February 2011

Are you more the Pottery Barn or Crate & Barrel type?

February 28, 2011

Over the weekend I needed a little retail therapy and headed to the King of Prussia Mall. I didn’t buy a thing – just went to get some inspiration and to see what was new at two of my favorite stores -Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel. If you have ever browsed through their catalogs [...]

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Show Me Your Style Features + 1

February 20, 2011

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up this past week to my Show Me Your Style party. Here are just a few of the DIY projects that were linked up. Be sure and check them out as well as all the other inspiring links, here. I just love the way Susan at Home Town [...]

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How To Make A Custom Rug Out of Fabric

February 18, 2011

I have a very easy and inexpensive trash to treasure transformation for you today. I found a scrap of vinyl flooring from one of the bathrooms in my house that was discolored. I was about to toss it in the trash when I thought of a way to salvage it. I don’t know about you but [...]

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Show Me Your Style Link Party

February 15, 2011

I am psyched to get the very first Show Me Your Style link party started. If it is a success, I will host it more often. You can show us anything that you made or represents your style. For this party I am going to show you my style in the way of how I [...]

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Momtastic.com

February 10, 2011

Today I was so excited to share some exciting news with you. I have been asked to be an Expert Contributor for My official photo: I will have my very own column there all about DIY decorating. I am thrilled and was going to do a post all about it, but that will have to [...]

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How to Make DIY Decorative Trim with Buttons and Ribbon

February 10, 2011

Who needs hoity-toity passementerie when you can trim your drapery panels, a bed skirt, your bookshelves, pillows…anything! with inexpensive buttons and ribbon. Back in 1997 I decorated a room for a local Decorator Show House and had the opportunity to work with many high end designers. I was new on the scene. My room was [...]

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How to Repurpose an Urn into a Table

February 7, 2011

This is my favorite seat in my house. It is where I snuggle up on a cold Winters day, read a book, or watch TV. It is a nice bright spot, but I have no place to put a mug of hot cocoa or a glass of wine. There is the temporary Ikea table that [...]

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She’s Got Style Vol. 1

February 2, 2011

I am so excited to finally roll out the red carpet and get this series launched. No more waiting, here we go- Everyone talks, cooks, works, writes letters, decorates, wears clothes, and entertains…but what is it that makes some of us do it all with grace, ease, and panache, while the rest of us seem [...]