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Lighting your Fixer Upper- Choosing Light Fixtures that get you the Look!
One of the absolute most fun parts of decorating or redecorating for me is choosing lighting. I can’t have enough light fixtures and lamps. If I had taller ceilings in my house I would have a chandelier in every room. as it is I push the envelope every time and squeeze in a chandelier here…
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What is Brocante & Why is it Popular?
We all love “Brocante” even though we may not know what it means. “Brocante” means Second Hand in French! In the USA we call it Vintage, Shabby Chic or Repurposed if it is referring to home decor. The idea of French Brocante is a more romantic term for using vintage pieces to decorate out homes.…
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How to Update your Kitchen to Farmhouse Style- new or existing!
Do you love the new farmhouse style? Are you renovating a fixer upper, designing a new kitchen or just wanting to update your look? Here are some ideas to breakdown some of the essentials or **wishes and daydreams :)** to get the Farm style look in your kitchen. 1. White or cream cabinets: If…
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The art of Arranging Vignettes
Gathering beloved objects and collectibles together in artistic vignettes makes a house a home. Sometimes one can try to be decorative but feel like their placement efforts just look like a bunch of stuff stuck on a desk or table top. How do the professionals make everything look so attractive? How do they make things…
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Tour 10 Country Estate Mansions
Do you ever wonder about the interiors of the most gorgeous country estates? Here is a sampling of 10 luxurious country mansions. 1. The Gabled Country Estate Wow, look at this beautiful country estate with it’s gabled roofs, stone chimneys, grand pergola and elegant pool. I love that outdoor fireplace. Here is the same view…
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Emily’s Wedding Flowers- Traditional, pastel peonies, hydrangeas and roses.
Well this is going to take me a long time to get this whole blog post done! Emily and Brooke were married in July. The planning took about 6 months but possibly had been occurring for 26 years? Where to start? Should we start with the flowers? The dress? The venue? The Mass? Well why…
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Review of Costco All Wood Cabinetry
We bought a vacation house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We fell in love with the natural beauty of the property and the Williamsburg cottage feel of the house. Even though we knew the house needed work, we didn’t know how much. We couldn’t take our eyes off the bald eagles that soared above…
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Best Way to Care for Soapstone
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Love my beautiful soapstone counters and farm sink. I have had them for about 20 years, long before farm sinks were popular. But the downside of this lovely natural stone is…
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Best Fixer Upper products at great prices!
So many of us have switched our style based on the hit tv show! I get so many requests for the fixer upper farmhouse style decorating items. I just can’t keep them all in stock. My store still has lots of unique one of a kind antique and vintage decorating products that you can reach…
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My Daughter and Son in law’s condo is for sale! $150k
(UPdate – it sold in four days but stay tuned to the posts about the renovation of their new house) Emily and Brooke’s adorable end unit condo in a lovely development called Westridge is just outside of Phoenixville, Pa. Lovely paint colors and updated decor show off the great room with dining room and family…
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