With demo well underway, it is time to finalize the finishes for the new bathroom which will replace the porta potty. This is my second bathroom design for myself which is good and bad. I really enjoy the back and forth with clients when choosing materials so would love to get your input. With three […]
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Floor lamps are a great way to add some height, texture, style, and yeah, light to a room! A floor lamp can really improve the functionality of a space and adding light will make a smaller space feel larger so it makes sense to make room for the right floor lamp. Floor lamps also add
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I am obsessed with pillows – they are so important to making a space look more layered, textured and plus, they are great for couch napping, something else I am obsessed with. There are so many pillows to choose from and it can be overwhelming, but with a few tips, you can be mixing it
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The new Shades of Light catalog just came and believe me, it should be your first stop if you are looking for new lighting. For the next stop, I highly recommend Restoration Hardware. New lighting is a great way to increase your enjoyment and ultimately the resale price of your home and there are lots
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After adding the Valentines décor touches that I shared HERE, I knew that I wanted to add something to the front door. The entry is a great area to add these small touches without cluttering the whole house. Most of the options that I found were either very expensive or super tacky like the door
I am a few years late to the layered doormat party but I figure if I missed it given how much time I spend (waste) reading design blogs, you might have too. Our office addition renovation has started and as they say, you have to break a few eggs to make a cake. What this
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Source: Kate Marker Interiors Have you ever seen a room in a magazine and thought, “I would love that room,” but you don’t know where to start in finding the pieces or worry that it will cost too much. I am here to show you how you can have the look or the look for
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I have never decorated for Valentine’s Day before and to be honest, it is a holiday that I consider mostly a fun day for kids to exchange Valentines at school. Watching live flowers slowly die is a bit like torture for me. However, with my Christmas decorations down, my bowl needing filling, and the front
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I saw the dining chair on the left below at Cost Plus World Market and was blown away by how stylish and budget-friendly it is! It is a pretty close match to the Restoration Hardware chair on the right which is also very stylish but definitely not budget-friendly when you consider buying multiples. Cost Plus
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Well, this is what day 4 of construction looks like – there have been multiple crews here each day working on plant and cement removal, grading and of course adding the new outdoor bathroom – aka the porta potty. The new master bathroom we are adding will definitely be a big improvement. The pre-demo area
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New year, new living room? As we take down the Christmas decorations and start 2021, it is a great time to update your furniture to bring a fresh look to your house where you will likely continue spending more time than ever as we make it through hopefully the final Covid stretch. The good news
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Pantone has announced their colors of the year and it is Ultimate Gray and Illuminating which is a very bright shade of yellow. They share that these colors express an optimistic mood for 2021 with yellow expressing happiness and grey providing a solid and dependable feeling of resilience. The Pantone color of the year is
