Wed, August 12 2009
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Etsy. Probably quite a few. I’ve known about it for a cuople years but I never actually made any purchases until just recently. Part of the reason was that a lot of the things I ran across when I was first introduced to the site [...]
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Mon, July 6 2009
Well, I can no longer say that I have to struggle with my fitted sheet to get it on my mattress. Wal-mart has a collection of mathing separates so I was able to buy just a fitted sheet and save a bit of money. Luckily, they had one which is close to the colour of [...]
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Sun, January 11 2009
I’m a pretty big fan of hardware – the fixture, hinge and knob type – and have some pretty strong preferences (I love wrought iron). Of course, it’s easy to overlook the outside hardware such as lights, railings and shutters. I think because people no longer must rely on shutters for protection, with windows being [...]
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Tue, January 6 2009
I love to watch home improvement and makeover shows. So much so that I’ve been burned out on the home improvement shows for a while, actually. It’s a shame because they can be great for ideas, especially when there are professionals helping and giving advice, but they can get old fast. I sometimes make a [...]
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Fri, January 2 2009
I always sort of think about some mysterious dream home I’ll have in the future with custom hardware, paint and decor. While I have focused on furniture and wall decor, I’ve also given a bit of thought to lighting fixtures. Although not permanent, my lamp is one of the few things I shipped to Misawa [...]
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