Fresh flowers make a difference. I love how they complete the look of a room. I wish I had a garden (that was magically self-maintained) where beautiful flowers grew year round and I could bring in fresh flowers as I pleased. Still, I appreciate the oc…

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 Christmas is coming. 29 days to go!   See last years’ Christmas decor here.

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This year’s party scene: (See previous years’ here and here.)  Up next, the party people.

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To see the room previously click here.

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Pleasantly surprised that I managed to stick to blogging.Happy to say today marks one full year at it. Happy birthday, blog!  

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This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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On impulse, I painted the dining room table legs.  I love that paint isn’t permanent.I’m more than willing to paint something just to paint it back if I don’t like it (proof here).So this is my go at blue table legs. We’ll see if it sticks.The tab…

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This is the bedroom upstairs that we plan to use for our future family member. We have yet to know who we’re expecting – boy or girl, infant or toddler. So this is the room in it’s neutral state readily awaiting to be occupied. Look…

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Big shock: we rearranged our bedroom.You can see the previous state of our bedroom here.

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I’ve been wanting to display this beautiful old patchwork quilt for a while. The large wall along the stairway seemed the perfect place.See the former display on this wall here. Drew fashioned this quilt rack using 2 brackets, a dowel rod, and a wood b…

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This weekend’s project was to mount and frame the TV.I was inspired to find a new purpose for this frame here.And the end result:This was a before picture of the TV as it rested on top of the console:Drew did all the work.Here it is nicely…

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Our landlord put this shed in last fall at our request. Drew calls it “the barn”. It’s definitely his man space. It houses the lawn & garden equipment, as well as his collection of outdoor games.We’re ever so grateful to have a large yard, even if …

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We love porch-time around our home. Summer time is the best for enjoying the porch.Enjoy the tour:Front side of the porch, facing the street.Left side of porch.Right side of porch, near entrance to house.Our main sitting area.Full view of right side of…

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Rewired, spit-shined, and as good as new.See the before of the chandelier here.Happily hanging in our bedroom.Right at home.Nicely done, DrewB!

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