My Lucky Day!

Today is my lucky day! This lovely burlap wrapped gift, all tied up with lace arrived in the mail today! An early birthday gift?Well, not really a birthday gift. I won this wonderful book, The French Inspired Home from Penny's giveaway at The Comforts of Home.I'm so excited to sit down with a cup of tea this afternoon and peruse this book full of eye candy.Just flipping through quickly, I realized this book has everything I'm loving right now.This...

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Design Bucket List #2 - Romancing the Rancher

I grew up in a rancher similar to the one above. Built in the early 60's, it had everything I dislike, like metal sliding windows, sliding glass doors, formica countertops and aqua colored appliances!Who knew that I would someday want to buy a mid-century rancher and remodel it!Better Homes and GardensI am so inspired by the remodel of this mid-century rancher above and below. It seems that no surface was left untouched! This is the front door...

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Decorating with Green

Green is probably my favorite color, simply because it seems to go with everything. I treat it like a neutral. The possibilities are endless when decorating with green. There are so many different shades and green compliments every other hue as well. Except blue. I was always taught that green does not go with blue. Apparently that's not true! The blue sofa really pops against the chartreuse green walls, painted with Benjamin Moore's "Oregano."Chartreuse...

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