Monthly Archives: November 2016

5 holiday curb appeal ideas to use on your own home

Now that the dishes have been done and the guests have left and you have begun your after a holiday meal exercise program, it is time to get serious about your Christmas decorating.  One of my favorite Christmas memories are … Continue reading

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I want to live here

Welcome to the second installment of my “I want to live here” series where I feature rooms that appeal to me so much tha I actually want to live in them. As the song says, this room features a few … Continue reading

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I want to live here

I know it is a little early in the season but “Dear Santa” please let me live here!! via Mountain Living Magazine I do not even need to see the interiors to know I would be very happy here.  First … Continue reading

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Baby got (furniture) back

Few things are as unwelcoming as being greeted with the plain back of a chair or sofa as soon as you enter a room.  If you have one of those rooms where the back of your furniture is visible then … Continue reading

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Happy Veteran’s Day

  I was raised in a military home.  I spent my entire childhood with a father who was an officer in the Navy.  We did not move as often as most military families and my father did not go on … Continue reading

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Ten things that made me happy in October

October…what a great month!  Football games, sweaters, crisp evenings and a fire in the fireplace-not to mention the anticipation of upcoming holidays…it truly is one of my favorite months full of happy moments.  Not the least of which were: Taking … Continue reading

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