With 4 episodes of HGTV Rock the Block released, I am already starting to morn the end. I loooooove this show. Episode 3 focused on the master bedroom and bath and Episode 4 focused on the basement. I think that the judges got both of them right but there were fireworks. Episode 3 – Master […]
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Source: Gabby Home I love music but lean more toward the Wombats (English Alternative Rock Band) versus Metallica. That being said, I would be happy to be able to go to any type of live concert right now! What I can get 100% behind is mixed metal. What that means is mixing finishes like black,
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Source: Rejuvenation Bad pun aside, I am talking about cabinet hardware today. New hardware is a great way to update your kitchen, bathroom or even an old dresser. It is amazing how much this small, relatively inexpensive update can make to modernize a space. Just check out how different this cabinet looks! Switching out your
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Source: Personal Creations In my Hoppy Easter Décor post, I mentioned that I might need to follow up with an Easter basket filler post and so, here it is! Really it is my chance to live virtually vicariously through others as I am not creating Easter baskets for my 17 and 21-year-old kiddos. I only
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Two episodes of HGTV Rock the Block Season 2 have aired and WOW have they delivered! I shared some background and Season 1 Rock the Block info HERE and Season 2 is just as amazing. On this show, which airs on HGTV on Monday at 9 P.M. ET/PT, experts are given an identical suburban property,
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With St. Patrick’s Day in the books, it is time for another non-tacky holiday décor posts – this time, Easter. You can check out Be Mine Valentines Decor and St. Patrick’s Day Luck of the Irish Decor if you want to see the whole journey. As you can probably tell, Odin is not a big
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Spring is just around the corner, and while it is still too early to start working in the yard in most locations, it is the perfect time to start planning your summer yard upgrades, schedule a visit to your local public garden for inspiration (see my trip to Sherman Gardens HERE), and order some hanging
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Source: Greencube Garden and Landscape Design With Spring around the corner, and having been cooped up for the winter, now is a great time to get outdoors and start working in the yard. I personally love the satisfaction of seeing something I planted grow or looking at the freshly prepared dirt ready for some new
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The living room in our house has been through some subtle changes since we moved in last July and after a few tweaks, I think it is finally right! It is both the how a room looks, but more importantly, how it feels, when a room comes together. While living rooms are not the most
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I have a completely normal (ok, obsessive) relationship with lighting – I can spend hours looking for the perfect one. Updating your lighting really is the best way to modernize both the inside and outside of your home – I am continually surprised and saddened at how often I see people with builder grade lighting
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Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration (Lou Erickson) unless you are visiting a public garden. The value of land in Newport Beach is crazy premium so imagine my surprise when I found a 3-acre oasis called Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona Del Mar which is the
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Source: wayfair.co.uk My most popular post of 2021, so far, has been Teal Me In. Although a bright yellow and grey were chosen by Pantone as the color of the year, I much prefer Benjamin Moore’s choice of Argean Teal 2135-40. The color has a beautiful lend of blue and green with a touch of grey
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The other morning, I came into the kitchen and saw the butter dish looking like the picture below. My 16-year-old has a late-night snack habit and this, along with lots of crumbs, was the aftermath. The next morning when I asked him, “Seriously, you could not take the wrapper off,” he did not skip a
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An extremely easy way to personalize your house is to include family pictures. With people taking digital pictures daily, it is surprising how few physical pictures that people have in their house. I get it, if you are like me, many of your pictures are of things (i.e., the garden plants you are eyeing, the
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