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Inspiration for a "Tween's" Room: Part I
I never knew what a "tween" was until I'd had a daughter. My daughter is now almost 9 years old, and I am quickly becoming acquainted with the world of a tween. She is part little girl, the one who...
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Guest Post: Classic Chic Home ~ ORDER IN THE PLAYROOM
Happy Friday, All! I asked Wendi from the lovely blog Classic Chic Home, to do a feature on playroom organization after reading her series on home organization over the past couple of weeks. All of...
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Quiet Escape
This image caught my fancy. My heart beat faster as my mind floated away to quiet environs and a romantic escape from all that plagues. Here, a place where the reverie is uninterrupted, the warmth is...
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Privacy by Pleaching
A shady walk in a formal garden is created by parallel stilt-hedges. Courtesy of Anguskirk-FlickrGimme some green! Everyone around me seems to have had their fill of the greiges of winter, and I'm no...
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Keep Calm and Find Yourself a Mr. Darcy...
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possession of her right mind must be in want of Mr. Darcy." — Sarah ArthurSometimes the best way to approach a week is with a good sense...
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Quadrille: Awash in Pattern & Color
Most of the year, I find the muted hues of beiges and greiges to be a perfect muse, but in February when winter seems like she is ever so reluctant to leave my part of the world, a craving for rich and...
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Acceptance & Forgiveness
PinterestHi Friends! I read a touching story the other day that I thought you would enjoy: "The story is told in Spain of a father and his teenage son whose relationship had become strained, so the...
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Be Your Own Decorator: Thank You to All the Best & Susanna Salk
I have been looking forward to Susanna Salk's new book Be Your Own Decorator since I first learned of it. So how lucky am I to be the winner of a copy given away through Ronda Carmen's blog, All the...
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For the Love of Ivy -- Study: Ivy on Walls Offers Protection
My house -- a view of the front. The Boston Ivy has just fully leafed out.The Boston Ivy growing over the walls of my current home was one of the first things that caught my eye and drew me to it. I...
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Hard Work
viaOpportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so people don't recognize them. -Ann LandersLet's face it. It's a lot easier to sit around on Pinterest, dreaming (and I am an ardent believer in...
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Under the Weather
Hi friends! Just stopping in to say hello. I have been under the weather for the past week with a nasty bronchial something-or-other. A few more days will have me right as rain, I am sure. I can hardly...
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Eden Climbing Rose
Eden Climbing Rose viaHi friends! Thank you for taking the time to wish me a speedy recovery & for the great get-well tips that you sent the past couple of weeks. It turned out to be a yucky bout...
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Diamond Jubilee Weekend & Why Americans Love the British
Antique Sofa from Antique 2 Chic upholstered in a Union Jack pattern via Traditional Home Historically speaking, it does sound a bit odd, doesn't it-- Americans loving England. But it's true: once our...
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Ikea Snafu & "Hacks"
Ikea's Pax Bergsbo Wardrobe with Lucite Handles from The Paris Apartment. Photo of Ellie Somerville's New York apartment from Lonny Mag."Is Redalen a) a town in Norway b) a bed sold by Swedish...
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Hot Pink is a Neutral
"Hot pink is a neutral. Tell me one single color that doesn't look good with hot pink." --Designer Roman Alonso, when asked what working with Isaac Mizrahi has taught him. I couldn't agree more! Winter...
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Beth Carver Art - Expressions of Joyful Living
Morning Kiss by Beth CarverWhat do you look for in a work of art? I am drawn to works that stir the emotions in some way-- the reason I have always been drawn to Norman Rockwell's drawings and...
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Happy Birthday, America!
Veranda - July 2009 Sofas in Quadrille fabricsPhoebe HowardBetter Homes & GardensMartha StewartPinterestHappy 236th Birthday, to my beautiful country, The United States of America. My love for art,...
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The Chinese Bamboo Tree
Summer is in full swing with lots of "togetherness" with the kiddos being out of school. They are so much fun! They are also a constant reminder that raising them well is one of the most challenging...
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Cottage by the Sea
A book-worm since age 6, I can remember my aunt telling me that I could travel all around the world within the pages of a good book. If that is true of a book, it is even more true of the plethora of...
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Where I've Been and Where I Am
Photo taken by my husband while kayaking a few mornings ago.Our youngest daughter is quickly developing a love for kayaking. Here she is holding a modified 2x4 which will one day soon be a custom...
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