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    Redoing the Front of Our House

    I need help choosing the new color for our front door (with the caveat that any proposed changes to our home have to be approved by the Architectural Review Board first!) Below you see the original color (red), and four new choices. I’m leaning towards...

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  • Full Window

    Looking out my Kitchen Window

    I was recently reading Apartment Therapy’s post on warm and cool people (find by clicking here) and their design styles. I am definitely a warm person. Rob and I have created a home full of tchotchkes and things that make us smile. Our problems are...

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  • Mobile

    Bird Mobile Redux

    For my 30th Birthday, my best friend made me a very cool bird mobile from Spool. However, we took it apart for the ride home from Savannah, and when I tried to re-assemble, I couldn’t get the mobile to balance.

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    Chandelier in the Bathroom

    Our master bathroom is huge. It’s enormous. And i know this is a unique problem (probably not to be pitied), but it’s really got a lot of wasted space.

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    Progress Shots of the New House

    I’ve published some new shots of the progress we’re making on the house.

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    Fabric Striped Pillows

    When my best friend got married, my mom wanted to get her something special. One day while wandering through Anthropologie, mama saw some fabric striped pillows that were very expensive! Mama ended up making pillows inspired by the anthro ones; hers were skillfully crafted, as...

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  • Really state farm

    Do state farm signs increase sales?

    Again, searching for rainbows and I came across this very puzzling model and props.

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  • Basement Odor

    Faint basement odor?

    I always search for vintage rainbow clothes on eBay. I just don’t get this listing…

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  • Re-Mix Vintage Shoes

    I Love Re-Mix Vintage Shoes

    I thought that I would take the opportunity to show everyone to my favorite shoe company ever: Re-Mix Vintage Shoes. If you ever need to buy me a present, any of their shoes (in size 11-yay! they make 11) would be a perfect, though expensive,...

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  • Habitat Lamp

    Thrifty Find

    Here’s the cool lamp I got at the Habitat Thrift Store in Ocean Isle, NC this weekend (for a pricey $10.00). It needs a new shade, but I’m totally in love with this one. Now–just have to find a place to put it.

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