Beating the winter blues at home and in the shop

Oh my.  So tired of the huge snowbanks and cold weather and all that comes with it.... that is my yard and you can see the tips of my blue metal chairs finally starting to reappear.  There is no passage back to that area of the yard at this present time. Dillon surveys the snowy scene from our front steps. This snow cannot melt fast enough for both of us! To escape the winter chill I have been using  fresh flowers and pretty fabrics and cheerful colors around the...

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Happy by Design Boho-chic Makeover

How about this fun transformation? I think it might be one of my most favorites ever! This was a sitting room in a condo that needed  some personality and functionality. My design assistant Gina and I headed out to make it happen. Check it out~its pretty awesome.  The basics were great~ sofa, chair and wall color that  were all neutral.  All I need to do was to find a unit that could  serve our homeowner a little bit better as a bill paying center and  hold...

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New blog design

My blog is going to be getting a makeover. You may have noticed some things were a bit wonky and since its been about two years, its time for an update. I will be working with a new blog designer today. What that means is picking out fonts, layouts and  colors that will become part of the everyday appearance for my blog.  I have a vague idea of what I want and part of the process for me, is to let it happen and don't get locked into anything specific.  Just follow where...

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Oh what a week it was! Matthew Mead shoots my home!

Oh what a week it was.  If you have been following along here you  know Matthew Mead invited me to be included in one of his magazine issues. He has four special editions coming out, and I will be in one about decorating. More on that at the end of the post. I mostly want to share how wonderful it was for me personally to experience this with Matthew.  Its been almost three years since I decided to open a store and sell Annie Sloan's incredible Chalk Paint®. And since that...

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Valentines, Another Blizzard, a Stencil Workshop and Family

 Happy Valentines Day! This is one of my favorite holidays.   I love being in love and expressing my love to my sons and  my hubby and even though I will admit to you (shhhhh)  that I didn't buy hub's card until this morning (day of)  I think of it as a day to try to be especially romantic and loving. My birthday is the day after Valentines so its usually a  double whammy of flowers and cards and sometimes dinners out  and gifts, so it brightens up this...

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