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  • Kwanzan Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’)

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    Kwanzan Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) via cottagemagpie.com Kwanzan Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) via cottagemagpie.com Of all the flowering trees, none is as romantic as the ornamental cherry “Kwanzan,” (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’). Like many cherries, it has a lovely, graceful vase-shape form, attractive bark and good fall color, but is best known for its stunning display…

  • Plants for Summer Containers

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    Summer Containers for the Front Garden via Cottage Magpie Summer Containers for the Front Garden via Cottage Magpie I have this ongoing battle with the front containers. Every year I get this idea that I want to plant them up with evergreens or perennials so that we’ll have foliage and interest year after year without…

  • Carnation or Clove Pink (Dianthus x caryophyllus)

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    Carnation or ‘Clove Pink’ (Dianthus x caryophyllus) via cottagemagpie.com Carnation or ‘Clove Pink’ (Dianthus x caryophyllus) via cottagemagpie.com I have always always loved the smell of carnations. It’s no surprise to me that they are also called “clove pinks” because their scent is spicy and sweet like the culinary spice. It’s a distinctive smell that…

  • Book: Perfect English Cottage by Ros Byam Shaw

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    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.…

  • Collecting Pretty Glass Paperweights

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    I am still trying to get this room cleaned up enough to take a picture. Oh, by “this room” I mean the room I am sitting in right now, my workshop. I really need your help figuring out colors but it’s a total disaster in here! Between stuff I pulled out of the someday-mudroom and…

  • That Time My Husband Was the “Hey Girl” Guy

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    I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Ryan Gosling has been retired as the “Hey Girl” guy, and bloggers across the InterWebz are promoting their own special man into the role! With an upcoming linky party to celebrate the new twist in the “Hey Girl” phenomenon, you know I had to take part. Plus, given…

  • How to Make a Vintage-Style Wooden Sign Letter

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    I don’t know about you, but I love typography. I have a thing for old signs, old letters from signs, all that kind of thing. And I’ve always thought it would be fun to have an old, vintage oversized wooden letter in my creative space to inspire me. Before I even started I knew I…

  • How to Makeover a Vintage Radio Cabinet

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    I know you’ve probably been wondering what cabinet it was I’ve been doing all these projects on! The cabinet access hole, then the little mini curtain… clearly I am up to something. After I got discouraged about the someday mud room, I started working on my workshop (aka office / craft room), and I kind…

  • How to Hang Super-Cheap Small Cabinet Curtains

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    It would be nice if everything we needed to do in our offices, or kitchens, or workshops had pretty equipment and supplies. It really would. But of course, in most people’s lives there’s things you really need easy access to, but don’t want to necessarily have on display. Like a charging station for example. In…

  • How to Drill a Cabinet Access Hole

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      I love thrifted furniture. Often well-built, with more durability and character than anything you could buy new, thrifted furniture is funky and fun. Even more bonus? It’s often cheaper! But, old furniture doesn’t come with all the convenient punch-outs and access panels that new furniture does. So if you’re using an old piece of…