2010 January

Bird Watching

January 31, 2010 Filed Under: bird watching

Thanks to one of your comments I’m now infatuated with Dreamy Whites. She does a great job at incorporating perfectly placed shots of color into her dreamy decor.

jesslcchevronproject

DIY Gold Chevron Canvas @ Makeunder My Life

photo: creative little daisy

I am the last to know everything–everyone is making these simple burlap wreaths! Tutorial via Where The Heart Is

A great read about mixing all sorts of frames from The Lettered Cottage

And lastly, Back 40 Life: Love God. Love others. With every purchase $10 go to Compassion International Haiti Disaster Relief

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It’s that time again. Laryssa Herbert has just released her newest prints all cutesied up for Valentine’s day. How darling would these be in a girl’s room or kitchen? For the next 7 days you can use the promo code :: TRUE LOVE for an extra 15% off the already very affordable pieces {works on [...]

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Dear Family Room

January 28, 2010 Filed Under: idhtbptbb

I’m sure you are glad to be back to your old self. Thanks to some much needed tweeting from my good friend, Melissa, I hung your red check mistreatments back up. After a brief email exchange full of laughs and advice seeking, she wisely told me in very firm words to “go put your red [...]

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Elements of a Working Office :: A Giveaway

January 26, 2010 Filed Under: (in), giveaways

1. Comfy place to rest your bum 2. Somewhat of a method to organize your thoughts. I’ve got 3 clip boards, each houses a different, vital part of Nesting Place like what my favorite colors are and my scribbling of little nests and eggs, and of course my real identity as an 80 year old [...]

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Window Treatment Makeover

January 25, 2010 Filed Under: quickies, window mistreatments

Wondering if your room needs a change? Something I do from time to time is just take down my window treatments {or mistreatments}. Take them down, live with it for two days–48 hours, this is key. You will experience one of two emotions both starting with “Oh my word”: 1. Oh my word, this room [...]

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Bird Watching

January 23, 2010 Filed Under: bird watching

Here is A wonderfully detailed slipcover tutorial from Bibbidi Bobbidi Beautiful Such a warm, inviting, calming, layered space that anyone can create @ Get Your Martha On Britt used shower curtain rings for her window treatments @ A Penny Saved {my hero!} Subway Art Tutorial @ Lil Blue Boo Have you seen these beautiful silhouette [...]

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My sickness

January 21, 2010 Filed Under: hate me, Uncategorized

Do you ever get so utterly tired with your saturated colors and patterns that look like a circus and NASCAR and rainbow all got together and had a love child and that love child is your house and you just want to whitewash and neutralize everything so you remove any and all elements in the [...]

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Setting the Stage

January 20, 2010 Filed Under: (in)

Sometimes at the end of a long day I think back to what I’ve accomplished and frankly, I’ve got nothing. Loads of laundry left piled, dishes washed, a bookshelf half organized resulting in a bigger mess that I’ll have to tackle tomorrow, dinners cooked only to end up scooted around on a dish and somewhat [...]