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Creating a family command center…

My project on creating a family command center has been consolidated into one post and I’m sharing it on the Wayfair blog today. Go take a look!

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heavy duty area rug for winter…

As you may have heard, here in the Boston area we have received a record amount of snowfall in just a few short weeks. I blame all those times we sang “Let It Go” last winter. Driving around you feel like a mouse in a maze. Going downhill you feel like you are in a…

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project gallery

I finally finished something which I hope you will find useful! I’ve created a project gallery where all of my projects can now be found in one space. Just click on the Project link in my header and it will bring you to a full gallery of all my projects and tutorials. Take your pick from…

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painted closet interior with Behr paint…

This week I officially started my work on the basement. As in the contractors are gone and now I get to do my part! First up on my LONG list is the toy closet. I had planned to purge the toy closet in September once my kids were back in school. The flooding in the…

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Small changes to love your home again…

With winter sticking around and another snowstorm up here in the Northeast there is a good chance you are getting sick of seeing the inside of your home. I know I am. I’m over on the Hooker Furniture blog sharing some tips on how to fall in love with your home again. From little changes…

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nursery artwork from children’s books…

If I was decorating a nursery again (which I am not) I’d go with a favorite old trick of mine. Before my daughter arrived (and when we still didn’t know if she was a he or a she) I decorated the nursery with artwork from a childrens’ book. My husband and I had traveled to Montreal and…

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how to create built ins using IKEA Hemnes…

The biggest feature in our finished basement is the wall of built-ins using the IKEA Hemnes line. It is the most Pinned about, Tweeted about, and commented on item in my home. It was featured on Houzz when I was interviewed on my basement. I also wrote an ideabook for Houzz with a step by…

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the new sump pump…

  While we were in the last stages of refinishing our basement we had what felt like three weeks of rain. The floor had not been placed down yet which was a great thing since one afternoon I came home to this…       The culprit was this corner of the basement and totally…

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