New Fabric and Prints in the Sunroom ...

Greetings!Thanks a bunch for your kind words about the new look in our front sitting room!  As I mentioned in that post, I somewhat "stole" a few items from our sunroom to complete the sitting room.  Sooo, of course that meant I had to do a bit of tweaking in our little sunroom.BEFORE: See...

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How I Solved Problems with My Curtain/Windows

The Dilemma:First, since a man built this house, he didn't realize the issues with putting a window directly in the corner against a wall.Plus, with it being a window seat, there is no head room for curtains to be installed inside the recessed area!And, there are two identical windows on opposing walls in this living room.After much thought, I custom ordered cellular blinds that...

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The New Look in our Sitting Room

Greeting, friends!Recently, my husband and I did a little DIY project in our sitting room that I wanted to share!Anyone who knows me knows that I love decorating mantels.  And, while we have a fireplace in our great room that I love to decorate, I have wanted to create the "illusion" of one...

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Twin Set of Chairs

In an effort to cleanout extra furniturethat I have storedin my attic spaceabove my hobby garage...I came upon these twotwins...Well, I am only showing one here, but there are two. I don't even remember where I got these (that's pretty bad)! Tired, dirty, and missing cane seats...on the bright side, they are sturdy and get my creative juices flowing!I decided on, yes,...

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Inspiring Eminent Artist: Safal Chitre

Namste my dear friends and readers!! How have you been. Last month I was super busy with my work. It had been roller coaster ride for me but life is back on track, I really don't know for how long as I have several important things to do and share some exciting news with you all. Right now blogging...

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French Chandelier Love

Do you ever WANT for no real reason,Other than...You just do?That was the case with                   my dining area chandelier.This is the one I am referring to...It came with the house and I have gotten many questions over the years as to where I bought it.It was in the formal dining room when we moved in,But we use that room as an office and soI...

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My House & Gardens ~ Part II

If you have seen my last post on My House & Gardens ~ Part I (Or you can just click on highlighted words to go back and see it), I showed you the front of the house and yard.Let me refresh you on what you will be seeing. This is from Google Earth of my home. The white outlines are the rock borders of the flowerbeds that you will see. Focus on the left of the this picture because that is...

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A Safe Haven

You know I firmly believe that everyone can have a beautiful and safe home. Often when I pick up the newspaper and skim through the headlines, I wonder how people chose to protect their home. The recent rampages of miscreants all over the country has crinkled everyone’s brows.I remember a rather unfortunate...

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