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The Scoop on My Striped Drapes AKA Curtains

The Scoop on My Striped Drapes AKA Curtains

by | Jun 28, 2011 | window mistreatments

They are the backdrop to way too many of my photos. You are probably sick of looking at them. If there’s anything you’d like to know about my striped drapes check out my post at Window Mistreatments today.  If you are tired of hearing about them, click...
Painting With Chalk and A Giveaway

Painting With Chalk and A Giveaway

by | Jul 18, 2013 | quickies

I’m interrupting this summer vacation because sometimes you just need a change. Today I’m joining Centsational Girl and a slew of creative bloggers for the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape and The Home Depot’s Ready, Set, Paint. Challenge Almost four...
Tracy’s House Tour

Tracy’s House Tour

by | Nov 8, 2012 | home tour

One of the biggest sources of inspiration for me are the homes of my friends.  This charming home belongs to my friend, Tracy (she helped me slipcover my sofa).  I LOVE being in her home.  It’s better than a day at design school.  For the record, I don’t...
Best of the Rental

Best of the Rental

by | Jul 21, 2012

Welcome! I started writing this blog almost eight years ago. Since then we’ve lived in FOUR different houses, three of them rentals. We recently purchased a fixer upper, but for four years we lived the same rental house and I wrote most of my favorite blog posts...
Pure and Lovely

Pure and Lovely

by | Aug 4, 2010 | idhtbptbb, nesting

She had me at turquoise and white striped walls.   Last week, within 4 minutes of my first stop ever at a blog called Pure and Lovely, I was tweeting the author, Ashley, begging her to show off her home at Nesting Place.  She names her furniture people, like real,...