One of my greatest dissapointments about our 1929 house is that it has no fireplace.  I’m a big fan of the fireplace.. well of the mantel anyway.  Even the house we rented in Fort Lauderdale had one, even if it was just an antique mantel nailed to a flat wall. But the point is that […]

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I knew I loved the design of this Thomas Paul melamine tray and  gothic plate set the second I saw them for the first time at Elsewares.  But to be perfectly honest, I’m not the biggest melamine fan.  I mean unless your hosting BBQs on a daily basis, how many plastic plates can you have an […]

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I would take this curvaceous Astrid Chair from anthropologie in any of the colors or patterns it comes in and decorate a room around it…though my libra self would never be able to decide which one!

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My chandelier lust continues, courtesy of todays getTrio in my inbox… First, for people like us who don’t have room for a chandelier in our matchbox sized bathroom,  at least we can have the reflection of one with this adorable chandelier shower curtain from Catherine David Designs: And next, who knew there was a chandelier blog? […]

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 About a week after we put an offer in on our house, our realtor called us up all excited to let us know that our house was going to be on HGTV! The show is called “Hidden Potential” and in the words of HGTV: “Hidden Potential shows homebuyers (and our viewers) what their dream home […]

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Our entire house is in need of redecorating.. or decorating really because the previous owner didn’t as far as I can tell. Most of the appliances and fixtures seem to be 70’s era at best. Take this lovely chandelier hanging over the dining room table: (Please note that everything you see here belongs to the […]

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I had always been under the impression that there are really good deals out there for first time home buyers.. at least that’s what I thought until we actually became first time homebuyers at which point I realized its a bit of an urban myth.  None of the banks or mortgage brokers we spoke with were offering us any […]

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