While my 11-year-old son likes to take our throw pillows and launch them into various receptacles around the house basketball style, I prefer they stay out of the clothes basket, hockey bin, and (Ewwww) the trash can! That said, I’m sometimes puzzled as to where and how to style my throw pillows. It’s a funny …
No room in the house has gone through as much of an update over the last century as the kitchen. At one time, a purely functional space to cook, today’s kitchen is a multi-functional area, often very open and not just a place for cooking, but a hub for entertaining, doing homework and even relaxing. …
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Wow! The holidays are really upon us, and if you’re like me, then you have a load of family and friends that will descend on your house throughout these festive weeks. We have a long farm table that fits up to 14 people. But no matter how big your table is, if you’re hosting Thanksgiving, …
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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, original farmhouse closets are sometimes outrageously small or non-existent! Hopefully, you’ve expanded your closet, added a large armoire to your bedroom, or possibly turned a smaller side room or nook into a space to store your clothing. I recently overhauled my own closet to clear out a lot of …
No matter how big your bathroom is, it’s a room in the house where lots of things get stored: toilet paper, q-tips, towels, soaps, sometimes makeup, even (in our house at least) laundry, and an all and sundry array of other items. Since it’s usually a relatively smaller area of the house, it’s essential to …
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Dining rooms can be tricky to design. I’ve lived in quite a few homes over my lifetime, and the dining rooms have run the gamut – from formal closed-off areas to strange spaces right next to the pantry where a table could barely fit. Many modern homes built in the open-concept style typically have a …
To me, there is nothing like candlelight during the wintry seasons. I love the low flicker of candles as they play in the dark. This may sound crazy because I’m a busy mom, and we’re an active family, but we sit down almost every night to a candle-lit family meal. I’m not kidding. It has …
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Original farmhouses typically possess a bit of (or a lot of) quirkiness, so adding some whimsical touches is an organic way to play on these already unconventional elements. Adding a few touches of whimsy shows the world you don’t take yourself too seriously. One way to add whimsy is to play down areas that might …
As a former bookseller, I have to admit I have a bit of a “thing” for books and own an almost ridiculous amount of them. When we moved into our smaller home, I purged almost half of my books (and I miss them dearly now – boxes and boxes and boxes of them went to …
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