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Painting a Rental

March 10, 2010

virtual redesign from The Lettered Cottage
{A glimpse of what could be :: the ultimate motivation}
Remember how last week I was all “Help me with my wall?”.   The real issue is that my furniture just isn’t quite the right fit for this house.  I’m not moving, and I’m not buying new furniture.  However, I’m open to [...]

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Bird Watching :: Non Housey Peeps

March 9, 2010

I’m busy working with a few tools:

So while I’m wrapped up in something super housey, I thought it would be fun to quickly highlight some other great things going on the the internets:

Money Saving Mom has a series going on called 31 Days to a Better Grocery Budget, it’s a must read.

Simple Mom is taking [...]

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White Slipcovers

March 8, 2010

The Albans House family room design by the talented Joni Webb

Joni’s own home.
Today I thought I’d ask you your opinion on white slipcovers and while I was quickly searching for a photo I knew I wouldn’t need to search further than Cote de Texas.  Lo and behold, if Joni didn’t have a new post up [...]

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Bird Watching

March 6, 2010

Kimm at Reinvented talks about the Top Five Budget Decor Rules {eg: Think outside the Barn}.

All this week, Beckie at Infarrantly Creative has been posting about how to reupholster chairs. Makes me want to do it.

Someone just recently emailed me about these drapes available at Country Curtains~they are very similar to the silk buffalo check [...]

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Using Chalkboard in Your Home :: A Linky

March 4, 2010

Remember my chalkboard fireplace surround with the drawn on bricks? I still love it.

Well, I had this little cabinet.  Just imagine a big pink rose painted where the blue paint is.  Yeah.  Then I added a pretty clothes pin.

My mom added chalkboard onto the inside of the cabinet–it’s the peel and stick kind I used [...]

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Decorating with Sticks

March 1, 2010

Photo: unknown~if you know where it’s from please tell me so I can give them credit
I have a dream.  And it involves this branchy chandelier.  Think I can make one? I’m thinking I could just wrap some kind of bendy branches around a current chandy.  Any thoughts?

Look, here’s another kind: DIY  How to Tree Branch [...]

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Over the Cabinet Decorating :: Updated

February 25, 2010
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decor pad
I updated this post to add photos of my weirdo soffits, enjoy.

One of the most common posts requests I get is for information on how to decorate over the kitchen cabinets.  I’ve tried and tried to avoid the question.  Because 9 times of of 10 I don’t like decor over the kitchen cabinets.  I [...]

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Adopt an Accessory

February 25, 2010

all this cute loot is or will be available on ebay
Are you ever out shopping and find all sorts of lovely items that you don’t really need but you really love and they are a great price and it makes you sad that no one wanted this darling thing because it is at a thrift [...]

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Delightful Links

February 24, 2010

the Nest Files tumblr page
Ever since Nesting Place made the big move from Blogger to Wordpress last December, there have been a few things I’ve needed to tweak.  One is figuring out the best way to show off a link page.  For now, I thought I’d share with you a few ways I try to [...]

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Decorating With Serving Dishes

February 23, 2010
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I have a ton of serving dishes and hostessy type items. I guess I could pack them away safely until I was serving someone something or hosting a baby shower but, I’d rather use and enjoy them all the time.

I use this two tiered platter thing {what are these called? I know they have a [...]

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Giveaway Day

February 22, 2010

Giveaway Day is coming Tuesday, March 16th. If you were here for the last giveaway day you know how much fun it was. There were a bunch of businesses and blogs represented and so many beautiful home decor items, jewelry, art and a million dollar prize! Oh, didn’t we have a million [...]

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Adjusting a Room

February 18, 2010
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This post chronicles the tale of how one tiny room with two walls got a makeover.  No furniture, budget, or marriage was harmed in the making of this room.

Here’s how our little dining room turned sitting room looked up until last week.  I realized it wasn’t working for us when one of our boys wanted [...]

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Thoughts on Thrifting

February 16, 2010
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My mom and I love to go thrifting together.  Rarely do we have an agenda.  You simply cannot try to shop for a particular item when your shops are the local thrift/treasure shops.

Some guidelines to keep in mind when thrifting

buy with your heart–you don’t have to know exactly where something will fit in your house
ask [...]

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Giveaway Winners

February 16, 2010

The two winners of the last DaySpring Giveaway for a $50 gift certificate each:

Melanie {no blog but, thehooksfam email–I emailed you}
Alisa D @ While She Slept

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Shey B Giveaway $25 gift certificate winners::
comment winner: Jill @ The Averitt Fam
twitter winner: Rachel @frugalandsimple
winners: email me at nestergirl {at} gmail {.} com and I’ll get you your code
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Pretty Your Camera :: A Giveaway

February 15, 2010

This giveaway is now closed: winners here.
Have you seen these charming camera strap slip covers around the internet?  They are made by Shealynn Benner owner of  Shey B, a new sponsor here at Nesting Place.  I’m thrilled to have her because I’m pretty sure she is a big fabric lover just like many of us.  [...]

