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
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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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The entry to your home needs to do double-duty corralling outerwear and other gear in some semblance of order while warmly welcoming people into your home. This is especially true in the winter months when boots, coats, gloves, hats, shovels, possibly a sled or two, ski boots, and other winter activity paraphernalia need to be
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Canned lighting was pretty popular about 10-15 years ago, and people are, for some God-forsaken reason, still adding it to their homes. Sadly, my home has canned lights in almost every room. It has to be the worst of all lighting options for creating a serene, comfortable ambiance in your home. It makes you look
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As a freelance writer who works from home, it’s come to my attention that running my business from the island in our kitchen is just not going to cut it anymore. And I’m sure some (many?) of you are in agreement. As workers continue to toil from home due to the pandemic, some have had
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When designing a room, the first thing I do is lay out and arrange the furniture. This comes before curtains, before artwork, before rugs. Furniture placement is paramount, and if you do it right, you’ll reap the rewards of a pleasing, comfortable space to come home to at the end of the day. Today we’re
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As the temperatures continue to fall at night (believe it or not, it was 14 degrees here last night!), it’s time to swap out the summer linens and cottons for winter’s flannels, down, and wool. Although I had already put our fitted flannel sheet on the bed in our master bedroom, I hadn’t changed out
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As summer flowers fade and the landscape turns dusky and golden, I tend to forego fresh floral arrangements in the house. I’m drawn more to the dried seedheads and grasses, sage, and alliums that often look beautiful bundled together or placed into little vases sans water at this time of year. Although the above photo
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Original farmhouses can be very cute and charming with funky architecture and design, but in all their charm they usually also come with oddly shaped rooms and small bedrooms. I’ve played with quite a few tricks for maximizing space in these small-scale bedrooms, and I’m here today to share the best of the best. 1.Audit.
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