French daybed debuts in the dining room

 Spring is coming, and I can't wait to get back outside.  Last year we created a French style courtyard in the back of the house. Part of our  plan was to access it by adding French doors in the dining room  that will lead directly to the small narrow gravel courtyard.  We got the doors  completed, leaving me to dream about how we will enjoy the courtyard as soon as spring arrives.  When I spotted an antique French daybed at SOWA, our local Boston...

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Video shoot and a living room tour

Look at my dog Colby!!  He is growing and is so fun to have around... look at him posing on the sofa.  Last night something funny happened.  For four months he has been sleeping on our bed.  For the last two nights he kept jumping off the bed during the night, acting restless and hubs and I weren't getting any sleep.  So last night hubs brought up Colby's dog bed and plopped it on our bedroom floor.  Colby climbed in and slept the entire night without making...

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Photo Shoots and Farmhouse Mirrors

 Love love love these Woodlawn blue walls...I am so happy with the color. With every day I grow to like it more and more, which is a good thing. With paint it can be a bit nerve wracking to pick a color and then discover it really isn't what you had in mind after all.  So with that, I started thinking of  perhaps painting the dining room walls.  But I really love the simplicity of how the room feels, so I am not sure I am ready to pull the paint trigger just yet.  I...

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Behind the Blog Feature on Maison Decor

 An online site for Home Decor Enthusiasts, Deco & Bloom has something for everyone. Like reading an online magazine, you can find articles on great designers, room interiors, focus articles on paint colors or kitchens or baths....and then there is a section where they feature the names behind the brands we love, and the blogs we read.  They asked me if they could feature Maison Decor, "Behind the Blog" as part of their very interesting series where they interview the bloggers...

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How to Reupholster the Easy Way: My French Chair

Welcome to my tutorial blog post on how I reupholstered this second hand French Provincial arm chair. I took lots of photos at some points, and less at other points during the process, but hopefully this tutorial will inspire you to give it a try and not be intimidated to attempt reupholstering.  I have never tried it before, and when I scored this chair at an antique/vintage shop, I didn't love the fabric, although there was nothing wrong with it.  After giving it some thought...

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