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Thanksgiving and Source List

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First and foremost... Happy Thanksgiving! We're getting ready to head out to the In-laws (well, MY in-laws... NICK'S legitimate blood family members) over yonder on the other side of Iowa. I made a Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll.Secondly, I'm gonna give ya'll a source list for yesterdays sweet comforters! (Thanks for all your suggestions btw!)1) Tea Party Comforter from this website, which I just ... [ Read More ]

In the Bedroom

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Among other things, I've been thinking a lot about freshening things up in the bedroom (no, not like that). It's become painfully obvious to me that the walls are still BEIGE like they were when we bought the house, and quite frankly, we haven't done anything to this room except build a fabric tufted headboard.We are firm believers in the fact that the bedroom should be your sanctuary. An escape. ... [ Read More ]

A Button For You

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Soooo... ok.I don't work today, and I'm feeling quite lazy. The more projects I'm in the middle of, the less likely I am to be productive. It's an epic problem in my life. I will tell you that we're soon to finish up two matching dressers (that took us a LOT longer than we anticipated), and we have a couple china cabinets that we're super excited to get started on! The ... [ Read More ]

Craigslist

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Just a little tid-bit that I have to share: yesterday when I posted "A Fresh Start"  (about my love/hate relationship with white) I accidentally published the title as "A Fresh SHART" and didn't know it until the hubs proof-read. It was so funny I almost thought about leaving it, but decided it was a little inappropriate... and quite frankly didn't have anything to do with the post.On to ... [ Read More ]

A Fresh Start

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I have a love-hate relationship with the color white. Is it even a color? For so long, I thought of it as THE ABSENCE OF COLOR, and a complete lack of personality when it comes to design. However lately, I've been finding an appreciation for white and the way it can really ground a room and give it crisp clean lines. And in fact, the white parts of my house actually bring out the colored pieces, ... [ Read More ]

Dropping Like Flies

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What's incredibly disgusting you ask? Well I'll tell you.athletes foot debreeding a wound under-eye circles dead flies And I'm here today to talk about the latter of the four. It is past the middle of November, and no matter how often I sweep my floors, the next day they look like this:Really? GROSS.And we don't discriminate either. We've got flies, Japanese beetles, Boxelder bugs, and ... [ Read More ]

Sarah’s Backsplash

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I know, I know... it's Monday. But be of good cheer! We've got a backsplash to share! And we're really excited about this one!Sarah's been wanting a backsplash in her kitchen for quite some time, but with the business of life and having other projects taking priority, the backsplash has been sitting dormant and on the back burner. Or, I guess I should say: 'on the wall behind the back ... [ Read More ]

Second Chance

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Mi Madre, being one of our biggest fans, picks up little finds that she comes across in her extensive garage saling journeys. She's a pro, and can sniff out a deal from a mile away. And she likes to keep our garage stocked with what you would call: PURE GARBAGE. And this gem was no exception.Rescued from certain death, my momma snatched this chair up from someone's front yard, as it awaited the ... [ Read More ]

Help!

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Being new to the gardening scene this past summer, I've had to ask a lot of questions about what to do, and when to do it. And we definitely had some success! Thanks for all your advice!Note: because we planted our tomatoes from seeds, they were a little behind, and some didn't get an opportunity to ripen before things got chilly. I hope this explains the creepy shrivelled yellowish-brown look ... [ Read More ]

Get it together, girlfriend

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Me and my sweetie pie have been watching Hoarders lately, and holy buckets... Some people can live in the most disgusting conditions! The benefit of this show is to help you appreciate how tidy your partner is, and it's been nudging me into a life of freakish organization. Speaking of which, have any of you ever been to The Container Store? It's an organizational freak's paradise.So the other day, ... [ Read More ]

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