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• Faking Large Scale Molding
  on Feb 1, 2013 in Architecture Blog Children's Rooms Craft Design DIY Do it yourself Family Foyer Hallway Home Home Improvement House Tours Inspiration Interior Design Life Lifestyle Renovation adding molding architectural details crown faux molding how to add molding inexpensive home ideas molding Moulding stack stacking molding stock molding wall
  Molding can really make or break a house, but it can also make or break a budget. Unfortunately, I just …Continue reading »...
• Call Off the Search Party – I AM Alive ;-)
  on Jan 25, 2013 in Architecture Art Blog Children Craft Design DIY Do it yourself Dog Family Fashion Holidays Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kids Landscape Life Lifestyle Office Parenting Pet APT Blogging cats critical infrastructure cybe warfare cyber security dog dog and child in bed guest posts kid Pets product placement sponsored posts telecom
  Where did the time go and where the heck have I been?!?!? With my little ones on winter vacation I …Continue reading »...
• What To Do for a Child’s December Birthday Party
  on Dec 12, 2012 in Architecture Children Christmas Decorating Craft Design Design Dilemma DIY Do it yourself Dog Family Holidays Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Living Room Parenting Pet child's party ideas Children's party Christmas Claus December December birthday ideas children's invites December party ideas handmade invitations holidays Horchow Mrs. Claus party planning Santa The White House Santa Xmas
  If you have a child that is born in December, celebrating with a party can be quite a challenge. Before …Continue reading »...
• A New Rug: Men, Kids, Dogs and Nice Things Don’t Mix
  on Dec 3, 2012 in Architecture Children Children's Rooms Design Design Dilemma Dog Family Fashion Flooring Foyer Holidays Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Living Room Product beige family room Carpet dogs family room German Shepherd gray grey husband ideas kids nutcrackers rug ruined ruining transitional writing on furniture
  Good news: after the kids and dogs did all the damage they could to our family room area rug, we …Continue reading »...
• Gifts for the Home: (Low-priced Lighting Options I Like)
  on Nov 27, 2012 in Bargain Bedroom Children Children's Rooms Design Design Dilemma Family Holidays Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Living Room Office Product aqua aqua shade blue brass Christmas gifts chrome Copper desk lamp French lantern gift ideas home gift idea kids room Kirkland lamp lamp shade lantern nickel patina Peacock lamp pharmacy lamp silver
  My radar is always on for just about any product you can imagine. That’s why when I received an email …Continue reading »...
• DIY $1 Nutcracker Ornaments
  on Nov 24, 2012 in Art Bargain Children Christmas Decorating Craft Design Design Dilemma DIY Do it yourself Family Fashion Foyer Hallway Holidays Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Parenting Product Renovation beautiful ornaments Christmas Christmas tree DIY ornaments Dollar Store crafts Dollar Tree holidays how to make nutcracker ornaments inexpensive nutcrackers nutcracker nutcracker ornaments plaid ribbon set of nutcrackers tartan Xmas
  Ornaments can be crazy expensive, but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for a skimpy tree or a tree …Continue reading »...
• How to Make a Baby Sleeping Sign
  on Nov 17, 2012 in Art Bargain Bedroom Children Children's Rooms Craft Design Design Dilemma DIY Family Fashion Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Parenting baby sleeping sign diy diy a sign diy art diy kids' art door knob door sign green and brown nursery how to make a plaque how to make a sign name plaque Nursery Nursery ideas wall plaque wooden plaque
  My older brother, the City Mouse, had a baby two months ago and I wanted to give him something that …Continue reading »...
• How To Make a Child-Size Table
  on Nov 12, 2012 in Art Bargain Bedroom Children Children's Rooms Craft Design DIY Family Home Kids Kitchens Life Lifestyle Office Parenting Product birthday party build child-size table children's play table children's table craft table diy how to make a coffee table How To Make a Kid's Play Table how to make a table kids play table kids' table kitchen table Wood
  With two little ones, the need for a child’s table was needed for many reasons, but came in handy for …Continue reading »...
• Life-Size Nutcrackers: Yes, Please!
  on Nov 10, 2012 in Children Christmas Decorating Design Family Foyer Home Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Living Room Parenting 3 foot nutcracker 6 foot nutcracker bargain Christmas December decorating drum stand entry foyer gold trim holiday decorating holidays home decorating huge large nutcrackers life-size nutcracker navy uniform nutcracker soldier Winter
  I’m not a knickknacky sort of person and I don’t collect things, but…I seem to have acquired several pairs of …Continue reading »...
• DIY Baby Sleeping Sign
  on Nov 4, 2012 in Art Bedroom Children Children's Rooms Craft Design DIY Family Home Kids Life Lifestyle Parenting baby baby sleeping baby sleeping sign children's sign diy baby sign DIY baby sleeping sign door hanger door plaque Downtown Manhattan Financial District green nursery green white polka dots how to make a baby sign Hurricane Sandy Mercer Street Nursery NYC
  My older brother, the City Mouse, and his wife had a baby two months ago, which they yearned for – …Continue reading »...
• Patterned Stained Floors
  on Oct 29, 2012 in Architecture Art Design Design Dilemma Dining Room DIY Family Flooring Foyer Hallway Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Kitchens Life Lifestyle Living Room Parenting Renovation border diamond diy family crest floor inspiration floor patterns hardwood harlequin how to stain a pattern onto your floors inlaid inlaid wood floors medallion patterns Stained Concrete stained floor stained floor patterns wood floor
  I think I have a DIY ADD (Do-It-Yourself Attention & Daylight Deficient). There are only so many hours in the week …Continue reading »...
