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Dress Your Nest

Vintage Bathroom Makeover

April 26, 2010

If this was your bathroom and you wanted to give it a fresh look in just a weekend and on a tight budget, how would you do it? These home owners did it bykeeping all the major players and then replaced the damaged tiles behind the tub wall faucets, stripped wallpaper, changed out the light fixture, and added colorful accessories [...]

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Inspired By The Seashore

April 20, 2010

In early May I will be going to Pawley’s Island, SC to help one of my Ohio clients remodel their place. We are scrapping the entire kitchen and starting over and will also be updating much of the rest of the place. I’ll be helping them make selections for finishes and I’m excited because they want to use [...]

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April Showers For Your Front Door

April 2, 2010

I love it that spring has officially arrived here on the North Coast ~ today it was in the 80′s! To celebrate the arrival of spring and April showers & May flowers, here’s a colorful arrangement for your spring front door. It’s easy to make and so colorful. If you make your own version, let us [...]

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Kiss Pleat Love

March 28, 2010

I am always in search of great bed linens but it seems like they can be hard to find. When I am working with clients on designing a master bedroom, it always seems like they can’t find bedding they love. I have had that problem too. Lately, I’ve fallen head over heels for the kiss pleat or pin tuck look. [...]

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Devine Finds: Liberty of London

March 28, 2010
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So how excited was I to find that Target is carrying a new brand called, “Liberty of London {LOL}”? I fell head over heels in love with the bright sixty print items I saw on the shelves. What’s not to love about the happy, fun colors? Target seems to be carrying several different LOL prints [...]

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Spicing Up Your Time

March 24, 2010
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My husband and I both seem to have a thing for clocks. When I married him, Mr. DH had a clock in every room of the house and most of them chimed! That was a little too much for me. While he tends to like cuckoo-type clocks (he has one that plays Beatles songs!) I [...]

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Creative Headboard Idea

January 16, 2010

In the category of, “you never know where inspiration will come from . . . .” I was on Martha Stewart’s website and came across this carpet square bulletin board - isn’t it a great idea? They just used a staple gun to attach the squares to the wall – the staples disappear into the carpet fibers. Immediately, [...]

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“Devine Finds” For Design Inspiration

January 6, 2010

Happy 2010! It’s a New Year and I’m so excited to have 12 brand spankin’ new months for creating a fabulous home! It’s funny how a new calendar year makes me feel like I have a clean slate, a fresh start – silly I know but true! Over the Christmas/New Year holiday I got caught up [...]

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