Category Archive for: ‘Decorating’
Reluctant Bathroom Redo
2Our toilet is leaking, not from tank to bowl – well, it’s leaking there, too, but yesterday it began leaking around the base. Hubby has been putting off repairing the tank to bowl leak, because A) he’s lazy and B) the toilet is hemmed over [...]
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Beautiful Tidiness: It’s the French Way
Are you so over plastic storage cubes? Uh huh. Me, too. Oh how I’d love to hide my junk in a beautiful French armoire … … that is literally dripping with ornateness …
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French Beds: Which One Would You Choose?
What could be more sumptuous than a red velvet upholstered French bed? I have adored and coveted these European curvy, highly detailed beds. Just love them!
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Small Projects with Big Impact
Crochet has to be handmade. To date, no fancy schmancy machine has been devised that can duplicate it. That’s why any piece adds instant charm to a wardrobe or an interior. Tree trunks for feet and rope for yarn, these amazing pieces can be coffee [...]
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A Lovely Dream Kitchen
My biggest problem as an amateur interior designer *cough, cough* is that I like everything. I like red, but I also like neutral creams and greys … or is it grays. I like rustic, but I also like glitzy sparkle. I like Old World charm, [...]
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Super Treasure
While the entire planet was watching the Super Bowl a few weeks ago, I went to the antique mall. My “real” reason for visiting was to pick up my 1099 (a type of W2 for dealers), look around a bit and then show up as [...]
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Foreign Language Decorating
What I love most about the worldwide web is access to foreign websites and blogs. Though I read only English and a smattering of German, pictures say a lot. I’ve been following several needlework and decorating blogs from France, Russia, Italy and Brazil – just [...]
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Steampunk: A New Style With Which To Fall In Love
Just what an eclectic serial decorator needs — a new style to incorporate into her already mashed up style. It’s called Steampunk and I love it! What is Steampunk you ask? Well, think of the era when steam power was the major energy/utility that made [...]
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