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Treasures, Treasures Everywhere

I’ve only been back from Maine for a few days and I’m already missing it. The family dinners, ping-pong matches and Pictionary tournaments (girls vs. boys = girls rule), and the water … ahh the water. It was divine- especially our last day. One of the things I note every year is how much I [...]

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The Perfect Sofa….

…well, maybe perfect is a slight exaggeration, but I’m happy with it. OK, it looks like we have a two-toned sofa but it’s just the directional aspect of microfiber. We ended up going with the LIlly Sofa from Raymour & Flanigan. We were looking for grey. We were looking for a material that would not [...]

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Spring Greening

When spring approaches, I tend to think about freshening up for the season. There’s something invigorating about throwing off the heaviness of winter and preparing for sun-shinier days. (Especially this year after the winter we’ve had!) Something you could do for an instant update is to change out your heavy drapery with lighter fabric such [...]

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Stack It, Store It, Shelve It

It’s been a few weeks since we moved into our little house and we’re starting to get settled. One of the things I’ve noticed that we are lacking is storage…typical in older homes and of course the way we (I mean we, collectively) live today we just have more stuff than ever before. I have [...]

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Headboard Inspiration

When we lived in the condo for a year, I had had every intention of making some sort of headboard. Sadly the only decoration that adorned the space above our bed was a ball point pen design that my daughter, unbeknownst to me, put there one morning. In our new bedroom, the walls are navy and [...]

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