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LATEST ARTICLES ( 38 )

• Miss USA Pics

  

  I'm in the middle of scraping the panes of a freshly painted french door found on the curb that my sweet husband installed for me and I'll show you the result a... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Halloween Skull, the Artsy Way

  

  I'm not a big fan of Halloween. I have no need for ghosts, goblins and various creatures with severed heads in my life. But for some reason this year I had a... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New (school) Year, New Beginnings

  

  Hi everyone! The kids are back in school since a couple of weeks and that seems to go really well, thankfully. The youngest is now doing 3 hours of school in th... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Diaper Cake

  

  Summer is in full swing and I can't seem to get anything done around here. I'm still on my lazy break from blogging but I just had to pop in and show you this! Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Rope Wrapped Table

  

  Hi there! I'm still on my blogging hiatus in case you were wondering and this is mostly to show you that I'm still alive :) Source Have you ever seen such a... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Hiatus and Inspiration

  

  source Hi guys! Long time, no see as per usual lately :) I'm sorry to be missing so much these days because I don't want to disappoint you readers, especially... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Petite Pistachio Chandelier

  

  I hope you're not tired of pistachio shell projects because here's one more :) And this one is my favorite so far! It is heavily influenced by this Serena Lil... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Embellished Sandals

  

  Another spring means another pair of spruced up store-bought sandals around here :) A trip to Walmart left me with these supplies: The sandals were $13, the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Yellow Painted Chair

  

  I found such a cute chair at our local Habitat store for only $10. I loved the swooping lines of the arms and legs and I thought I could fit it in our Toyota. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Beachy/Parisian Lamp

  

  This lamp of mine took a tumble. The kids were rocking the little side table the lamp stands on and it fell on one of the kids. The kid was fine. The lamp... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Thumb Tack Tables

  

  I decided it was time to get rid of our old coffee table that the kids had abused and gunked up for too long. And I wanted something fresh and sparkly in it's... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Dresser Transformation

  

  Um, I think I got it together now. I think. :)Finally recovered the camera from the in-laws (where we had forgotten it over Xmas for those of you who weren't... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Sage Winter Advice, Random

  

  So I'm painfully aware that I dropped the blogging ball on you. I didn't mean to, it just kind of happened.It was for mostly happy reasons, though. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Fancy-pants Trays

  

  I've been making some trays. Stylish, glossy black trays of the modern school. And why would I be making trays when it's so much easier to just go out and buy... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Faux Moss Skeleton Key

  

  Don't you just love skeleton keys and the old fashioned times they represent? How about moss and the lush courtyard gardens where it might grow? I do and so... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Moroccan/Granny Lanterns

  

  Our dining room is a luscious brown, but not well lit enough. So in a dark corner I had made up my mind to have a few lanterns shining a light on things. I... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Morocco Meets Beach

  

  Living in an older house we had this nostalgic little nook in our tiny little hallway that the people in previous times used to keep the family phone in. I gues... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Foiled and Shoepolished Secretary

  

  One of my bigger projects of late got done during my blogging hiatus. It was a pain to do but I like the results (even though our bedroom is looking more and... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN