Category Archives: Decor

The Pop-Up Flea Market

When our friend Rachael asked us if we’d be interested in joining her this past weekend for a Sunday stroll through The Vintage Bazaar, we couldn’t tie our shoes on fast enough. First of all, holy cow. How did we not know about this? Second of all, we thank our lucky stars for gals like...

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A Simple Swap

When I walk into a room, I have this annoying brain tug that makes me mentally rearrange the furniture in front of me. What, don’t you? You know, kind of like those math geniuses that unscramble numbers in every day life to find patterns I’ll never comprehend (such as office spreadsheets, license plates and the...

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Paint for the Soul.

Many of you know that the hubs and I lost a boat full of invaluable items after last week’s Windy City flood. (Insert four-letter expletive here). And while 3 heavy duty bins are now a murky dried up soup of class notes, daily news clippings, and countless photographs, there was one item in particular that...

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The Bedroom Blahs…Resolved

Boy, do we feel better. Not only have the hubs and I been snug as a bug in our freshly made over bedroom, but I’ve actually woken up on the weekends to find Scott still sleeping in, and well past 9 am. For those of you who know my man, you’d know this used to...

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The Bedroom Blahs Resolved: Part 2

After moving our colorful FLOR rug into the office (more on that here), we knew we needed a punch of color to break up all that soft, green paint. After all, we did go with white curtains. And while we love those curtains and all it’s soft, flowy goodness, we were still on the hunt...

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The Bedroom Blahs Resolved: Part 1

In addition to the blinds we installed a few months ago, we’ve added some not-too-thick, not-too-thin white curtain panels. Picked up from Ikea just last week, these Lenda curtains (at a steal at just 14.99 for two bright, white panels) have given our room that easy breezy, light and airy feeling that we all know...

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