Cafe Shelves Tutorial

Happy Hump Day!  Over the last couple of months, I've received quite a few e-mails asking how I made the cafe shelves in our kitchen.  Sooo, I thought I'd take a moment to I share what I did!  Honestly, I can't take any credit for how I made them.  I simply followed Traci's(Beneath...

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aPaulogy ~ Curious Illustration

I met Priya Sebastian for a cup of chai few days back. She suggested we drop by at this quaint place at the edge of Richard's Park in Richard's Town, which houses the work of Bangalore-based illustrator Paul Fernandes.Not knowing what to expect I just followed her obediently into this space, habitually...

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Easter Mantel Snippets ...

Greetings, friends !!  What a GORGEOUS day it is outside ... I'm off to enjoy it !!But, first, I thought I'd share a few sneaks at our Easter mantel.  I'm not quite done, but considering how truly *Spring-like* today feels, I thought I'd share a few of the goodies I've included so far.Spring...

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Map Vignette!

I am so taken with all the uses of maps available for viewing online. If you can think it, it can be done.I had a globe and a table that needed some creativity. They were both picked up at garage sales.BeforeThis is not the exact globe but another one that I have.I used an old Illinois map for the table after painting the table with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I then wiped stain on the...

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What Is It ...

So, one of the items on my "to do" list this year is to go through my bazillion pictures and either delete them or save them to a thumb drive so that I'm not suffocating my "C" drive anymore!As I was doing so, I came across this picture of our dry bar from Fall 2010 ... notice the warm and darker colors...

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Cute cloche!

This is nothing new, just too cute.Everyone has seen these all over the place, at garage sales and thrift stores, etc.They start out life as a cheese holder...Marrying a base of some kind to the wood round and in my case, wooden candle sticks from a garage sale. Painting it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint because it's so easy to work with...a little distressing and finishing and you...

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Stairwell Wainscoting

Hubby and I have been wanting the look of Judge's Paneling on the wall in our stairwell leading to the second story.To be honest, Hubby is capable of doing this DIY but chooses to just write the check, so-to-speak.But, before I continue on with this story and the AFTER pictures, I need to bring you back and show you the BEFORE pictures, okay?Our stairwell is just a regular stairwell with...

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Hello ...

my name is Becca, and, yes, I have already started to decorate for Easter!  Trust me, if you just purchased this cutie (and his twin), along with a few of their smaller cousins (from Pier One), you'd do the same, too!That is a...

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Elements of "Little Man's" Room ...

Happy Monday ... hoping for better weather today than we had yesterday, for sure! I thought I'd share Jax's room today, even though this room is barely used.  When we transitioned his nursery into a *little boy* room (*sigh*) a few years ago, I knew I wanted to do it in a colorful sports...

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