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{diy} metal flower update

April 9, 2013

I can never turn down a bottle of spray paint. So, when I stopped by my mother-in-law’s and she asked me to help her revive her garden flowers with a box of spray paint in hand, I couldn’t say no. These large metal flowers have adorned her gorgeous garden for sometime now and the weather […]

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{inspired} office

October 10, 2012

To make more room for life I am working on putting an office in a closet. Yes, turning a little space into an organized workspace where I can close the door on the bills and paperwork that can consume life. In search of inspiration I perused my pinterest boards for pictures of work spaces that […]

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{diy} starfish place setting

July 19, 2012

Just a couple weekends back our family had the opportunity to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Jeff’s fabulous grandpa. He is a wonderful man, quick to laughter, and always to warm and welcoming. Our party loving family jumped at the opportunity to put something special together for him. I volunteered to help out with a […]

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{inspired} dining room

May 14, 2012

{five jar chandelier, zinc chair, dylan dinging table, printmakers sideboard, iron bird tealight holders, zinc letters, recycled glass vases} I have mad love for craigslist furniture, don’t get me wrong, but looking at our brand new, freshly painted dining room has me itching for a couple new items. Several things have been catching my eye […]

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{home} styling the bookshelves

May 7, 2012

Slowly, but surely the boxes are being unloaded. I decided to knock the bookshelves out as best I could. I have never found it particularly easy to style bookshelves, they house so many things and it feels easy to overload them with a chaotic collection of “where can this go” items. There were a couple […]

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{diy} moving announcements

April 9, 2012

It is always a struggle to get paper made and then sent out in a timely fashion. I still haven’t managed to send out Christmas cards… ever. But I was determined to make and send out moving announcements. Given that we moved to the city of San Francisco I saw the opportunity to use my […]

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{home} how to paint an entire house in one weekend

April 6, 2012

If you asked me what the number one thing you can do to make a home feel like your own, I would say paint it. It is incredible how much personality and ownership comes out of picking colors, putting them on the wall, and then moving in your belongings. I always said that when we […]

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{handmade} knit baby blanket

March 30, 2012

There is a new little person in my world. I am so excited to be an aunt and now I have an extra inspiration for creating and crafting. After many months of needles and yarn, I completed this little blanket just in time for the little one. The pattern turned out beautifully. I was drawn […]

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{home} a dream come true

March 28, 2012

I’ve heard it said that many little girls dream of their future wedding. Although I am not entirely sure of this, I know that I didn’t. I dreamed of my future home. Both of my parents were carpenters and as a result I spent a lot of time on construction sites. At age five my […]

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{diy} officially refurbished wicker

October 25, 2011

 The mismatched set of $150 wicker furniture (with cushions) has been a work in progress for quite awhile. Gotta love craigslist. It all started with the ideas, then the paint, and finally I have finished the pillows. The end result has made me really happy. It took some convincing, but the mister finally went for […]

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