Kicking off the holiday gift guides this year with gift ideas for the Hostess. I figure these ideas can be used for Thanksgiving or Christmas so best to start with this one. Everyone knows that hosting a holiday takes tons of prep work and time so it’s always a good idea to arrive with a little something for the hostess…
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Walk-in Closet for Teen Girl
Living in a small 1950s Cape Cod we are no strangers to tight spaces and making every inch count when designing renovations. Our youngest daughter’s bedroom is a small converted attic space with many angled low ceilings making it impossible to place a closet or even a decent sized dresser in her room. She always dreamed of a walk-in closet…
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Taking Time for Tea
With all that is going on in life, it is helpful to create daily rituals that are infused with small, healthy, pleasures. Every morning I start my day with a cup of Tazo Awake English Breakfast black tea. At 3:00 I turn the kettle on again and pour myself a cup of flavored herbal tea to enjoy in the late…
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Backyard Patio Renovation
When we were redesigning our outdoor space the most important thing we wanted to create was a space that felt quaint and cozy. We aimed for increasing the character and to feel like it could be original to our 1950’s cape. We didn’t want the patio to be too large; instead we wanted to create an intimate feel that would…
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Simple Living Room Fall Touches
Fall is such a beautiful time of the year here in the northeast. The outdoors give us such a beautiful show of changing leaves and the weather turns with a crispness in the air. This year I kept things very simple when updating our living room with a few easy changes on our bookshelves, coffee table and entry table. I…
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