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My Sudden Entrance into the World of Sewing 26 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
After much hemming and hawing, I ordered drapes for the guest bedroom the other day. I went into U-Fab and looked at my fabric again, then I looked at the drapery options for several minutes. I chatt...
Model Homes with Quirk 23 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
A friend who is a real estate agent in the Washington, DC area shared a recent article from Curbed.com that get me a little fired up. I shared it on the blog's Facebook page, but I still want to discu...
A Visit to Philadelphia's Hotel Monaco 22 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
I'm a huge fan of Kimpton Hotels. They're scattered around major cities with names like Monaco, Palomar, or locally inspired monikers. The hotels usually have a bold decor scheme (there are exceptions...
Fun with Vanguard Fabrics 21 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
The key characteristic we wanted (who am I kidding, I wanted) in our new bed was a headboard that was in the neighborhood of 60 inches tall. Many of the beautiful beds we considered had headboards tha...
An Eleventh Hour Change 20 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
After I wrote Friday's post about deciding to buy a bed from Bassett Furniture after an exhaustive search for the perfect tufted, wing back bed, I kept thinking about the negative reviews I found abou...
The Bed, Revisited 16 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm
I posted about my search for a tufted, wing back bed a few weeks ago. Since then, I've been looking at the options repeatedly and blocking them out with a tape measure in the master bedroom. My top c...
A Decision to Make for the Home Office: iMac or MacBook Pro? 15 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
I switched from using a PC to an iMac at home years ago. I have liked my iMac, though there are a couple things that I still find easier to do on a PC (which I use for my day job). For example, I don'...
Overstock Comes Up Short 14 Aug 2013 | 04:14 pm
When I found an amazing dhurrie at the Shades of Light outlet (aka Decorator's Outlet) in Chesterfield a few weeks ago, I figured I could use two of the rugs side-by-side to fill our very large living...
Peacock Alley Linens at Tuesday Morning 13 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
I met my friend Kelsey, who writes the blog Southern in Love, while we were both planning our June 2012 weddings. Our big days "bookended" the month, with mine on the 1st and hers on the 30th. I think...
Would you paint the bricks around your fireplace? 12 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
As we painted the master bedroom over the weekend (thanks for the comments on the colors I was considering!), we spent a lot of time looking at the fireplace in the room. Though the bedroom is quite ...
