Fall Buffet

It's beginning to feel like Fall ... yay!  How about where you are? Don't you just love being able to create seasonal vignettes out of things that you already have on hand?  That's exactly how I created our Fall buffet: To give our lamp a little bit of Fall, I framed a leaf in a...

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Pop Of Color In My Living Room

This weekend gave me joy of  some 'Me Time'. I spent lot of time in my small terrace garden cutting, dead heading, pruning, pinching and  re-potting followed by painting some tiny pots. These tiny pots are up-cycled plastic containers :)I potted the plants in a manner that the most...

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$50 Changes!

You are in for a real treat! I am so excited to show you all the changes and you will see the domino effect of what $50 did in my home.I will entice you to stay awhile by showing you the final outcome!  Okay, here is the back story...I went to an auction and spent $50 on this 6 1/2 foot buffet! No, I didn't realize that it was that big!It had so much character but had seen...

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Announcing Winner!!!!

First of all a BIG THANK YOU to all lovely people who participated in a giveaway and celebrated my blog's second anniversary with great zeal. Thanks a lot for pouring all your love and for showering your blessings on my blog and my Facebook page too :)As I promised to announce the winner on 26th...

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A story of TWO Night Stands

The story of these two night stands is quite weird.Initially, the one on the right was purchased at a garage sale. I can't keep these in my mall booth, they sell fast, but I was going to paint this one for my daughter's bedroom in her new house. This is what it looked like when I got it...Before I even got a chance to paint it, I happened upon a thrift store giving away...

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Breakfast Area Gets A New Look

TGIF, everyone ... hope you all have fun plans for the weekend! Recently, we finished a mini-facelift to our breakfast area (you're shocked, I'm sure).  My goal?  To create more of a "French Country" feel. So, here is what our breakfast area looked like this time last year:Annnd,...

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Hepplewhite ShieldBack Chairs

Oh how ugly and worn out these chairs came into my possession!But I have given it away on what I did to them, haven't I? I didn't want to paint them because...These chairs are Antique Hepplewhite Shield-back solid mahogany chairs!But, I didn't want to strip them and one of the chairs had a broken shield back and I knew I couldn't fix it to where it wouldn't be noticed with...

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I WON a world map mural!

I won a world map wall mural from Stuff and Nonsense and was able to gift it to my daughter for her first home. Actually, it came from Wallpapered.com in London and there was a $60 shipping charge that the original winner didn't want to pay. So she offered it to me, the second winner! I put it up today on the wall behind my daughter Lisa's sofa and I think it looks great!You may see some...

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Minnesotan Ganesh Chaturthi....

I was overtaken by a huge wave of 'festive nostalgia' as I posted a photograph of our last years eco-friendly Ganesha on Facebook this morning. Instead of basking in it too long I decided to celebrate my favorite God and festival the Minnesotan way!Rummaging through drawers I found a small packet of...

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The Cottage House, Minneapolis.

Our quest for finding the right kitchen table for our new home has yielded in some delightful treasures.The Cottage House on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis is one such.Every month they open only for a couple of days unraveling some amazing vintage finds under different themes. This month it is French...

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