• Patterned Rollers for the Wallpaper Phobic
  on Oct 25, 2012 in Craft Design DIY Family Home Home Improvement Interior Design Life Lifestyle Product DIY Channel fabric on walls hang hanging fabric hanging wallpaper HGTV paint patterned roller remove removing wallpaper rolling stencil Stencil wall wall treatments wallpaper
  Because of HGTV and the DIY Channel, I am a little nervous to hang wallpaper. It’s difficult to put up …Continue reading »...
• Halloween Treats for Your Sweets
  on Oct 22, 2012 in Art Bargain Children Craft Design DIY Family Home Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Parenting blood Bond Street Bond Street Chocolate chocolate chocolate skull classroom parties diy DIY Halloween candy DIY Halloween treats DIY Halloween worms edible eyeballs edible fingers Halloween how to make candy how to make candy worms pumpkin cake treats
  Halloween parties….I have two children, which means two classroom parties. So what goodies to bring for the little ghouls? I’m …Continue reading »...
• Guest Post by a DIY Network Host
  on Oct 18, 2012 in Art Bargain Baths Craft Design Design Dilemma DIY Fashion Home Home Improvement Interior Design Life Lifestyle Living Room art Chevron diy DIY Channel DIY Network Fresh Coat graphite guest post host how to make a stencil how to paint a pattern on a wall how to paint furniture how to trace a pattern paint paint ceiling paint furniture Painted Ceiling Pinterest Shannon Kaye Stencil tracing paper transfer technique tv host
  Recently I received a submission which I thought was compelling enough to share. I love receiving submissions and requests for …Continue reading »...
• Designer Rooms: A Peach Dining Room and a Tiffany Blue Boudoir
  on Oct 15, 2012 in Architecture Art Bargain Bedroom Design Dining Room DIY Flooring Home Home Improvement Inspiration Interior Design Life Lifestyle antique chandeliers antique sconces blue bedroom Blue Room cool paint colors coral room coral room inspiration designer bedroom flea market design high-end bedroom how to add designer touches Kelee Katillac luxury blue bedroom luxury dining room neoclassic panel molding panel molding inspiration peach room sconce warm paint colors window treatment ideas
  Good news and bad news. Good news is I have a new favorite paint color: a pinkish peach. It is …Continue reading »...
• Designer’s Apartment Filled with DIY Inspiration
  on Oct 12, 2012 in Architecture Bargain Design Dining Room DIY Flooring Foyer Hallway Home Home Improvement House Tours Inspiration Interior Design Life Lifestyle Living Room Renovation blue and yellow living room blue living room diamond pattern stained floors diy DIY shutters gold stick lamp harlequin pattern high end design high end living room how to add panel molding interior designer's living room Kelee Katillac luxury apartment Luxury interior design mirrored furniture Moulding panel molding paneled walls raw amethyst quartz upholstered doors upholstered walls yellow living room
  Interior designer Kelee Katillac and her partner, architectural interior designer Steve Heiffus, recently collaborated on a 1915 apartment that showcased …Continue reading »...
• Today’s Tasteful Take on a Historic House
  on Oct 9, 2012 in Architecture Bedroom Design Dining Room Family Flooring Foyer Garden Hallway Home Home Improvement House Tours Inspiration Interior Design Landscape Landscape Design Lifestyle Living Room Office Barry Dixon Baton Rouge courtyard designer DIY outdoor drapes drop cloth Elway Hall floor plan French historic house historical renovation House tour interior design interior designer Italian chandelier Ivy library neoclassical painters drop clothes Parsons desk Target Thomas O'Brien toile traditional Travertine Ty Larkins West Elm
  Historical renovation is something I am passionate about because of my love for the architectural features. In my “About Me” …Continue reading »...
• 50 Shades of Grey
  on Oct 4, 2012 in Architecture Bedroom Design Dining Room Family Flooring Home Inspiration Interior Design Life Lifestyle Living Room Office 50 shades of gray 50 shades of grey Dining room gray gray bathrooms gray bedroom gray bedroom ideas gray curtains gray living room gray living room ideas gray living room walls gray office Gray paint gray paint colors Gray room grey grey bathroom ideas grey bathrooms grey bedroom Grey paint Grey room Living room mushroom gray slate gray slate grey
  Although I haven’t read the book, I thought I’d show you my version of 50 shades of grey – 50 …Continue reading »...
• Small Space Solutions for the City Mouse
  on Oct 2, 2012 in Architecture Design Design Dilemma Home Home Improvement House Tours Inspiration Interior Design Life Lifestyle bookcases Cambridge how to decorate a small apartment loft Lucite New York City NYC small apartment small space sofa turns into bunk bed solutions Staircase storage solutions
  I am a country mouse. My brother, however, is a city mouse. Our lifestyles could not be more opposite. He …Continue reading »...
• White Walls: Sumptuous, Intentional and … (wait for it) … Cozy?!?!
  on Sep 30, 2012 in Architecture Art Children Design Design Dilemma Dining Room Dog Family Fashion Foyer Home Inspiration Interior Design Kids Life Lifestyle Living Room Parenting Pet Furniture how to decorate a white room ideas ideas for white walls luxurious white living rooms nordic paint room with white walls walls white white living room design white paint colors
  In the comment section of another post, a reader asked about white walls – do I love them or hate …Continue reading »...