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Holiday Cafe Curtains (+ a pattern download)
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Roly-Poly Santa Cookies & Other Favorites from our Cookie Box
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Happy Friday 4/7/23
Happy Friday 4/7/23

a style quiz, Rob Lowe’s marriage advice, pickleball paddles, a family cottage in Wales, a visit to the Peep’s factory, …

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Stock Lockers for the Mudroom
Stock Lockers for the Mudroom

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Happy Friday 3/31/23
Happy Friday 3/31/23

a flat with the prettiest blue walls, walking is the answer, Gwyneth Paltrow’s courtroom style, the story behind Ted Lasso, would you eat pizza on salad?, how to help after the Nashville shooting, …

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How to Replace a Light Fixture's Glass Shade
How to Replace a Light Fixture's Glass Shade

an easy and inexpensive update to our mudroom light fixture

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Happy Friday 3/24/23
Happy Friday 3/24/23

a family’s Brooklyn apartment, an alpaca cardigan, how to fall asleep 10 seconds, Trader Joe’s viral decor, a floral apron, book rec, …

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Adding a Mudroom
Adding a Mudroom

New Project! converting our back hallway into a functional mudroom…

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It's Spring!
It's Spring!

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Happy Friday 3/17/23
Happy Friday 3/17/23

The millennial mid-life crisis, a stunning cost-conscious kitchen, my go-to belt bag, a Spring dress, a knitwear sensation at 83, this is now to do a basement apartment, a show rec, …

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Our Kitchen Measurements
Our Kitchen Measurements

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Happy Friday 3/10/23
Happy Friday 3/10/23

a supermodel embraces her grays, nine US cities that will pay you to move there, a new house scent, a moving memoir, the shoes my nephew informed me were cool again (thoughts?), a bachelor pad, …

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