I often get the urge to switch things around in our house and our builtin bookcases in our living room is my favorite place to do this. I know decorating open shelving could be very overwhelming as far as figuring out what to display and how, so I wanted to share a few tips I’ve learned over the years to…
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Crafting Pretty Matchboxes
When I was younger, I was visiting my grandmother when she asked me to grab a bottle of spray cleaner under her kitchen sink. When I opened the cabinet to grab the cleaner I noticed she had a few tiny floral stickers on the bottle. She saw I noticed them, and explained, she didn’t like the look of the packaging…
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One of My Favorite (and most missed) Sources of Inspiration
Before Rich and I moved to upstate NY, we worked for an Ad Agency on Madison Avenue in NYC. I was in Account Services and Rich was in Media. One of the many perks of working for a large ad agency was we received free copies of every magazine you can imagine. When we would take weekend trips up to…
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2022 Home Decor Trends
It’s always fun to take a look at what’s trending in the new year. But before we do, I just want to note that I truly believe your home should be a reflection of the things you love and cherish and reflect your own personal style. As much as it is fun to see what is forecasted to be the…
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Hourly Countdown Activity for New Year’s Eve
Since our girls were small we had a family tradition of having our neighbors (and their two daughters) over for New Years and doing an hourly countdown to midnight! I would gather small gifts, activities and such after Christmas and wrap them in a bag with each hour written on them starting at 7:00pm. The girls would be so excited…
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