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    Decorating

    Things are always changing, moving and being rearranged. Bookcases are the BEST. I love my dining room, foyer and kitchen. My living room - not so much. But they were all featured in The New York Times so I must be doing something right.

    • How to Paint a Brick Wall
    • An Autumn Antique Show
    • Some Room Rearranging Happened This Week
    • The World's Most Fantastic Pergolas.
    • The Rental House. Before & After Photos.
    • Interior Shutters. Goodbye Ugly Curtains, Hello Perfect Solution.
    • How to Recover a Chair in 5 minutes
    • LAYERING PATTERNED RUGS.
    • The Four Corners of the Kitchen.
      The Stove.
    • My Segment with Steven & Chris How to decorate for cheap!
    • Christie's Antique Show & Sale Spring 2012
    • My House in The New York Times. How it Happened.
    • So I Ripped Up My Pine Floors On a Whim
    • My Library / Dining Room Revealed
    • Peeps Easter Place Cards.
    • DIY Easter Wreath Ideas with No Pastels
    • A Day at Canada's Largest Antique Show.
    • My Antique Show Scores. What I Bought and How Much I Paid!
    • 12 Best DIY Advent Calendars
    • GET A UNIQUE HOME BY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX ... STORES.
    • THE LIBRARY/DINING ROOM. A DESIGN DISASTER?
    • BATTLE OF THE MID CENTURY MODERN CHAIRS.
    • The Backyard Ideas Post! 26 Tips & Tricks For Creating A Beautiful Backyard.
    • THE CHRISTIE ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE 2016
    • What $323 Got Me At the Christie Antique Sale.
    • WHAT $350 BOUGHT ME AT THE CHRISTIE ANTIQUE SHOW.
    • A Day at Canada's Largest Antique Show
    • A Man Walks Into My Dining Room. The Floor Story Continues.
    • I Still Have Nothing in My Antique Hardware Cabinet Drawers.
    • The Kitchen Renovation.
      The Brick Wall.
    • My Kitchen. The Reveal.
    • Your FIRST look at my new kitchen in Canadian Living Magazine.
    • MY BIG SPRING PROJECT
    • How I Rebuilt My Entire Backyard and How You Can Too!
      If you're an idiot that is.
    • Backyard Before & After
    • Classic Country Front Porch Decorating.
    • BACKYARD INSPIRATION FROM MY PERSPIRATION
    • EVERY ROOM MAKEOVER BEGINS WITH INSPIRATION AND FRUSTRATION. LIKE THIS ...
    • HOW I ADDED TONS OF STORAGE TO MY KITCHEN FOR $18
    • A CORNER OF MY HOUSE NEVER BEFORE SEEN. A MAKEOVER UPDATE.

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