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As you can tell, blogging is not happening for me time-wise this year. I’m still doing projects I think are blog-worthy, but have come to the realization that I don’t have the time it takes to...

Feb 16, 2013 Like

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(A Long Overdue) Ebay Lately

Murano glass apple bowl. Pottery Barn “Abigail” frame. Goebel bird figure. Brunschwig & Fils “Malay” remnant (for a pillow). J. Crew “Viv” pumps. Wanted these for a while, but not at retail! West...

Nov 30, 2012 Like

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Wishing you all good food, friends and family. XO, Heather P.S. Check out my ‘Leaves of Thanks Garland’ project from last year here.

Nov 22, 2012 Like

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One of my very first posts ever was of our fireplace make-under after we removed a wood burning stove and lots of ugly forest green faux marble tiles. The tile underneath was put in probably in the...

Nov 16, 2012 Like

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Ming-Inspired Coffee Table

This is the Preston Coffee Table from Jonathan Adler. It is lovely. It is also–brace thyself–$1,295.00. Here’s a very similar coffee table in one of my favorite rooms. If $1,295 for a Ming-style...

Nov 8, 2012 Like

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Dining Room Lately

Here are a couple of photos of our dining room (with the new chairs). I’ve been trying to snap some photos of some other around-the-house happenings, but fall is here and it’s seeming so dark...

Oct 30, 2012 Like

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Wishbone Chairs (For Our Dining Room)

{Image from here} I’ve set up a little “program” for myself. For major home decor purchases, I first have to sell enough things on Ebay to raise the cash to make the new purchase. It’s basically...

Oct 22, 2012 Like

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Books About ‘Home’

I’m sharing a few of my favorite past and present reads about the way we live (and can live more happy, efficiently, organized, etc.) in our homes. Fall is the perfect time of year to cozy up and...

Oct 20, 2012 Like

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10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home (from AT)

{Image from here} I typically never re-post content, but this article from Apartment Therapy is worth reading again and again… By Jackie Ashton, July 19, 2012 Our homes are an extension of who we...

Oct 15, 2012 Like

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Dogs on Stools

I found this pair of upholstered stools at a second-hand furniture store recently. They were a good deal and will get reupholstered soon. Until then… Happy weekend! XO, Heather

Oct 14, 2012 Like

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I Love Lamp

Feel free to sign me up for lamp hoarders anonymous. I’ve been lamp shopping on eBay again. I’ve said this before, but there are so many great vintage lamps on eBay, that I don’t remember the last...

Oct 12, 2012 Like

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Louis’ Upholstery (or Third Time’s a Charm!)

{Image from here} I’ve shared previous ideas for reupholstering this $30 chair here and here. But I keep gravitating towards a light blue chenille style fabric like on the chair below. {Image from...

Oct 10, 2012 Like

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Box Pleat Valance

I wanted to give you guys another post because I don’t want you to think that I’m just using my blog to hawk my stuff (although if you haven’t taken a look at these items I’m selling, please do–I...

Oct 8, 2012 Like

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Larger Furniture Items for Sale

Hi everyone. I have a number of larger furniture items that we’re moving along. I had some of them listed on eBay but am not jazzed about shipping them to a stranger, and I don’t really do...

Oct 7, 2012 Like

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Mid Century Bench Makeover

I finished this a while ago and am just now getting around to sharing it. It was one of my first home decor sewing projects. Here’s what the bench essentially looked like before, with a tufted...

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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So I Think I Can Make This…

{Image from here} So you know that I’m totally obsessed with Laura Vinroot Poole’s house. This is one of her guestrooms. She’s written that the treatments over the bed and the bedskirts were made...

Sep 28, 2012 Like

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For Sale Now on eBay!

Hi guys, I have a bunch of things on eBay right now that I’m movin’ along. Click on over (on the image) if you’re interested in any of them or know someone who is! Thanks for looking! XO, Heather

Sep 26, 2012 Like

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Still Sewing

At Sewing Club we finished two of the four pinch pleat drapes. I am SUPER happy with them. Drapes are a lot of effort, but hugely rewarding. I’m thinking about a new drapery situation for our...

Sep 24, 2012 Like

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Living Room Pelmet

This is what I’ve been up to in the living room–making a pelmet for each of the corner windows, which is really just one giant pelmet attached at the corner. I won’t give a DIY here because there...

Sep 19, 2012 Like

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Okay, No

Please forgive my postcard from the edge. I don’t really want us to break up. I still have too much to share. But this has been a good lesson for me in self-regulation. When I set expectations for...

Sep 14, 2012 Like

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A Fond Farewell (For Now)

{Image from here} Hi everyone. As you know I’ve been spending a lot of time lately organizing, cleaning out and re-evaluating, including re-evaluating how I spend my time. Blogging has been an...

Sep 2, 2012 Like

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Williamsburg Finnie Flamestitch Fabric

So I’ve changed my mind. I do that. After virtually mood boarding some of the things I’m changing up in our living room, I decided that Louis the chair needs a more demure outfit. I’m thinking...

Aug 31, 2012 Like

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Getting Organized

{Image from here} So I’ve been a little mum lately on the blogging for the most part because I’ve been spending a ton of time weeding out and organizing. As much as I love new projects it feels...

Aug 29, 2012 Like

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Louis’ Reupholstry Plan

This is the Louis chair I mentioned that I got the other day for $30. It needs a makeover, and although I’ve decided that the chair is definitely a girl, I think she’s a tomboy at heart. Or at...

Aug 27, 2012 Like

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Pairing Pillows

So I’ve seen these blue and white greek key pillows on eBay a few times. They’re from Jonathan Adler’s line for HSN and I guess they’ve grown on me. They actually come in a coordinating (but not...

Aug 26, 2012 Like

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Vintage Cooking Art

I scanned this picture from a vintage cooking and entertaining book called Experiences with Food that I got from my aunt and virtually framed it. Even the cover of the book has a cool graphic.And...

Aug 22, 2012 Like

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Weekend Update

My big news is that I’ve started sewing again and I couldn’t be happier about it. It’s almost like when you pick up a really good book and can’t stop reading, only to look over and realize it’s...

Aug 20, 2012 Like

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Gold Clip Lamp

I was flipping through the Land of Nod fall catalog and saw this killer lamp.{Modern Clip Lamp (in gold), Land of Nod, $49}It comes in silver too, but the best part is its clip on action. I’ve been...

Aug 16, 2012 Like

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Mixing Children’s Decor

So let’s just pretend that a tiny but good-natured child invaded our living room. Would it look something like this?1. Striped Tee Pee2. Vintage Jaymar Children’s Piano3. Melissa and Doug Plush...

Aug 15, 2012 Like

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I’ve Tumbld: home-modern.tumblr.com

(A Long Overdue) Ebay Lately

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fireplace Makeover (Again)

Ming-Inspired Coffee Table

Dining Room Lately

Wishbone Chairs (For Our Dining Room)

Books About ‘Home’

10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home (from AT)

Dogs on Stools

I Love Lamp

Louis’ Upholstery (or Third Time’s a Charm!)

Box Pleat Valance

Larger Furniture Items for Sale

Mid Century Bench Makeover

So I Think I Can Make This…

For Sale Now on eBay!

Still Sewing

Living Room Pelmet

Okay, No

A Fond Farewell (For Now)

Williamsburg Finnie Flamestitch Fabric

Getting Organized

Louis’ Reupholstry Plan

Pairing Pillows

Vintage Cooking Art

Weekend Update

Gold Clip Lamp

Mixing Children’s Decor

Ikea Vittsjo Shelving Unit

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