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here are just a few pictures of the house i have been working on for the last several months with some amazing clients. we still have several items to put in place, but they have moved in, and things are looking great! as soon as i can get some nicer photos taken, i will share all the paint colors and sources for other items.until then, take a peek: i have showed you glimpses of the mudroom...

i like halloween. a lot.i think that's because i like candy. a lot. one of the things that i have always loved to do is to give away treat bags to trick-or-treaters. sure, it takes more time and a bit more cash than just handing out a single piece of candy, but it is something that i really enjoy doing! two years ago i made these, but this year, i decided to hand out something a little easier...

hi friends!today i am over at heather peterson's blog "love your space"  with some advice on "design by the numbers".check it out he...

early in the spring, some clients contacted me, needing some advice on the exterior of their home. they were planning on repainting, and needed some help selecting colors, but also wanted to add some curb appeal to their entry.  they had just put a new roof on, and didn't want to change the pitch of the roof, so we worked to come up with a solution.we took some pictures of homes that appealed...

hines cocktail ottomanretail aprx. $1200healy bonded leather and metal bench$166.99remember this $40 thrift store find of mine?it is currently sitting at the foot of my bed.getting it reupholstered is on my very, very long list of things to get done!i think i need a clone...

i spent a good portion of my day yesterday strolling around ikea. usually when i go to ikea, i am in and out in less than 30 minutes. impressive, i know. i usually only have a few things i need to get, and i walk in with a list and my game face on as i zip through the aisles.yesterday, i took my time. went and walked around the showroom for the first time in two years. ikea does a brilliant job of...

i am having some second thoughts on reupholstering my vintage chairs. even though the chairs themselves were only $30 a piece, one of the chairs has some damage in the caning on the arm:in order to get this fixed, i got an estimate of $150. (i was pretty surprised at this! i thought it would be half this cost..)the upholstery estimate per chair is $225, and they each need about 2.5 yards...

most of us associate navy blue with summer or spring, probably because it pairs so nicely with crisp white, sunny yellow, and pastels like pink and lavender. but navy happens to be one of my favorite colors for fall. something amazing happens when navy blue is mixed with the warmer "fall" colors of deep oranges, camel and soft ivories...the result always makes me *sigh.here are some beautiful rooms...