the one I’ve never shown you. whoops.)…
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Uno, Dos, Tres
Remember the post where I shared the 2 Most Important Decorating Rules? If you don’t, you should go ahead and check it out. Some of the comments are gold. In that post, I showed you this shelf that currently resides in my living room: Well, folks, the time has arrived. I have finally added a…
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Crafty Clean-up
Welcome to our never-before-reveled family room: We never call this the family room. Instead, we refer to it as the Grapes of Wrath room. That’s because of the couch pictured to the right and the loveseat (that I sat on to take this pic). We are renting this house and this is the 1 room…
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Decorating Your Home: 2 Rules You Cannot Break
Ever seen one of those shows on TV where awesome design artists come into a house, discover what the homeowners want, and then transform the home in 24 hours? It’s cool, isn’t it? I love seeing the before & after pictures. I love watching the homeowners’ faces as they see their room transformed into something…
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Sedum Rubrotinctum
Last week, I took my kids to Lowe’s. I must start early if I want home improvement stores to be one of their favorite places on earth. We picked up a few of these guys: These are my first succulents ever! Can you believe it? After Nester and Sherry posted about their succulents, I began…
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Me: 1 / Sewing Machine: 0
My sewing machine and I have a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I love it. Other times I hate it. Sorta like my relationship with my workout DVDs. Anyway, I’m currently on good terms with my sewing machine and that’s because of these puppies: Yep. Many moons ago I showed you the curtains I made for my…
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Walmizzle
Ever have one of these things in your space? Of course you have. And, if you’re like me…you probably still have them. Now, I’m not a proponent of filling every possible space on your wall with art. It’s nice to have some breathing room – or white space – even in a house. But…