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MMS Paint Products Customer Appreciation Sale - Y'all know I love using Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and products. I love this Luckett's Green table in the guest room. I recently shared how I updated th...
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Adding To The Bookcase - I loved the M that I found to add to my bookcases when I redid them a couple weeks ago, so of course when I was at Hobby Lobby last week and they still ha...
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Weekend wishes... - Wishing you a wonderful long holiday weekend! We plan on entertaining a little by the pool and hanging around. It is almost done and I cannot wait ...
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A Painting For Our Soon To Be Home - I have started decorating our new home even though we haven't actually found the perfect home yet. Did you read the recent post about us sellin...
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Beach Ready! - I am ready for the weekend, are you? [image: beach] I’ll be here. [image: 29] See you soon. [image: grand isle] *Happy Memorial Day weekend, y’...
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Roses For Remembrance - We've had some really hot weather. It burns the roses, as you can see to the left in this photo, and so I went out early to pick a few. I often th...
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Growing with your home and a DIY - I'm finding that houses tend to grow along with you. When we built our home we had only two small children to fill the empty spaces. Years later,...
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Feathered Nest Friday Time - Welcome to Feathered Nest Friday! [image: French Country Cottage] I have been busy over here this week- but not with projects~ I've been having fun with...
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My Front Porch - Hello everyone! Well I finally got the front porch all cleaned up. It was a job! Since our porch sits under lots of trees (which I love) it gets dirty ea...
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They Died for All Mankind - One of my favorite poets is Edgar Guest, and, while doing some research for this Memorial Day post, I happened to come across the following poem which was...
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Fabulous Home in House Beautiful - [image: image] Occasionally I get asked to preview an upcoming issue of a design magazine – which I love to do, because I get these huge, beautiful...
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Feature Friday: The DIY Showoff - [image: floor.jpg] [image: floor.jpg]One of my longtime friends, Roeshel from the DIY Showoff, bought an old neglected 1927 farmhouse in PA back in 2007 an...1 day ago
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Spring CDLV Garden - Recently, Scott and I were asked to have the garden photographed for a local newspaper as part of a piece the reporter was doing for the Lifestyle Secti...
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Feelin' The Pink Today - This dessert shop has the most amazing cakes. I love its pink building. These flowers bloom at my favorite park nearby. My brother gave me this ...
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POOP AND ART - Yesterday I had a colonoscopy. I can say with absolute clarity it was no day at the beach. Drinking the prep...and not eating for 2 days......sucked. ...
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L O V E at first sight - Well hello there! Didn't think I was coming back huh? I wasn't sure myself to be quite honest. I've been a busy bee between work, trying to get my butt bac...2 days ago
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Celebrity Real Estate: Drew Barrymore’s House in Montecito - Last summer Drew Barrymore got hitched in the backyard of her Montecito home to art consultant Will Kopelman. Now they’re selling the traditional-style est...2 days ago
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" Vintage Garden DIY " - *I love Summer time and outdoor* * * *VINTAGE style...* *Mr. Dior and I had such fun this past week* *with our latest curbside makeovers.* * * * * *...
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Purse-sonality - What's It Wednesday #75 I'm late, I'm late, I'm late for an important date. This post was delayed due to a tummy bug my five year old is suffering from. So...
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Choices - *Darryl Carter* The reason why I blog is apparent when you compare this photo to the photo in my previous post. At times, I am drawn to spaces that are ...
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greige bath cabinets - I'm usually a fan of the blue grays, but this green gray cabinetry is great, especially with the gold framed mirror.
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Around Here - All photos from my Instagram It's almost summertime. When the warm and humid air meets the cold ocean air, we can get really foggy mornings. And a 75...
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Hotel Silver - via Pinterest A small Glen View Club individual coffee or teapot. *Have you started * *"mining"* *for hotel * *S I L V E R?* * * The Plaza Hotel It h...
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Simple Country... - Living well is knowing what brings you comfort. I love heirloom pieces that have history and charm. I love casual placements of items that have a story...
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a little before and after - BEFORE Kathy from T.C. Eggington's (a delicious breakfast restaurant in Mesa) stopped in the store to ask for some help with her hutch at the restaurant...
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Hello Sunshine!! - Hello sunshine...you brighten and warm my day! Enjoying the sun pouring through the windows as I work from home. I'm photographing items to list online....
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Love .... Christmas Mantelscapes - Images 1&6 - Unknown Image 2 - House and Leisure Image 3 - Lucyina MoodieImage 4 - David Cleveland Image 5 - The Daily Mail
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2012 Christmas tour at our home - Here is our tree in the great-room for 2012......... There is not much change from last year. It is nature inspired, and consist mostly of birds, berries, ...
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Arranging Pictures - ** Hello again. When you think about framing and putting together a grouping of pictures, how hard can it be to hang a few pictures???? Let’s see U...
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4 comments:
Beautiful photos!!
Lovely! Thank you!
That first picture is pure heaven!
Beautiful Des! Have a great week!!
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