Category: Decorating
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Hygge in a Nutshell
Five elements to instill deep peace and connection in wintertime from the Danish lifestyle movement of hygge.
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Pear Tree Cottage Family Room
I have been working on my family room lately. I’m trying to get that mix of light and airy mixed with happy vintage that I fell in love with when I read Perfect English Cottage by Ros Bynam Shaw (my review is linked below). It’s been a long time to really discover what makes me…
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Scrappy Rag Garland
For years I have been wanting to make a rag garland. I have been saving quilting scraps for ever, the last bits of any given fabric from any given project, and stuffing them in a box. I have to admit I’d been avoiding this project for ages because I thought it would take a reaaaaaaally…
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Book: The Country Living Book of Country Kitchens
Sometimes, for fun, I check out really old decorating books from the library. Which, by “really old” means from the 80’s, which is also when I graduated from high school, so really I probably should not be calling them “really old,” but you get the idea. I like to look through them and just see.…
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Book: Perfect English Cottage by Ros Byam Shaw
One of my favorite decorating books to read and reference over and over again is Perfect English Cottage by Ros Byam Shaw. Every page has something to study. The book has English cottages of all kinds — airy and romantic, gilded and elegant, cozy, rustic, clean, beachy. It’s a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration.…
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Collecting Thrift Store Floral Paintings
Yesterday when I shared my fluffed up family room you may have noticed the great floral paintings. Yes! I’m particularly excited about these because I have been looking for ages for artwork at the thrift store and not had very good luck. This week was finally my week! I scored and found two new paintings…
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Romantic June Mantel with Flowers, Friends and Fun
I have always wanted a mantel. I just love them, love decorating them, love enjoying them. And every season when all the other bloggers start decorating their mantels with seasonal goodies, I am sad that I don’t have one. But guess what I finally figured out? Many of the bloggers who put up mantel posts…
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What is a Fan Deck?
If you’ve been knocking around decorating blogs long, you might have heard the term “fan deck” thrown around. I’m sure many of you already know what that is, but in case you don’t, here’s a quick explanation. Every paint manufacturer has a set number of pre-designed colors that they’ve created, which you usually see arrayed…
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Restoration Hardware Silver Sage vs. Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
If you recall, when we last left our intrepid designer (that would be *ahem* me), she had just had her client (that would be the two-year-old) select a color palette (pale greenish-blue, lavender and pink) and an inspiration room (which, incidentally, is also pale greenish-blue, lavender and pink). Then we had a big ole’ break…
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Top 5 Favorite Inspiring Girl’s Bedrooms
Do you ever start out thinking you’re going to decorate a room one way, and then realize halfway in that you’re totally not? That happens to me a lot. I’m cruising along, making decisions, buying things, making things, and screeeeech… All of a sudden I realize I’m doing the wrong room! This time, working on…