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Decorating On a Budget…A Thrift Store Frame Makeover

Hello Everyone, A couple of weeks ago I was trecking through my favorite haunt and came across this…. It wasn’t the painting that caught my eye. The frame did. I loved the detail on it and knew right away it would look great after a makeover. Considering it’s size I thought the $12 price was a pretty good deal. My first thought was to turn it into a bulletin board for my daughter’s room. I brought it home, plopped it in the garage and there it sat for a few days. Then one day I was sitting on my couch staring at my walls when a lightbulb went off. I found this great bird inspired canavas print last year when I was doing a Simple Staging … Continue reading


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Making A New House A Home ~ Staging To Live

Country Living Room (4)

Hello Everyone, A couple of weeks ago I got a call from a very lovely lady who had just moved into the area and into a brand spanking new house. She was a little lost on decorating it with her existing furnishings and asked if I could help her pull it all together and make it feel like home. Could I HELP??? Oh, my GOODNESS I would LOVE to! Today I would like to share some photos of my day. I pulled up around 9 am, rolled up my sleeves, raring to go. I dove right in, tackling the family room and would you believe it? I made one of the worst mistakes a designer can do. I FORGOT TO TAKE BEFORE PHOTOS! So I will have … Continue reading


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A Living Room Update Part 1- Installing A Laminate Floor

Installing laminate floors

Hi All, The past few weeks have been pretty busy for me with a trip up to NY, a visit from Hurricane Irene… and a few DIY Home improvement projects. As you may know, my home is always evolving and things are always changing.  We’ve recently added to our living room a beautiful new laminate floor. My husband and I decided to tackle this project ourselves with the help of our (moaning and groaning) 15 year old son. Our living room is a near perfect rectangle so how hard could it be….RIGHT???? We got home from good old NY on Saturday night and Sunday we were ripping up our Living room carpet.  We shifted the furniture around and cut the rug in sections for easy removal. … Continue reading

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