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Interior Decor Books by Darryl Carter

Interior Decor Books by Darryl Carter

When there’s a choice between new and old furniture (or even new and old houses, sometimes), I’m drawn to the solidity, detail, and character of the latter. Darryl Carter’s simple, clean, largely neutral/natural, design aesthetic projects just the right level of warmth and calm coupled with a sense of history that […]

October 22, 2014 × 0 comments

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Reader Request: Joy and Sunshine Favorites

Reader Request: Joy and Sunshine Favorites

Lovely Lady Writer Ele (I “borrowed” that phrase from her… not sure if I’m giving it back, though, because I quite like it :-)) of the wonderful blog Inspirationele was nominated for a Liebster Blog Award — congrats and YAY! Instead of in turn posing the usual questions to her […]

October 15, 2014 × 6 comments

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Quick Tip: Use Decorative Glasses (or Mugs) as Toothbrush Holders

Quick Tip: Use Decorative Glasses (or Mugs) as Toothbrush Holders

His/Her Glasses by Kate Spade When decorating a bathroom, the hardest things for me to find are the simple, functional items like soap dishes and toothbrush/toothpaste holders, with the latter being the most elusive. My last toothbrush container in a long line of toothbrush containers was perfectly modern and minimalist […]

August 20, 2014 × 2 comments

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Reader Request: Container Store Picks and Faves

Reader Request: Container Store Picks and Faves

It’s no secret that The Container Store is one of my happy places, so when reader and fab blogger Inspirationele suggested that I do a post on my TCS faves, I was 100% on board. Thanks for the idea! My dream office would have oodles of these Bisley Storage Cabinets. Oodles. Stockholm Desktop Collection I’ve been […]

August 13, 2014 × 2 comments

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Links and Pretty, Happy Things (8/7)

Links and Pretty, Happy Things (8/7)

Do you ever have things you love or love to do that you just let languish for some reason(s) or other(s)? Well, these loafers and this blog for the past couple of weeks- sorry about that – are two prime examples. I adore the fact that these pennies are the […]

August 7, 2014 × 2 comments

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Organization: Nail Polish

Organization: Nail Polish

Previously, all my nail lacquers were tossed in a plastic storage bin in a bathroom cabinet. Not only could I not easily see which shades I had, but the bottles would end up falling down on their sides, causing the polish to separate in a weird way. Then, I got […]

July 9, 2014 × 1 comment

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Entertaining: Spring Party

Entertaining: Spring Party

Hub and I hosted a small family get-together last month, and it really reminded me how much I truly do LOVE to entertain. I have to do it more often: at the drop of a hat and for absolutely no reason at all 🙂 Lemonade and Peach Iced Tea I don’t […]

June 2, 2014 × 10 comments

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Kitchen Organization: Tea (or Coffee) Supplies

Kitchen Organization: Tea (or Coffee) Supplies

My general organizing strategies are 1.) to keep similar and/or similarly purposed items corralled together and 2.) to store things where (or very near to where) I use them. Because I make tea so often, this tea supply tray lives on the kitchen counter under the cabinet that houses my […]

March 26, 2014 × 4 comments

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Jewelry Organization: the Remix

Jewelry Organization: the Remix

Truthfully, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the way my jewelry was stored before… I just wanted to pretty up the operation a bit 🙂 Image courtesy of MarthaStewart.com The first thing I did was raid the kitchen cabinets for every cutesy little bowl I could find and toss them […]

March 17, 2014 × 8 comments

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Quick Tip: Stationery Organization

Quick Tip: Stationery Organization

This is a quick, easy, and most importantly, pretty way to organize lots of stationery in a relatively small space: Simply stack each type of card with its matching envelope, and secure with a length of ribbon. (I picked up this gray gingham from the $1 bin at Michael’s and […]

February 24, 2014 × 6 comments

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Reader Request: Dish Towels

Reader Request: Dish Towels

Reader Request: What type of dish towels do you use, and how do you keep them fresh-smelling? Thank you for your question! A few years ago, after realizing the obscene amount of paper towels I used on a daily basis, I switched to using cloth dish towels for most general […]

November 1, 2013 × 2 comments

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Interior Decor Book: Romantic Style

Interior Decor Book: Romantic Style

Romantic Style My interior design/decor style definitely skews towards modern minimalism: open spaces with few furnishings; color in small doses; practically bare counters and tabletops. While this book was a completely out-of-character purchase for me, something about the utter super feminine prettiness all up and through the pages just makes […]

October 4, 2013 × 2 comments