Kitchens !

Here are some kitchens I thought were very attractive. The one in the middle is very stylish and uses the space really well. Love the color too. I've been taking notes because soon I would like to do a mini overall of my own kitchen. Problem is, the more pictures I see the more I change my mind about what I want! Oh well, happy monday everyo...

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Color !

Bolder colors are showing up more and more in design magazines lately. Crisp bright beautiful colors are pushing up the WOW factor. I myself love them. Nothing says look at me more then these rooms! Have you used a bold color in your hom...

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before and after bathroom

I'm sure I'll continue making changes to the bathroom, as I will for every bit of my new home, but now that I'm actually living here, I figure it's high time I post some before and after pics. The bathroom received a couple coats of fresh glossy white paint, including on the radiator and a layer of almost-transparent, decorative paper to the window for privacy that still lets the natural light in.I'm going to do something different with the hand...

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Pretty Bathrooms

Its amazing how far bathrooms have come. I've seen some really beautiful designs. I love both these sinks and they couldn't be more different. The tiles in the middle were shown to me by my bud Jen. Love them, so creative...

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Stay Outside Longer

For the psst 2 days when I go out onto my screened porch with my morning coffee, I've felt the first nip of fall in the air. Rather strange because this time of year where I live, its still usually very hot. I'm sure we will still have some very hot days, but it looks like summer 08 is winding down fast. So get outside people! I can't say it enou...

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Is Orange the IT Color for Fall?

I've been seeing orange everywhere these days. Seems like it has been picked as the "it" color for fall. I like it very much. Orange is fall, leaves pumpkins etc.I think the above pictures add just the right amount of orange without going overboard. Do any colors remind you of a particular season? (All pictures from the Pottery Barn websit...

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5 days to official move-in

It's been a productive long weekend! I finally finished all the painting (those high bits in the hallway were nagging at me), installed curtain rods, installed bookshelves, completed the kitchenand moved more stuff over. My official move-in date is next saturday and I'm hoping that the only things left to move by then will be the furniture that I can't carry over on my own.As you can see in the photo above and below, I put up some bookshelves above...

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Sometimes Small Spaces Are Just Cute!

I don't know why, but sometimes I just love looking at small spaces. Something comforting from childhood? I dunno. Maybe its all the years playing with my doll houses. I never have lived in a very large home, so maybe that has something to do with it. I guess its like puppies and kids. They are adorable when they are sma...

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oops

I can't believe it took me a couples days to figure this out, but I've been wondering why IKEA changed the design of their spice rack...as you can see in my photo, the top rack doesn't provide enough space to put bottles on it and I couldn't figure out why the metal pieces at the bottom were so long (and thus aesthetically annoying) - especially because in other photos of said spice rack from other people's kitchens, I didn't see evidence of the...

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