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DIY Floor Covering

Posted in Floors, Make It, Reinvent It on October 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I think I’ve mentioned (more than once) that our house has hardwood floors throughout.  Beautiful, yes, but the “beauty of hardwoods” that everyone talks about loses its lustre about this time every year.  Since carpets and area rugs are pretty dang expensive, we get to experience our floors in all their ice-cold glory as soon as [...]

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The Beauty of Built-Ins

Posted in Furniture, Make It, Organization, Reinvent It, Walls on July 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been in love with built-in bookshelves for as long as I can remember.  Maybe it’s that they remind me of my childhood home, or maybe it’s just that I knew from early on, without really knowing, that built-ins can be a beautiful way to maximize a space and make it feel positively custom.  Whatever the reason, [...]

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Watering-Can Shower

Posted in Make It, Outside on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Now that summer has finally arrived (better late than never), I’m looking forward to long barefooted days outside.  Although the kid-proof rug in my mudspace is terrific for stopping tracked-in dirt, after my boys spend a couple of hours digging in the yard excavating dinosaurs, they’re ready for a wash-down.  Rather than giving their toesies a [...]

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DIY Art: Downloadable Vintage Prints

Posted in Art, Make It on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

 If you’re looking for a no-cost way to update your walls, click over to Vintage Printables and start shopping.  Don’t be scared off by the sometimes clunky site — it’s chock-full of fabulous high-resolution, downloadable, free images that have been hand-selected by “Swivelchair,” a biopharma worker who has a serious love for collecting out-of-copyright scientific illustrations.  [...]

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Hooray! Les Toiles du Soleil Fabric Online!

Posted in Décor, Make It, Shop It, Tabletop on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Pursuant to last week’s post on Les Toiles du Soleil, I am happy to report that Paper Source is carrying a small collection of the delicious striped canvas online!  So for those of you who won’t be making it to New York anytime soon, and aren’t too jazzed about ordering over the phone, you can order [...]

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Destination: Les Toiles Du Soleil

Posted in Décor, Make It, Reinvent It, Shop It, Tabletop on June 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »

This weekend, I happened to be in New York City for some family events (including helping to pack up the house that my stepmom, little brothers and Dad lived in for nearly two decades).  Luckily, on the way down to the city I had been perusing the June issue of Martha Stewart Living and came across [...]

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DIY Art: Books

Posted in Art, Make It, Reinvent It, Walls on May 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Last summer I was poking around a bookstore in Vermont and came across Mice, Morals & Monkey Business, an incredible children’s book filled with gorgeous block prints by artist Christopher Wormell.  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it – not for our kids’ library, but for my kitchen wall. [...]

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No-Sew Custom Window Treatments

Posted in Make It, Windows on May 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I believe that window treatments are like mascara for rooms – you don’t have to have them, but when you do the room looks finished.  I’ve had a long, sordid history with window treatments – not really loving most inexpensive pre-made ones and having limited ability to make more unique ones because of sub-par sewing [...]

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