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Steve’s Sophisticated Living Room Mood Board

August 22, 2012 - 5 Comments

Tis the season for mood-board-making. Must be. I have been able to peek into dozens of homes recently and help their owners design a variety of different spaces. Most recently, I finished designing a freshened up living room for Steve. …

Decor

The Slipcover Blues

August 21, 2012 - 22 Comments

Just so you know, this post doesn’t end well. You see, our Klippan 4-seater couch from Ikea used to have a white cover on it–the one we purchased with it when we bought the couch last year. In less than …

Decor

Beut Jute Riot

August 15, 2012 - 10 Comments

(riot!) Yes, that was an attempt at a 90s Cherry Poppin’ Daddies reference. After we purged almost everything in the living room and painted it a dark, moody charcoal with navy undertones (Kwal’s Crave), things were looking better, but there …

Decor

Our New Favorite Chandelier

August 13, 2012 - 10 Comments

Replacing our chandelier in the dining room has been on our list for awhile. We DIYed this Moooi Random light knock off last year, and since then–a lot of other people have had great success in making their own, too. …

DIY

Our New Darker Digs using Kwal’s Crave

August 10, 2012 - 25 Comments

Yesterday, I shared that I was getting my paint on in the front room–which we always have trouble naming. Front room? Living room? Sitting room? Formal living room? Either way, it was getting painted yesterday. My plan was to get …

DIY

It’s happening. Today.

August 9, 2012 - 10 Comments

Just dropping in to share with you what is going on over here–which is just like every other day, except this post is much shorter. Maybe the shortest ever. This morning, Greta and I trekked out to get some paint and …

Inspiration

From Elle to Ours

August 6, 2012 - 13 Comments

Do you ever look at a photo of a room and think, “That could be our house!” Maybe it is the way the furniture is arranged, or where the window is, or your own upcoming plans in an already finished …

Inspiration

The Decomposition of Our Living Room.

August 2, 2012 - 24 Comments

Believe it or not, there was a time when we were actually content with the way our living room was looking. That time was last year when it looked like this: Since then, pillows have scattered themselves to other areas …

Exterior

The Bottomless [Rock] Pit

August 1, 2012 - 13 Comments

Do you see that biggish tree in our front yard? It is surrounded by a bed of 3 tiger lilies and it is my job to keep that area weed-free. Normally, I don’t mind weeding at all. Greta runs around …

Decor

Chandelier Shopping

July 30, 2012 - 5 Comments

Our DIYed string chandelier has seen better days. In fact, for the past several months it has been in a semi-collapsed state. For awhile, we thought about trying the whole thing again with a stronger glue (we have heard wallpaper …

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