Master Bedroom Before & After

May 15, 2012
perry elis sweet bay duvet bedding

It’s been my experience that the master bedroom is usually one of the last rooms in a house to be decorated. My clients Leslie and Paul are the perfect example. Married for over 17 years and this is what their master bedroom looked like. It was a mishmosh of hand me downs, ups and overs. We [...]

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Fantasy Friday: Cheap, Chic “Granite” Counter Tops!

May 11, 2012
giani counter top

Well, this is a different kind of Fantasy Friday. Usually I find a fabulous inn or B&B to blog about for Fantasy Friday, however, today I’m featuring another kind of fantasy! I know many people who would LOVE to have granite counter tops but they are just a fantasy. There is just not a buget [...]

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Fantasy Friday: Spring Island, SC

April 20, 2012
spring island house

It’s been a while since I’ve had my Fantasy Friday post because I can’t always find places that live up to my standards of “fantasy”. Today, however, I have found a worthy candidate, wouldn’t you say? Best of all, it’s actually for sale! Yes, for just under $3 million this baby could be yours! This beautiful home [...]

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The Truth About Honed Carrara Marble

April 16, 2012
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You see it in magazines, in beautiful kitchens and bathrooms. You covet it, knowing your life won’t be complete without that beautiful honed Carrara Marble. When we decided to remodel our kitchen, {left} I knew I wanted honed Carrara Marble for our island. I love its timeless, classic look. Oh, I was warned that “it’s [...]

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Reclaiming Space: Our New Loft

April 12, 2012
cassie loft tv

A few weeks ago I wrote about reclaiming space in our house for a new loft. Our goal was to create a space for my hubby’s keyboard and my water row machine. While it’s a tough space to photograph, my friend Cyndi, photographer extraordinaire, was able to snap a couple of pictures that captures this quirky [...]

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It’s My Birthday!

March 29, 2012
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It’s my birthday. I am trying to be upbeat and happy about it but, sadly, it’s the one day a year that I can almost guarantee that I will be melancholy and weepy. I don’t know what it is, why I am so sad. I have a wonderful life. God has blessed me far beyond [...]

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Spring Mantel

March 20, 2012
spring mantel

The 70 degree days we’ve been having here on the North Coast has brought the arrival of spring sooner than most years – and we love that! A few weeks back I planted my paper white bulbs into a gravely bed of stone in several different containers. I was hoping to find a way to [...]

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Ghost Chair {Love!}

March 14, 2012
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I am totally smitten with the Louis Ghost Chair – have you seen them? Philippe Starck is a French product/interior designer who created it for Kartell in Italy. Here’s what Kartell has to say about this instant classic: “Phillippe Starck for Kartell has reinvented the classic Louis XV chair. The first Louis Ghost armchair created [...]

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