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Blog Archive
September 2007
My dh had to undergo a rare open heart surgery a week and a half ago. We are so thankful that after one day in the ICU and nine days on the cardiac floor, we have returned home! The weather in StL is perfect at this time of the year. The highs […]
Posted by: Deb 9/30/07 at 2:20 pm
In the past, bedroom furniture pieces were very cut and dried. You needed a bed, double (or triple) dresser with landscape mirror, a chest of drawers, two nightstands, and perhaps an armoire. Every master bedroom, it seemed, contained each and every one of these pieces. But with the […]
Posted by: Mitch 9/28/07 at 5:52 pm
I thought I’d add another idea to Mitch’s last post on making your own art. His was so inventive and original using the beautiful handmade papers. A wonderful artistic statement in a room for next to nothing in cost. Its amazing what can be “art” if you can just look beyond the obvious.
I also […]
Posted by: Cathy at 12:45 am
I own an enormous amount of wall art. But when I moved into this house two years ago, I actually ran out! And I was out of money. So I put on my thinking cap and decided that I could actually make my own. Now I have […]
Posted by: Mitch 9/27/07 at 8:19 pm
I love pedestals. I admit it. Whenever I see an unusual one, a classy one, an elegant one, a rustic one, a French one, a modern one I think: “I’m going to buy this.” I could wind up with a whole house of pedestals! Luckily, my […]
Posted by: Mitch at 10:55 am
The home is definitely where the heart is! The overall decor, the comfort level of the environment and the colors will often dictate what one feels when they enter a home. At this time, we will merely share with you the dining room, living room and the library, of an exciting home in the Silver Spring, Maryland area.
The Dining Room:
In […]
Posted by: Betty 9/25/07 at 4:54 pm
There have been two questions on how to handle wall decor in the past few days. Must be an issue that many face and are unsure how to proceed. There certainly is a knack to hanging in pleasing arrangements. And when you move past one piece alone and […]
Posted by: Mitch at 8:05 am
Cathy suggested I post a photo of my foyer as a variation on the post she did two days ago. Cathy showed different console tables as the centerpiece of her entries. I opted for a sliding door buffet in a fifties/sixties retro feeling with very strong geometry. I […]
Posted by: Mitch 9/24/07 at 4:28 pm
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