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Paper Snowflakes
It has become a tradition in our home to cut out and hang paper snowflakes every year. This is usually done while watching a holiday movie, or in this year’s case, Fantastic Mr. Fox. While our snowflakes were never awful in years past, this year we really came up with some pretty designs– perhaps due…
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Redone Entryway and Landing Pad
Our apartment is blessed with a pretty decent entry space. There’s room to hang coats, take off shoes and drop your stuff when you come in. For the past year, however, it’s mostly been a parking lot for our bikes. While it was nice to have our bikes in a place where we knew they…
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Air Plants: Suspended
I’ve been wanting some of these hanging glass balls for awhile, and I finally went out and got some. One was pricey from a specialty garden store, the other was a cheapy from CB2. Both work equally well for displaying these cool air plants, much better actually than the dish I had them sitting in…
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Cool Without Even Knowing It: Tiered Tables
I’ve had this tiered table for a while now. It belonged to my Great Grandmother and when I saw it at my parent’s house I thought it was kinda cool and asked if I could have it. I initially was going to paint it white but the finish was so nice (not anymore, thanks to…
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Apartments of the Past
Looking back through my old photos it was funny to me to see how much my style has changed (or stayed the same) over time. Here are a few photos that chronicle my apartment living life over the past five years. I found out, oddly enough, that I have absolutely no photos– not even one–…
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Small Kitchen, Summer Cooking Blues
As much as I love going out to eat, I like making things at home more. You get the satisfaction of doing it yourself and there’s no big bill at the end.I have to admit that my boyfriend does the bulk of the cooking (I get saddled with the cleanup) but I do get to…
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New Duvet
I had planned on making a new duvet for my bed but I could not for the life of me find a fabric that I both liked and that wasn’t an astronomical amount. So, I splurged and bought this duvet and shams from Urban Outfitters. I like the beachy colors and it’s perfect for summer.…