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5 Senses of Christmastime

9 December 2009

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Getting Ready for Christmas Today the kids and I spend most of the morning decorating for the season. It was so fun to see Molly and Ryan discover all the ornaments like it was the first time. There is so much wonder that just glows from my kids. It is really easy to “catch” a [...]

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Farm Window Gets Christmas-fied

1 December 2009

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Dollar Store: Ball Ornaments and Felt Trees Just a little bling for that Christmas touch! Just a reminder of what the farm window looked like before: Proudly linked up with Kimba’s DIY Day and DIY Showoff Blog Holiday Edition and Today’s Creative Blog Get Your Craft On. Love, Jess

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Update on My Bedroom

30 November 2009

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The switch is done! As many of you know my house has 2 bedrooms with 6 family members! Peter and I took the smaller of two rooms (“before” post) when we found out I was expecting twins. We worked all summer and fall, slowly sifting through our junk, to get organized enough to fit into [...]

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Bathroom Reveal

23 November 2009

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Just Beachy Before- What I wanted to change: Wallpaper border Peel and stick linoleum flooring (Do not install this if you ever plan on potty training a little boy! The cracks soak up everything!) Blah feeling to the room What I wanted to have: A bold but neutral color on the wall without a border [...]

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Floor Plandemonium

15 April 2009

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Floorplanner.com Our room switch has begun! Okay, not really. Planning our room switch has begun! You can view our second floor in 3D or create your own room plans/floor design at floorplanner.com. Now, to figure out the actual switch….king bed in the little room? Four kids in the big room? We’re going to try…stay tuned.

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Hooked on Play Rooms

23 January 2009

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Julia, from a blog called Hooked on Houses, hosts a “Hooked On” party every Friday. Readers share what they are hooked on each week. I am hooked on play rooms and spaces for children. My recent attic closet to playroom transformation has been such a crucial infusion of play space into our 1000 square foot [...]

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Remodeling Progress

5 November 2008

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We are making progress on our main level and only living area which feels like getting 2 steps ahead. We are all suffering from head colds which is turning us into head cases which feels like taking 1 step back. Here are some of our steps so far… Well we can only take one step [...]

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Seasonal Fall Decor

5 October 2008

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Welcome to my home. I love to celebrate the harvest season. I do not really get into the spooky stuff. But I do love the beautiful colors and natural inspirations that are around for fall. I am linking up with Kimba over at A Soft Place to Land for an Autumn/Halloween decor and craft “party”.  [...]

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A thought about “Before and After”

8 July 2008

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I love a good before and after. I love them in life stories, design ads and make overs. It revitalizes me to believe things, people and styles can and do become reinvented. There is actually some sort of sadness that occurs in me when someone remodels their kitchen and they forget to take a before [...]

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