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Home Decor Eye Candy

Do you love home magazines (and great catalogs) as much as I do? If so, you might be interested in two web sites I have found. One is called One Kings Lane and the other is called Joss & Main. These are home decor web sites that send a daily email with deals on gorgeous [...]

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Hub Cap Wall Art

On a family trip to Dollywood yesterday, I spotted these hub caps on the wall at a 1950s-inspired attraction called the Rockn’ Roadway. I thought the hub caps made really cool wall art and would be neat in a little boy’s bedroom.

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Home Decor Dilemma

So, I have one of those non-problem problems. You know, the kind that are meaningless, but yours nonetheless. My hand is on my forehead. I bought this couch on Craigslist because I love the lines of it. I think it would look smashing recovered in a warm white chenille with no skirt and chrome nail-head [...]

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Before and After Chairs

My friend, Victoria got this chair for free and had it recovered. I love a before and after, so I asked for some pictures. Before… …and after. Gorgeous, huh? And my other friend, Melissa got these cute chairs for $20 each at a yard sale. Her husband (who had never reupholstered anything) did them. The [...]

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How to Tighten Roller Shades

Ever wonder how to tighten up a loose roller shade? Well, I recently learned how and it’s simple. When it comes to my kids’ rooms, instead of blinds I prefer room-darkening roller shades. Not only are they cost effective (about $10 each at The Home Depot), but there’s nothing worse than a room that’s not [...]

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Bathroom Re-do on a Dime

So, we finally got around to painting the kids’ jack-n-jill style bathroom this week. And when I say “we” painted that’s most definitely a royal we. Here’s a before picture. Note the adorable elbow of my painter. I found inspiration for the color scheme from my scarf and my purse. Love this combination and thought [...]

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How to Make a Mossy Wreath

About two years ago I was tooling around the fake plants (stay with me) section of  JoAnn’s.There, I noticed a package containing a flat sheet of moss. I bought some moss and a couple of  10″ wreath forms made of yellow hay. I cut the moss into strips and used a glue gun to attach [...]

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Guessing Room

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Install Your Own Hidden Garbage Can for Only $40

We moved shortly after renovating the kitchen in our old place. One of the things I loved in the renovated kitchen that our new house didn’t have was a pull-out garbage can concealed in the cabinetry. So, I thought– well,  I’ll just make my own!  I looked at my cabinets and found one I thought could [...]

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New Use for a Jelly Cabinet

Who says you have to put jelly in the jelly cabinet? I got a really cute one on Craigslist for $49 and I use it in my son’s room for his clothes. It’s the perfect height for him. I put a lined basket on the bottom shelf and we use that for his socks and [...]

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