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Giveaway: Kalliart

It’s been a good, productive week, and we’re feeling pretty good about the weekend ahead – so let’s take a break and derail from the usual home chatter. Today, I’m excited to give away some loot from Kalliart, owned and operated by my best bud, Kalli (you might remember her thoughtful map corkboard gift to…

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Booth Art

It’s sort of strange, really. I sat down to be all hey, up goes another frame!, and then I realized we’ve never actually written about our frames in the first place. I think. And then I remembered we sort of mentioned it back in the day for our very first house tour. Which, by the…

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‘Denza. Done.

With the majority of our frames (because yes, there’s more that didn’t make it to the wall!) up off the floor and our fauxdenza being done, there’s been an onslaught of open spaces in this home. There’s less tripping down the hall, cleaner counter tops and an overall feeling of satisfaction. Wait, you see what…

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Get Your Gallery On.

You might remember when we collected a gaggle of ornate frames from the Pittsburgh thrift niche over the holidays. While we love a good, gaudy gold, we’re not totally sold on the “fakes.” (You know, the ones made of plastic and weigh next to nothing). But that’s not to say we don’t want those, too…

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A(nother) Lighting Love Story

To the light in my studio, I love you. Like, a lot. (Scott, too.) Even though you’re surrounded by paint bins, drop cloths and cans of mineral spirits, you still look so fine. You’re so… big. And bright! Oh, happy, happy sigh. Um, but, really. We couldn’t be more thrilled with our lighting purchase. However,…

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The State of Things

First of all, thank you, thank you for all the help with my upholstery dilemma. You gave good, level-headed advice for good, well-rounded decisions – something I feel we’ve been lacking in as of late. Loaded plates and big to-dos have been clogging our noodles, and we’re determined to stick to our new year, attainable-goals-promise….

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