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Talking Shop, Letting Go and Trimming a Lampshade
Talking Shop, Letting Go and Trimming a Lampshade

Dear Readers,I'm at my parent's house in Arizona. And I always get a little wordy with my posts when I'm out here in the country. All this fresh air clears my head, I think. :)I've been keeping up this site for a long time - going on six whole years! (how did that happen?!) I've been a blog reader f…

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31Jan2013


More Framed (Faux) Butterflies
More Framed (Faux) Butterflies

I'm still in love with framed butterfly collections. Some of you were creeped out by the idea (and I suggested this paper cuts version), but I still like something a little more real-looking.via Desire to InspireRecently I was at Michael's picking up some frames for a project and I spied a whole sec…

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29Jan2013


Organizing Books by Color AND by Genre
Organizing Books by Color AND by Genre

We love books and have a little bit of a book-buying problem in the Komenda family. It goes without saying that it doesn't cut it for us to organize our books only by color - that way it would be impossible to find a specific book! And anyway, I think it can look a little forced when huge amounts of…

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28Jan2013


Happy Weekend
Happy Weekend

Hi friends! I didn't mean to drop off so early this week, so sorry for the slim posting schedule! I was a speaker at Alt Design Summit again (yay!) and I've been sick as a dog all the while, so a little blog break was in order. Also, in the sad news department, we lost my sweet Grandpa yesterday so …

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26Jan2013


Reader DIY: Mongolian Lamb Stool
Reader DIY: Mongolian Lamb Stool

I love the look of benches, stools and chairs upholstered in fluffy sheepskin. They look really great as small accent pieces in a living room or a bedroom.     via La Dolce Vitavia the Decoristavia DecorpadErin Gates via the Everygirlvia Flickrvia Design*SpongeReader Nadia used the simplest IKEA sto…

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22Jan2013


Powder Bath Updates
Powder Bath Updates

I have been looking for a new mirror for our powder bath for a while (you can see the super boring, plastic(!) old mirror here). The corner sink is so teeny that the dimensions of the new mirror needed to be pretty specific, and the frame had to be thin. It's hard to find a thin and interesting fram…

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21Jan2013


For Sale: West Elm Headboard
For Sale: West Elm Headboard

*UPDATE: The headboard's found a home. Thanks for your interest! xxThis is so random, but I bought this huge, king-sized West Elm Scroll headboard for a client a while back and it won't fit in her pre-war apartment's front door (whoops!), so we went with a different, smaller option. I would normally…

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18Jan2013


Recently on Fab!
Recently on Fab!

Well, 2013 is moving along a break-neck speed already, isn't it? Fab invited me to share my picks for Valentine's gifts this year. Since we have my birthday, Christmas and our wedding anniversary that all happen within a couple weeks of each other, by the time Valentine's rolls around for us, we're …

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17Jan2013


A Bigger Mirror?
A Bigger Mirror?

While I really love the vintage scrolly mirror, I'm feeling the dimensions are not right for above the sofa in our living room (formally the fireplace nook). I was thinking something a tad bit wider, and about a foot taller. And I wanted something with an interesting frame - super modern? or carved …

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16Jan2013


How to Strip Vintage Furniture
How to Strip Vintage Furniture

I picked up this vintage Parsons console at the flea market a while back and I've been meaning to redo it for ages. Well, I finally was able to cross the project off my house to-do list! I'm loving the bright acid yellow enamel in our living room. It looks pretty with the new sofa color.The old fini…

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15Jan2013
 
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