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Author: Em D

Decorating for Halloween – Recharged!

On October 30, 2015 By Em D In Halloween, Holidays

It was looking as if Jack Skellington had abandoned Halloween again…. As a young homeowner, I poured through fall magazines and envisioned lovely fall decor, colorful autumn leaf arrangements and wreaths; and made all of …

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Decorating Hacks – Color Everything from Walls to Pillows

On October 27, 2015 By Em D In Interior Projects, Paint

Yesterday, I shared how adding a few punches of color could freshen up a room. It did…a little. But check out this TOTAL room makeover! Same room as yesterday, but a COMPLETELY different feel, would …

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Seasonal Decorating and Accessories – Shop in your Closet (and elsewhere)

On October 26, 2015 By Em D In Interior Projects

Dear Bassett Furniture: This was the last week of your 9 Weeks/9 Makeovers Sweepstakes and though I’ve entered dozens of times, I haven’t heard from you once in the past 8 weeks…which means I’ll not …

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Details and TMI: Stripping, Staining, Finishing, Mistakes, Fixes

On October 12, 2015 By Em D In Furniture, Interior Projects

What a happy day to find out that people liked the dresser makeover! I don’t always go into a ton of details on my posts because, well to be honest, I didn’t think people really …

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The Story of K and How She Turned Me into a Stripper – Part 2 (of 2)

On October 7, 2015 By Em D In Furniture, Interior Projects, Uncategorized

You’ll have to forgive me for the original “Story of K” post. We watch a lot of old movies and the whole “noir” thing was stuck in my head. I kept narrating all of my household chores. …

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Calling all Opinions! K’s Makeover Plan

On September 21, 2015 By Em D In Uncategorized

Before I continue with K’s story…I’d love to bounce the plan off someone and I’m definitely open to suggestions. There are so many great ways to take this project and as I mentioned earlier…I am …

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The Story of “K” and How She Turned Me into a Stripper – Part 1

On September 15, 2015 By Em D In Furniture, Interior Projects

“Still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair, she sits there so refined.”                                   …

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I must stay focused, I must stay fo…….oooh! Look at that idea!

On September 14, 2015 By Em D In Life and Family

(This post is a Blogging 201 assignment, but all are welcome.) I started this blog because I’d been spending waaaay too much time getting inspired by what everyone else was doing. I was inspired, but …

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Sneak Preview

On September 9, 2015 By Em D In Furniture, Interior Projects, Window Treatments

With summer vacations at an end and all the kiddos back in school, it’s time for me to set some goals for (finally) getting much of our decor to tie in with our new paint colors. …

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Front Door Decor with a DIY Mackenzie-Childs Frame

On August 31, 2015 By Em D In Curb Appeal Crafts, Outside Projects

My mailbox adventure inspired me to finish a couple of other projects, one of which I started about two years ago that was hidden stored in my craft graveyard in the basement. When making these …

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Hi, I'm Em!
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