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Tangerine Tango :: Incorporating 2012 Color of the Year into Your Decor

Pantone has designated the bright reddish-orange color named Tangerine Tango as the 2012 Color of the Year. Always, one to love following the color trends, this month I pulled together an Ideabook for...

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Favorite Things :: Southern Living Magazine {Giveaway}

Today, because it is Thursday and because I love you, I thought it would be fun to give away a few subscriptions to one of my very favorite magazines ever. I’ve been pouring over issues of Southern...

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Grocery Store Flowers Make Me Happy {Mingle Monday}

Have you ever noticed how much more inviting a house looks with plants and flowers? They make things look alive and refreshing and like people who can actually grow things live there. At the very...

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Caldrea Citron Ginger

I’m a sucker for perfume. My bathroom counter and dressing table have a collection that includes a pretty varied assortment picked up based on my mood. With my love of perfume, I guess it’s no wonder...

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Hydrangea Lovin’ {Mingle Monday}

  My Grandmother always had the most beautiful hydrangea bushes near her porch. As I would run past on my way to her door, blue snowflakes would seem to fall from the heavy globes forming a varying...

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Outdoor Party Lighting {Mingle Monday}

Last weekend, my husband and I hosted, along with a few other couples, a wedding party for our nephew and his soon to be bride. As soon as we decided that the party would be held in our back yard, I...

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Enamelware {Houzz Ideabook}

  I’ve become quite addicted to enamelware. New, vintage, worn, or in perfect condition – I love it all. My personal favorite has always been pure white with edges in blue or red, but I’m also drawn to...

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Pillow Love

A while back I noticed that all of my throw pillows on my sofas were looking tattered from years of being tossed about and well-loved on by a little boy. Years of the fringe being pulled and fiddled...

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Kitchen Design Style Quiz with Cultivate + $200 Giveaway

When my husband and I were designing and building our home, I spent most of my time pouring over kitchen and entertaining area designs. I knew I spend most of my time in the kitchen and whenever we...

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How to Set a Traditional Easter Table

As you may know, I am a contributor on Houzz where each month I create an Ideaboard around a specific idea or theme. This month, with Easter fast approaching, I decided to focus on a few of my favorite...

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Visiting the Bosch Design Center

A while back, I was invited by Bosch to work with their company to conduct an in-home test of their newest model of dishwasher, the Bosch 800 Series with a 3rd Rack. Since my husband and I installed a...

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3 Steps to Create Classic Curb Appeal

It’s that time of the year to start thinking about sprucing up outside. The air is beginning to become crisp and cool, trick-or-treaters will soon be knocking on your door for candy for Halloween,...

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American Dream Builders

I have a confession. I am seriously design challenged. I mean, seriously. Don’t get me wrong, I know exactly what I want.  In my mind and when I see it. Thankfully, my husband is the yin to my yang,...

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The New Vintage :: Retro Right Now

Vintage is in. One of housewares trends that is very popular is vintage-inspired and repurposed home goods. Retro is definitely in style right now. I am such a sentimental girl. I cherish antiques from...

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The Nutcracker

I absolutely adore the traditions my family follows at Christmas. We were blessed that Sam is a traditionalist, too. Or maybe we’ve created a monster! If we even think of not doing something the way it...

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Wrap a Potted Plant

Wrap a potted plant quickly and inexpensively, making it perfect for your home decor or for giving as a gift! I’ve never been one with a green thumb for house plants. Even those that you reportedly...

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Our Little Coffee Station

Our little coffee station is the perfect idea for the coffee lover! With everything at hand, it makes for extra efficient mornings! Before Christmas, I started reorganizing one cabinet in my kitchen....

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Outdoor Living Spaces

Outdoor living is such a part of life for my family and many others especially during the summer! With a few basics as well as some extra special touches, you can create your perfect outdoor living...

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Recovering Chair Seats… finally

One of my favorite sets of furniture is the table and chairs that my mother-in-law gave to us when Bart and I were married twenty years ago this coming September. They were previously her...

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How to Make Dried Orange Slices

Dried Orange Slices make great additions to floral arrangements, wreaths and as Christmas ornaments.    One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to make homemade baked goods,...

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