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Bedroom Refresh Project
Hubby was thrilled at the thought of a bedroom refresh project, especially since it involves me supervising and him laboring…everyone has their specialty. There’s never a project at our house that...
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Bedroom Refresh Finished
Every ten years, or so, I’m in the mood to refresh a bedroom. When Hubby, the head remodeler, began complaining that we’d just painted this room – I reminded him that it was last done when Number 1 son...
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Winter Island
Winter Island isn’t the new hot vacay destination…it’s the box in the center of my kitchen island that’s been transformed from Christmas decor to winter. Even though I’ve committed to the 365 days of...
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Declutter Project
A friend recently shared a link to the Declutter 365 Project at Home Storage Solutions and I thought this would be a great undertaking for the year. A simple 15 minutes a day, I can do that. So far, so...
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Napkin Declutter
Napkin Decluttering is a challenging task in the ongoing Declutter 365 Project from Home Storage Solutions, at least for me….napkins and placemats. I haven’t participated in Tablescape Thursdays in a...
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Kitchen Re-Do !
This kitchen re-do has been in my head for a long time, it takes catching Hubby in the right mood to proceed. After fifteen years, we (really, it was me) decided it was time to say adios to the sponge...
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Small Change, Huge Impact
It’s amazing how one small change, new paint, can have such a huge impact on a room. We have loved our terracotta orange sponge painted kitchen walls for fifteen years. Even so, after that length of...
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My New Calendar
My new calendar is a prime example of how I sometimes (frequently) buy something I see and just can’t live without before I give a wee bit of thought about where it will go in my house. One of those...
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Signs of Spring
Isn’t everyone anxiously waiting for the first signs of spring? I’ve been steadily adding little birds and flowers to the back porch decor in an effort to encourage it along. My newest addition is my...
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TV Remotes Gone Wild
Our TV remotes have gone wild….the concept of a universal remote is (apparently) not doable at our house. We have one for the satellite – it will operate every thing on the television EXCEPT converting...
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This year we’ve been on a mission to freshen the look of our 217 year old house with new colors. The colors in the house have been dark for over 15 years, so it was definitely time for an update....
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My Autumn Coffee Table Tray marks the beginning of the change of seasons in our house. Even though summer does not end for a few more days, and I’m clinging to every little bit of warmth before that...
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After the bold reds and golds I use in the winter, I’m ready for the pastels in the spring….these actually go much better with the decor in the room. I love lanterns, well…i love lots of things. This...
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My Improved Office
My inspiration for this update came from a local designer that needs to share her talents more, Anne Whitehouse…she’s fun and fabulous. With Anne’s guidance we achieved this… from this… I donated most...
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Coffee on the Porch
We have two fabulous porches…that we never use. I’ve decorated and accessorize them every year…get them all clean and ready for the warm weather seasons…and then ignore them until it’s time for pack...
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Grabbing a Cuppa
Life has been a little busier than usual this last week…all good..just busy. So this week’s I’m grabbing this week’s Cuppa is on the run… The photo was taken during lunch with my youngest son…while...
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Summer Porch Pillows
Summer porch pillows…I was on a pillow buying freeze until I saw these cuties at LTD7…I melted. I know I’m pushing into the next season, which is crazy considering the fact that I won’t even look at...
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A Bit of Summer
A bit of summer decor is creeping in at our house. It began with my cute porch pillows and has now spread just inside the door to the kitchen island. The wooden box that sits on the island received a...
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Coffee on the Porch
I’m celebrating our 5 minutes of sunshine with a cup of coffee on the porch…won’t you join me? I feel like I’m living in a rain forest these days…and when the sun does grace us with a rare appearance...
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Flower Pot Fluffing
My annual flower pot fluffing ritual revolves around planting my mother’s front porch pot for Mother’s Day. This year for some, quickly forgotten, reason I skimped a little on my usual spending...
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