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Announcing Rolling Door Designs Giveaway Winner

May 11, 2013

My rolling door has been up for a week now; to say I love it is an understatement. It was just what the bathroom needed. Now I am looking at every door in my house to visualize what it would look like with a rolling door installed. So many possibilities! Before I announce the winner’s [...]

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Happy October 1st!

October 1, 2012

Today marks the first day of October – Fall is really here! Can I get a big Hooray! Hand pump in the air! A glass of Champagne! Yes, I love Fall that much. October and November are my favorite months of the year – I love the nesting feeling I get when the calendar flips [...]

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Recycle a Ribbon Spool Into a Gift Box

April 25, 2012

Mother’s Day is on May 13th. That is less than 3 weeks away. Earth Day was three day ago. To celebrate each I made a gift box in honor of my mom using recycled materials– empty ribbon spools that I normally would have thrown in the trash. My mom is no longer here on on [...]

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My Colortopia + House Beautiful = FUN for Me!

January 10, 2012

Back in December a week before Christmas I drove to NYC one morning to meet a marketing director in a very modern building that is located on this busy corner. It is actually called a tower where a lot of very inspiring things happen inside that I am sure have touched your life, hands, and [...]

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Do You Have a Mollifier in Your Home?

January 9, 2012

“A what?” – A Mollifier – you know some decorative object or piece of furniture that you allow into your home because as awful as it may be, it makes someone else who lives with you very happy. I have one and you have been seeing a lot of it lately as I am trying [...]

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How To Make Canopy Bed Curtains

March 30, 2011

How to hang fabric behind a bed, headboard ideas

It was time for a little updating in my guest room. It all started after creating the gallery wall. You know how it goes – one change leads to another. I am tweaking a few things and am doing it all very inexpensively – like under $50.00. Everything I am doing in this room is [...]

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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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3 New Projects + Nate Day

September 19, 2010

As I promised in my last post, no more lamps for awhile. This week I am going to start tackling 3 new projects. One will require elbow grease, another scissors, and the last, a straight edge and glue. Here is a sneak peak of these projects in their current state. I have a beautiful ”After” vision in my head for [...]

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Where in the World is Diane?

August 19, 2010

This is a multiple choice question. Please get out your #2 pencil What do the following 3 photos have in common? a. Library b. Supermarket c. Hospital d. Mall If you chose “c” you are correct. I had an unexpected opportunity to visit the hospital. Although there’s no need to worry, it does appear I’ll have [...]

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A Shout Out and BlogHer

August 5, 2010

Hi everyone- This is a quick post. I have much to do tonight and want to get to bed at a decent hour since I need to wake up around 4:30 to drive up to NYC by 7:30 am tomorrow morning for a fun day at the BlogHer conference. I bought a day ticket- half the price [...]

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