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Blissdom ‘10 and a Survey

February 8, 2010

emily, emily, lindsay, melissa, rhoda, nester, sandy, kimba, jen, laryssa, gina
Blissdom was phenomenal, yet again.  It was beyond wonderful to get to know other bloggers a little better.  I especially loved the time we house bloggers got to spend together even though it was not near as long as I would have liked.  It’s hard [...]

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A Giveaway:: Only for Non Blissdom People

February 5, 2010

Bless This Food Canvas
Blissdom, Blissdom, Blissdom.  I am so sick of me talking about Blissdom.  Aren’t you?  So I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway only open to those of you who aren’t here in Nashville.  Since we are all here having fun, you should get to have fun too, right?!

Heart and [...]

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My sickness

January 21, 2010

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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Bird Watching

January 15, 2010

Fuzzy Pillows from a Surprising Source @ Centsational Girl

Powder Room Makeover Phase 1 @ Homebody

I am currently envious of Manuela’s Bulb collection @ The Pleasures of Homemaking

Have you stopped in at Hope for Haiti today?  There are lots more sponsors.  Remember, you get one entry by donating $1 for which ever prize you are trying [...]

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Hope for Haiti

January 14, 2010

Want to do a little something to help?  Maybe you only have a few dollars to spare or a service to offer?
Find out how you can join in at Hope For Haiti.
You can donate as little as $1 and have a chance to win a great prize–or buy a few tickets for multiple chances.
Maybe you [...]

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Winners!

January 14, 2010

The two lucky winners of the $50 DaySpring Gift Certificates are:
Holly @ Homebody
Paula S @ Albany Creek Postscript
{ladies, please email me: nestergirl at gmail dot com}

Didn’t win?  I never win either.  Don’t forget, you can still save 20% with the promo code NEST2010–good in both the DaySpring Shop and DaySpring-Danielson Design Studio

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Accessories on Parade

January 6, 2010

JoAnne Lenart-Weary, the ever talented and encouraging designer that trained me, has a pet peeve.  She calls it Accessories on Parade. Fitting don’t you think?  It’s so easy to fall into the trap of adding all of our favorite accessories together until they look like they are standing single file in line to get on [...]

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I am Mary. But not the one you are thinking of.

December 23, 2009

Remember in the last post where I told you I was done decorating and I was gonna be all Carol Brady and do crafts with my boys and like, rest, relax and enjoy and junk?  I lied.  It started out so innocently.  Five minutes after publishing that post I just wanted to see how the [...]

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hi

December 21, 2009

I’ve got nothing.  Nothing funny, nothing inspiring, nothing new and exciting, nothing serious and holy, nothing.  It’s 6:30 am on the Monday before Christmas.  I haven’t wrapped one gift yet.  My house is as decorated as it’s going to get for Christmas and you have permission to let yours be as well.  We are hosting [...]

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Do Less, Be More

November 30, 2009

It’s official. The Christmas season is upon us.

The Christmas Tour of Homes is in two weeks. December 14th we’ll all come here and share how we decorate for Christmas. But remember, it’s not a contest~no perfect decorations allowed.

I dare you to do less and enjoy more this year.

This coming week we’ll talk [...]

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Last Minute Thanksgiving Decorations :: Early Christmas

November 25, 2009

None of us want to go out and buy Thanksgiving decorations. And none of us want a plain unfestive table either.
If you’ve been a good hostess all focused on things like clean bathrooms, thawed turkeys and having enough forks, the last thing on your mind is what to put on your table to make [...]

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The Ultimate Tassel Tutorial

November 23, 2009

It’s here. I can hardly believe it. Two weeks ago I had the bright idea to do a Tassel Tutorial, an Ultimate Guide to How to make Tassels, more than just a simple post about how to make a tassel but an in depth resource that touches on all aspects of decorative tassel making.
After [...]

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Perspective

November 12, 2009

Our home is far from a thing of pristine beauty. Every room reflects the season of our life. Ebook writing, early Christmas decorating for a post on Monday, and a muddy yard results in all sorts of messy. I’m not a fussy housekeeper.
Sometimes I feel bad–focusing on the lack of order that I [...]

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Tassel Tutorial :: Coming Soon!

November 10, 2009

Get your fringe, ribbon and toppers ready. If my plan works, and I can make it through the horrendous process of writing, photographing, and being disciplined, I’ll soon finish something.
It’s an ebook. A tassel how to ebook. And not just any tassel tutorial, it’s the Nester’s Complete, Ultimate Guide to Making the [...]

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Do you Handmake?

November 9, 2009

I’m taking a Christmas gift poll, if you are reading in a reader swing by and check your answer..

Blog Polls
PS, did you see that Kimba moved?!
Here’s something I “made” for my neighbor when I found out that it was her birthday…meet me at (in)courage to see it.

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